Members of the Social Services Committee of Taipei International Women's Club yesterday visited The Taiwan Provincial Lo Sheng Leprosarium to give the patients a chicken each for the Chinese New Year.

The Leprosarium, located in Shinchuang, in subarban of Taipei, has 722 patients and is the largest leprosarium in Taiwan.

The members were Lydia Cosclow, Sharon Hayes, Joan Patch, Barbara Johnson, Fevmiko Nanjo, Lily Chow, Francis Waska, Katherine Chang and June Clark.

Picture shows Chen Shao-chun (standing right) vice director of the Leprosarium accepting the chicken on behalf of the leprosarium.

(CHINA POST Photo by W. Y. Lih)