Hushe, a hometown group of Hushe

Hushe is a hometown group of Huzhou residents living in Shanghai. It was founded in 1924 (the 13th year of the Republic of China) by Dai Jitao, Chen Aishi, Chen Guofu, Pan Gongzhan, Yang Pusheng, etc. Its purpose is: "to seek public welfare for fellow villagers abroad and promote the construction of their hometown." The members are former Husbands living in Shanghai. Mainly people from six counties (Wuxing, Changxing, Deqing, Anji, Wukang, Xiaofeng), but also include people from Huzhou in their place of origin and other areas. At its peak, Hushe had more than 1,000 members. It consisted of the Affairs Department, the Organization Department, the Research Department, the Propaganda Department, the Education Department, the Industry Department, the Public Welfare Department, and the Member Club. It also had offices in Wuxing, Nanjing, and Wuhan. , established a branch in Suzhou, and ended its activities after the liberation of Shanghai. Its actual activities are wide-ranging, including political and economic requests for the people. Hushe has a tradition of participating in patriotic activities. During the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement in the early 1930s, it actively participated in popular anti-Japanese activities, publicized anti-Japanese ideas, and rescued refugees. Hushe's anti-Japanese and national salvation activities, especially anti-Japanese propaganda work, are very prominent among many hometown groups in Shanghai.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Hushe, there was no fixed office. Communications offices were set up in the residences of members Yang Pusheng and Chen Guofu. In 1927, the Huzhou Public School in Shanghai was taken over, and the corporate institutions also moved into the public school. With the expansion of the Hushe organization and the surge in the number of members, building a fixed club has become the common wish of all members. Therefore, the third member meeting of Hu Club decided to raise 50,000 yuan to build the club and established a fundraising committee. Qian Xinzhi was the general director, Wang Yiting was the deputy director, and Shen Tianxin was responsible for the specific work. After mobilization, a total of 50,000 yuan was raised. After the establishment of the Nanjing National Government, the upper-level personnel of the Hushe Society entered the center of the Kuomintang government one after another. The Nationalist Government and Hu people attached great importance to paying homage to Chen Yingshi, the martyr of the Revolution of 1911. In 1927, Hushe telegraphed to the government and proposed four commemorative methods: 1. Building a library of British scholars in Nanjing; 2. Casting a bronze statue in Shanghai; 3. Opening a school for British scholars in Huzhou; 4. Setting up a special temple in Hangzhou. The Nanjing government basically adopted Hushe's suggestion and set up commemorative facilities in Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Huzhou. However, the commemorative facilities in Shanghai have not yet been implemented. In May 1929, Chen Aishi and others called the Nationalist Government and urged that "Shanghai is the place where Chen Gongying founded his mansion during his lifetime and the place where he sacrificed his life for the country. However, the memorial building is still missing, which does not seem to be enough to express condolences to the martyrs." Suggestions. The government approved and funded the establishment of the British Memorial Hall in Hushe Society. After requests from Hushe Chen Aishi and others, the Nanjing National Government agreed to build a memorial hall for heroes in Hushe and allocated 50,000 yuan. The Jiangsu Provincial Government also provided funding of 30,000 yuan, and the Shanghai Special City and Zhejiang Provincial Government each allocated 20,000 yuan. Afterwards, Hushe moved Shengshou'an, a public property owned by Huzhou people in Shanghai, and in the winter of 1930 built the Husheshe Office and the Memorial Hall to the Heroes, which was quite large among Shanghai fellows groups at the original site in the winter of 1930. At the beginning of 1931, the five-story and five-bottom house in the north of the community was used as the Shengshou Jingshe to worship local sages. The establishment of the club provided favorable conditions for the Hu Club to carry out various activities. By renting out the club hall to obtain rent, it enriched the financial resources of the group to a certain extent and partially solved the common problem of financial constraints among fellow village groups, thus laying the foundation for The foundation of the Hushe cause has made it an influential hometown group in Shanghai.

