The tea dance, combined with an attractive programme, given by the Shanghai Women's Deb on Wednesday a(ternoon 4 Hotel from 5 to 7.30 o'clock, represented their yearly en collect funds sulficent to carry on their work among poor children Three free schools benefit by the funds thus collected by the Shanghai Women's"Club. These are situated in Hart Road, where about 60 children are given free instruction, in Paoshan Road and in Kashing Road where about 100 altogether have reason \to "feel grateful to the philanthropic intentions of this club, composed of Chinese women in Shanghai.
Wednesday's function might also be said to have been a step in the direction of stimulating interest in the organization, whose activities have been somewhat diminished during recent months. At one time the I Shanghai Women's Club, organized nine years ago, had 300 members, and although this number has fallen considerably during the recent past, hopes are entertained even of exceeding that number when the results of the current membership campaign are made known. The Club, as part of its reorganization has taken room at the Service Centre, Y.W.C.A., 4 Museum Rond, where a paid secretary is in attend: ance.
The Shanghai Women's Club in order ment of wives of a group of Amrican bankers who were visiting in Shanghai, and' who were given a favourable impression of the city through Mospitality of leading Chingsc bankers and various local institutions and organizations. It was decided, thereafter, that all the Indies who had helped in this service should be organized into h club which might always be on hand for' the needs of similar occasions.
According to officers of the club, however, it has been no easy matter to keep unflagging the enthusiasm of-Chinese women in club work. The majority of them lack the highly developed taste for getting together, as possessed by so many of their western sisters who make clubs the natural outlets for their sot and _philantropic ly new a growth woman's club work isy in the general sense, there is no reason to suppose that more Chinese women will not come to view club-work in a more personal light, as they have increased experience with Wednesday's function which was attended by several hundreds of the Chinese community was a ively and entertaining programme had been prepared and this. was presented between the dances. Mrs, T.K.M. Sino was in charge of the programme which was given in the following order:—
1, Interpretive Dance Wong Sion-ly and Miss Chang, "If All the Girls Were Nice Little Gi " Rosalind Han, Lulu Sino, Wong Sah-loh and How' Looming.
Pianologue Aileen Wu 4. Hawaiian Medley Grace Wong, Amy Sino, Rosalind Han, How Loo-luh, How Loo-ming, How Loo-yuin, Wong Dah-loh, How Loo-
5. Male Quartette,
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