At the Thanksgiving Day services at the Cathedral, the decorations were eared for by the Gardening Depart ment, the Civie Department taking charge of the distribution of veget~ ables and fruit to needy families and institutions at the close of the service, The Gardening Department Jost the services of their chairman, Mrs. Lois Laurenz, whose death cast a gloom over the organization. Mrs. L."W. Hoyt headed the department for the remainder of the year.
'The Civie Department' meetings, under the chairmanship of Mrs. A. T. Giovannini, had demonstrated the Increased interest in this field, The department. worked dri conjunction with the Civilian Relief Committee of the American Community in, en= abling girls temporarily stranded here to return to America. The Lois Laurenz. Memorial Fund and the rummage sale made the receipts sufficient to meet all calls. Most pleasant relations had been maintained with the School for the "Chinese Blind and. appeals, for old magazines for Braille printing, cloth for bandages, and old gloves had met a ready response, 'Mrs.' Hunter, as Chairman of the Home Economics Department,. had given a wide variety of exceedingly Interesting and delightful programmes.
Four of the Literary Department programmes arranged by Mrs. J. 8. Bort and her committee had carried the theme of China, Mrs. K. BE. Graham headed the Music Department. Programmes on American musie and composers, the history of musical instrument [Chinese and Japanese music were }well "supported and very much en-toyed.
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