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PERSONALIA Ks
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'Hie Rev. and Mrs. John Van Ess have been spending the winter in
Chicago, Illinois, residing in the neighborhood of the University of
Chicago. Dr. Van Ess has been taking certain courses in the Divinity
School; Mrs. Van Ess also sharing in some of these courses as she ha4
opportunity. During February and March Dr. Van Ess has been mukinj*
his headquarters in New York, visiting churches and men’s organization!
in the neighborhood and greatly stimulating their understanding an4
interest, particularly in the Christian approach to the Moslem. •:>

Miss Sarah L. Hosmon, M.D., has been spending the winter in New
York, diligently pursuing post-graduate studies in medicine during th< ]
first academic semester. Since February Dr. Hosmon has been visiting 5
many Ladies’ Societies in the interests of the Woman’s Board and arous-.
ing much interest in Christian work among Moslem women in tf*.
Persian Gulf.
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The Rev. Dirk Dykstra is now illustrating the variety of tasks (9
which a missionary is called to put his hand, especially in pioneer missio*
fields. He is temporarily residing in Bahrain and supervising the coo*,
struction of the Hospital for Women and Children to be erected in that,
station in connection with the Mason Memorial Hospital. On its coo*,
pletion he will return to his own station, Amarah, and supervise d*
construction of the Lansing Memorial Hospital transferred from Basrit

Mrs. Sharon J. Thoms has succeeded, as the result of patient io4;-
effective approach to Government officials, in securing a license for tf* i
opening of a Girls’ School for Muhammadans in Baghdad.
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In regular course, the following members of the Arabian Missiuuwi|
avail themselves of their furloughs:
In 1926—Dr. and Mrs. Louis P. Dame
In 1927—Miss Charlotte B. Kellien
In 1927—Miss Ruth Jackson
In 1927—Miss Rachel Jackson
In 1927—Miss Cornelia Dalenberg