The writer once heard Mrs. H.
C. Mei described as "social worker, charming mother, mistress of bonutif ome." The description, way that the Chinese wame jed life, and that sometimes the activities Droadened out into that wide feld of "social work."
Mrs. Mei, neo Anna Fo-jin Kong, was born in Hongkong, the daughter, of the Rev. Kong Fai-tsing, al Christian clergyman. When was three years old, her father died, and the management of three boys and six girls was left to a gifted mother who saw to it that most of liber children had a college education abroad. While still a child, Mrs. Mei went with her sisters to Honolulu where she had elementary schooling in English and Chinese. Following preparatory work, she attended the University of California for a year, and then went to Barnard College, Columbia University, in Now York, from which, in 1915, she took her degree of Bachelor of Arts, =the first Chinese woman ever to graduate from that institution.
Tu 1016 she returned to China and became head mistress of a ici school in Kwangtung, from which, After a form, she resigned to marry Dr. H.C, Mel, Shanghai, lawyer, whom she had' met. in Columbia, Since 1916, they have lived here their house in East Kiangwan which {sealled "Melsonette." Dr.and Mrs, been engaged in many movements for community welfare, principle among which has long Boon the uplift of Chinese worner In the latter connection she has} written frequent newspaper and, magazine articles, and as a lecturer, is much admired both locally} Perhaps her most out-nding work has been with the MAW.C.A., she having in 1024 ion. Vier resident for the Far East of the Worl 'During the past three Chairman of the 6 Women's Organizations, OApriaing American, British, Chinese and' other: nationalities ' among: ship, As head of this, Mrs. Mei occupies a unique position among. elubwomen of the city and has proved her capacity for international e0-operation.
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