The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-05
NEW HOSPITAL
Is DEDICATED
Formal Exercises at The Grove S
l. D. S. Institution.
SIMPLE, YET IMPRESSIVE
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF
CHURCH PRESENT.

With simple services the new Groves
hospital of the Latter-day Saints. on
Elgnth near c street was dedicated
yesterday afternoon in the presence of
a. large gathering. including representa-
80 Ee members Of the medical profession
The hour set for the beginning of the
exercises was O'Clock, but they were
atS.ldyed pending the possible arrival of
city and state dignitarics When 30
CLOCK came and Governor J. c Cutler
ana Mayor Richard p. Morris and their
InSspectiNe suites had failed to appear
bishop r. 7. Burton called the gathering
70 order in the dining room in the base
Inent A quartette of male voices sang
his Loving Kindness" and then OPEN
IFts 1PISyer was Offered by Bishop Orson
Franklin S. Richards reviewed the his
tt0ry or the hospital from the day when
me late DR.. w H Groves will was Dro-
Datsd down TO the present time. He spoke
WITH much feeling Of the difficulties
winch had to be met and overcome in
Sraer TO carry out the fun tenor OF the
Two years ago that assurances were
gwen by President Joseph T. Smith to
the effect that he and his associates
would be responsible for tie completion
OF the work.
In Eulogy of DR.. Groves.
Had il not been for that spirited ac-
ton, said Mr.. Richards Il doubt if we
would be standing here today dedicating
ms institution to the work which DIR.
suffering humanity AS soon as ii be-
came known that President Smith had
taken a personal interest in this labor
OF love we found little difficulty in
curing the necessary amount 10 begin
the eXcavating and after that the end
was easily in sight OF DIT. Groves him
SER j can only say that there never lived
a more unselfish man / was Intimately
associated with him for more than
thlrty years and in that time 1 had ample
opportunity to Judge Of the largeness of
ms heart 1t was in the right place, and
no call was too great or too urgent that
ulu not IND him quick TO respond to
the appeal of the afflicted ard suffer
Ing His impulses were always in the
right direction. and if he were alive to-
Gay his one desire no doubt would be
that every patient entering the doors
OF this institution would feel that he
was coming into a place of peace, OF
contentment-a place where the home
feeling should always prevail. There
have been many donors to this hospital.
half OF the board OF trustees to return
our heartfelt thanks
The dedicatory prayer was offered by
President Joseph r Smith and then
Bishop Robert T. Burton, of the board
Of trustees, outlined the policy of the
institution. He SAID il would be open
TO the reception of patients of all creeds:
there would be no. distinction and each
and every one would receive the best of
treatment within the power of human
skill based on the most up-tO-date knowl-
edge OF medicine and surgery The staff.
he said. had been organized with two dis
tinct purposes in view-harmony and
competency. The help OF the hospital
had also been selected with the same OBJ
ject n view, and they would be amen
able TO the same general rules as the
general staff. Those rules. he said ap-
piled TO the morality and sobriety of the
attaches and il would be expected of
them that they would do everything in
their power to conduce to the welfare of
the patients.
Distinguished People Present.
The closing prayer and benediction were