Nanking Rotary Club – Drought Relief Benefit Ball-Concert 1934
ENG
In 1934, the Nanking Rotary Club organized a drought relief fund drive to assist around 200,000 famine-affected farmers in the Nanking region after a severe summer drought, especially impacting Kiangning Hsien. The Ningshu Agricultural Relief Association, led by Rotarian D. Y. Lin and treasurer R. S. Hall, provided free seed but faced resource limits. To broaden aid, the Club formed an Emergency Relief Committee and held a Drought Relief Ball-Concert on October 30 at the Foreign Office reception hall, with patronage from President Wang Ching Wei. The event featured international music, attracted 450 attendees, and raised over $4,000—twice the initial goal. Government officials and diplomats actively participated, with Wang endorsing the Club’s supplementary relief efforts. This coordinated response by the Nanking Rotary Club highlighted effective community service and international cooperation during a major agricultural crisis.
PTG
Em 1934, o Rotary Clube de Nanking organizou uma campanha de arrecadação para ajudar cerca de 200.000 agricultores afetados pela fome na região de Nanking após uma grave seca no verão, especialmente em Kiangning Hsien. A Associação de Socorro Agrícola Ningshu, liderada pelo rotariano D. Y. Lin e o tesoureiro R. S. Hall, forneceu sementes gratuitas, mas enfrentou limitações de recursos. Para ampliar a ajuda, o clube formou um Comitê de Socorro de Emergência e realizou um Baile-Concerte de Socorro à Seca em 30 de outubro no salão de recepção do Ministério das Relações Exteriores, com o patrocínio do presidente Wang Ching Wei. O evento teve música internacional, atraiu 450 participantes e arrecadou mais de US$ 4.000 — o dobro da meta inicial. Autoridades governamentais e diplomatas participaram ativamente, com Wang endossando os esforços suplementares do clube. Esta resposta coordenada pelo Rotary Clube de Nanking destacou um serviço comunitário eficaz e cooperação internacional durante uma grande crise agrícola.
中文
1934年,南京扶轮社组织了旱灾救济募捐活动,援助受严重暑期旱灾影响约20万农民,尤以江宁县受灾最重。由扶轮会员林德业(D. Y. Lin)主席及财务霍尔(R. S. Hall)管理的宁庐农业救济会免费发放种子,但资源有限。为扩大救助,扶轮社成立紧急救济委员会,并于10月30日在外交部接待厅举办旱灾救济舞会音乐会,获得总统汪精卫支持。活动汇聚国际音乐,吸引450人参加,筹款超过4000美元,达最初目标的两倍。多位政府官员和外交人士参与,汪总统认可扶轮社补充官方救济的努力。南京扶轮社的协调响应,凸显了在重大农业危机中社区服务与国际合作的典范。
rev. 231- 2025-06-18
DROUGHT RELIEF BENEFIT HALI THE NANKING ROTARY CLUB Nanking Forty Kiangning Hsien 200 000 The Ningshu Agricultural Relief Association Rotarian Lin Ministry Industry Hall For Fund Drive Organized Rotary Club After October 11th Emergency Committee Okecki Community Service Drought Ball Blunt British Consul General Ordered Twelve Chinese Rotarians Anns With BALL CONCERT Weary All SERVICE ABOVE SELF Entertainment Concert Tuesday 30th Foreign Office Chung Shan Road His Excellency Wang Ching Wei President Executive Yuan Minister Affairs 640 Light Russian International Colbert Sisters Among Excellencies Showing Kung Finance Sir Alexander Cadogan China Traumann German Peck American Delvaux Fenffe Belgian Legation Cav Ferrajolo Italian English Hsu Vice When 3600 150 Yangtze River 1931 Chekiang Kiangsu Anhuei National Provincial Governments 201 FAR EASTERN REVIEW Non Help This Receipts Sale Tickets 840 Net Bank Interest Miscellaneous 394 249 Expenditures Orchestra Entertainers Printing Gratuities Attendance Record Act Memb Percent Mtgs Present November December Ricksha Men Shelter February 1934 Hsin Chieh Free During