'The passing of Leontine Ford 'Smith Fryer, th wife of Mr. George B. Fryer, superintendent of the Institution' for the Chinese Blind, is a loss which will be widely felt not only in Shanghai but wherever the helpful influence of her friendly, efficient personality has extended. Born in San Francisco, on September 1879, of one of the older Call when she was about twelve, but after an operation she was enabled some three years later to. resume—her studies at Denham School and Mills College, now Mills Seminary, the interruption to her schooling giving her that sympathy for the blind which ater resulted in her many years of service for them.
Miss Smith took up the study of nursing and graduated from the French Hospital, volunteering her services during the Spanish War of 1898, doing private work and later rendering distinguished service after the San Francisco Fire when she worked for three months in the Emergency Camp at. the Ferry. After adding to her experience by work in various orphanages and similar institutions she eventually look up special work in the Institue tion for the Deaf and Blind of Ber-kelly, California where she met Mr. Fryer who was also studying there. They married on July 4," 1912, Bishop J. W. Nichols of California and came out to Shanghai to open the Institution for the Chinese Blind. just twenty-five years ago this week, bu anniversary "which would have been fittingly celebrated had times been happier.
Although Mrs, Fryer held no official position in the Institution she worked hand in hand with her husband devoting herself especially to organizing the work of the Blindart Shop and' in' the nursing service of the school being never too busy or tired to sit by the bed= Side of a sick child or to sell a chair that would give a blind" boy work to do.
Her work in other of Shanghai's activities is witnessed to by" her membership in varied socleti¢s and the offices held in many of them, such as the Union "Church Ladies" Society, the B.W.A., American Women's Club, National Child's w Foreign Women's Shanghai "Horticultural Society, the Quest Society, the Service League of the Cathedral and others. Devoted to her work at the school, always willing to help in any good cause and to offer ameistance to her many friends, Mrs, Fryer had overworked during the spring and the strain of being obliged to leave her home in Hungjao Road because the hostilities and the interrupt tion of the work of the Institution So undermined her constitution that she was not strong enough to throw Off the infection of the acute dysen-ery from which she died.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Fryer Teaves a daughter, Roberta, who is at present near Birmingham, Eng-Jand taking a nurse's course; one sister, Miss Juliette Smith, of San Francisco, who visited her in Shang-hal thig summer, and ye brothers Who are all in responsible positions fon the West Coast: of America, Mr. and Mrs. Fryer were planning-o go on furlough early next year, 'The funeral (cremation) will take Place this afternoon in the Bubbling, Well 'Chapel, at four o'clock, wi Dean Trivett' and the Reverend W. P. Roberts officiating. Friends are specially requested not to send flowers but donations may be made fo the Institution for the Chinese Blind which will form a memorial fund.
Never wearied in good works, executive, efficient, cheery, a loyal friend, an ideal wife and mother, Mrs. Fryer will be mourned ost of friends amongst Chinese and foreigners alike.
The range of Mrs. Frycr's interests was strikingly shown at a gathering of international women's organiza: tions where she seemed to have good friends amongst all of Shanghai's different nationalities,
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