The upper hall of Union Church was uncomfortably crowded with over 100 members, when Dr. J. Darroch took the chair at the annual meeting of the church on Wednesday. After prayer by Dr. A. P. Parker, a short address was given by the Pastor, the Rev. A. N. Rowland, who referred to the difficulties and opportunities of the situation.
Mr. E. Pugh, as chairman of committee, presented the church accounts, from which it appeared that seat rents and collections were both up by about $1,000 on an average from 1914 to 1921. Various suggestions were made for the better working of the church, and eight members of committee were elected before the proceedings terminated, at 7.45.
A lavish tea was provided at 4.45 by the ladies of the House Committee, viz, Mesdames Dovey, Dowie, Grant, Lobenstine, Moysey, Prentice, Rowland and Pugh, Wheen.
Wir reference to the Shanghai Municipal Council's intention to inaugurate a Venereal Discases section, in connexion with the Health Department, and in consequence of the representations made in the official Report, submitted to them recently, we learn that Dr. Jordan, son of Sir John Jordan, K.c.m.G., formerly British Minister jat Peking, will be in charge, and Iwill arrive in Shanghai shortly.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.