Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-03-01 | Page 4 | Shriners' Leader Asks Fund Hike for 16 Hospital

Leader Asks Fund Hike like For 16 Hospitals LONDON Ont March 1 UP UT- UT The head of North Americas America's suggested Wednesday n night ht the per capita levy imposed on the orders order's members to main main- tain tamn Shrine hospitals for CJ crippled children in Canada and the United States Slates be increased Hubert M. M Poteat Imperial Potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine told tolda a rally of more than Nobles and Vaster Master Masons the Shrine is not supporting its hospitals ade ade- The order maintains 16 hospitals in North America two of them in Canada Another is under construction construction construction con con- in Los Angeles Poteat from Va Wake e Forest N C C. said the sad truth is that hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- were were being supported by wills and bequests He proposed to increase member member member mem mem- ber assessments from two to five e 1 dollars