Passes $30,000
Two Donations of Thousand Dollars Sends Figure Well Over Hoped For (Total successfully went "over the io in The Salvation Army yester:
its campaign for $30,000. The objective was more than gained, a tabulation of donations yesterday revealing that the sum of $33,456.49 and five pounds sterling has been received by Brigadier B. Morris, commanding officer of the Army here and director of the campaign.
"The generosity of the people of Shanghai is to be highly commend-Megane We Ge ath Brigadier Morris declared. "It deed grateful." e in-command and veteran of a Major Colin K. Begley, second i
of annual campaigns here, also was enthusiastic in his praise of the response lof the ladi public to the appeal of the Army.
The sum of $30,000 was set as the minimum figure with which the Army could carry on its activities for the coming year without curtailing work in any department. The extra funds obtained will enable the organization to now widen its scope of activities to some extent, Army headquarters are temporarily at 53 Nanking Road. Donations may be sent to that address, Two donations of $1,000 and one of $825 received yesterday swept the fund over the $30,000 mark. The latter donation came from a staunch old friend of the Salvation Army—the Shanghai Race Club. Missionaries were prominent among donors yesterday.
The campaign lasted less than three weeks and, despite unfavourable circumstances here, proved to be the most successful campaign in the Shanghai history of the Army. The list of new donors follows:—
Previously acknowledged £5.09 $29,735.74 Anonymous s.-s: 1000.00 Missionary Friends Shanghai Race Club per Associated Foreign Charities Messrs, Carlowitz & Ca. s...
Cla," workers and other TOi: eae Messrs. Atkinson & Dallas, 'Lia The Great Eastern Dispensary J; M. Gillespie'
Brahn. ERA Mr. and Mrs. R, NM. White... Mrs. Mary E. Marshall
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"Cheque No. B. Miss G. M, Herford Anonymous Miss L. Johnson Adolph Memeisdorit "Beaalle" Pes Messrs. Haggard-Sigler Captain W. Forrester B. C. Sienkieviteh
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