Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-01


AMER The reading tile riiuul Of 'he
.bureh Tor such occasions. had ben
s,.,,vrd aud the "Chti.tlnn Soldier"
bod been sung Rector Norris read tho
ii.l Of articles deposited In the casl'et
In the receptacle in'the corner stone.
II was a. iollowt'
LIST on cosTENTs.
ulsiorv 81 TIE Hospital.
Etmns u all former 'ruaiooa.
Nautrs Of present Officers nnd uufoea'
Name. of medical siaif
satnrs OF architects, contractors aud
.uporintondCnt and bEilding committee.
pbutonfnnh4 nf trustees and Hiail.
pbrldpfnrhs ofsJpccascd mofnhers "
ue board CAPTAIN Lawrence, Or. llhmil-
ION. Rev. n. f. puinum.
Photo Of Bishop futile, former proAi-
'y Photo of tho former and present pat
Copics Of the DEsEnrr NRws aud salt
TsLe Tfmts N July Hl, iNl4
Comic. u the daily Jtftune aud Bcr-
old Of July !, l@l4.
COW Sftuo lublc, Book Of Common
Prayer and llymnai. ,
Oftler OF services used ON this OCCASION,
Couv ~ tho Ciurchm0n for Jolly Nrd,
gosigrf July 23rd. Lirug church, July
IA i.p1. tho Ciurch Notes ilr July. lsy3,
and tho FOntth Annual Report Of the
Mi,sionary Bishop OF Ncvada and U'al.
qnE STONE LAID.
Tho box containing the above
stlcl1s was then placed In the lOl
inch cublral space cu' for ", and the
$3.50 pounds OF stone swung Into post
ton aud dropprG down over the hoE.
on the stone Is cut"St. Mafk's Hos
F'Th o Hishop then officially laid the
stone.
HISTORY or 1liE HOSPITAL.
Er.Mayor scott then read tue fol-
lowing historical pnpet:
The history Of st. Msrt's Hospital
a brltily told. It's origin dates hack
come twenty year.. After a dinner
marty given 1t the teslaeuce Of Bishop
Iuule, the Importance ami necessity u
Fich an Institution was DISGUISE. by
Major j.. NilkOs, the Rev. Il. NJ.
Kirby aud DR.. j. y. Hamilton. AZ
that time, although nn important Ia.
dus,Ty, silver mining wa. IN IT. IN
fancy Ia this Territory. Major Wilkes
va employing quite a large force ni
n.tu, however, In the Miner mine, aud
the Emms was uUted mine In the
Tsmiory. Nal Wilkes had noticed
he evil effects VI lead upon men while
engaged in the production u silver
bullion, anu was anxious that some
ibins ehouii he done for their relief.
Accordingly it was resolved 10 make
the beginning OF n hospital. a build
ing WAS rented on Filth last ncsT
Es,ssNL EunNA aHH Una an Wlp ItIa
were provided, aud these were soon
inrresned 10 twenty.
Among the early friends OF the hos
pltnl, bcsid.s those already mentioned,
was Mr.. Warren Hu~ey, vino was
always ready nnd willing 10 aid This or
other deserving public enterprises with
bis means aud counsel.
AZ all the gentlemen concerned IN
the Inauguration II the enterprise were
coureclod with st. Marks Parish, the
horpilal naturally took the name OF -.
Mark. Tho management Of the instl-
tuition was nut IN the haudso the Rev.
II. NJ. KIRBY, and to his Interest and
effort very large share nf the sue.
cess OF the enterprise must be at
lfibutol.
The hospital passed through many
vlcissituues duung the fint seven
yeatr OF its life; 1t had u doubtful sort
Of hold upon HE during these years, NJ
Is usually the ease with such enter
prlsps, but friends were determined
that II should succeed md stood by II
bravely IN all liz trials.
The Rev. Mr.. Prout aud his esilm.
able wife came very carly IN its history
u tho internal management OF lts
affairs, and Mrs. PrOut remained H.
nj tsT.fl -
1891, looking after the comfort OF H.
inmates with u mothers disiuteresled
love.
IN 1879 the time seemed favorable
iot the purchase Of a permanent home,
aud the present. location, NJ tho corner
Of Fifth East and Third south, was
secured through the generosity Of
friends and certain mining companies,
On June 4tn Of this year an iucltpora.
lion was effected, the flrst stockhoiicrt
nd trustees being R. NJ. I<lrkhy,
secretary end trfA.urer, NJ. T.. Hot
lun, PRESIDENT; ID. 4. Tuitle, n. e..
Chambers, w. q. Gallagher, George II.
Ayers aud George Lowe. OF this
numlgr R, G.. Chambers and George
A. Lowe have been trus,ete from the
date Of Incorporation 10 the present
moment, Rnd are stiil deeply Interested
10 III q its Affairs.
Thus organised, the hospital began
IL work ~ corporation.
Dr.J. +. Hamilton, from the time Of
the inception OF the hospital to the day
N his death, WA the medical director.
His Interest IN II was constant. IL
seemed Ike q child 90 him, and much
OF bis time and thought were given
10 is care. II was certainly
hight and proper that the trustees
SHOULD resolve, al u recent meeting 10
make the first general ward which
thall DO erected here memorial to
him nni II Is hoped that his many
friends In Ibis Territory will he GLAD
10 show lhtir appreciation Of him by
contributing generously to the erection
Vl NE proposed ward.
In all the yenrs OF the hospitals life
the trustees have been very few. In
aduillou 10 the names OF those already
mentioned are found those Of JOah
Lawfeucs, F.W. Billings, q. NJ. Ann.
strong, II. q. Hin, II. q. Wallace, Il.
~ TtThune, Abel Leonard, n. H..
Fulnam, i. w. Norris and George NJ.
scott.
Alter Mr.. klrby'a resignation, which
Was deeply regretted by the entire
lolrd, all Of whom felt that he was q
man 10 whom much was due on nc.
count OF hN exec, ding wise manage.
mont the Row. g. y. Armstrong was
CHOSEN ~ superintendent and trensu