Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11
St. MARKS HOSPITAL
FOUNDED 81 YEARS AGO
EventfuI and Useful Life--Past and
Present Officials-Public Recep-
ton Next Tuesday.

IHlfty-On years ago next TUESDAY,
June IL. St Marks hospital was In
corporated under the laws Of the Ter
ritory OF Utah. Tho history OF the
institution has been a long struggle
for maintenance. for while charge
has been made to people who are able
to pay for the services rendered. this
charge has been the minimum and
many hundreds have received care
and aid for absolutely nothing
Its aim has been to provide for the
needy. whether they had the funds to
pay their expenses or not, and the
institution bears the honorable repu-
tation OF never having turned any one
away because OF poverty.
HISTORY OF INSTITUTION.
Bishop futile. who began the mis-
sionafy WORK of the Eplscop church
in Utah In 1867. was Joined by Rev.
X. NJ. Kirby In 1871. TO Mr.. Kirby.
In sT2 Major Wilkes, the superintend-
ent OF mine near Salt Lake. suggest
ed the need OF hospital for the
care OF the homeless sick, there being
at the time no such Institution I'm
Utah. Accordingly hospital work was
begun in a little adobe building on
the northeast corner of Fifth East
ana bOutn streets
In 1879. land was purchased at Fifth
East ana Third South for $4,000 a
special building erected and St Marks
hospitf i Incorporated The hospital
was moved to Its present location In
1899, the central building being COM
pleted In June 1898
The original incorporators were;
Bishop futile, George A Lowe,
George r. Ayers, Rev. r. NJ Kirby,
L. r, Holden, r. c. Chambers. w.
@. Gallagher.
Mr.. Kirby was the first superInten-
dent DR.. J. f. Hamilton being the
medical director. In 1881. Rev Chas.
NJ. Armstrong succeeded Mr.. Kirby
and was himself succeeded by Rev.
n. u. Putnam in 1889. Bishop Leonard
and Rev F. w. Norris managed the
hospital after Mr. Putnam's death in
1891 until 1894, when Rev. ID. ID.
Wallace was made superintendent he
being succeeded in 1903 by Rev.
George G.. Hunting. under whose
management the institution was con-
Quoted until the close of 1905. Mrs. r.
G. Proutt was the first matron, all the
nurses being men, but In 1894, Miss
Mary r.. hewitt organized the train
ing school Miss hewitt was succeeded
by Miss Catherine Johnson and she In
turn by Miss May Mitchell and she by
Mrs. Nellie Grassland. Mrs. Cross
on the death of DIR. Hamilton in 1892,
Or. A. G. STANDARD became medical
director until his death in 1894.
PRESENT OFFICERS.
The present officers are:
Board of Trustees-President, Rt,
Rev. +. s. Spalding. ID. D.; NJ. II.
w. V. Rice. II. X. McMillen. Rev. c.
e. Perkins.
Medical Staff-Director, F. S. Bias
com. Consultants. @. Il, Pfoutz, A. ;.
Bower. Union Worthington, ID. M
Lindsey, T. b. Beatty, r. Il. Jones. A.
V. silver, w. b. Ewing, A. c. Ewing.
General Staff. +, Critchlow, A. {.
Behle, r. w. Fisher. w, Benjamin, A.
l.. Castleman. A. A. Kerr, q. l.. Smart,
r. Il. Hampton, s. @ Paul.
Associate Members-H. n. Sprague,
II. p. Kirtley. II. 3 F'elts, I. X, Hum
phrey. T. G. Gibson. G. V. Schramm,
j. d. Tyree.
The hospital has been ably assisted IN
caring for it's charity cases through tho
st. Marks hospital Charity association,
which was organized a few years ago.
Each year the association gives char
ity ball and raises funds in various
other ways. this money being expend-
ed for those who have suffered mis-
fortune and are unable TO secure med
icai and hospital attention from their
own resources.
Next Tuesday. its anniversary, the
hospital will be open for public in
spection between the hours OF and
pm. and a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public in general to visit
the hospital, inspect the wards and
private room departments and the gem
eral equipment OF the hospital. Nurses
win be in attendance TO show visitors
through the institution and the general
nublio will be made cordially welcome.