Desire of am Old Missionary be Buried in Soochow Mrs. W, H. Park, widow of Dr.
founder of the Soochow Hospital, returned from the United States by the President Me-Kinley. Mrs. Park is returning to Soochow and accompanying her daughter, Mrs. Shertz, whose husband will resume teaching at the School of Arts of the Soochow Universit Dr, K. H. Li, Superintendent of Soochow Hospital, arrived in Shang-hal on Aug. 27 to meet Mrs. Park and will accompany the party back to Soochow. Dr. Li organized a strong committee to perpetuate the name of the Into Dr. Park by raising an endowment fund of $20,009 for the Soochow Hospital, for the free medical care of the needy sic This memorial fund will be in Dr. Park's name and already a sum of $9,000 has been raised.
In 1926, on the occasion of Dr. Park's seventieth birthday, it was his wish to raise this endowment fund for the relief of poor people in Soochow needing medical care, but, owing to the military, troubles during that time, nothing could be At the beginning of last year situation in Soochow became exceedingly serious and the American missionaries had to evacuate upon the orders of their Consul-General, Dr. Park took the occasion to visit America until conditions settled down but he passed away at Hawthorne, Ga, twelve months ago. Prior to his death, Dr. Park expressed a wish ~that SoocHlow should be his last resting place, His remains were cremated and are being brought back to Soo chow by Mrs. Park and will be inferred in the Soochow Christian Cemetery.
Chinese friends in Shanghai headed by Mr, W. Vinson Lee and T. Van are also ce-operat with Dr K. H. Li in carrying out the wish of the distinguished med-feal missionary, who gave 45 years of his life to Chin
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