un artistic and useful nature, for many of the women there are ex-
This home was, before hostilities, situated at 484 Rue August Hoppo, and now accommodates eight women fat Sun Avenue, These are Russians for the British occupants were evacuated to Hongkong. The home is extremely short of funds, and will need more when Its evacuees return. In addition the committee is responsible for the Jeclucation of two children, and has two persons in hospital, Funds have been curtailed in that the committee's customary tag-day could not be held this autumn, and the usual contribution from the Race [Club will not be forthcoming, The work is an excellent one for, it you can imagine anything worse than being an elderly, destitute foreign woman, in a strange land, you tell me what it is Reformer Needed The Home's History a child T used to know an old woman who always, when domestic: crises arose which caused her com~ modities to soar in price, was wont to.ralse her voice in protest and aver that it was time we had another Oliver Cromwell to set things rig!
Tdon't remember that that gentle man ever exercised any power as food dictator, all T remember concerning, him is'that he had a wart on his nose and that he enjoined his troops {o trust in God and keep their powder dry, but, you got the idea? My old friend's type of Cromwell is needed OF the original committee, when the home was founded in 1906, only Mrs. Calder Marshall and Mes. Matheson now remain in Shanghai, Greatly concerned at th distressed foreign women in Shang-group of American and British women, over 0 years ago, banded themselves together to see what could be done in the way of relief, The original committee was composed of Mesdames Barchet, Calder Marshall is, Matheson, Me.
and Parker. but they' had neither funds nor buildings.
We note that some of our women's organizations and clubs are seeking, to leaven the social affairs of the coming winter with a mixture of intellectual pabulum, and are taking up the study of politics and social re~ forms on a big scale.
'Since their aim is to further world peace this is most commendable, but perhaps one might suggest that, alone With this, the more urgent matter of parochial' reform, so to speak. might be sifted. Before tackling big national and international problems perhaps Some of our domestic ones might be Tooked into, for this matter of prices urgently bears upon questions of relief in which our women are so ardently interested at present.
Commodity price-control is a local matter and can be dealt with locally, and services so x ndeved would bring down blessings, whereas attacks upon world problems agitating those sitting Brussels, Geneva, London, New 'York, and Paris will' leave Shanghai Houscholders cold so long us they have to pay high prices for the neces~ sities of life, Granted, a lot has been done already by our civie auth but_more can be done, and with: an urge might force it direction named.
Foreign Women's Home Those socially as well as benevolently-minded are finding sundry Bridge teas an excellent way of fulfilling soci! obligations, and at the same time helping some deserving cause. The bridge and malijongy tea to be sponsored by the committer of In its early days, and until recently rescue work was' a feature, while children have been eared for at the Cottage Home, and much was done to fird employment for younger women who could work.
In 1927 the energy und initiative of the workers interested had resulted in the establishment of two homes, one for women and one for children Now, the rescue work has been undertaken by another body, and the chief care of the committee is the group of women who, through weight Of years or ill-health are unable make a living. Children and unemployed girls are also looked after and, when possible, work is found for the latter, Inthe' absence of Mrs.
Marden, who' is at present' in New York, Mrs. S. C. Riggs has undertaken the work of secretary and that, at the moment is a full-time job.
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