Madame Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the Chinese Generalissimo and "First Lady" of China, has been taking time off from affairs of state, in which she is one of her husband's most trusted advisers, to sew clothing for soldiers and refugees under the auspices of the New Life Women's Working Groups, which have their headquarters in the Yokohama Special Bank building in Hankow, the provisional Chinese headquarters. Photo shows: Madame Chiang sewing a soldiers padded vest.