It is with regret that we record the sad and sudden death of Mrs. Irene Carpenter Merriman, who ws suddenly stricken ill whi attending 'a lecture on Thursday afternoon and died at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Merriman was the widow of the late Mr. William Lane Merriman, wt, it will be recalled, passed away during the troublesome month of June, 1925. rs. Merriman was born G4 years ago, and had resided many years in Japan, where her husband had been head' of the Japanese Post Office. She remained there, whilst he was associated the American Trading Ca., and ac-[companied him when he came here general manager of the Shanghai office of the company.
Mrs. Merriman had just returned] from Americt where she had gone fon the death of her husband.
Both before and after her American trip, she was an active club woman took a keen interest the Gardening section of the American Woman's Club, and ettler lines of social endeavour.
'The deceased is survived by two] daughters in Shanghai Mrs, (Major) A. H. Hilton Johnson and Mrs. H. Gulick, to whom their many' friends will extend their sympathy,
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