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* Wayne University College of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 1941-1942 | * Wayne University College of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 1941-1942 | ||
* University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1942-1944 | * University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1942-1944 | ||
| − | * Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, | + | * Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, 1944-1945 |
* Leahi Hospital, Honolulu, 1945-1951 | * Leahi Hospital, Honolulu, 1945-1951 | ||
| − | * Department of Health, Territory of Hawaii, | + | * Department of Health, Territory of Hawaii, 1951-1952 |
* Memorial Hospital, Modesto, California, 1952 until his death. | * Memorial Hospital, Modesto, California, 1952 until his death. | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 28 November 2011
VERGIL FRANCIS BRADFIELD 1895-1953
District Grand Master, China, 1936-1939
MEMORIAL
From Proceedings, Page 1953-232:
Born in Spring Arbor, Michigan, April 5, 1895
Died in Modesto, California, June 30, 1953
Right Worshipful Brother Bradfield was the son of Rev. George Bradfield, D.D., and Coral A. (Bentley) Bradfield. He attended the public schools in the Towns and Cities of Illinois where his father was located, and was graduated at Wheaton Academy and Conservatory of Music, Wheaton, Illinois, in 1915.
After graduation, he entered the ernploy of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad as an accountant. In 1917, he entered the Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army, serving until the close of World War I in 1919. He then entered upon hospital work, which continued until his death, serving in administrative positions as follows:
- Williams-Porter Hospital, Techow, China, 1920_1922 ,
- Peking Union Medical College, Peking, China, 1922-1943
- Wayne University College of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 1941-1942
- University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 1942-1944
- Kapiolani Hospital, Honolulu, 1944-1945
- Leahi Hospital, Honolulu, 1945-1951
- Department of Health, Territory of Hawaii, 1951-1952
- Memorial Hospital, Modesto, California, 1952 until his death.
His intimate knowledge of hospital and public-health operation made many demands upon him at the organization of such activities.
He was raised in International Lodge at Peking on November 21, 1923, and served as Master in 1927 and 1928. He was appointed District Grand Master for China by Most Worshipful Claude L. Allen on January 1, 1936, and he served in that office through 1939, when conditions in that stricken country compelled his return to the United States.
The difficulties of filling the office of District Grand Master in China were many and trying. Not only is that District 1000 miles in length and about 10,000 miles from the office of the Grand Master, but the means of communication and transportation are far below those to which we are accustomed. The District Grand Master, therefore, had to have a good knowledge of the Grand Constitutions and had to be possessed of fine tact in order that his decisions might be correct and the harmony of the Craft carefully maintained. R.W. Brother Bradfield was eminently successful in his conduct of that difficult position.
He was honored with the Joseph Warren Medal in 1931 and the Henry Price Medal in 1936. He was elected an Honorary Member of International, Hykes Memorial, Shanghai, and Sinim Lodges. He was active in the four Scottish Rite Bodies in Peking and served as the Head of each one. As an accomplished organist and choral director, he served as such in the Masonic Bodies and Churches where he held membership.
"Here was a friend whose heart was good;
He walked with men and understood.
His was a voice that spoke of cheer,
And fell like music on the ear.
His was a smile men loved to see;
His was a hand that asked no fee
For friendliness or kindness done.
And now that he has journeyed on,
His is a fame that never ends -
He leaves behind uncounted friends."
Fraternally submitted,
Claude L. Allen, Chairman
Frank H. Hilton
C. Weston Ringer
Committee
