Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-21
FAREWELL GREETINGS
FLETCHER s. BROCKMAN TO SAIL
OCTOBER 2 FOR SHANGHAI.

The members and directors of the local
Young Mems Christian Association gave
rousing farewell last evening to Fletcher
s Brockman, who will sail from San Fran
cisco October for Shanghai, to become
international secretary of the Y. NJ Z. A
in China and Korea. Mr. 3. w. woodward.
president of the local association, presided
at the informal gathering at the club house
on G street, near 18th northwest. Mr..
Brockman addressed the meeting upon con-
ditions now maintaining in the orient.
when 1 visited Washington last jan
uary." he said, Il told you that we needed
ten more men and at least two new build
ings in China. Then we had one man IN
sight. and no money. Tonight l am able
to report that both money and men are
provided.
"Your president, Mr.. Woodward, said TO
me on the train today: i never go over
new building in Washington and see
its magnificent facilities for enlarged work
for the young men of our fair city that L
am not appalled, by the thought OF the posi-
bility of our men not being equal to the
opportunity 1t will afford So it is, as one
contemplates the handful of secretaries III
the mighty metropolitan cities of China
Shanghai, Canton, Fouchow, Hongkong,
Picking and 'Tientsin.
New buildings are now assured for Seoul
and for Queens College at Hangkong. John
Wanamaker has offered $50 900 for build
ing at Picking whenever the time is ripe for
It's erection. The continued and increasing
Endorsement of this enlarged work in China
by such men is a s:gn of its solid worth.
But the impressive thing, after all, is
the character of the men who are vol
untcering to go into this enterprise sec
retaries. There Is Mr.. Fong Set, now COM
pleting his post graduate course in Column
bit University, one of the very brightest
young Chinese ever educated in the United
States, who will go secretary of the
Chinese branch at Shanghai. doctor of
r,ht NEx-. IT,,ix.
recognized authority and coming man in
the profession, resigned his position recent
ly to take up the SecretaryShip at Hang
kow. DR.. Hodgekin of Camb, idga univer-
sity, England. and young Mr. Serviss OF
the University of California are men who
stamp the impress of their fine scholarship
and winSome personality upon this move
ment.
The Work in Korea
One of the interesting fields over which
Mr. Brockman has supervision is Korea.
One would suppose that in its present con-
dition association work there would find
itself confronted with almost unsurmount-
able difficulties. Yet Mr. Brokman reported
last night that Secretary Gillette had devel-
oped a remarkable work at Seoul in the
past year, with a membership enrolment of
6G7. The assurance of a building for the
capital city of Korea renders the outlook
for this field exceedingly bright, and Mr..
Brockman S comment on the situation there
was full of encouragement.
In speaking of the facilities for travel in
the Chinese empire Mr.. Brockman expressed
the hope that the American railway from
Hongkong to Hangkow might be completed
in the near future, as it would make the
present vexed problem of quiet, easy trans
portation in China much simpler.
A feature of the gathering which occur
red at the close was the proposal to furnish
the secretaries of China and Korea with
American periodicals. suggestion
do so met with prompt response by num-
Der of young men who have hitherto not
had much invested in the foreign work en-
terprise and who offered subscriptions to
certain magazines and periodicals for the
current year for their foreign representa-
tiyeS.