Sponsored and organized by Lady Clark Kerr, wife of Sir Archibald Clark Kerr; British Ambassador to Chima, one of the outstanding items 9n Shanghai's calendar of events for December will be a charity performance of "Arexcngerb Ragtime Band" at the Grand Theatre. The evening of Thursday, December 1, has been selected as the date for the showing.
All proceeds derived from the performance will be contributed toward the support of ten hospitals for Chinese refugee children in various parts of the city.
These hospitals include the Intern: tional Red Cross Emergency Children's Hospital the Refugee Children's Camp, Refugee Babies Nursery, Miss Maude—Truxton-Henderson's Home for Children, the Home for Blind Children operated by St. Takeb Hospital aha others.
The idea of holding a benefit performance was conceived by Lady Clark Kerr after she Heg made personal tour of various children's hospitals in the city. Among other things, she found an imperative need for warm winter clothing and medicines.
Anxious to contribute as much as possible toward procuring the required' articles of clothing and medical' supplies, Her Ladyship agreed to sponsor the first gala performance of "Alexander's Ragtime Band," the current motion picture sensation, scheduled to make its road show appearance at the Grand Theatre.
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