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Show at Peking, Mr. Wang Min Tao, public lecturer and evangelist, and Mr. Biggin of the London Mission, assisted in making it an inspirational conference to be remembered, and an experience we will wish to repeat. Our station personnel is depleted by the; going on furlough of the Heiningers, and we shall especially miss dainty little Jean girl and her chubby brother Edward. Mr. Matthews has his hands full with language study and joint charge of Porter Boys' School with our good Pastor Kuan, who helpo in Mr. Heininger's absence, whie Alden and Homer Burtis ma a team for Mrs, Matthews to handle! ! Besides, I always contend that on© of the biggest duties for our missionary7 wives is to make homes for us single women to visit and rest in, in our hours off ! ! The Ewings supervise the; evangelistic work in and about Tehchow, and make frequent trips together to the country field, spending days and often weeks in the various out'.stations. Only we who see it can realize what joy their visits bring to those soul-starved people. The Ellises fill so many niches that I shall just call theml our "hospital blessings", cheerfully helping where we need them most, whether in office, or chapel, or by the bedsides of helpless men and women. Our dear Miss Gertrude Wyokoff seems quite recovered from the persistently nagging relapsing fever of the late spring, and took an active part, in the summer conference just held. We may have to loan her for a. few months to Lintsing again this winter to help in the evangelistic work for women, but it will be1 with regret, for we should sorely miss her personally, and our women need her too. Miss Jevne went to the hills and valleys of Shansi for her six weeks vacation, and en return took charge of our nurses while I went to the shore. She will spend a measure of time in language study this year, but increasingly share; in training-school duties and ward supervision. While the service for convalescent patients, workmen, and hospital staff is being held in Porter Chapel on Sunday afternoons, she takes the kiddies for a kindergarten circle in Williams Chapel. They have both a merry and instructive, hour, and it gives the big folks a quiet meeting. Dr. Lois Pendleton and I overlapped a bit in our vacations at the shore, enough so that I can testify to her prowess at tennis and baseball! ! into, which she enters with the same enthusiasm she ever puts into her "cases" in the wards. Dr. Francis Tucker, Superintendent of the Hospitals, is a, bit too thin and weary for our comfort of heart, but is his usual busy self, full of plans for the better organization of our plant, and the, comfort of all concerned Mrs. Tucker has the beginning class, in Materia, Medica each year, and is untiring in her efforts to keep in touch with our city women, and keep pace with the- numerous evangelistic meetings which demand her attention and valued advice. She must also be Frankie's teacher for one more year ere ha! can go, to. the American school at Tungchow with Arthur. The latter is getting appallingly wise and grown-up!! with a splendid vocabulary, beyond his years. William, dear lad, continues to gain, and' has graduated from wheelchair to crutches. He has been enjoying the ocean, swimming and diving, and keeps the same sunny lovely spirit which has played such an important part in his recovery. He will teach English and Practical Mathematics at Porter School this year, while Margaret goe« hack to Tungchow for post-graduate work and part time; teaching in th^ grades. Alice Reed has the prmcipalship of the ever-growing Wyokoff School for girls;, and Mabel Huggin's pet job is supervising the industrial crochet work in this school, whereby poor girls may come; and work half a day. and study half a day. Under her' careful superision; the girls are turning out beautiful'work. The project is a unique one for this region, and a much-to-be-preferred plan to the old one of giving free scholarships. |