Evening star., 1909-05-15

beautiful pine trees knotted and gnarlel
The hospital Itself. which stands high
up on Hill and overlooks Seoul is q
big red brick building covering more than
an acre of ground. Ii consists OF a main
building. which contains parlors. iabora-
tories and operating rooms and back Of
these are long wings, which form the
wards. The laboratories are large and
well equipped with all sorts of electrical
instruments and the tools for bacteriolosi-
cal investigation. The wards already
nave one hundred beds, and they are
arranged that more can be accommodated.
The medcal college connected with the
institution has japanese and foreign pro-
fessors. The head of the hospital is
Baron Saio. who was president of the
chief military hospital of Japan during
the Chinese and Russian wars, and who
cut the bullet out of Ii Hung Changs
face when he was shot by the japanese
fanatic at the peace conference. Tho
vice director is DR. Takashina WHO for
years was physician TO the Emperor %
Japan: and among the professors of tne
medical college is DIR. W. r. Scranton.
who came to Korea more than twenty
years ago as medical missionary and
who is one OF the best known physicians
in this part of the world.
Among the many guests present at the
garden party not one was dressed in the
big horse-hair hat and long gown Of silk
or linen which a few years ago was the
badge of the Korean nobility. All wore
foreign clothes. the men having tall hats
and long frock coats. Not a few were in
military uniforms. and among these We're
the uncle and the cousin OF the present
emperor. His Imperial majesty was exc
pected. but al the last moment gave up
coming Had he been present he would
have been in the uniform OF a Korean
general, which is practically the same as
that of the japanese military officers.
As to the latter. they We're out in force.
On horseback and I'm carriages with
coachmen and footmen In livery the
nri nci fSrio lie ,.f tl,oo
to the hospital: and altogether there was
so much military display that the party
would not have seemed out Of place al an
army and navy reception at the White
House.
We first went Through the building and
after this were given luncheon In tents
outside. The tents covered more than an
acre. They were decorated with red and
white bunting and hundreds Of flags Of all
nations hung down over the guests as
they ate. The meal was served in Euro
pean style. al long tables beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and fruit Beside
each plate were glasses for champagne
and other wines. a copious supply OF
which was served The menu included
roast beef. chicken, duck pate de fol
gras and all the other accomplishments of
first-class European lunch. with per-
simmons, bananas, apples and other ko-
rean fruits for dessert. The furnishing OF
a dinner like this to fifteen hundred peo-
pie. seating them all and serving every
one without friction, would be 0in1cult IN
any American city. but II was accom-
plished here without trouble. Quite a
number of such garden parties are now
being held. and the Japanese believe that
In SO bringing the people together they
are materially advancing the new civiliza-
ton.
Before the dinner was served there were
number of speeches by Koreans and
Japanese. These began with a message
from the emperor. This was reverently
handled. the parchment containing ii be-
ing wrapped in yellow silk. the imperial
color. An officer of the imperial house,
hold, a fine-lookins Korean. read 1T in a
sing-song tone. AS he began the au-
dience rose and all remained standing un-
til it was completed. After this the Japa-
nese resident general made speech and
Baron Sato responded. At the close Gen.
Hasegawa. the hero of Port Arthur and
commander-in-chief of the japanese forces
In Korea. proposed cheers for the En-
peror of Korea and led the audience in
crying out .Banzai. BanZai"
Altogether it was a most striking evil
dence of the changes which are SO rapidly
going on in this country.
FRANK G. CARPENTER