There were few Americans here needy enough to require outside Tet since mont of the unfortna tes have been repatriated, so that the calls upon the American Women's Club were nol so great as formerly, but, to those who looked to them for help at this time, they departed from usual custom, and gave: their friends days. How did those of us who knew nothing of the latter in our carly youth, ever manage to survive?
But one wonders, except in cases: where poverty obliged folk to eat roots rave, how people kept alive in days long gone by. A cabbage, we earn, was fit present for a monarch the fourteenth century, hence the turnip and resent "cash money"—and a very uset0t Foote was The British Women's Association tas deemed "food more or where known
and savage beasts than mankind. mest for sent out 25 hampers of foodstults and Perhaps it was the apple a day which joodies", each with a parcel Of! kept the doctor at bay in ye goode clothing as well. Toc If. people were ole days. kind in helping with the delivery of these, a useful bit of work since the parcels and hampers were heavy. Tu Food Prices Studied addition, the B.W.A. sent presents of sweets, smokes, and novels to those 'To return to our own day, it men of the Navy and the Morea interesting and ratifying to' learn Marine who happened to be in he that the Civic Affairs Committee, pital over the Christmas, so the nder the direction of Mrs. C. Services were not forgotten.
Pettitt, has made a careful study of food prices in Shanghai for June and December. Also, conditions under Race Club Charities which many of our foods have been Spsaking of the need for ch: ies, Drought into the Settlement, have how erne it is that one never misses been inquired into and a report the water till the well runs dry, for made.
noting the reports of all char liable The general conclusion is that, con-associations one is impressed by sidering all things, present high prices
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