Mrs. vor Hunter, the newly-elected wae in no uncertain fashion that [President of the American Women's [Club, ponted out to her fellow-znem-[bers the manner in which it will be necessary for them to come up and toe the line during the coming year, This was at the pleasant at home" held In the club rooms on Succday fast, and on this occasion, though entertainment was of a suitably Jmodest order, there was something of the spirit of old times present.
hrs. Hunter. urgently called for:
srt from all, os the present} ancial basis was precarious. She hoped that as many Americans alefed prior to hostilities, have seen. they say, the rot setting in this city their bit in helping keep it together. could would Join the club, and do ire ang mere skeleton, and not the substance is being extended to all outport Wen thy drape in days of yore," victory who are here, our frazzle started, maid some, but]
ned te 2 te bet driven from The Library Committee has no those who looked beyond the ' flare [money for new books, she said, and uppiled by! the Mash of gaiety saw donations of hooks and money' wit! puta few dancing on the high ground, be welcome here. while an advancing tide of calamity "Az many members as possible are wag threatening to overtake the many. invited to attend the rooms on Jan-"From reports of the heads of charity juaty 18 In order to sew for refugees. and relief societies it appears that the This will commence at at 3 pin. and cold facts to-day are that, apart from during the sewing hours "busy-bess" the Chinese destitute, for whom will be entertained by readings from naturally feel sympathy, there Is a ook. revie greater call now than there was two "All interested in dramatics are] months back for foreign assistance, asked to attend a meeting scheduled and from what one can gather, all for Friday, January 14, at 10 am. foreigners, British and others, will {this organized by Mrs, K. B. Graham. come in a poor third for anything to be given from the Mansion House Pund. Naturally the poor harassed committee which is dealing with this Will do the best it can, but one un-Gerstands that there are restrictions from the home side, and that first and foremost funds are for Chinese refugees and others, non-combatants, Tt is hoped that the programme Jcommittee will be able to arrange {formal and informal meetings on the forst and third Tuesdays 2f each month from now on
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