The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20
THE CHARITY BALL
The Annual Event OF
ST. MARKS HOSPITAL ASSN
To Take Place on the Twelfth Day
of November.

The st. Marks Hospital association
of Salt Lake City, after another year
of successful work in behalf of the
needy sick, is again about to appeal to
the public for money to continue this
work. and hopes that the appeal will
have the hearty response which it has
before received from the good people
of this city
1t may reasonably hope for even
more generous gifts, because it's needs
are constantly increasing. as it becomes
more widely known, and because 1t has
added one more year of efficient ser
vice and has justly won the approval
and confidence of all who have known
of its work,
This association has spent during the
last year 81 800 In the care of the needy
SICK 1t has the very generous special
rates at St. Marks hospital of $1,000
per week for its patients. AS this in
cludes nurses fees and medicines, and
as the physicians give their services,
this means that the association has
averaged having under its care and
support two or three needy patients all
the time for the past year. 1t has never
failed to investigate, and when there
was need, to provide for any case which
has been reported or has In any way
come under its notice
u is not best to publish individual
cases-in fact, the women of the So
clety take special pains TO do their
work quietly, as often the greatest suf-
ferins is among those who would hest
tate to accept public charity, but a
long list could be given. A sick blind
little girl rescued from filthy base
| ment, given good care until she could
! be sent to the Orphans Home. and at
last placed in good permanent home.
| Artificial limbs given. to a man who
could have no hope beyond sitting use
! lessly in chair for the rest of his
| life. friendless and penniless young
woman who died of tuberculosis, and
| through the society was enabled to
| spend the last three months of her life
in comfort. Many needy maternity
cases and many little children who
have been saysd from lifelong sick
| ness or deforhity by a timely opera
tons which the parents could not give
Cases could be mentioned Indefinitely,
but there is no need. for there are now
few people in Salt Lake who do not
know personally of some pitiful and
| urgent case which the association has
cared for
This society does not ask for charity:
it only asks for the cooperation of
those who are able and willing TO help
the sick and suffering. 1t saws to the
Salt Lake public: Here are seventy of
Salt Lakes prominent women banded
together to help those who are i'm need
These women are scattered over all
parts of the city and have opportuni-
ties to know every class of society.
Whenever needy case comes under
their notice they report it to the two
who have been chosen from their num-
Der as best fitted to investigate The
public is assured that good Judgment
is used in this investigation and that
there is no delay. If worthy of help.
the patient is cared for immediately
and at the smallest possible expense.
The association stands ready TO give
organized service for this work The
hospital gives the bare cost of caring
for the patient the physicians give
their time and skill. It asks the public
for the money which will email bic the
good work to go on. and because Salt
Lakes people are sympathetic and pro
sressive it shall not ask in vain
We might mention other work done
by this society by special entertain-
ments and contributions from their
own members such as equipping the
diet kitchen. furnishing the nurses
home. etc. About 500 has been ex-
pended in this way during the year,
but this is entirely apart from the
charity fund. for which the ball is
given. and which the women of the as
ISOLATION use entirely for the sick
whose needs are presented to them and
whom they find by careful investiga-
tion to be worthy Of help
The ball is to be given this year on
the 18th of November at the new dane
ing academy, 69 Postoffice Place. Every
effort has been made to make it the
greatest social event of the season. and
the women who are selling the tickets
are doing it with the confidence that
those who buy will have a double in
come from the investment-first, an
evening of pleasure for themselves and
their friends; and, secondly. the as
surance that they have placed their
money where it viii be used to the
best advantage for those who are
most in need