ith Annual General Meeting:
New Committee: Further The New Headquarters and Activities of the BR. W. A. and Reports of Old Sections jon's new quarters in the Hongkong Shanghai Bank Building on Wednes-
Ris. EM. Gull presided, supported by members of the' committee.
Mrs. Gull after expressing regret for the absence of the Honorary President and the thanks of all to! Mr. and. Mrs, Pratt for their frefquent attendance at B, W. A. functions, said. in. part:—On locking back over the four short years that have elapsed since ice inauguration, the position held by the Association, not only in Shanghai bu: throughout China, is really rather remarkable, Iam under the impression that the W. A. membership exceeds that! fof any. other British organization lin the Far East. has been than 189 applications for membership have been received. another new and equally: excellent development hax been the inauguration of a Domestic Science branch of the Social Service Board, which has taken the form of addresses from highly qualified lecturers, as well as demonstrations and. prac tical work, Another practical measure has "been the appointment Jof an Emergency Sub-committee, which found its origin in. the ex: pressed wish of members' of the S.V. C. that women should be asked to do something to help to ameliorate the harsh conditions in, which the volunteers worked ing the late civil war. This committee will work, should the occasion og xe, under the auspices of the S. V. C. Comma: fant, and any other cerned.
The outstanding event in B. W. A. history of the past year Is of course our removal to these - palatial premises. We have a thorough!
modern and up-to-date organization, which is being conducted. on dignified decorous lines, and with which any, Englishwomen may feel proud of being connected. You will realize! before you leave this meeting the B. 'W. A. has never been in a more foutishing or promising condition than it is to-day.
Ina despatch forwarded by H. BIN. Consul-General to the Foreign Office in London, Mr. Pratt certainly pays high tribute to the: assistance that the Social Service Board has been privileged to render to the Consular authorities, when he writes:—
'The BW. A. docs, most, admirable ork th sassting and repatriating an Teereaing number of dette Weak Sithenses_Ghich' wowkd'" otherwise Prove exceedingly embarrassing the'Beltoh consular authori tion, and tlaht eventually become charge' Bu'SLS Urreraments Tom cuciees therefore, the "Ausociation
cam reasonably. be domain a expanaen where, Ei"from ibe relatives: concerned.
This is not the only occasion, when consular authorities have been extremely generous in their approval of the work carried on by the B. W. A. Social Service Board.
Mrs. Gull then referred to the reasons which had made it seem desirable to drop for the time being the scheme for a Residential Headquarters, saying that they had not been able at that time to get one single member to undertake to reside in such an H. Q, were it provided.
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