The Archive · 1933

POPPIES' FUND

The full account made of the collections from the sale Poppies on Armistice Day by Miss Venne Brown, as organiser, who informed this journal that the amount collected was $6,600. It is believed that this is somewhere in the neigh: bourhood of a record for Shanghai Tt does great credit to the energy and. enthusiasm of the, workers: ander Mise Venn Brown's leadership and alto of course, to the ex: feel lent arrangements made by the United Services Association. With this Armistice Day collection must the mentioned a little incident which scourred in this office on that day. 'A lady who refused to give her tame or address called and left" number of tins of cigarettes for the plucky Englishman who, al. though out of employment, has' been refusing relief for over a' year and syhose story was told ina brief Teaderette a few dave ago. Steps were taken to get the cigarettes: nto hands which could deliver them fo the intended recipient and the unknown lady is hereby thanked for ther generous thought,

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