Entertainment of U.S. Army and Navy Men at Summer Base, Outlined The regular monthly meeting of the China District Committee of the Army and Navy Y. war held last Wednesday at the Shanghai Navy Y. M. C. A, Those attending the meeting were Dr. J. B. Fearn, (Chairman), Col." G- C. Stroebe, V. C. Lyman, J. B, Powell, R. 8. Hall, "C. M. Myers, W. W. Lockwood, Dr. F, E, Dilley of 'Eh foo, Paul' W, Brown, and Wilber Judd.
Mr. Paul W. Brown, District Executive Secretary, presented report of his recent visit to the M, C. A, Army and Navy branches at Chefoo, Tientsin and Peking which indicated that work fis being actively carried forward for the men of the service at these various point Dr. F, E. Dilley, Chairman of the Chefoo committee' of management, was present at the meeting and plans were launched for the opening of the summer work at Chefoo where an intensive programme of social activities is carried on by the Army and Navy Y. M. ©, A. dur~ ing the four months period that the Asiatic Fleet is at the Chefoo sum mer base. During this time from 2,000 to 4,000 men are stationed at Chefoo and much of the social Programmes are conducted in the mense out of doors court which has facilities for caring for 2,500 people. Durimg the past four summers, covering a period of 368 days of operation 485 social activity Frogrammes have been put on at the Chefoo Navy Y. M. C, A., with an average attendance of over 450, Under present plans, it is probable that Mr. Paul W. 'Brown, District Executive Secretary, and Mr. A. L. Clark, Social and' Religious Activities Secretary, of the Shanghai branch, will carry on the opel tions at Chefoo during the coming
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