Shanghai Clubs, 1939 1939 was an eventful year in Shanghai - the Japanese already occupied all of the city save for the French Concession and the International Settlement and Jewish refugees were streaming in from Germany, Austria and central Europe. One might think the handwriting was already on the wall. but you would never know it by looking at the number of clubs and associations active at the time:

Air Defense Club Alliance Francaise Amateur Dramatic Club American Association of Shanghai American Association of University Woman American Bar Assocoiation American Boy Scouts American Civilian Relief Committee American Club American Legion American Masonic Temple Association American Oriental Association American University Club American Women's Club of Shanghai Amicale de Anciens Combattants de la Grande Guerre Anglo-Jewish Association Arbeitsgenoinschaft der Deutschen Frau in Ausland Armenian Relief Society Artists Rifles Regimental Association Associacao Macaenae de Socorro Mutuo de Shanghai Associated Foreign Charities in Shanghai Association Amicale Sino-Belge Association of Polish Residents Association of Yugoslavian Residents in China Association Sportive Francaise Australian & New Zealand Society Automobile Club of China Boy Scouts Association Bramtoco Tennis Club Brit Trumpeldor British Forces Recreation Centres Fund British Forces YMCA British Residents Association of China British Returned Students Union British Universities Society of China British Women's Association Canadian Club of Shanghai Casa d'Italia Cathedral Men's Club Catholic Circle Central Club Cercle Francais Cercle Sportif Francais China Associated Motor Cyclists China Association China Kennel Club China Ratepayers' Assoc. of the French Concession Chinese Medical Association Chinese National Cttee on Intellectual Cooperation Church of England Men's Association Clarendon Residential Club Club Lusitano Columbia Country Club Cttee for Assistance of European Jewish refugees Country Club Customs Club Daughters of the American Revolution Den Danske Hjaelpeforening Den DanskeTennisklub Den DanskieLaeseforening Den Danske Samfund I Shanghai Det Norske Samfund I Kina Deutsche Geminde Deutscher Club Deutscher Garten Klub Deutscher Hockey Club Deutscher Theater-Verein Durham University Society in China Engineering Society of China Estonian Benevolent Society Fascio Italiano Finnish association of China German East Asiatic Society Girl Guides Association Girls' Friendly Society Guards Association of Shanghai and North China Harbour Lights Guild Hellenic Benevolent Society of China Helvetia Hongkew Golf Club Hungjao Golf Club Hungjao Area Association Hungjao Ladies' Golf Club Husi Golf Club Hwa Lien Association Indian Merchants Association International Chess Club International Recreation Club Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Electrical Engineers Institution of Mechanical Engineers International Amateur Radio Association of China International Recreation Club Iranian Residents' Association of China Italian Naval League Jewish Committee of Shanghai Women's Organisations Jewish Communal Association of Shanghai Jewish National Fund Commission Jewish Committee of Shanghai Women Jewish Women's Benevolent Soc. Khalsa Sporting Association Kiangwan Country Club (golf) King's Daughters' Society The Keys (Shanghai business Girls Club of the YWCA) Ladies Club Ladies. Golf Club Latvian Association Liga Civica Portuguesa Lion Association Lithuanian Association of Shanghai Masonic Club Mercantile Marine Officers' Club Minghong Yacht Club Ministering Children's League Missouri Society Of China Netherlands Ladies' Club Ningpo Association Numismatic Society of China Old Carthusian Society Oxford and Cambridge Society of Shanghai Pan-Pacific Association of Shanghai Parsee Club Parsee Cricket Club Polish Youth Association Pony Club Portuguese Women's Association Radio Association Rotary Club of Shanghai Royal Air Force Association of Shanghai Roya1 Asiatic Society, North China Branch Royal Empire Society Royal Engineers Old Comrades' association Royal Society Of St. George Rumanian Association of China Russian Central Charity Committee Russian Charity Home Russian Chess Association Russian Emigrants' Association Russian Emigrants' Committee Russian Ex-Officers' Club Russian Mercantile Marine association Russian Orthodox Confraternity Charity Organisation Russian Tennis Club Russian Women's League Russian World War Invalids' Union and Home Shanghai Amateur Billiards Association Shanghai Amateur Swimming Association Shanghai American Amateur Athletic Assn Shanghai Athletic Club Shanghai Badminton Association Shanghai Benevolent Industrial Association Shanghai Bowling Club Shanghai Bowling Congress Shanghai Burns Club Shanghai Camera Club Shanghai Chinese Ratepayers Association Shanghai Choral Society Shanghai Club Shanghai Cricket Club Shanghai Engineers' Club Shanghai Football Association Shanghai Football Club Shanghai Golf Club Shanghai Hebrew Relief Society Shanghai Hockey Association Shanghai Hockey Club Shanghai Homing Pigeon Club Shanghai Horticultural society Shanghai International Bridge Club Shanghai International Y's Men's Club Shanghai Junior Golf Club Shanghai Ladies' Hockey Association Shanghai Ladies' Tennis League Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club Shanghai Lawn Tennis Association Shanghai Medical Society Shanghai Nippon Club Shanghai Paper Hunt Club Shanghai Pharmaceutical Association Shanghai Philatelic Society Shanghai Polo Club Shanghai Race Club Shanghai Recreation Club Shanghai Real Club Shanghai Rifle Association Shanghai Rowing Club Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club Shanghai Soc. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Shanghai Squash Racket Association Shanghai Track & Field Association (International) Shanghai Wheelers Shanghai Y's Men's Club Shanghai Yacht Club Shanghai Zionist Association Short Story Club of Shanghai Ski & Winter Sports Clubs of China Societe Belge de Bienfaisance Society Of Chartered Accountants in China Society Of Russian Jurists Society of St. Vincent de Paul Society of Shanghai Sokol (Russian Sporting Association) South African War Veterans Society St. David's Society St. Andrew's Society of Shanghai St. Monica's Society St. Joseph's Benevolent Society for Chinese St. Patrick's Society Swedish Association in China Swimming Bath Club Swiss Club Toc H. (Shanghai Branch) Trinity College of Music (London) Tuesday Evening Club Union Church Badminton Club Union Church Tennis Club Union Church Women's Guild Union des Officiers de Reserve Francais de Shanghai Union Jack Club Union of Russian Army & Navy Men Union of Russian Cossacks United Russian Public Organisation United Services' Association United Spanish War Veterans U.S.S. Panay Memorial Association World's Chinese Students' Federation Yangtzepoo Bowling Club Zero Club