Recently the National Child Wel~ fare Association of China, whowe officers are aft room "11%, 4
Hongkong Road, has been very vein. relieving famine chil ren ju Shantung. Early in the summer a representative was sent to investigate the famine situa tion in Shantung with special re> ference to the condition of children the need and practicability of relief work for them. The report of the situation was indeed pathetic. Following up the investigation, committee of four, headed by Mrs W. Kuo, its Vice-Chairman, was again appointed to Shantung to Taian, Tenghsien, Changkow other famine-affected regions for the purpose of assisting the local phitantropic organizations in doing further and move effective relief work fon the one hand, and, on the other, the committee aimed at collecting about 100 holeless children to bring, them to Shanghai to be taken of by different philanthropic in On October 21, the Committee started for Shantung on thefe mire sion, They were given a special contribution covering their travelling: expenses by the Government. Lucy also carried with them over 700 pieces of old clothes and some money from individual Chinese 1 American friends, As a result of their work, 81 ck!dren have atten ly safely arrived in Shanghai, and more will come from time to time, Owing. to the lack of a relief centre run under the auspices of the Association at the present time, these children were immediate places for cure and Twenty-four went to Bethel Bos pital, under Dr. Mary Stone's care, 29 to Lunghua Orphanage, Miss Sweet's Home, at Hangchow, four to the Shanghai Blind School and the rest are temporarily left to the Hospital for Women nnd Children at Avenue Joffre With sufficient food and clothes and proper care for about a month these children have already shown mach progress to full recovery.
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