The Sports and Recreation Section of the British Women's Association met on Thursday in their club rooms at 18 The Bund, for the first time, with Mrs. E. M. Gull; who is also the vice-chairman of the Central Association, acting as chairman pro tem, and Mrs. E. C. Pearce acting as secretary. Mrs Gull made the following opening announcement "A Sports and Recreation Section has been called together in order to make arrangements in connexion with the exceedingly generous offer that has been made to the Association by one of its members, Mrs. E. C. Pearce. Shanghai owes much to Mr, and Mrs. Pearce, bu: I doubt whether either of them has ever done anything for the. community likely to give more pleasure than the loan of their beautiful garden in Kiaochow Road to a number of women and girls who would otherwise have but little opportunity of enjoying the recreation that this garden offers."
The garden consists of 30 mow of land and encloses four tennis courts, a nine-hole garden golf links, and delightful bungalow with a roomy verandah. The women of the Section accepted the generous offer with the greatest_appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Pearce.
Officers elected for this section were as follows: Mrs. R. F.C. Masters, chairman, Miss Doris Symons, secretary, Mrs. R. E. Scatchard, treasurer, Miss Belbin, executive committee representative. Subscriptions were fixed at $10 per season, or $3 per month for playing members, and 85 for the season for non-playing member.
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