esday evening (27th ult.) at 5.30 mber of people gathered in the the new Victoria Nursing Institute in Hannen Road to witness the formal ceremony +f handing over the building by Mr.. Deammond. Chairman of the Diamond Jubiev Commitee, to Mr. Hewett, Chairman o the Municipal jell, Mr. Byron Brenan vecupied the chair, and said that in the year 1897 a committee appointed to decid a suitable means of commemorating the Diamond. Jubilee of Her late Mujesiy Queen Victoria and they met on that day to receive from te cent mittee an account of their stewardship and te hand over the memorial building to the Municipal Council. Mr. Byron Brenan called upon Mr. W. V. Drummond, the Chairman of the Diamond Jubilos Committee, to hand over the legal possession Mr. W. V. Drummond swid—Mr. man, Ladies ant Gentlemen We are met here to-day to carry on a step which forms the closing incident in the first chapter of the history of this Institution, The Victoria Nursing Home and the century have been born practically at the same time, but. T hope and believe that the former will still be vigorous and flourishing when the latter dies of old ngo. I should in the firat pico mention that our collenzues on this Conn Messrs. Wade Gurd'ner, W. D. Little, Land F. Anderson, are now in' England Tam j sure that they will all regret that they ure unable to he present at the conclusion of whit hax been to all of us, most truly a labour of love. You will all remember that in June, 1897, our late great und good: Queen Victoria completed she 60th year of her reign. The event in-pired the keenest ngs of patriotism and enthusiasm wherever the English language is spoken, jand English people live, and that ix practiically allover the world. Che British 1e-\sidents of Shanghai determined in good time to ds their part, and to celebrate day in a fitting manner, and to provide ent memorial of the event.
lawing is a short sketch of the en's which led up to the formation of jthe Nuising Home, which is now about t" be handed over to the Municipal Council. The Nursing Hume had ita origin at a meeting of British residents which wa. calle! together on the 15th Apiil, 18-7, 10 consider what steps should bs taken to erlebrates the Queen's youd Jubiles. Ab that meeting ral s hemes were put forward, a voting decided that the best way the GUth year of the Majesty was by the SI of an institute Victoria Nursing and utes the same meeting was appoured to develop the and to apply to the British residents for subscriptions. Within the next two months about Ils. 17,000 were collected or promised and it became possible to place the scheme on a definite basis, In the beginning of July, therefore, the working committee, which I may men-then consisted of Mr, Brady, Mr. Dudgeon. Mr. Prentice, Mr. © Wade Gard'er, Mr. Caldiecs and myself, laid before the Governors of th> General Hospital the proposal for the formation of the Iustitution, and suggested that iv wou'd be to the advantage of the community if the institution could be een-nec-ed from its inception with the Shxnghai General Hospital, though preserving as far asx possible its charweter as a Permanent mem-rial institute had Th had for i's sim the training of nurses, and the supply of nurses, both for private lents, and, if it could be arranged, for patients' in the Hospital, and the idea at one time was not only to increase the without permission.
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