The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-02-21
Visit of WV Aide From China Spurs
Round>the>World Fund DriVe Here

was the worry over the moral let
down of the young women after
the war = the feeling that life
could never be normal again"
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Mrs. Uemura was particularly
proud of the fact that the Japan
csc YWCA kept together during
the war and was ready to go to
work Immediately after the wars
end.
One of the first things they &C
complished, according to her, was
to get back into print in the ma
tional WV magazine = a medium
by which they could help the Jap
anese women to keep up with vo-
cational schooling and opportuni-
ties, mental and spiritual articles,
and discussions by leading women
on issues of the day-"even polit-
ical now, because we are voting"
There's even a small section in
English" Mrs Uemura added, for
benefit of the English-speaking
women now in Japan"
Mrs. Uemura, also an official in
the Presbyterian church of Japan,
said that thinking people of Japan
were very much conscience of the
social and political work to be
done. She cited an instance of a
respected woman who was defeat
ed in an election because she rep
resented the wrong" party which
Mrs. Uemura declined to identify.
China Needs Leaders
Miss Hinkley, speaker for the
annual YWCA dinner held yester.
day Tuesday, in Plymouth Con.
gregational church, declared that
the greatest need in China is lead
ership. The Chinese, she said, are
all doing a terrific amount of edu'
cation and mass feeding but large
ly through volunteers. Three
times the amount of work could bt
done if there were only "a few
trained staff people to help, sh'
added.
AS an indication of the need
Miss Hinkley said that Is college
girls are now attending WV so
clal-training class in Shanghai
and that the % city organization
all need staff members-nine O
them seeking executive directors.
In the Peiping (Peking) YWCA
she said volunteer workers ant
board members work three or fou
days Of the week teaching in tn,
primary school, serving severa
thousand persons day, and keep
ing books for the large organiza
ton.
| Help Build World
Il The Round-the-World Fun
Miss Hinkley stressed, will he'll
! build a stable world. Never ha
I a period so changed the lives O
/ women in the Orient, she sale
They are doing things far be
| yond their training. They ar
leaving the security of home fo
the first time, and almost ever
woman is working due to the ter
| rifle initiation in all of China" sh
, added. I'm Pieping, it is the wors
1 paid 100000 for an $1s dres
last year, and the prices are sti
sky-rocketing!"
| From Europe, from Asia, frol
South America and Africa, wome
continue to ask American wome
for help, according to Miss Hinl
Icy In many countries, there al
too few men, and it's almost ell
tirely up to the women to r.
habilitate their countries, h
said.
DIR. Kim brought a museu
piece of jade valued at $4,000
help provide funds for a work'
- in Korea. The Honolulu YWC
donated $4,000 to help start Il
luilu WiilCu 10 d lilICC-yCdL Pi
gram of concentrated aid to he
women of thirty countries g
hack on their feet and to he
train young women as new lea
ers.
Quota Here Is $15,75O
Contributions will be accepts
in the Seattle office of the YWC
at Fifth and Seneca, or throus
a YWCA friend. The national go
is $2,1O0,0OO; the local quota
$15,750.
j Sponsors of the drive inclu
Il General Macarthur, Paul Menu
Secretary of State George c. Ma
shall, Mrs. Dwight Morrow a.
, Mrs. Wendell Willkie. Local spo
sors, well-known Seattleites
sympathy with the purpose of t
campaign, include Mayor and N
William F. Devin, Mr.. and M
= Lew G. Kay, Mrs. Scum Lew, n
and Mrs. Marcus Rohlfs, Mr.. a
Mrs. Toru Sakahara. DR.. and M
Paul M. Suzuki, and Consul a
Mrs. Kuo-Pin Taso.
Have Xos. G..he~vshad