The National Committed of the ¥.W.C.A, of China, composed of forty members, sixteen resident and twenty-four non-resident, met in plenary session for its Annual Meeting from October 4 to 7 at the new headquarters building at 19 Yuen Ming Yuen Road. Due to the disturbed conditions in various parts of the country, full attendance was not to be expected. Neverthe 8 Jess, a very representative group assembled at the designated time.
the following persons were in attendance for gil or part of the sessions:
Non-resident members: Mra.
Ling, representing Peking; Mrs.
Shen of Wuchang, Chow, Hangchow: 5 Miss Lydia Johnson, Wientsin; Miss Tang Ping Vu, Changsha; Mrs. Hsueh, Miss Per: Kins, Shanghai; Mrs, Yung Young Yuk Sin, Hongkong and Miss Tseng. Pao Swen from Changsha, representing national student interests, Resident members were Mrs. Chen, Mrs, L. C. King, Miss "Mary 'Ting, Mrs. Fong F. Sec, Mrs. Carleton Lacy, Mrs. W. W. Lockwood, Mrs, J. H. Sun, Mrs. S. F, Hwang, and' Miss' Yao Hsin Hwei, All National programme staff' members were present, including Miss Maud Russell, recently returned from furlough via Russia, Of chief interest on the agenda of the business sessions was the subject of the Third National Convention, which according to the constitution should have been held in 1931, Each year, since 1930, the matter has come to the Annual Meeting for discussion, but the severe economic and political crise: through which China has been passing has made inadvisable such a gathering. However, in view of the great changes which a space of five years brings in the life of nation in such rapid evolution as China, it was agreed that such national assembly could no longer A the deferred. Action was therefore
the Third National Convention of taken providing for the calling of the Y.W.C.As, of China in 1993, An important announcement also made during the Annual ing of the news that, the World YAW.C.A. has accepted finally the invitation of the China Movement to hold the next meeting of the World's Council in this" country. 'This acceptance has long been pend ug. 'The original invitation was extended by the China Movement in 1924 and was renewed at. ead 'Biennial gathering' of the World's Council, "thereafter. Acceptance, however, hag been continually ferred for various reasons. 'a matter of great satisfaction the World's FW.C.A, now finds it next Coun: €il' meeting in China in 1988, Due to the postponement because of generally unfavourable economic conditions "throughout the world, the meeting in 1083 will be overdue by one year. The advisability of calling it even for next. year was seriously questioned by the Executive Committee of the World's Council-at its June. meeting, as fall cognizance was taken of the dificult los of such an undertaking at this ime, Yet these practical difficulties {in the minds of those present seem-quite ove made. longer deferrment ing the Council Orient appear unwise, reported as "the most moving. ses-ion" which the Executive Committee had ever experienced, one after another of the countries' most seriously affected economically, spoke in favour of going forward, however, impossible it seemed finan-laily from any human point of view. When the note was taken, a_unanimous ballot was cast accepting China as the hostess country for the next meeting of the World's Coun-ell and conference. These gatherings will probably take place in early fall of 1083, The Annual election of officers for the "National "Committee of the ¥.W.CA, of China has placed the following members in effec for the coming year: Mrs. ©. C. Chen, Ghairman for the third successive year: Mrs. I. C. King, First Viee-Chairman, Mrs, F. L, Chang, Second Vice-Chairman and Mrs. J. Hf. Sun, Secretary. Mrs. S. PF, Hwang, Treasurer. the Annual Steeting took the form The closing devotional session of
of a Dedication Service for the new headquarters building, preliminary to the public Formal Opening held the afternoon,
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