Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-21
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cot. Even payment Of t2j allows the
donor 10 name three or four patients
for treatment at the particular hospital
10 which the money has been COntribut-
uted. The sum OF $3.50 includes the
privilege Of being a life governor 20
hospital, TO attend annual meetings and
10 recommend q out-pationts and one
impatient year
BY this elaborate system Of donation
the London hospitals are kept going
from year 20 year once every year
two days are set apart when the whole
OF London Il supposed 10 contribute
something toward the care OF the sick.
These days are Hospital Sunday and
Hospital saturday All the churches on
the first named day give the major por-
tons OF their collections 10 the hospi
tails, ana on Hospital Saturday collec
lions are made In the streets, on Hos
pital Sunday and Saturday IN LondOi
the public gives generously 10 the fun
that goes TO help the suffering poor
Upward OF S2500u0 has been collected In
one year IN this manner.
CARNEGIE's GIFT.
Another great source Of Income 20 tho
London hospitals. and which also come
under the head OF voluntary CUntrl-
buttons are the sums raised by what
IS known as King Edwards hospital
fund for London. 10 Is 90 this fund that
Carnegie has just given bis sjJl.0lJ.
Last year the total Income ot THIS tuhu
was &554.115.
This FUND was founded by King Ed
ward 10 years ago, and is one OF his
majesty's most Creditable hobbies.
Every member % the royal family IL
supposed TO contribute something 10
this fund. even down 20 the little
princes and princcsses. or royal sub
scribcrs King Edward gives annually
S525. Queen Alexandra $l25. the Prince
Of Wales. 81 500: Princess Victoria. So.
little Prince Edward S5.25, while little
Prince Albert Princess Vstorln OF
Wales. Prince Henry and Prince George
each give S525. Tho total royal duna-
tons amount Co about &2.it3 or course.
Il might have been "a tri1e moro. cone
sidering that the royal family of ENG
land draws from tho British people
every year about t25oo.0oo, but as tne
King and the Prince OF Wales give their
personal service 10 the fund. Che geu'Ir-
oeitv OF the subsrrlntiHu Itself should
perhaps. be questioned.
OTHER SOURCES.
one OF ths largest sources u wealth
Of the London hospitals are bcque -
by viii. Recently Mrs LewIs-Hill NlI'.
OF tho famous London paWnhiok.r'
died and left tl250.oo0 to The funq Az
fred Beu len 100000. while George
Herring. previous 90 his death. hoi
contributed $4,000 Go King Edward
fund. In Nils win he lcft to tho hospital
fund "a large sum OF money when
he haI loaned tht Salvation Army, ans
also his splendid house BOZ Park lane
To be mentioned as "a heavy Hubscrlh-
or 20 the King Edward fund Is cunald-
cred "a great honor m England. Ih'
fund undergoes the personal super
vision of the ring and the Prince 'i
Wales. aud thg names OF all donors
even of persons not sending more
thfu q.25-ars printed BOO handsome
booklets which come under thc direct
eye OF hls mnjtfty. Nevertheless dee
spite abe temptation Co seek personal
advertisement hy appearing n these
eilt-edgDd lists. some donors are Huf-
nciently self-Htuogating NOT to allow
their names tI ot mentioned. hrcrnly
an Anonymous contribution at asbUIl
was sent 90 the King Edward fund aui
tho name OF the donor Was known 'o
none connected Ni!h Che a1WlnHliA-
ton 81 the subscriptions
Considering tho extraordinary. man-
nor ln which these funds ara raised. 20
a. quite "a marvel that these great ln-
stltutiOns should be- abIc t0 Keep soins
M am IL o. from ths very fact thai
London has como 90 Boz known as ne
most charitable cily on earth
DOWN TO A aYsrEM.
Living az tha hospitals do. ON the
voluntary contribution Of thr mul-
utude. n h not surprising tn sot great
signs plastercd across che buildings aI-
pe8ling for immediate aIl Nearly
all tho buildings bear permanently mo