The story of St. Faith's is briefly told—briefer told perhaps than its portal arrival at unless one knows the Tt was founded about four and a half years ago by Miss Maud Henderson, who left her Vir~ minia home in America some 24 years. Jago and since that time without a break has been devoting herself to being a friend to Chinese women, and children, Talking with this motherly woman whose brown eyes sparkle as she points out the chubby Chinese babies, many of whom have been with her, since the first few days of their existence, one forms another indelible picture from the words she speaks. It is of the quaint South-cern town, the home of a famous 'American' Civil War general, Rob-fort E, Lee, Hero Miss Henderson passed her carly life, here she was entertainments it is hoped to have come real Christmas cheer in the H'ttle Settlement house itself, and Jalready donations of clothing' and toys are putting in an appearance.
Such donations come from both foreign and Chinese, who recognize the quiet good work of the Seitlement. Not long ago when the cold snap descended upon Shanghai one Chinese friend sent a ton of coal to the work and the small group have other recollections of a goodly sum of money which was given by a rich family's small con who chose this way of celebrating his birthday me tend of the customary feast, And hen a visitor finally leaves the little colony it ix with a definite feeling that the Christmas spirit ie indeed at its best when applied all year round.—Jill O'Lantern, given a picture of the famous sen-eral by himself who little knew that. Jone day this same picture would be. hanging on the bare but friendly
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