Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-30
FAMILIES REJOICE;
MISSIONARIES SAFE
Approximately 100 Episco-
paIians Find Refuge, Says
Mission Board.

Announcement last night by the
Episcopal Board of Foreign Missions
of the safety Of approximately 100 mis-
sionaries and members of their fami-
lies, who had been stationed along the
Yangtze River Valley, brought com
fort to several Washington and Alex
andria families.
Approximately 20 OF the mission
aries are graduates of the Virginia
Theological Seminary. at Alexandria,
and while few of them have direct con-
nections in Washington, they formed
associations here during their student
days.
Deac0ness Hart Safe.
Among the Episcopal workers re.
ported safe was Deaconess Edith
Hart, sister of Principal Charles Hart
of Eastern High School, who was
head of st. Phoebes Training School
FOR Missionaries at Hankow, The
school Is located in the British Pro
tectorate. Miss Hart. now safe in
the International settlement at Shang-
hal, has been in China for 20 years,
with leaves of absence every five years
to visit her home in Washington.
The last letter received from her,
Mr.. Hart said today, was dated Feb.
ruary ID from Hankow. and at that
time she expressed no alarm over the
developments.
Latest Direct Word.
Probably the latest direct word from
any of these missionaries came early
this week in the form of letter to
Mrs. w. A. Moncure of Alexandria
from her daughter, Mrs. Francis A.
Cox in FoochoW. At that time Mrs.
Cox had left F'oochow and sought
refuge in Shanghai, but Rev. Mr.. Cox
had stayed behind. He has since gone
to Shanghai, Mrs. Moncure has been
informed by the Foreign Mission
Board. At that time Mrs. Cox in
formed her mother that the mission
refugees were in need of clothing and
supplies.
To return to u. S.
Mrs. Moncure learned last night
from the New York headquarters that
the women and children in the mission
families back to the United States and
that strong representations will be
made to them to return.
Among tho other missionaries with
local connections are:
Rev. Edmund Jennings Lee. brother
Of Lawrence Lee, 2127 Leroy place.
who's has been stationed in China
much Of the time since his gradua-
ton from Virginia Theological Semi
nary in 1900. Mr.. Lee was stationed
at Anking and, according to the tabu-
lation sent out last night by the
ing to his post. Associated Press dis
patches early today, however, indi-
Gated that all the Anking mission
aries and their families have since
been taken to safety, with the excep-
ton of one family.
Remains i'm Anking.
Another Episcopal missionary at
Anking was Rev. r. L. Sinclair OF
Hampton, Va, brother-in-law of DR..
Thomas L. Rust 1410 L street.
Rev. and Mrs. Claude l.. Pickens OF
Alexandria also are believed safe in
Shanghai by this time.
One missionary reported as still re-
manning In Anking is DR.. II. B. Taylor
and family of Norfolk, Va. medical
missionary stationed at st. James
Hospital DR.. Taylor has no local con-
nections, but is well known at the Vlr.
ginia Theological Seminary.
Capital Doctor Safe.
DR.. Herbert p. Ramsey, medical
missionary, representing the Epworth
M. E. Church South, OF Washington In
the Foochow Hospital of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, Is safe in
Shanghai with his wife and three
year-old daughter, Barbara, according
to a cable received from China yes
terday by his father, William III. Ram
sew. attorney in the Department of
Justice, living at 813 Massachusetts
avenue northeast.
DIR. Ramsey was born in Washing
ton and received his degree at George
Washington University. While in the
university he was editor Of the Hatch
ct. Mrs. Ramsey is also a native of
Washington. and is the daughter of
William r. Frost, agent In the Quar-
terrnaster Department at Fort Myer,
Va. DIR. Ramsey and his family have
been in China for the past four years.