Presentation of Y.M.C.A. Architect With a Gold Watch Mr. A. Q. Adamson, who was responsible for designing the Foreign YMCA. in Shanghai and other Y.M.C.A. buildings throaghout China, is leaving Shanghai toto reside permanently and to mark the work he by the Young Men's Christian As-Mr. He E. Arnhold, President of the Board, was in the chair, and was supported by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. R. Calder-Marshal, Brigadier-General Mewghten, Mr. V. G. Lyman, Mr.
Aldridge and other trustees, the company sitting down to dinner number over 60.
Mr. IT. MeLachl: n. Associate General Secretary, made the principal speech of the evening. He mentioned that he had been associated with Mr, Adamson for rearly 20 years, and he adverted to the great building programme which he had carried out in China. This included 20 Y.M.C.A.'s and 30 other buildings, all' of which had been completed without indebtedness or igation, and at an expenditure of smething over four million dollars. In that building programme was the Foreign YMCA. of Shanghai.
Mr. W. J. Hawkings, as Chai man of the Membership Committee and also Chairman of the Residents Council, spoke from the point of view of the men who were utiliz~ ing the building which Mr. Adam-sem had put up, and he expressed their appreciation of him.
Representing the Board of Trustees Mr. Arnhold then presented Mr. Adamson with a gold watch, whereafter Mr. Adamson suitably replied, Miss Soumi Cheng, on Monday night, entertained M. Meyrier, the French Consul-General, and other} Chinese and French officials to cele-rate the occasion of her receiving the Legion of Honour.
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