The Archive · 1940

Chungking Welcomes

"Soong Sisters"

Chungking, Apr. 2 nen's organizations here meeting to welcome "three Soong sisters," who arrived frum Hongkong two days ago.

Madame Sun Yat-sen, who is visit ing the wartime capital for the first ume, Is staying with Madame Kung, her elder sister.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of China, gave a dinner Jast night, in honour of his three sisters.

an. interview, Madame Chiang, Kai-shole expressed gratification at the arrival of her two sisters, and hoped. that they would remain Chungking to continue work among. Chinese women, in connection with, thw present War of Feristanee—Reu ter.

Chungking, Apr. 7.

Madame Chiang Kal-shek gave' tea party this afternoon in honour of Madame. Sun Yat-sen and ° Madame LIH. Kung, her two elder siste Many' prominent women leaders in Chungking attended.

Last night General and Madame: Chiang Kal-shake gave a dinner_in honour of the famous sisters, The United States. Ambassador to China,: Mr, Nelson Johnson, was invited.

Since their arrival in Chungki from Hongkong by air on March 3, the "three Soong sisters" have been busy inspecting industrial co-opera tives, war orphanages, military hox-italy andi women's factories.—Rteuter.

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