American Association to Unite with the Chamber of Commerce The American Associatiqn of China, the oldest "American organization in the Far East, having been organized in 1897, is' shortly to be merged with the American Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai, according to notices posted this: week to the members of the As sociation, According to the announcement the plan for ce-ordinating the ities of the two American o tions, has. been under consi by the Committees of the two bodies for a considerable period, <sulling in the following proposal 1—That the American Associntion be merged with the American Chamber of Commerce, the style of the latter organization in future to be, "American Chamber Commerce, With Which is Agsoctatfed the American Association China."
—That members of the American Association, regardless of cupation, and other American eitizens of good standing be eligible to membership in the American Cham~ ber of Commerce as individual members, the dues to be $10 0 your, half of which, oF $5 to go into Community Fund to be disbursed for community relief and' general community purposes.
3.—That the present funds of the American Association be transferred to the Community Fund of the Chamber of Commerce to be dispensed by a. special committee of the Chamber to be known as the Community Committee which will carry on the functions now bein handled by the American Associa~ tion, 4 That the Chamber of Commerce, following the next annual meeting, shall create a Community: Committee to be composed of not than seven members, a major= of whom shall be ' individual members of the Chamber, Said Committee to have charge of civilian relief and nther general community matters heretofore handled by the American Associa tion, Tu addition to the foregoing summary of the action which is now under contemplation by the Committees of the two American bodies the circular also contains a copy of a resolution which has been approved by th favouring the action and also citing proposed changes necessary in the constitution and by-laws of the Chamber in order to make the changes effective, The purpose of the proposal, ac~ cording to the circular, is to' coordinate the activities of the Ameri can community, avoid duplication of effort and expense, A blank form has been sent to the member of the Association asking for an expression of opinion on the prow [posed merger.
The present officers of the American Agsociation, who will probably carry on as the Community Cor mittee of the Chamber of Commerce are as follows: President, W.
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