The Archive · 1936

Y'S MEN'S CLUBS CELEBRATE

Tribute to Dr. Vinson Lee, the Founder in China

Mr. william Vinson Lee, founder of the ¥'s Men's movement in China, was unanimously re-elected Director of the China region of the Inter national Association of Y's Men's Clubs, at the convention recently held. at Sliver Bay, New York, and this was followed by a tifin in his honour tendered by the directors and officers of the Shanghai Y's -Men's Club, at the Bankers Club, on Oct. 8, Among triose present were Mr. ¥, Lewis Mason (President), Dr, P, Kingman Hsu (Vice-President), Dr. Wu Jack Foy (Treasurer), Mr, Wiitred S, B. Wong (Hon. Scerotary), Mr. T. H. Peter Chao, Mr. Kay C, Chun, Dr Shu-Lun_ Pan, Dr. Harvey UN.' Zee, Mr, C. George Hoh, and Mr. LIT, Chang.

Seventeen countries and nineteen American States were represented at the. International Convention, Mr.

Munson, a member of the Foochow Y's Men's Club, was the delegate from China. Since the organization of the pioneer Chinese Y's Men's Club in Shanghai, in 1924, fourteen clubs have been formed and are actively carrying on with the motto "Fellowship, Culture, Service," Nanking, Tientsin, Peiping, 'Tsingtao, sirian, Soochow,' Wuhu, Chungking, Foochow, Amoy, Hongkong, Yunnanfu, Canton, and a second club in Shanghai, the International Y's Men's Club, These clubs have a total active membership of 500, carrying _on diversified service activities. The Shanghai Y's Men have maintained a free baby clinic since 1927, caring for and giving free medicine to 10,000 sick babies every year, with a budget of $3,000, this work being in charge of Drs. Harvey N. Zee and 1. H. Chang. This year, two playgrounds for tudor-privileged children, In Chungshan Road and Chimol Road, have been equipped and maintained bby the club, the committee in charge being headed by Mr, C. George Hoh. Some ¥'s Men's clubs, notably those at Tientsin and Nanking, are render Ing medical service to the poor; whilst others maintain free educa: tional centres, kindergartens, vocal tional schools, students' hostels, and work along similar lines, The Nanking Y's Men's Club wilt bbe hosts to the Central China clubs, Nanking, within a few weeks, under Col, J, L. Huang, District Governor, and'Dr, P. Z. King, Prest-dent of the Nanking Club, and the First National Conference of Chinese 'Y's Men's Clubs will be held In Shanghai next April,

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