Activities _of the American community in Shanghai during the year 19% are dealt with in detail in the annual report of the Community Committee" of the newly-organized American Community of Shanghai which was" released for publication on Thursday.
Atter considerable preliminary work designed to facilitate the work of organization, about ninety members of the American community of Shanghai met at the American con jate-general on November 18, 1934, at the invitation of Consul-General, Mr. Edwin S. Cunningham, and voted unanimously in favour of the creation Jof an organization known as the American Community of Shanghai. A constitution and bye-laws were adopted and the nucleus of a Community Committee was elected, consisting 0* fifteen persons, as follows: Messrs, F. J. Twogood, U.S. Harkcon, Patton, J. A, Mackay, J. E. Swan, O.
Steen, tiltgn D. "Purdy, C. Smith, C.-M." Weatworth, Schumacher, W. A. Adams, A. Ba: sett, P. S, Hopkins, Mrs. C.'L, Boynton'and Dr. Anne Walter Fearn, As Dr. Fearn was absent from Shanghat Mrs, W, W. Lockwood was chosen in her place.
American School Among other principles laid down, was the determina tion to make the undertaking a purely. American affair with, og far as Possible, every individual American participating. It was proposed to Solicit both individuals and firms for annual subscriptions covering a per-od of three years, optional, however, for, shorter periods.
The campaign, which was preceded by considerable preparatory work, resulted in the raising of a sum. $44,019 from individuals and $14,160 from American firms and organiza. ions, or a total of $58,179. This gute represents pro: eeds of the campaign for the frst year of the three-year period. For the second and third years, pledges. totalled $28,800 per year,
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