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Show A 2-Hosp- .Complex ital Planned For Ogden Is By JAY LIVINGOOD OGDEN I dont know of anyplace else in the West where they have this kind of complex, Pesiding Bishop John H. Vandenberg said in unveiling plans for a new Dee LDS Hospital here. The occasion was the organizational Foundation, a meeting of the McKay-Deboard designed to raise private funds for the continuing development of the two Church hospitals in the area. The new Dee LDS Hospital, to be constructed at a cost of $2.1 million, will be five stories and will abut the David O. McKay Hospital on the south. Both hospitals will share common facilities such as bookkeeping, kitchen, heating plant etc., to cut maintenance costs. The McKay Hospital will be an acute general hospital while the Dee will be a rehabilitative facility. The McKay-De- e Complex is oriented to community needs, and the community is our sole interest, said Bishop Vandenberg, who is president of the complex board of directors. fund-raisin- g urer. Kenneth E. Knapp, administrator of the two hospitals, explained that by liquifying present Dee LDS Hospital assets, the new hospital would be constructed at no cost to the public. Mr. Knapp pointed out that it would cost $11 million to remodel the present total of 2,059,277 persons visiled famed Square in Salt Lake City during 1968, topping the 30 visitors centers of the Church throughout the world. This total was a part of the 1968 accumulative report released this week by the Church Information Committee. A Temple Visitors to the Temple Square more than doubled those visiting the Mormon Pavilion at last years San Antonio HemisFair. The pavilion chalked up 1,005,169 patrons. A total of nearly four million people visited the 30 Church-oriente- d centers located at various temples and historic sites of the Mormon Church. e Bishop Vandenberg cited the need for community financial help at the dinner meeting, saying, We seek private contributions rather than federal funds. WTe are proud we havent called on federal funds for construction of our hospitals, because it now makes it a real community center. Bishop Vandenberg reminded the 40 members of the board that they were to become messengers of good will to the community. George II. Horsley, civic worker and former president of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce, was named president of the new board. James J. Whet ton, Ogden businessman, was named vice president, with Dr. Leland H. Monson, executive director of the foundation, as secretary, and William R. Stockdale, as treas- Visitors At 30 Centers Near 4 Million Mark Of this number, an estimated 2,867,982 were not members of the Church and 1,052,595 were. These centers are located throughout the United States and at temple sites in Canada, England, Switzerland and New Zealand. The Hawaiian Temple Visitors Center was third in the number of total visitors during the year with 282,176, followed by the Oakland Temple Visitors Center, Arizona Temple, 106,501; Los 121,947; Angeles Temple, 62,748; Joseph Smith Memorial Center (at his birthplace in Vermont), 48,225; Carthage Jail in Illinois, 31,265; Hill Cumorah Visitors Center in N.Y. 28,132; Liberty Jail in Missouri, 25,773; and the St. George Temple (Utah), 25,510. Visitors centers established by the Church are primarily for the purpose of informing visitors of the founding of the Church and emphazing the doctrines of Mormomsm. The annual report shows that a total of missionary referrals were obtained from the visitors. 522,815 Other centers maintained by the Church include Alberta, Can., Temple Visitors Center, Bertania Street Tabernacle, Hawaii; Brigham City, Utah, Visitors Center; Eastern States Mission Home, New York City; Idaho Falls, Idaho, Temple Visitors Center; Joseph Smith Home, Palmyra, N.Y.; Logan, Utah, Temple Visitors Center; London Temple Visitors Center; Manti, Utah, Temple Visitors Center. Presiding Bishop John H. Vandenberg views architect's drawing of new Dee IDS Hospital. hospital to conform to state health standards. He said that $500,000 could be saved annually by using common facilities with the McKay Hospital and a consolidation of some services. Make-u- p of the board includes nine bankers, two stake presidents, several retired civic workers and a number of prominent businessmen. Construction of the new hospital is expected to begin this summer, with completion in the fall of 1970. Progress is moving forward rapidly on the David O. McKay Hospital with several of the floors completed except for clean-uwork. Oklund Construction Co. expects to finish the contract in late January or early February. p Martin Harris Home, Palmyra, N.Y.; New Zealand Temple Visitors Center; Ogden, Utah, Visitors Center; Peter Wliit-mHome, Waterloo, N.Y.; Western Canadian Mission, Calgary, Alberta; Vernal, Utah, Visitors Center; Swiss Temple Visitors Center; Richfield, Utah, Visitors Center; West Yellowstone, Mont., Visitors Center; and Cedar City, Utah, Visitors Center. er Big Horn Stake Presidency Is Reorganized LOVELL, WYO. Oil Co., Cody, Wyo.; member of the Slate l Council on Education and a member of the steering committee of the National School Boards Association. Vocational-Technica- The Big Horn Stake presidency was reorganized, under the direction of President N. Eldon Tanner of the First Presidency, assisted by Elder Bernard Brock-banAssistant to the Twelve Sunday, Jan. 5, with M. Dale Ensign, former first counselor. as the new president. President Glen E. Nielsen of Cody, Wyo., was released after 13 years service s president of the stake. Pres. Robertson was born Oct. 21, 1921, in Lovell, Wyo. He is a graduate of Lovell High School and attended the University of Wyoming. He was previously bishop of the Lovell Third Ward, ward superintendent of the YMMIA, and stake drama director. He is now a farmer in Lovell. Installed as counselors in the presidency Were Mark David Robertson, formerly second counselor, and Scott Meeks Welch, of the high council. Born May 13, 1927, in Stockton, Calif., Tres. Ensign received a law degree from the University of Utah. For a time he screed as an ordinance WEEK worker in the Salt Lake Temple, was acting president of the Swedish Mission and was president of his Quorum of Seventy in San Francisco Stake. He was also first ENDING JANUARY 18, 1969 counselor in the presidency of San Francisco Stake and a high councilor in Big Horn Stake. Presently he is vice president of Husky Pres. Welch was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Cowley, Wyo. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Wyoming and did graduate work at St. Louis University. He has served the Church as bishop of Lovell Ward; stake superintendent of YMMIA and chorister of Sunday School in St. Louis. He is a dentist in LovelL |
