Show C CORNER RN STONE 1 N I l s lAm LAID AT INFIRMARY I E Acting Governor Harden Bennion Ben Ben- nion pion Officiates at the Ceremonies Presented with a silver plated trowel acting acting Governor Harden Bennion Ben Ben- nion today officiated at the laying of ot th the corner stone of the county Infirmary infirmary infirmary infirm Infirm- ary In course of ot construction at atI atI first Twenty first t South and State streets I Cold weather failed to keep people away County Commissioner J J. J S. S Lindsay Lindsa acted as chairman of ot the meeting and and Colonel Richard W. W Young gave the Invocation Bishop Joseph S. S Glass of ot the Salt Lake diocese who was supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to have taken aken part failed to I reach the grounds Rev P P. A. A Simpkin I II gave the chief address of ot the cere cere- I I Imon Pony mony After a few tew preliminary remarks Rev Simpkin began his address callIng calling calling call call- ing Ing- particular attention and creating i a vivid contrasting picture between the attitude toward the pauper of ot to today today to- to to-I to day and that of ot olden times The change chang Is tremendous he said Tobe Tobe To I be an inmate of ot a poorhouse a few I years ago was considered a terrible disgrace Scarcely anything could be worse In the eyes of the community than to have one of ot Its members enter an almshouse to live Today he continued continued continued con con- it considered is is a misfortune land and the object Is Is rendered proper as assistance assistance assistance as- as Particular emphasis was put upon I the need for a greater and closer love between children and parents In his his his' address the Rev Simpkin endeavored I Ito to picture the lack of ot esteem on the I part of ot children for their parents which in many cases had added In Inmates Inmates inmates In- In I mates to the poor houses that were I entitled to something far tar better Mr Bennion then gave a short address address address ad- ad dress In which he complimented the county commissioners highly upon the construction of ot such a splendid tion It was brought out that the buildIng building build- build Ing Ins when completed would be arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged so that sunshine would enter practically every room Acting Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Bennion stated that the conI construction construction con con- I of the Infirmary would mean an epoch marking the great advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment made by Utah In the past twenty I years Before the corner stone was laid Mr Bennion placed in tn it a sealed copper can can containing a copy of each of the dally daily papers In Salt Lake and several coins I Bishop Woodruff pronounced the bee diction following following- which the county and state officials went to the nurses nurses' I home where a banquet was held completing completing com com- the ceremonies |