The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-05
BENEFIT BALL
FOR ST. MARKS
Proceeds VIII Go Toward Caring for
Charity Patients.
HAS AIDED MUCH IN PAST
is TO BE RESUMED BY HOSPITAL
SOCIETY.

The annual ball given in the past for
the benefit of ST. Marks hospital is to
be resumed and viii be held under the
auspices of St. Marks Hospital society
next Thursday evening. The entire pro-
ceeds viii be donated to the hospital,
which has been accomplishing much
for the afflicted who find themselves
unable 10 pay for medical care.
The hospital is now III its sixty-sev-
enth year.
In 1869, two years after the arrival
of Bishop futile in Utah, he saw the
great need for a hospital that existed
and accordingly, at the suggestion of
Major Edmund Wilkes, organized st.
Marks Hospital for the purpose of
caring for the homeless sick, especially
the miners in the nearby camps.
The work was begun in an adobe
building at the corner of Fifth East
and Fourth South streets. A few years
later IL was removed one block north.
In 1879, the hospital was Incorporated
with the following clause in it's char
ter: THE undersigned are DESTROYS of
associating themselves for the purpose
of establishing q benevolent and char
liable association TO own and operate
a hospital in which TO receive and treat
the sick, wounded and infirm within
the territory of Utah. etc" This has
been the purpose of the hospital from
that date TO this and it has done ev-
everything possible TO live up TO the in
tention of its incorporators.
Charity Work of Hospital.
The work has been tremendously
handicapped by lack of funds.
As nearly as can be estimated the
charity work Of the hospital from its
foundation amounts to about $50 900.
When ii is considered that the hospital
has no endowment whatever the rela-
tive greatness of this sum may be real
lied. The physicians in attendance at
the hospital give their services gratu-
itousiy to all charity patients. The only
compensation they receive from hOspi-
tai work is such as comes from their
own private patients. The trustees do
not receive any compensation. The en-
ployees receive a living wage. their SAL
aries being much below that of eastern
hospitals of the same size. The people
of this city and state with few eXcep-
tons, have not contributed to this
charitable work other than in the gen-
erous patronage of the annual ball in
the past and now TO be again institut-
ed. The hospital is a public institution
whose sole object is the benefit of hui
mainly.
In the year 1900 il gave twenty three
hundred days of treatment to patients.
which is equivalent to saying that
twenty-three hundred patients were
treated for one day. During the last
few weeks ninety-tiye charity patients
have been cared for al the hospital.
No one has ever been refused admit
lance because he was unable 10 pay.
TIE majority of its stock is in the
hands of persons connected With a re-
figious organization simply SO that at
no time may the purpose of The hospi.
tai as q benevolent and charitable in-
stitution be changed to d money MAX
ing propositions. Never has the religious
utilization of any person applying for
its charity been asked for the purpose
Of discrimination. All that is REQUIRED
is assurance Of real need.
Training of Nurses.
Ia 1894 a training school for nurses
was organized under the superintend-
ency Of Miss Mary L. hewitt. This
school was the first to be established
i'm this part of the country. 1t has done
a great work i'm thus taking a number
Of young women and. by a real educa-
ton and training, fitting them for
piHltSSlOudl llLe mat IS al once an
honor 10 them and il great benefit to
the community. The quiet Influence for
good on the sick in the hospital. the
influence which the nurse trained in
81. Marks is certain to exert wherever
she mar go. the high standard of sur.
gical skill and care which the hospital
has set and must maintain, will never
be lost.
The success Of the school is wholly
due 10 the ability and earnest work OF
the various superintendents of the
school. especially the present incum-
bent, Mrs, Nellie F. Grassland, who
has served in this capacity several
years.
The board OF trustees is as follows:
Right Rev Franklin .. SpaIding. presi-
dent: VI. II. Walker II. c. Wallace, w.
Y. Rice, c. f, Allen, H. C. Mcmillan,
Rev. G. f. Perkins, Rev. G. c. Hunt
ing is superintendent.