We regret to record the sudden death from apoplexy of Mrs. Mar-garer Smith Bryant, wife of Mr. Perey L. Bryant, of 40 Avenue Duil, which occurred yesterday mor-nine o'clock. Although Mr, Bryant has for years suffered from heart disease her general condition was much improved after two years recently spent in America, and on the morning of her death she appeared in her usual health and spi MrsBryant was one of the daughters of Louis Smith of Owens Sound, Ontario, Canada, who set-led there in the early "70s and became one of the factors of the Georsian Bay Company which operated lines of steamers and trading posts. On his death the family removed to. Chicego. Mrs. Bryant is survived by her husband and four sisters, Mrs. Jean Parmalee of Ocean Beach, Cali-3] fami who arrived in Shanghai on Tuesday for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Louise Cooke of To-onto, Mrs, Truman B. Gorton of Chicago, and Emily Smith of Ocean Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant were married in Shanghai in 1915 from the home of Judge Lobengier. Mrs, Bryfant at once became prominently associated with the work of the American Women's Club. As Chairman of its Literary Department she insstituted the study of Chinese art and literature which proved so popular a. feature. She was on the editorial board of the firet Club Annual published in 1920, the first editor of the present Bulletin and had devoted herself enthusiastically to forwarding other departments of this orga zation. Mrs. Bryant was prominent, wartime activities in Shanghai and in collaboration with Mrs Calder Marshall edited and published "The Anglo-Chinese Cook Book" which netted a substantial fund for war relief work. Mrs, Bryant was also a member of the British Wo-ion, though not an acthat organization.
Mre, Bryant had an unusually large circle of friends who were attracted by the winsomeness of her hospitality and large number of her personal friends.
'Une funeral service will take pla-five pin. in the chi be Reverend J.W. Nichols of St. John' University officiating, In a ser dance with the expressed wishes of Mrs, Bryant curing her life trivnds are requests to send no flowers, JAPAN'S HELP TO YUNNAN, Tokyo, June 18, In aid of the Chinese sufferers: of the earthquake that affected Yunnan Province in March this year, the Japan-China Businessmen's Association and the Mayor of Tokyo City have remitted Yon 5,500 to the authorities of that provinee—Eastern News Agency.
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