Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-26

Themselves under tho protecuon Oh
tho French consul. The ruse did not
work very we'll, tho, for tho French
man CHARGED several thousand dol
lars for tho use Of his name and then
the French consul refused his pro-
lection, saying that the man hadnot
gone to the war to help France In
her hour OF need and 80 was no long
er q French citizen. The last ! heard
of tho matter. tho boys were still pa
trolling these shops and preventing
people from entering.
Breaking a Precedent
"In November a meeting OF tho
student delegates from various parts
OF China was hold In Canton. The
Kiungchow union sent two repre-
sentatives, one Of whom was q
Christian boy from our school. jan
uary "a the Kiungchow union ar
ranged for . general meeting. at
which representative from govern
mont schools In other parts OF the
island were invited to be present.
Boys and girls do not mingle at
all in China after they are 10 or IL
years old, and SO I was greatly sur
prised when an invitation came to
the girls school to attend in a body
on the first day, and we single ladies
were also invited to be present. Az
we heard later. tho boys debated
long and earnestly before the invita-
ton was sent, as they felt that the
girls should share In the movement
but were afraid that the rowdy ele-
ment might cause some unpleasant
ness. Since they had been SO cour-
teous to invite US. felt that We
should attend, SO sent word that I
would take sixty Of the. high school
and older grade girls. We went
somewhat In fear and trembling, but
the whole affair was q very pleasant
one.
Movement For Better China.
There Is q government lower pri-
mary school for girls in Kiungchow
taught by q Christian young woman
who is a graduate of the Pitkin
school. She and her girls were also
Invited to attend, and she brought
twenty Of her older girls out to the
compound to 70 with US. The girls
Of both schools wore their uniforms
Of dark blue cloth. We made quite
a procession a. we went thru the
city. The boys had asked Mr.. Tap
pan and Mr.. Shannon to go down
with u and show US the way. The
meeting was held in tho assembly
room OF the government high school.
TIVE rows of seats nearest one wall
were reserved for the girls. Then
came the seats for the visiting prin-
cipals and teachers, the delegates
from other schools, and Oh tho other
side the seats for the Kiungchow
union members. The room must have
a senating capacity Of 700. three peo-
pie to bench. and 1t was filled
When the audience had all arrived,
we all marched in order out to the
front courtyard and saluted the
Chinese flag with three bows. Then
the hosts and guests bowed to each
other and went back into the hall
Speeches were made by the president
OF the union, the delegates. the prin-
cipals Of the various schools repre-
scented, and the teachers. The object
Of the union is patriotic entirely and
1t deals with other subjects such as
schools. etc., a. well as the boycott
In fact the whole meeting that day
dealt with schools.
I'VE were very glad, as we are OF
necessity neutral In this matter
whatever our private opinions may
be. The whole tone Of the speeches
gave a very favorable impression OF
what this movement should be able
to do for China as long as the better
element remains in control. After
the meeting was over, the delegates
and members went out into the front
court to have their pictures taken
The girls were ushered into an adj
joining room and served with tea
and Chinese cakes, and we returned
to our school well-pleased with the
cordial reception We had received and
the opportunity given US to have
some part in the movement for q
better China" Marget NJ. Moninger
Kachek, Hainan. China, Feb. II, 1920