In honour of Miss Josephine Patterson, head mistress of the Shanghai Public School for Girls 1893-1922, a reception was given last Friday afternoon at the school by the staff. A large number of friends took tea with Miss Patterson in the large reception room which was gay with flowers. Mr. G. M. Billings, head master of the Public School for Boys, presented Miss Patterson with a silver rose bowl, the gift of other friends in the service and Mrs. Murray, who succeeds Miss Patterson, made the presentation for the staff of the P. S. G., a cheque to purchase a desk and a silver shield engraved with nvunicipal seal enclosed in an outer circle bearing the name of the school, to be affixed to ube desk.
In replying Miss Patterson spoke in appreciation of the ce-operation of her colleagues and presented a framed photograph of herself to be hung in the new school building. With the gifts displayed were also some cross stitch linen, a gold brooch, a basket of pink carnations from the senior Chinese boy of the servants and an elaborate f cake. from the school amah who has been with the school 22 years.
The presentation from the schoo! girls was made two days proviously when the prizes were given by Mrs. W. B. Billinghurst for the last time before she leaves for Home. After a very felicitous speech from Mrs, Billinghurst in recognition of Miss Patterson s long and invaluable service the scholars gave her a gold watch inscribed "J. Patterson, with love from her girls, October, 1922," and a silver blocker.
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