The lady members of Shanghai Union Church who a month ago were evacuated to Hongkong have quickly linked up with the sister churches in Hongkong and in Kowloon, and from the Ministers of the two churches, (Rev. MacKenzie Dow at Hongkong and the Rev. Mr. MacLean, at Kowloon), have met with a warm welcome.
Most of the visitors are located on the Kowloon side, and here the first R. gathering was arranged last week by the Women's Guild. Mrs. F. Short, of the London Mission, and secretary of the Guild, was responsible for sending out the invitations to a tea and bridge and mahjong party, A warm welcome was extended the visitors by the Rev, Mr. MacLean, who invited them to attend the Wednesday morning meetings of the Guild during their stay. On behalf of the visitors Mrs. A, C, Newcomb made a brief response, Among the visitors present were: Mrs. C. W. Allan, Miss Winifred Allan, Mrs, Ashworth, Miss Margaret Brown, Mrs, N. A, Brown, Mrs. R. A, Close, Mrs, D. S. Edmunds, Mrs, Gilmour, Mrs. F. H, B, Harmon, Mrs, W. H, Hudspeth, Mrs, J, A, C. Law, Mrs. James Macbeth, Mrs. A. C. Newcomb, Miss Kathleen Newcomb, Mrs, H. Pardoe, Mrs, W, C. Scott, Mrs. A. W. Sherrif (vice-president), Miss Eleanor Sherriff, Mrs. George Sinclair, Mrs, Umpleby, Miss Umple by, and Mrs, Weaver, Saint Joseph's Church (Rue Montauban) Sunday: Masses at 5.15, 6, 7, 8.15 and 1030 am. Benediction at 4 p.m. Weekdays: Masses at 6 and 7.
At the weekly meeting of the Guild on September 22, Mrs, Sherriff has been invited to address the members:
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