CO129-563-19 Sino-Japanese War- fund for relief of distress in China 5-10-1937 - 17-11-1937 — Page 10

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No. 4.

THE FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN CHINA

MINUTES of the Fourth Meeting of the Executive Committee held on Wedre sday, November 3rd, 1937, at the Offices of the British Red Cross Society, 14, Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1.

PRESENT: The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Donoughmore, P.C.,K.P.(CHAIRMAN)

Lt. General Sir H.B. Fawcus.

Olen Ander Dame Rachel Crowdy.

Major A.C.Abrahams, C.B.E. Mr.F.C. Davies, O.B.E. Dr. Harold Balme, F.R.G.S. The Rev. S.H.Dixon.

The Rev.H.B. Rattenbury. Dr. Gordon Thompson.

Mr. D.G.M. Bernard.

Mr.G.W.Swire.

Mr.E.M.Gull.

Mr. A.W.Hersee Lady Layton.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING:

The Minutes of the third meeting, which had been circulated were confirmed and signed, the words in Minute No.5, "to what extent the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China would com operate with the China Relief Campaign" being altered to read "to what extent the China Campaign Committee could co-operate with the Fund for the Relief of Distress in China".

THE ORGANISATION AND FUTURE WORKING OF THE FUND: REPORT AND MEMORANDUM OF FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE:

Mr. Bernard informed the Committee of decisions made by the Finance Sub-Committee at a meeting held at 14, Grosvenor Crescent on October 26th immediately following the Executive Committee meeting held the afternoon, and placed before the Committee suggestions for the organisation and future working of the Fund considered by the Sub-Committee at a meeting held at the offices of Matheson & Co.,Ltd. 3, Lombard Street on November 2nd and put forward as a basis of discussion.

The decisions, which were confirmed, were as follows:

(1) That all cheques should bear the signatures of two

members of the Sub-Committee and of the Hon. Secretary.

(2) That the amount held by the British Red Cross and the

Conference of British Missionary Societies should be transferred to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for the credit of the Fund except for a small amount to be retained by each body for petty expenses.

The suggestions, a copy of which is appended, were adopted, with the following additions:

(1) that the Clothing Sub-Committee should be empowered to

engage an honorary or a paid typist and a woman organiser at £4 a week for a month in order to get the Sub-Committee work started ·

(2) that the Medical Sub-Committee should be empowered if

necessary to engage paid assistance and to make arrange- ments for accommodation

(3) that the Honorary Secretary should be enabled to reach

decisions upon urgently needed matters arising out of the decisions of the Executive Committee and referred to him by the Sub-Committees.

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