To-day marked the opening of the new plant of the Huchow Union Hospital. The plant includes hospital, out-patient buildings and power house. A. building for the staff is already started. This plant which was constructed and equipped with every modern convenience throughout at a cost of nearly. $200,000 is considered by competent men to be the finest hospital building in Chekiang and Kiangsu provinees aside from Shanghai, In fact it would be hard to find one better in all China with the exception of Peking.
The main building is a very magnificent structure, fire proof construction, having ' wards amd rooms for 100 patients Tt con= tains a well equipped operating: pavilion, laundry and kitchen, The Intter attracts particular a: tontion with its white tiled sinus and stoves. Modern bathrooms are generously supplied for wards ard private rooms. Cold and hot water are in use in all the buildings.
The main building is connected by a covered passage way to the Aispensary building which isa classical looking building in its style of architecture. It resembles a small Carnegie Library with its pillars and rounded balcony over the entrance.
Appropriate exercises wore held the Out-Patient Department when about 200 of the leading gentry, edveators and preachers assembled. Many congratulatory scrolls were sent by noted men throughout the province and were hung around the inner balconies. Music was furnished by the band of the orphanage from a near-by town, by representatives of the School of Mothercraft and students from the Virginia School.
The main address was given by Dr. J, V, Latimer who for many was connected with th Baptist work here. He traced the early history of medical work, mentioned the coming of Dr. Eubank of the Baptist Mission and later representatives of the Southern Methodist Mission me cluding Dr. J.B. Fearn of Shanghai and later of Dr. Manget, Dr. C.D. Leach and Dr. Oscar Nelson who are all three now on the staff.
Appropriate remarks were made by the military and civil heads of the city, a message was road from the governor of the province, a ringing speech was made by the head of the Chamber of Commerce who seemed to find hope that through such an up-to-date plant manufacturers may be induced to come to Huchow. He closed saying that this nid me stitution may act like medicine through the assimilation of which all ill may be driven out.
The Chairman of the meeting, Rev. E. J. Pilley, reminded all of the splendid work of Dr. Sen of the staff and of Mr. Chang for so many years the efficient manager.
Blany speakers spoke of the splendid ce-operation that has ex-sted between the various bodies that have made possible this achievement. The buildings have been put up by the Rockerfeller Board, the Southern Methodist Mission, and the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. The Iand was in great part the wilt of the local gentry who are represented equally with the two missions on the Board of the Hospital, D'ANNUNZI0, who is said to have been one cause for Eleanora Duse's long retirement from the stage, addressed the following telegram to Sr. Mussolini on hearing of her death:—"Eleanora Duse's- tragic destiny could not have been fulfilled ina more tragic manner. Far from Italy the most Italian of hearts has ceased to beat. T beg you that the adored remains be restored to Italy at the expense of the State. I am sure that the sorrow which T feel is felt by all Italians." Mussolini's yeply revealed that a year ago the talion Government offered Eleanora Dure a. pension in order that. she" might not be foreed to leave again, but the pension was refused.
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