Nearly, $4,000 Destributed Last Year: Search for National Musician 'The satisfactory financial position of St. Patrick's Society of Shanghat was detailed tothe members: by apt. J. E, Inch, the outgoing Pres 1 dent, ae the annual meeting of the Sociaty. Nearly $4,000. was distr Rated "an sei by' the organisation Inch's' speech fellows:
lasing 1983, he pointed out. Captain 'We regret to note that driving the past year 42 Irishmen have ceased be'members of the Society, while only 13 have' joined, so that our membership is reduced t a total of 161. T am Sure that there are many more Irishmen in Shanghai, must one and all do our best. to get all Irishmen to become members this Society, the kind assistance he has given Mr. Wolfe and the Society in handling Imany cases of relief.
Our Hon. Secretary Mr. Givens, who T regret to inform: you is ai [present in hospital, has continued Iwork loyally for the Society, and might couple with him Mr. Gi Jour Hon, Treasurer, two whom T call our silent worker Jand I thank them both for the valu. fable work they have done for Jand the Society. Me. Edwards, Past Vice-President represents us' the British Residents Association and thank him for the work he doe: Hor us T wish to thal During the year under review, the eum of $3,807.66 has been distribut-edwin relief. This is the greatest Amount ever expended by the So—tiety in any one year, and to do this we were compelled to fall back on Our investments to the extent of 1,000, and the present satisfactory ancial position of the Society due to the careful far sighted policy "4f past committees who disbursed Generously but not recklessly, and Your present committee have' done their best to follow in the footsteps their predecessors,
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