Among the many ladies who have taken deep personal interest in famine relief, a special) word of recognition may well be given, to Mrs. Stewart Wallace, wife of Colonel Wallace, who left Shanyhai on Saturday for her home in Manila. Mrs. Wallace first came to China in November las', being greatly desirous of doing something towards relieving the distress of people in the famine region, and her own initiative and enthusiasm have enabled her to make very substantial contributions to relief work Having obtained first hand informa. tion as to the need of the distressed, she returned to Manila, taking with her on that occasion a number of valuable gifts, among them contributions from the President members of the Cabinet, and officials, and these she disposed with excellent advantage to the relief fund, In addition, Mrs. Wallace undertook the collection of subscriptions from friends in Manila and in America, and recently she returned to China in a position to made a substantial contribution to relief funds, the money being accompanied with the very practical gift of several thousands of suits of clothes.
Her keen interest in the work may be judged from the fact that whilst in Peking, she disposed of a sable coat, her own, at a Famine Relief bazaar, a further $3,000 being thus added to the funds. In addition to official recognition of her assistance, which is to take the form of a decoration, Mrs, Wallace. before leaving Peking. was presented with a handsome silver cup bearing an inscription recording great appreciation of her work by. the International Famine Relief Committee and the North China Famine Relief Society, the presentation being at a dinner held in her honour just prior to her departure from Peking. Before leaving the capital Mrs. Wallace, in oonversation with various members of the Government, took the opportunity of offering a piece of sound advice: that the famine crisis being now over, it was their duty to devise some comprehensive work against the recurrence of famine, the effects of which can certainly be mitigated by forethought and practical measures even though it may not be possible to abolish the evil entirely.
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