Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 13 | Honored Guest

Honored Guest I. I c IsH MRS L. L R. R PHELPS Supreme Queen Daughters o oNile of Nile Inspects S. S L. L Hospital Hospital Hospital Hos Hos- pital Unit The Shrine hospitals and units fo for crippled children In the United States and Canada and the one 1 In Honolulu are operating at full Cull Capacity capacity ca capacity ca- ca with waiting lists so large that tha it will be seven months before an any anymore anymore more names can be accepted according according according accord accord- ing to Mrs Lulu Ramage Phelps o or of Seattle supreme queen of th the Daughters of the Nile Mrs Phelps who Is on a tour o of Inspection arrived here Thursday to inspect the work of local temple tempi No 32 32 and to inspect th the unit hospital at St. St Marks Mark's hospital She will be the gUe guest t o ohonor of honor at a banquet at 6 p. p m. m Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day at the Masonic temple given b bUtah by Utah members PRAISES S. S L. L UNIT She was met at the union station by Mr and Mrs Don E El Ray Mr MrRay Mrs Ray is queen of temple The Salt Lake unit Is one of th the best she stated There are arc twelve hospitals in the United States tw twIn two In Canada and one in the thc Philippines besides several units which are arc open opet to crippled children regardless o of race creed or religion or 1 I The immense growth in the wor work is shown by the fact bet the first hosp hospi- hospital hospi- hospi tal was established at Minneapolis i in 1920 As many cities in which Shrine Shrin temples are arc located are asking fo for tor units or hospitals It will be a Ion long longtime longtime time before it Is possible to build a hospital in Salt Lake The hospitals have ha an average of about bed beds The Salt Lake unit has twenty four beds having ha added four tour last year she stated MEMBERSHIP mERS IP INCREASING Mrs Phe Phelps ps said the Daughters o othe of the Nile NUe have sixty temples in th the United States Canada and the Philippines Philippines Phil Phil- with a total membership o ot of She said membership has been increasing steadily for the pas past few years ears and that last year about abou Joined Only the wives daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- and mothers of are eligible The visitor will remain in Salt Sal Lake until Saturday night when sh she will go to Boise Idaho She also Is past queen of oC Hatasu temple No 1 1 mother nother temple of oC the Daughters o othe ot of the Nile at Seattle She is accompanied accompanied on her tour by LevIla K West supreme recorder 5