The final event was the raMe draw which had been arranged to raise money for the charities of the club, Club members and their friends had contributed 74 prizes ranging from a fine RCA, Radio, Sunray" lamp, Deauticud desk set," to the bicycle, tennis racket, numerous clocks and other household articles. Eighteen hundred tickets had been purchased by the Rotarians and their friends, the total proceeds of $1,800 is to be used for the club's charities. in the: community.
Sustained excitement was kept up as Mime Liv and Miss Fang drew from the floral jars the numbers of the prizes and. the corresponding ticket numbers. In spite of frequent shutings the big prize number ha! back till near the last. Even those who were disappointed in not getting that fine radio of one of the other: valuable prizes, will have the satisfaction of knowing that their money going Into some worthy cause for Kalfeng's under-privileged commu Hy, In this dramatic way Kaifeng Rotary closed Its frst year of history. and Tooks forward with eager anti-lations to another year of fellowship and service, ches, "After the feast, the company was invited to -the west end of the hall where comfortable seats were arraneround. the platform. attractively decorated with the national Mags of the members, the large Kaifeng Rotary emblem, and the small lays presented "by brother clubs of the Rotary Highly-first district. Central place being given to the emblem of the Nanking Club on which is woven fa replica of Dr. Sun Yatesen's mau Salem, with Purple Mountain in the background, The formal meetings was called to order by Mr. John Liu of the Yellow River Commission, who was master of ceremonies. He called to the platform the members of the board Of directors and officers for the year just closing, Chairman Shang Chen was asked to take the coat of honour, following which he was announced to ive a message as outgoing president. With "his forceful address delivered In beautiful Peking Mandarin, held his audience to the end, He gave a comprehensive view of Rotary a worldwide brotherhood with its more than 4000 clubs and 180,000 members, representing every impo: l-fant race and nation In the world, Fe! also told with many apologies and humorous references, "something of the failures. and. successes of the Kaifeng "baby" Club during its Mrst The Hon. Sec, Mr, Win. R. Stewart, then reporied upon the recent snaurt meeting with its election of ofoers. After paying tribute to the fine work done by the outgoing board and oM-cers, Mr. Slewart proceeded to intro-duco the newly elected governing, body. Ho announced that it wns the spontaneous and unanimous opinion the Club, that because of his experience as a Rotarian. in Priping and equally because of the fine! Teadership he had given to our Club during the past year, that Chi Shang Chen had been appointed to succeed himself as. President of Kal feng Rotary for the coming year. This was greeted with prolonged cheering fron the assemblage, Mr. Stewart then humorously referred, {o his own post as secretary
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