Col. Thoms Re-elected President: Charity Problem 'The first annual general meeting of the Anzac Society of Shanghai was held on October 19 in the lecture room of the S.V.C, Col. N.W.BB. Thoms, the President, being in the chair, supported by' Mr.
Palstra, Hon, Secretary, and 4 good attendance of members.
Col. Thoms, in reviewing the short period during which the society has functioned, having been formed last spring, stated that it had done quite well. One or two social functions had been held, and he Hoped that regular tiffins would be held now that the cooler weather had arrived. Regarding the visit to Shanghai of Mr, F. W. Chichester, the airman whose fight came to an fend later in Japan, the chairman regretted that owing to the short notice at which the reception for the aviator had been arranged some members of the society had not received invitations.
One of the first things that the newly formed society had been called upon to look into was the matter of destitute Australians and New Zealanders. "H. M. Consulate had not been slow in sending on to the chairman quite a number of these, some of which were genuine cases'and for, whom he felt, som Salt ihat the committee hed dipped ing had to be done, with the re-
<]into their pockets, gto thei pocket, but probably, "stung" on some Major Darby of the Salvation Army had been very good in this regards, and the chairm;|stated that any money that mer bers might feel disposed to contribute to the society for charitable Purposes would be spent under the guidance of this gentleman, doubtedly a number of useless people had applied for assistance, but there were some cases of people who thought Shanghai Eldorado and who on coming here] found it the society keep within its finances, and if it had no money to spend as yet on charity, Tod, that its committee should not be expected to take this upon themselves. He also suggested that the society write letters to Australia and New Zealand asking that it be made public that there portunities for work in Shanghai, 80 as to discourage people from coming here looking for work.
Officers of the society for the ensuing year elected yester Col. Thoms, President.
Palstra, Hon, Secretary: Smith, Hon, Treasurer: Mi Brown, Mr. S. P. Simpson, Major Bourke and Dr, O'Hara, mem committee: Capt. E. 'N. Harrison and Major Hood as extra members of committee.
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