"A very healthy baby." Dr. J. Maxwell called the Margaret Wialam son. Hosp! it was in 1888, He was speaking at the function Commemoration of the hospital fiftieth anniversary, on Saturday afternoon, The celebration was held in the gordon of the grounds in the West' Gate district, and about 300
Dr. Maxwell, who is editor of the] Gi "china Medics! Journal," confessed that he had been hard put to it to find anything original to say, until the thought to look in an 1888 number for the journal, when the hospital Was two years old. Tt boasted then of 25 beds and 110 in-patients, "Now. at fifty." he said, the child weighs 250 Ib-—that is to say. It has 250 beds, fand 340 patients at the end of 1034. That is remarkably good growth for 48 years, and T heartily congratulate you."
Th 1882, Margaret Williamson, as 2 charter member of the Women's Union, Missionary Society. gave the sum of $8000 to build a hospital for the women and children of Shan hal, and. in her will she provided sum for its maintenance.
Dr. J. W. Cline, speaking for, the co.operating missions. ald othe Red House has always been well-Known in Shanghai. Even when the original. building ale Appeared and we have new and bie. fter houses of different colour, any know where you! want to go if you him the Red 'Other speakers wore the Rev. E, S Yuk: Mrs C.-C. Chen, president' of the Board of Directors: Dr. Ting An: 1h. Commissioner of Public Health Dr. LIP. Chu, Secretary of the} Chinese Medical Association; Vitoria Pon Yen, president of the Nurses! Association of China: Dr. F. L. Hawks: Pott, president of St. John's University: and Dr. Eula Eno, superintend-tent of the Hospital Woo Yung-yih layed two piano solos, and choral 1 music was provided by a choir from the MeTveire School.
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Chen asked several members of the audience to say a few words. and Dr. Yen of the Red Cross, Dr Morris of St. Luke's, Dr. Mary Stone)
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and Mrs, New all spoke briefly. Dr. Morris. speaking of St. Luke's, sald:—"The baby of Shangh: sends its congratulations to the old. timers here to-day."
Mr. Fryer. president_of the School for the Blind, offered congratulations on behalf of all the guests, snd best wishes for ong tite.
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