Association Generously and promptly responding to the financial campaign of the National Child Welfare Association of China to secure funds for its work in Shanghai, donations received from June 7 until yesterday swelled the total to $1,232.10. ili In the appeal to the public for donations, a circular letter was recently addressed to the supporters and friends of the Association by its Second Vice-president and Acting Chairman, Mrs. Milton J. Helmick, who is wife of the Judge of the United States Court for China, as follows; "On behalf of the National Child Welfare Association of China, I appeal to you once more for a subscription in support of our work. For your help in the past years, we are most grateful.
"Since the present wer broke out on August 13, 1997, the National Child Welfare Association of China, Whose head office removed to Chungking, has extended its relief work in interior places. No fewer than 10,000 war waifs have been given relief and are now taken care Of by the Association with the cooperation of local authorities and voluntary organizations. In Shanghai, the Association is maintaining four institutions or demonstration centres, (a) a welfare home with 140 homeless orphans, (b) a camp with 400 refugee children, (c) a nursery for refugee babies and (d) a benevolent home for stranded street children.
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