St. George's Appeal Members of the local branch of the Royal Society of Si. George should receive today appeal from ihe Committee asking for support of a. scheme whereby the Society will be an receipt of monthly sum to meet the growing calls which are being made upon its resources At the present time the charity committee of the Society is taking care of a substantial number of cates which are carefully. snvestizated before they are assisted out of the Society's funds. It is to be expected that the future will see an increase of such cases rather than a diminution, and it is to mect_that contingency that it is desirable that the Society should be equipped with a moderate. monthly sum with which to face new. demands. An appeal is, therefore, being made to members to subscribe sums not exceeding $5 per mensem. The limit has been put very low, and it is emphasized that subscriptions "each month of any amount Jess than that sum will be very welcome i deed, "Arrangements have been made whereby members can sign bonkers' orders for the" monthly. remittances, and the banks have very kindly indeed "offered to handle such small amounts in that manner. With the support of the majority of the members re-Fident in Shanghai it is calculated that an income suMiciently large to meet present and anticipated demands. will be assured. and that the Committee responsible for administering will be well equipped to deal with' the many appeals which from time to time are made upon the Society. The amounts required from in-Gividval members are not large; a dollar will be Just as welcome as $5, but, if everyone puts hhis back Into the matter' to an extent proportonate to his means, the result should prove eminently satisfactory, and relieve the committee of a certain degree of anxiety. The Society's charity is most carefully administered. and contributors may rest assured that the ex-Penditure of every cent they give Is very
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