May 8, 1955 (March 17) Yi Wei leap, patriotic overseas Chinese leader thing Stuart Maytenus died in Beijing.

Stuart Maytenus (1868-1955), patriotic overseas Chinese leader. Guangdong Kaiping people. To the United States in 1881, 1884 freemason Zhi Gong Tang history today www.lssdjt.com] to participate in the struggle against the government of the Qing Dynasty. Follow the Sun Yat-sen in 1904 to carry out revolutionary activities. After presided over the work of the Zhi Gong Tang, Leong, and other overseas Chinese groups in the United States. Launched American Overseas donations to support the motherland and the War of Resistance Against Japan (Lssdjt.com)
Japanese War broke out, that organized the anti-Japanese raise rates Bureau, and across to the Americas to promote the fact that the leadership of the Communist Party of China People's heroic resistance. In 1945, he was elected Chairman of the Inter-American freemason China Zhi Gong Dang. Refused to participate in the KMT National Congress held in 1948, the same year in a letter to the chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Mao Zedong, to support the convening of the new Political Consultative Conference, a coalition government advocate, and launched overseas Chinese to support the struggle for liberation of the motherland in the United States.
1949 to return home to attend the first plenary session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. After the founding, served as a member of the Central People's Government, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, and other staff.