The Archive · 1937

Honour Guest in Nanking

SuMce it to say that everybody was there with the exception of our quest of honour, Gon. Liv Chih, whose mein duties took him to Nanking. Mr. P, K. Woo, Rotarian from Foochow, who recently came to Kaifeng, fag manager of the local branch of the Central Bank of China, attended find a special welcome was also given to Manager Pan of the Bank of China of Chengchow, who came representing a group In that city that ave considering the organization Rotary Club.

During the dinner hour the come pany made the hall ring with stirring Rotary songo, "under the leadership of Dr, H, M, Harris, of the Southern Baptist Mission. The Police Band also played a fie repertoire of mar~ or what he designated as "mille "mah for the baby. club during its frst year, "Now that the baby was finding its fect he, as the Nestor of the Club, could no longer keep up with it, so had been succeeded as Secretary by 2 more robust and active member in the person of Mr. John Liu, while he himself was amiably shelved in that sinecure known as the vice-presidency.

He announced the popular you banker Mr. ¥, 5, Liu of the Shanghai Commereist & Savings Bank az. the Rew treasurer. Mr. C. "¥. Chang. Commissioner of Reconstruction and Dom. Francis Clougherly of the Benedictine Order were also introduced to the company as members. of the new board. Dr. H. M, Harris Is the new sergeant-at-arms.

fine programme of Chinese miusic_was rendered by Mr. Chang. professor of music in the School of Fine Arts, and a group of his friends.

Falling to get the" movie of the Nanking Rotary Conference, at. the Inst moment General Shang sent for pictures taken of the '2nd Army Corps. 'This showed them athletic meet, in feld_ manoeuvres, and then the' Corps' Polo team in fast competition with the Peiping Polo Club. China is to be congra= ulated on having this splendidly trained unit of stalwart men, Auch credit is due Gen. Shang Chen for his development of this fine unit of the National Army'

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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