The Welsh community of Shan hai was well represented at the annual meeting of St. David's Society held at the Palace Hotel on Wdenesday: Mr. J. T. Vaugham, president of the society, presided, Mr. Vaughan, reviewing—the year's work, said the society had managed todo quite an amount of }good, as they would see from the treasurer's report. Most of their Jexpenditure had been for charitable purposes, helping their fellow countrymen' who got stranded in this port, down and out. He recalled that' in earlier years they had combined their annual Kistedfod with their business meeting. The sqciety had grown, however, and in future they proposed to hold the two separately, and he thought this would meet with the approval of most of their members.
Another matter which he felt sure would interes, them was that their committee had decided to offer the Welsh istedfod a burdie chair, They did this partly out of gratitude for the kindness and hospitality always extended to overvens Welshmen by the committee when Home jon leave. Their proposal was to send Home a really good, Chinese blackwood chair. They thought would be of interest to the people at Home, and he believed the winner would value it. They had despatched the letter offering the chair, but it would take some time for a reply to be received and he did not know whether they would be able actually to have it presented at the 1926 Eistedfod. However, if they were too late for 1926, they would do their best to have it competed for the following year, After the election of officers: had been proceeded with, Mr, Vaughan brought up the subject of St. David's Day. celebrations. pointed out that us March 1 this year fell on a Sunday, the committee thought it better to hold heir celebrations on February 28, They proposed, with the consent of their wombers, to let the celebrations take the form of " dinner ut the Majestic Hotel. He remarked that this was a big change from the dinners they usually held. in the Union Church: Hall, but they felt that the Society was growing and they could launch out u little thi year, The dinner at the Majestic was something in the way of an experiment, but they believed ould prove successful, and wel-cornied it as an opportunity for returning the hospitality showered upon th other societies, generously by
The comm (ce's proposition was agreed upon.
Mr. T. J. Evans, hon, treasurers reported a balance' in hand of $69 fon the year's working. The balance sheet avas adopted, Officers were elected ay follows:
President: Mr. Evan Morgan} Vice-President: "Mr. E, Pug! hon, treas. Mr. T. J. Evans hon. see.: Mr, 0. G. R. Beynon 'Committee: "Mrs. J, B, Grant Mr. J. F. Jones, Mr. J. R. Jones Mr. C. Davies, and Mr. L. Re Rees, Evan Morgan made a happy little speech, thanking the committee and officers' on behalf of the members for the excellent work they did during the past year. He was sorry to say that hey were losing. one of their' most substantial mem: bers, Mr. J.T. Vaughan, President, who' was, shortly going' on Home eave. Vaughan had put some very hard work on behalf of the Society, and they would all be sorry to lose him, and hoped he would not be away too long.
Mr. Vaughan replied briefly, saying he had always enjoyed his nexion with the society, whether in his capacity zs member, trenseurer, Vice-President of President, and he was happy to feel that. in' some way he had been helping his country. while in Shanghs
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