While taking over the Huzhou Public School and the Architectural Club, Hushe also established the Revival Huzhou Guild Hall Committee, and continued to improve and standardize its own organizational system, formulate its constitution and flag, and expand the scale of the organization. , carry out various social activities, and gradually make themselves the backbone of the group that governs Huzhou's fellow residents in Shanghai. In 1934, Hushe held a meeting to commemorate its tenth anniversary. Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen, Wu Tiecheng, Zhang Qun, Shao Lizi, Zhang Jingjiang and other important Kuomintang officials presented plaques. Chiang Kai-shek's handwriting: "Sangzi will be respectful and loyal forever." Wu Tiecheng called it "promoting the rule of the people." Shao Lizi called him "Han Hong was a pioneer for the people". When the Kuomintang held its "Fifth National Congress" in 1935, 10 people from Hushe were elected as the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. Among them, Chen Guofu, Chen Lifu, Dai Jitao, Zhang Jingjiang, Chu Minyi, Pan Gongzhan, Zhu Jiahua, Xu Enzeng, etc. have long been the core figures of Hushe. For this reason, Hushe gained great momentum and became one of the most influential hometown groups in Shanghai. During the Anti-Japanese War, the members of the Lake Society were dispersed and social affairs basically came to a standstill. In view of the fact that "the affairs of the original Huzhou Association in Shanghai were too scattered and insufficient for development", in order to resist the war, provide relief to fellow villagers, and carry out public welfare activities, on January 6, 1938, Pan Gongzhan, Shen Tianxin, Shen Yanxiang, Yao Yinfo and other Hushe members who were stranded in Shanghai Reorganized the original hometown association, revised the charter, initiated the establishment of the old Hu Liuyi Hu Shanghai Association in the Hushe Association, and elected Shen Tianxin, the former chairman of the executive committee of the Hushe, as the president, and Pan Xiangsheng and Zhou Jianchu, the former members of the Hushe, as the vice presidents. long. The association implements management and supervision, with the purpose of "connecting fellow villagers with friendship and striving for the public welfare of fellow villagers". The main affairs of the meeting are: 1. Matters concerning public welfare of fellow townsmen; 2. Matters concerning charity of fellow townsmen; 3. Matters concerning aid from fellow townsmen; 4. Matters concerning mediation by fellow townsmen. Its main task is to establish the Huzhou Charity Relief Society to relieve and assist refugees. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Hushe resumed its operations in September 1946 and devoted itself to rebuilding its homeland on a large scale. In 1949, the Nationalist Government in Nanjing fell, and the members went their separate ways. Hushe was disbanded, and the Liuyi Township Association once again took over the affairs of Hushe. Its main tasks are to dispose of the coffins accumulated in the Huzhou Guild Hall, take over the primary and secondary schools in Huzhou, and restore various undertakings of the hometown association. At the time of the public-private partnership in 1953, the business gang ceased to exist and the hometown association was disbanded.

As a modern mass organization, Hushe has continuously formulated and revised its charter and improved its own organizational system since its establishment. On the one hand, it reflects the development of the organization, and at the same time, it reflects the deepening of modern democratic and legal concepts among immigrant groups from the same hometown.

As far as the Hu Club is concerned, the members’ meeting is its highest authority, with the power to amend the constitution and elect committee members. It is held once every summer. From the establishment of Hushe in 1924 to the fifth committee of Hushe in 1928, a committee system was implemented. The committee was composed of 21 people. For example, the first Hushe Committee was composed of Pan Gongzhan, Yang Pusheng, Chen Aishi, Zhou Youzhen, Chen Guofu, Dai Jitao, It is composed of Tang Jicang, Yan Ruixuan, Zhang Junmou, Zhou Yueran, Niu Shiyu, Shen Tianxin, Zhou Songxi, Shao Shujia, Zhang Jingjiang, Tang Chongtu, Zhang Tinghao, Li Boqin, Shen Tuhua, Chen Xizeng, Fan Xiaxuan, etc. From the sixth committee in 1929, it was changed to management and supervision. The general meeting of members elects 21 executive members and 11 alternate executive members to form an executive committee to perform social affairs. The executive committee elects 7 standing members from each other, organizes the standing committee, presides over daily social affairs, and the standing committee elects one person as the chairman of the executive committee. Since 1932, the Standing Committee has established a Secretariat, which consists of four sections: clerical, accounting, general affairs, and special affairs. The Director-General is responsible for handling daily affairs. At the same time, the members' meeting will elect 5 supervisory committee members and 3 alternate supervisory committee members to form a supervisory committee to supervise social affairs. The supervisory committee will nominate one person as its chairman. The Executive Committee holds a regular meeting on the first Saturday of each month, and the Chairman or Chairman convenes an extraordinary meeting when necessary; the Standing Committee convenes a standing meeting every Friday, and the Chairman or Chairman convenes an extraordinary meeting when necessary; the Supervisory Committee convenes every Regular meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, and extraordinary meetings are convened by the chairman or chairperson when necessary. When the Executive Committee or Supervisory Committee meets, supplementary members are notified to participate at the same time and have the right to make suggestions but not to vote. The Executive Committee must have at least 6 executive members present, and the Supervisory Committee must have at least 2 members present before it can hold a meeting. All members have honorary titles and are eligible for re-election. Chen Aishi has been the chairman and chairman of the Lake Society Committee for a long time, and Shen Tianxin has been the chairman of the Lake Society Executive Committee.