This is a photograph of "Father Loyd L. Glass with some of the youngsters he is caring for in his war orphanges near Kweilin [now Guilin], China. These youngsters have no known relatives and were all picked up off the streets. More than 300 orphans have been cared for by Fr. Glass" Rev. Glass was born in Cresco, IA. . He entered Maryknoll in 1931 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1935 and assigned to Wuchow South China. He spent most of his time in Kweilin (Guilin). During WWII he served as a chaplain with General Chennault's Flying Tigers. After home leave in 1944 he returned to Kweilin, becoming pastor of Chuenchow in 1946. He conducted a 'boys' town' for war orphans, homes for abandoned infants, and a rice bank for farmers. In 1951 he was placed under house arrest by the Communists and returned home later that year. In 1955 he was assigned to Taiwan, working chiefly among the native Taiwanese people. He returned to the U.S. in 1962.
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