Proposal to Form Committee to Raise a General Fund for Financial Needs A proposal for the raising of general community fund, or "chest,"
to be brought up for consider tion by the American community in Shanghai at the annual meeting of the American Association of China to be held at the American Club on January 14, The meeting will be hold at five o'clock in the afternoon in the dining room of the Club, the assembly room not being ready for use.
According to a notice sent out to members of the Association this week, the subject is to be brought up in the form of a revolution to authorize the incoming Executive [Committee to amend the consti [tion in order to enable the Asso tion to carry out the scheme wi has been under consideration during the year and which already has received the approval of other Ameri-jean organizations in Shanghai, such the Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, American Com:
War Vet Community Church, Bar Association, Baseball Club and soon. The phu which has been "suggested provides for the rears zation of the Committee of the sociation to include representatives of other American organizations in Shanghai who are in agreement with the proposition and then, after this has been done, to ors "drive" among American resident in Shanghai for w general fund to finance community activities such tas the celebration of national holidays and for carrying on necessary relief and charitable enterprises, The amount of money which the American community requires an-unally for these purposes ix not known definitely, but ix thought. to be approximately $15,000, In the past it has been waised by' different organizations: working: independently which has resulted in dup effort and considerable especially in the matter of dispel ing relief. If the new plan in approved, all of the needs of the com munity for these purposes will be Pooled and an annual budget made fut, and the fund administered in a Burinesslike manner, The annual report finaneiat statement of the American Association which is now being: printed for distribution at the annual meeting shows that the problem of administering the Community Relief Fund has grown tremendously in recent years owing to the growth of the the withdrawal of the Ameri" Red Cross from China it has necessary to employ a tempor= ary secretary 1 administer the fond,
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