The Archive · 1935

Opening of the Meyer Memorial Hut

The Meyer Memorial Hut, a refuge for destitute foreigners of Shangha fon Tuesday. (Feb. 28) was opened in Pingliang Road under the management of the Salvation Army. Major William Darby, local commanding of-ok Begley, of the Peking Headquarters of the organization, and other officers were In attendance.

"The Meyer Memorial Hut, which will be able comfortably to house 24 foreign men, was made possible through the generosity of personal friends of the late Drs. Vilhelm Meyer. The Salvation Army, because of its wide experience in dealing with tunforvunate men, aswell asi world-famous humanitarian policy, accepted the invitation to take over, the management of the hut, Acconomsa. to statistics compiled: By the Social Affairs Bureau, there are at present a total of over 700,000 labourers in Greater: Shanghai.

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