, 1909-11-20

ministeren at vi Wide s6ge at lose Opgayep.
ug i Dag er dette da ogsaa fOrsaavidt sAet.
som Asylet Diet ymsentlige staar f@rdigt
og kan, efter at ieg har beset Diet, og synes
at Diet allie Henseender maG siges at we're
vel skikket til sit Brug, afeveres til St.
Croix Kolonialraad, der som ovenfor neevute
har paataget sig at drive Diet.
Oddfellow- Ordenen har we'd at bygge Diet.
forinden derived at opfylde Ell national Phgt.
ogsaa sogt at opfylde Diet Paabud, som er
Ordenens ledende Hovedmotiv Eat gi9re
@rlighedstanken levende indenfCr og uden-
for sin Kreds, og at bringe til ~almindelig
Forstaaelse at Diet like er nok at vi ale we'd
at Ki@rlighed til Ens Medmennesker en- Diet
Centrale i Livet, men at denne Folelse, for
at v@re mere end ct Ord, maa give sig Til
Stag i Gj@rning."
NJ er Diet wort Haab og wort inderlige
Onske, at denne Forstaaelse maa blive den
ledende ndenfor deres Kreds, som fremti-
dig skulle vere knyttede til Asylet, Diet
vmre sig som diets bevilligende M~yndighed,
som diets hole Bestyrelse, som diets Leege,
som PIeierskerne for de Syge, og allie de
andre. som we'd deres Gjerning ere knyt-
tede til Asylet. bet er wort Haab at de ale
vile opfatte deres Opgave som givet Kjmr-
lighedens TegL, saa forst vii Asylet kunno
komme til at opfylde SIP Bestenmelse at
we're ct godt og venligt Hjemsted for de
stakkels syge Mennesker, som her skull0
tilbringe deres Liv.
I Haab ON at allie vile virke til at disse
Forudsetninger, under hvilken vi have byg-
get Asylet, maa bliye opfyldte, overgiver
jeg nu Asylet til St. Croix KoIonialraad og
skal til den Ende opl@se OddfelIow-Oruen-
ems Gayebrev til denne Myndighed.
Then turning to the Chairman of the
Council the Grand Sire read aloud the Deed
Of Gift and its conditions, and finally hand
ed the document over to the Chairman, with
these words
Hoivelbaaren Hr. Landsfysikus Kalmer
Herved oyergiver mag nu Dem som Formand
for ST. Croix Kolonialraad dette Gavebrey.
Gid Asylet maa virke til GAVIN for denne
skionne o., og for Sqstergerne St. Thomas
og St. Jan, og gid Asylet under en- Wis og
forstandig BestyreIse maa bliye Ell lyE-
keligt HEM for de Syge for hYem Diet er
bestemt.
The Chairman replied as follows:
Your Excellency Your Honor the Grand
Sire
In conformity with s 5 of Ordinance of
18th January 1908 l have hereby the honor
as Chairman of the Colonial Council of st.
Croix and on its behalf to accept the Deed
"a OlG lOE the NEW Aepef Asylum erected
by the Order of Independent Odd Fellows
of Denmark now handed to me by your
Honor the Grand Sire. AS this noble Gift
is a Gift not only to the Council but to the
Municipality Of st. Croix | beg in the name
of this Community, in the name of the Coun-
Gil and in my own, to offer you most heart
felt thanks for this grand gift.
1t is indeed a grand and noble gift,
which the Community thus becomes possessed
of, a gift which fulfls a threefold purpose.
First this, hat it enables the Community TO
protect itself against this dreadful and terri
bic disease, the most dreadful of all those to-
which poor and suffering humanity is expos
ed and which, after the Bacillus lepre has
been discovered by the Norwegian Professor
Armauer Hansen, has proved itself to be q
contagious disease Secondly it makes it
possible to offer those poor and pitiable indi-
viduals, who are suffering from this disease,
q comfortable and humane existence,for as you
all know, most,nay all, that are suffering from
the disease here belong to the poorest class,
which are entirely dependent upon public
charity and the help Of poor relatives and
friends, whose combined help could never
secure for these individuals an existence
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