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“...CHEFOO SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.
Presidents :
Mr. & Mrs. F. McCarthy.
Vice-Presidents :
Miss L. Blackmore. Mr. F. H. Rhodes.
Mr. D. E. Hoste. Mr. H. G. Judd.
Rev. W. H. Aldis. Miss E. Rice.
And the Principals of the Chefoo Schools :
Mr. P. A. Bruce (Boys’ and Girls' Schools).
Miss A. Carr (Prep. School).
GREAT BRITAIN BRANCH COMMITTEE.
Chairman :
Mr. W. D. Mudditt,
154 Castle Hill, Reading, Berks.
Hon. Secretary :
Mr. H. F. Joyce,
Brook Cottage, Scrase Bridge, Haywards Heath, Sussex.
Hon. Treasurer :
Mr. B. B. Burnett,
59 Lenmore Avenue, Grays, Essex.
Editor :
Mr. J. G. Weller,
14 Lichfield Road, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.
News Editors :
Miss Mary Weller,
Dr. S. D. V. Weller,
Llanfair, High Trees Road, Reigate, Surrey.
Mr. D. Barling. Mr. J. M. Slimmon.
Miss G. Briscoe. Miss E. J. Williamson.
Mr. J. S. Green. Miss W. G. Rouse.
Scottish Secretary :
Miss M. Findlay,
c/o 72 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, 9.
China Secretary:
Miss I. Taylor,
C.I.M. Girls' School, Chefoo.
New Zealand Secretary :
Mr...”
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“...Newsletter No. 28
DECEMBER, 1941
Chefoo Schools Great Britain
Association % Branch.
Editorial.
In wartime it is both more difficult and more necessary than in days of peace to keep in touch with one another. Surely now, if ever—amidst the manifold stresses of a world at war, perhaps in loneliness or danger—we learn the deeper value of such a fellowship as that which binds us to Chefoo. More than ever do we find strength in each other’s sympathy and cheerful encouragement, in the sharing of each other’s griefs or joys, in the assurance of each other’s prayers.
For such reasons, we are glad to be able to issue this, the fifth war-time News-letter ; and we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of so many Chefusians in sending us what must be a record volume of news. This heartening evidence that the news-letter meets a real and growing need justifies (we feel) its continued publication for as long as paper-rationing allows.
On behalf of Chefusians everywhere, we should like to express deepest...”
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“...Canadian.
A. E. V. BROWN was in Shanghai last May expecting to join the Indian Army in two months’ time.
HELEN BROWN is in Edinburgh and hopes to study medicine. Elizabeth and Alexander are still at school.
MRS. BALLER is now retired and living in Australia.
MRS. CLINTON has been in the C.I.M. Home in Shangai for some time.
MRS. O. CALLIS is very busy running a large farm-house with little assistance, helping with her daughter at a Forces’ Canteen and raising money for the district Nursing Association. Her two elder sons put in a lot of time at Home Guard practices after long hours in the fields. Her third son has been
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“...very trying, especially under black-out conditions, and has been down with malarial fever contracted in Cyprus.
DAVID, who joined up in the Canadian Royal Engineers, in 1940, came over to Britain in July. As he has been temporarily stationed in Surrey, he was able to pay an occasional visit to Croydon. He is a corporal and has a busy time in the Corps,
BERTIE HOGG, O.B.E., who lately convalesced from a serious operation, is now in Singapore as local manager in the International Life Assurance Association. No recent news from
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“...and her husband are still in Shanghai in Y.M.C.A. work.”
At the last Chefoo Re-union held in Toronto in May, 1941, an enlarged framed photograph of MR. and MRS. F. F. HELMER was shown to those present—a gift from Toronto Chefu-sians to the C.I.M. Home in Toronto in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Helmer who did so much for Toronto Chefu-sians. The following is a copy of the letter received from the Mission :
“ We wish on behalf of the China Inland Mission to thank the members of the Chefoo Schools Association of Torontoforthe enlargedframed photograph of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Helmer, which Rev. Bernard Rhodes brought last Monday afternoon as a presentation to this Mission Centre from the Chefoo young men and women of this district.
” It is a lovely and life-like likeness of our dear mutual friends, yours and ours, and we need not assure you that we deeply appreciate this expression of your loving remembrance of your good friends and our beloved fellow workers. The picture has been hung jn...”
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“...was in Iceland, wearing a great coat day and night to keep warm.”
From ROBERT McCRAE :
" I am writing to thank the Chefoo Schools Association for the very kind parcel which you sent. I think people in the Forces get very much the same sort of pleasure out of receiving a parcel of different sorts of edibles as a school boy does. At any rate I seem to since I joined the Navy. I have just arrived at my present base to take up a new appointment as First Lieutenant on a ship (H.M.S. Pointz Castle).
From WALLACE GOFORTH :
” Your box of cakes reminded me of the old ‘ Sunday cake ’ four o’clock hours on Sundays at Chefoo, except that your variety was much tastier and there was more of it ! ”
ALBERT WHITTLESEY writes : “ For the past eleven years I have been associated with The Pennsylvania Company, one of the largest bank and trust companies in the State of Pennsylvania and, for that matter, about the twenty-fifth largest bank in the United States. Next month I am going back for my fifteenth re-union...”
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