Shanghai, June 16. annual meeting of the Joint Committee of Shanghai Women's Organizations took place on June 14 in the ladies Jounge of the Foreign Y.M.C.A.
Bubbling Well Road. Mrs. Ivor Hunter the retiring Chairman, gave a report covering the period July 1938 to June 1939 to a very representative gathering. She -—We are met together on this occasion to review our work for the past year and to elect new officers for the coming year. The complex situation prevailing in China as a whole and in Shanghai in particular has provided us with no end of vital and urgent situations to be considered and acted upon wher rever possible. Through our programmes we have tried to achieve an intelligent understanding of the situation efficient Civie Affairs Departme and through our very active and ut we have tried to be of actual service, At our first meeting in September which was in the nature of a. get we inspected the residence for Business Girls, a'projeci in which we are interested, and listened to Mrs. John Barr tell consideration of Shangh: in a presentation by Miss. Eleanor Hinder of the S: M.C. Industrial Department, of the developments of Industry in the Settlement since the cessation of the hostilities Test year. Aller hearing Miss Hinder, we' felt more in the spirit to put" up with various inconveniences brought about by the establishment of factories the Western, residential areas.
November's programme tool afield again when Miss Ruth Wood small, "General Secretary of the World's Committee of the Y.W.C.A., Drought us an account of women's activities throughout the world and particularly in countries where freedom is comparatively December brought forth a very interesting programme when Mr. D. E, Harbottle, of the SMC. Public Works Department, gave an inform= ative table on city cleansing. In Jan-Uary we {urned our programme over to the Civie Affairs Department for discussion on: Follow up of elly cleansing and the beggar question.
In regard to the follow. up, Ars Barr suggested the plan whereby Joint "Committee members would Feport nuisances in their residential istrict to district supervisors. "Tk was agreed to try the experiment for month and depart to the Joint Com: mittee at the next meeting. Mrs. Barr also suggested a cleanliness week in which anti-spitting would be stressed. Mrs. Pettit gave a brief review of the work that had been done for boxcars in the Settlement by the W.C-FLU., and Brigadier Morris outlined the work being done for the Doguars at the present time by the Salvation Army, emphasizing the Amoy Road and Route de Sieyes ex-eriments in trying to teach beggars A legitimate trade, 'This meeting Proved (0 be one of the most vital interesting' of the year.
Mrs. Colter pave a on what has been done by the Committee of Associated For-cin Charities in its effort to secure funds for organizations working for foreign relief, In March Mrs. Donald of Si, John's University, took side the 4 programme on the Status the meetings and represents hours of thought and time given generously by Ars, Barr and" her Committee made up of the following people: Mrs. Barr, Chairman, "Mrs. Edwards, Dirs. Carleton' Lacy, Mrs.
Van Hengel, Miss '7. ¥. Zia, [Mrs. Peter Wong, Bliss Chi Chih-ting, /Mrs. J. S. Whitney, Mme, P. Permet, Miss A. Viola Smith, Mrs. John Ely, Mrs. E Colter, ars, 'l. E.G. Hunter, The activities of the Committee Jduring the past year have included: Cleaner City efforts which included the Anti-spitting campaign (March 26 to April 2) which was the. greatest single piece of work of the year. Several: thousand posters. were used ju the Settlement" and Concession, slides in five theatres, leaflets were distributed, 20,000 pins were distr buted in schools which ce-operated, story-tellers were used, health talks given in refugee Camps and. talks riven over the radio besides articles which appeared in the press. There [were contributions toward the expense of posters and many express pressions of interest on the part of the public. There was excellent co-Joperation among the associated groups who worked out the plans. The Civic Affairs Committee recommends that Jsome similar health effort be made Jagain next year: The beggar question The needs "of children inthe Cit Employment conditions of foreign Jxirls: "Recreation project for groups Jof European refugees: Summer camp for European refugee children, The Committee has communicated with the authorities on the follow= Ing subjects:—Regulations and charges for ambulance services in cases of accident; Opposing Incretase in rickshaw rental: Decreasing number fof beggars at bus stops: Occupied promises on Nanking Road. Other Subjects discussed have been: Free hospital bed for children and Nurses! training.
Other subjects discussed have been: Free hospital beds for children and Nurses' training.
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