The Archive · 1937

MODEL CRECHE FOR UNCLAIMED BABIES

N.C.W.A. Doing Good Work Amongst War Children Shanghai, Sept. 12, 'The plan for the establishment of a model creche for, unclaimed ables war-torn areas' was approved. by the "Natlonat 'Child 'Welfare. Assocla-Hon of 'China by Its executive eomrmlltee at a. meeting held inthe Foreign Y. Int, C. Ay yesterday noon 1250 Ofelock, when' Dr. RX. fat Vieopresident- of the "Associa? Hon, presided, "The proposal creche for an accom~ mediation of twenty. babies willie Csaba In the Scout House of the Community Church on 53 Av. Pet 'The creche, according to fs' req tions, shall receive unclaimed babies months "to. two. yea monthly "expenditures of nae. will amount asked by charge in making preparations for the project "The -netivites of the Association for the past month concerning the establishment of the relict camp for war children, work conducted among the children' In other relief camps ud famine relict' work in Szechuen and Kansu are outlined in a. report fibmitted tothe Committee by Int. Tobin Hsu, General Secretary of the Association, as follows "The Shanghai Teller Camp for War Children on "Lane "624-31 Burkilt Road, up to the present, has received one hundred and'sixty-seven unelaim:

children of the' warslorn areas Where. ages range between four and Tourteen. Sixteen children have been reclaimed from the Camp by" thelt own parents and two children suffer: ing from diseases wore dead in the Chinese Lester Hospital. The Camp now remains at 180 children including 112" boys and 38 girls. Educational facttties are. being. given among. the children in the camp. The American, Forces Fourth Marines, through. the ood ofoes of Chaplain P.'R, Hamile has contributed $1,000" a8 the relict funds for the war children, Edueating Children The Association, besides maintaining the relict camp for war children, thas eon conducting educational and health programme among the young: sters in the ther relief elmpa, Ase sisted by two nurses, Dr. YT. Liu, cur Secretary on Hesith, visited eight hhoedy refugee camps including' the Salvation Army Camp on Route de Sleyes during the last month, Three thousand four hundred and forty-six tages were handled for the children In the camps. Of these, 1.514 cases Were medical and 1032" cases were Surgleal. A special class of eighty-five thlldren Yas been established in the Ming Kong Relief Camp on Kiaochow Road, "Two hours education are being fiven daily Yo the class under the Supervision of the. Assocation, Fangements are being made with the authorities of the. other "refugee amp 0" out such "educational programme for the needy children, 'The famine condition in' Kans is ten times worse that that in Szechuen, according to a radiogram recently" sent by Mr. TS, 'Chen, our 'Associate General Secretary,' who arrived. in Kansu from Szechuen on August 2th. He said

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