The Archive · 1936

LOCAL HORTICULTURAL} ROTARY CONFERENCE SOCIETY'S YEAR IN SHANGHAI

Mrs. Ivan Clark Heads Ladies'

Committee Delegates from Sixteen Far Eastern Clubs The many and varied activities of the Shanghai Horticultural Society] during the past year were "outlined by the president, "Mr. " Horace Kadoorie who presided at the annual meeting of the Sotlely held on Monday, Mar. 30, at the Marble Hall, /Great Western Road. In his speech, the chairman said.

The Afty-ninth Spring Flower Show Was held on May 18 and 19 and com petition was very keen in many of the classes, the cut flower section being especially good.

Mrs. E. S. Wilkinson won the Sir Peter Grain Challenge Trophy, Lord {Ching-mat -being a very' close The National Sweet Pea Society] Medal was awarded to Mrs. W. 3, Hawkings for a fine exhibit.

Mrs. St. Halas was awarded al Silver Medal for a collection of Cactus and Miss Basto da Silva was awarded a Silver Medal for the best decorated dinner table First prize winners in the Children's. lasses were Miss Betty Wall, Miss Ann Arnhold-Jones, Miss Peggy Main and Miss Alice Wall Mr. Chu received the largest number of prizes, being followed by Mr, Fong Ssu Chen and Mrs. E, Hayim in the order given, The Forty-eighth Autumn Flower Show was held on November 16 and 17 in the Drill Hall by kind permis sion of Col. F. R. W. Graham, the change of venue being necessary owing to extra race meetings being scheduled by the Shanghai Race Club, The show was a successful one Im Oousbor oat your a ow Diet jotaotary Yolernasanal way Wesieed tee elute in Amoy, Canton, Cob Foochow, Hangchow, Hankow, Hong: ong titi. Mana, Nanking Pet Ping. shanghai, Tentsin Tate, Fangio: note are nest, "1.08 Rotarian: within this new lgtiet Which the new club of Wun has Beem added and into which others Process -ot formation, soon willie The tst Ditriot Conterenco ts beheld in Shanghal"on anda. FPuesdoy. and Wednesday "neat west trid the Shanghai Rotary Club "has rade extensive preparations to enter {ain delegates from all the other A teen lube, The Conference sessions are to be hetdat the: International' Club, Bust Bing 'Welt Road, and among the en: feetainments wil he a pardon acy "The Limit" 600" Hugs' Rose Monday" afternoons a bute ssu: Per at the 'Internationa "Club Kionday evening: a ainner and enter tainment" othe, 'Astor House Hotel on Tuesday evenings a luncheon with (Gen: Wa ecehen a the Civic Cones wan, on" Weanetdny, Trial banquet' and bell at the Sarst mount Beiroom'on Wednesday nigh Wang, will be tu charge' of the Gor

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