Institute in Edinburgh Road:
The Story of Ah Ping, Hi Socks and 30 Cents When the news of the founding of St. Dunstan's first came to Shanghai, it was received many' with a feeling of- gratitude to. bir Arthur Pearson, anda desire to help in his work. Numerous were the <ostitutions fand societies who sent money to this new adventure, but-perhi the one small effort to help, which has the most telling story connected with it, was that sent by the Institution' for the Chines Blind, at 4 Edinburgh Road. was elt that the boys. there should" know of their kindred 'Home across the seas, so Mr. and Mrs. Geo, ryer told them' about it, "and suggested that it be ico if they, the stitution, sent help to Ube junior whose calls" would" be 80
Wore toh they cou Many boy responsible for ossing ull the wine daily, for this at the end of th oF so, he was to receive 0 cots. Foch hoy elected his twk, for which he was to be paid, the money going to. St Dunstan's, Until it came down to the school baby. "He was passed over, as being only five ars old.' Tt was thought, he was (oe young to do anything.
However, the baby, blind thotigh he' was, had no iden of being left out! "Ona. Saturday worming he sought," out Mrs yer, wind insisted that he must do. something. like the other boys, '30. she told him to think wird and tell her. about Monday.
'THe NAT BRINGS NuTION, Now: this w " ind had great dislike to being bathed, ud) the Saturday: bath had. bees aide attractive with "animals that floated,—ete., until he discovered thit a morning. spent.
warm bath, pushing about ice. feeling ducks, was more.
njoyuble than learning les gone like' the other boys. And. then it became a problem to set him out of the bath, lusted of a task get him in, When the "Monday morning arrived, wall Ah Ping was wait ing for Mrs. yer. "Dvn thought" he raid, "You pay money for fecks "to washed; Twill) wash" my" now, ud vow can give mat 'Phon came' hard work on Saturdays for Ah Ping, Seated in hi bath ho rubbed and rubber fat those diminutive socks, he sand the socks were enveloped in a thick lather of soap. Then soon a8 he wag dry, he took the socks triumphantly wand dumped them, all soapy and wet, on to Mrs. Fryer's desk "'so_h can seo really do wash therm." Then a tine had to be put up in Mr. Fryer's often, for noone else could be trusted to see that the socks dried" properly, and there they hung til dry—surely lesson in perseverance to all who beheld them, Many of the boys took one to the Board offered" to three mouths to-earn their 30 Ping's socks cost ight be considered dangerous] s0 that his task was no light one, assurance that it|to earn his 20 cents ut that vote VISITORS aLATAYS WRUCOME, This Institution is always open to visitors, and, after China New the of ow, She wore dene to anyone interested.
ins i8 on, the *ame lines as ut St. Dunstan's, and shaula be interesting to those who are helping the Intterin-making them visualize the work that is going on at Home, U.S. Consul-Ceneral hax ereeived the following telegram in reply to the message sent Woodrow Wilson expressing, lolences of the ity of Shang at death of ex-President Wilso "Thee message contained in your tolegran of Edbruary 4 has been transmitted to Mis, Woodrow con to the: Americans ati Wilson who asks that you. wi
Shanghai hor thanks for thoughtfulness "and sympathy."
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