The Archive · 1936

$16,375 COLLECTED FOR

Y.W.C.A, Association's Work Assured for Another Year 'With the splendid sum of $16,375 in hand after a four weeks' intensive finance campaign, the work of the Y.WAGA, is assured for another year. This was made known at a meeting. held on December "2 in. the Y.W.CA, 990 Bubbling Well Road, when the team captains and workers met to close the drive, the aim of which was $20,000, the amount needed to cover the year's budget, Mrs. Hollington Tong captained the team who won the first prize of a Jarge silver shield, presented by Mme, Chiang Kai-shek, by the collection of $3,100, Mrs. Tf. C. Mel, chairman fof the Chinese Women's Club, cany. Second, her Lem securing $2,627, ara thereby obtaining the embroidered satin bonner given by Mrs, Pan Kung-chan, wife of the Commission-for of the Bureau of Social Affairs. Mrs. Mei was also the proud recipient of a silver shield offered by Mme, Hi, H, Kung, wife of the Minister of Finance, for the highest Individual effort. The fine amount of $2.225 was brought in by Mrs. Mei, The liver cup presented by Mme. Wu Te-chen, wife of the Mayor, for the see-fond "highest. individual' score, was won by Mrs. Hollington Tong by her contribution of $1,750.

'The largest_number of donations, 47, Was secured by Bliss W.. Kwong, who was a member of the team captained by Mrs. W. S. New. Amounts of over $200 were secured by' the following:—Miss Hilda Yen, Mrs, C. H. Chen, Miss Moh How, Mrs. 'TU. Chen, Mrs, 8, H. Hsu,' Mrs. FIT, Ben, Mrs, Fisher Vu, Mrs. S. Hsu, Miss W.'¥. Kwong, Mrs, S. B. Wong, Mrs. 8. N. Wong, Mrs. Byelyn Sung, Mrs, Loy Chang, Mrs. L. Y. Mo, Mrs, J. S. Barr, Mrs, Carleton Lacy, Mrs. R. Rees, and Mrs.

Wong.

'The members of Mrs. Hollington 'Tong's team were:—Mrs, Chen Chih, (Mra, Teal Vu-tung, Mrs. Ho Moclin, 'Mrs, 'Tung Shou-peng, Mrs. King Pen-chun, Mrs, Singloh' Hsu, Mes. MIN, Li, Mise Jane Sze, Mrs. Chang Hsing-Ung, Mrs, 'T. ¥. Chang, Mrs.

Kwangton Young, and Mrs. Tseng Huepah, Those making up Mrs. H.

Mel's team were:—wirs.

Yang, Mrs. S. ¥, Chen, Mrs Russell Sun, Miss Hilda Yen, Mrs. Peter Wong, Mrs. C.F. Liu, Mrs. T. G.

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