The Association, besides conducting its administrative work, main-tai demonstration centres at Shanghai, such as the nursery for labourers' children in the Vangtszepoo districts; two institutions for orphans and stranded children: the free clinic for children in Chapei and the Sanitarium for tubercular children in Kiangwan, Since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, the centres, however, with the exception of the child welfare home in French Concession, had to suspend operations completely (Internationally, the Association "Work and More Work"
Mrs, Whitney added: "The keynote of the Association since the commencement of the undeclared Sino-Japanese war has been work and more work, with, in the face of the need around us, no heart for play. The capacity for work shown by the Association has been admirable. With the return of most of our members in November, working parties were formed, by the Gardening Section and the Needlecraft Section, in addition to those already functioning under the Hospital Aid Department. Many articles have been made and distributed for needy persons foreign and Chinese."
The speaker then went on to des cribo in detail activities during tne year, relations of the B.W.A. with other community associations and other spheres of work making special mention of the fact that since December the Joint Committee members have been studying food prob-Jems and various aspects of relief work, notably that carried out by the Shanghai International Red Cross for whom Mrs. Whitney made the appeal ty members to familiarize themselves with the problems handled by this body.
In connection with the Social Service Board, Mrs. Whitney said its existence had been of great assistance to the authorities, and to the British Fund for Relief in China. This fund, though primarily created to assist destitute Chinese, had to consider additional needs an British hospitals in China and British and international sufferers and the committee formed in Shanghai was making special efforts through British national societies to help British cases of distress through the hostilities, Mrs. Whitney said, adding: "Destitute cases have been and are being help by the fund. the report of the Social Ser Board will testify. 1 am not now for this class, who, being fully cared type e ho would not hun-tirely d class—I refer to the
self Care t ko his need known vnd I would ask that any person nere who has knowledge of British ple in distress as a result of the t upheaval should make this known to us. The distributors of the fund are anxious that such cases participated during the year 1937 in the Conference on traffic in women and children in Java in February. and the International Congress for should not remain unassisted, and it is important to remember that help given now will probably be more useful than the same help later on."
Child Welfare and Protection in Paris in July. The Association also took part in the relief work of American flood refugees in February. Besides, assistance was given to-Wards the establishment of the China Anternational Association for Relief and Protection of Women and Children for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions adopted by the Java Conference at the earliest opportunity, an view of the heavy programme for relief work confronting the Association for the year 1938, we would appreciate it if members and friends of the Association would continue give us timely counsel and gener-jus help, More Members Needed In regard to membership. Mrs. Whitney said the number up-to-date was 770 Shanghai members and 210 outport members but the need for increased membership was greater now than ever before owing to loss of so many old members as a result of conditions. She added that the maj- mo of the new members were at the meeting.
Mrs. Whitney proceeded to give a short summary of section reports and ended her speech on a ringing note after thanking individually Mrs. J. T. W. Brooke and Mrs. J. C. Wynnes. "It has been my privilege," she said, "to work for the Association C., Scott, P. Tiley and G. S. Weigall,
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