The ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of the new Navy Y. M. O. A. building took place on Monday afternoon at the corner of Szechuen and Hongkong Roads, Dr. John R. Mott, general secretary of the International Committee of Y. M. C. A.'s in New York, officiating.
It was a very impressive cere-many, and about 150 friends were present including Dr. and Mrs. Mott, Mr. E. S. Cunningham, U. S. Consul-General, and Mrs. Cun-bingham, Dr. Luther Freeman, pastor of the Community Church, and Mrs. Freeman, Dr. F. 8. Brockman, Mr. J. H. Black, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Si Dr. G. F. Fitch, Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs, N. A. Viloudaki, Mr. G. A. Fitch, Mrs.
Macdonnell, Dr. J. C. Me-Cracken, Rev. Willis King, Mr. G. E. Lerrigo, Mr. C. W. Harvey, Mr. H. A. Wilbur, Mr. S. K. Tsao, Mr. Paul W. Brown, general secretary of the Navy Y.M.C.A., and Mrs. Brown and delegates to the National Christian Conference.
The place was prettily decorated with the British, Chinese, American, French and Japanese flags.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.