Kighty-First Annual General Meeting: The Late Mr, Lester's Munificent Legacy: Work Able to Proceed with Undiminished Vigour against last year's Tis, 8990. The bed endowment fund has been increased by Tls. 1,960, two beds being endowed in memory of Dr. Devvenport.
Securities "have depreciated due to the local war situation, these being mostly. S.BLC. debentures, bet they have considerably appreciated singe last valued on April 9.
In conclusion, I woald say thi the hospital has not enough money snd we want more. will now call upon Mr. C. MI The eighty-first annual general] his whole time to the work in hos-Bain to speak to you about the staff, meeting of the Chinese hospital, pital Shantung Road, Shanghai, was held'
'And we thank him not only Thanks to the Workers at the hospital' on Thursday after-for the work he is doing but Mr, Bain said: I have a very noon. for his great generosity in taking pleasant duty to perform this after-'Judge Peter Grain presided, sup-these duties in an. honorary hoon. First of all I want to refer ported by Messrs. C, M. Bain, B. S. capacity and thus saving con to two loyal and hard working Elliston, E. Pugh, and the Rev. E. siderable expense the hospital. ids of this hospital. I refer to Box, trustees of the hospital. also desire to refer to anoth Mr. E. 8. Elliston, our honorary sec-this hospital The Chairman said:—retary and Mr. W. H. Way, our hor, Chu honorary treasurer. Few of you As It la the most important event years was a member of the Chinese probably realize the great amount that has happened recently as re~ committee of this hospital and dur-work attached to the business; gards this hospital, I will begin my {ng the many years he was on the lo of this institution and I cer-address to you with the Lester committee he was devoted to the in. tainly would not have known it, legal: terests of the hospital and was in-were it not that these two gentle-This amounts to Tls. 1,000, stramental in giving the hospital men so willingly and so thoroughly} money for the purpose of re-build great financial assistance by collect-do. I would ask you all to accord) and Tis, 1,000,000 or thereabouts in {ng subscriptions from his. friends a most hearty vote of thanks and property for endowment, jand acquaintances. He also devot-present our genuine appreciation of When one considers that at your much of Kis time to his work as their voluntary services to the hoslast annual meeting it was stated a member of the Committee and_ ital to be recorded in our minutes that the hospital had only. got helping the hospital in every way. of this annual meeting. I would through the financial year wit And T'should like it to be put on also ask all present to join wi small balance in hand, and that was record how sir ely we regret his me in thanking Dr. Fowler and due to an increased grant from the death: and to express our sympathy staff of this very deserving institu-Municipal Council and a very gener-with his relatives and friends. tion for their loyal and devoted serous donation from both Race Clubs, T will now return to the report in vices in the hospital's interests di it is needless for me to say how opwhich will be seen a reference to ing another difficult and trying year. fortune is this legacy by the late Benevolent Fund. It was a The very heavy volume of work Me. Lester. It will always be itt from well-known resident in which passes through their care in necessary to have the main Hospital Shanghai who desired to remain the course of a normal year is quite} its present position at Shantung anonymous, strenuous enough, but when over} Road, for one reason to deal with a fond established for the and above this we think of the upstreet accidents, which os will tell purpose of bestowing artificial limbs sets in our midst and consequent! You presently are very numerous, fon. Chinese who have Tost their in extra calls upon the staff we can' Ard also by reason of some con-accidents. It only came into opera-readily understand the great strain ditions attached to the legacy; it tion late last year but some 4 or 5: put upon them, would be difficult to remove the avtifeial limbs were tasued last year, Let me endorse the fitting tribute building elsewhere. One of the And this year already a consider-by our Chairman, Judge Grain, to is that "no building of able number have been issued, This our late esteemed medical commitription shall be erected for fund undoubtedly will be a great tee, I must say that words complete. the purpose of letting oF profit or assistance to the hospital, ly fail me to express adequately the any part of the land now held now were 20 many other pressing needs severe loss sustained by his sudden held or which may be acquired by for the hospital to supply that it death. My personal contact with: neons of the legacy" and as some fas unable to consider this ques-the general working of the hospital fof the land which will be acquired tion. This Fund will en: for many years past has allowed by the legacy is part of the present incapacited poor Chinese to me m good insight into the hard situation, if the hospital was moved, honest living instead of sinking to work Dr. Davenport so conscienuse could be made of the land; 12 condition of becoming beggars in viously performed. His whole heart! fter of the land on which the hospital the streets and the ronds. We are and soul was in the hospital's in-now stands extremely grateful for all that has terests and he always gave willingly But the present building will be been done for us by the Chinese and of his best to that end, partly rebuilt and the space used in foreign staffs and the honorary such a way as to materially increase visiting staff, but I leave this sub-1 work, accommodation, Jeet to Mr. Bum who is proposing a T would refer to part of an address! vote of thanks on their behalf, and' made by Dr. Davenport some time:
Hopes for Next Year Wwe also desire to express our sincere ago. "There are ups and downs in It is hoped that next year's annual thanks to those who have so kindly such a work as this, and sometimes meeting will take place in much bet-sent gifts to the hospital. Before I the stress of things the Stalf may ter surroundings than to-day. conclude T should like to very brief-be inclined to think that the downs!
{tis also probable that very short Ly call your attention to some of the outnumber the ups—yet we face an-ly a Convalescent home connected atinties in the Report and make a other year of service to the suffer-with the hospital may be established few remarks on the accounts and ing, hoping that the community by in the outskirts of the Settlement, financial status' of the hospital. increased support will show its apwhere not only the patients but also
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