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Show Nobles Set Sun. For Hospital Day Sunday May 17 will mark the annual observance of Hospital Day in the 17 Hospitals for Crippled Children operated by the Shrine of North America. It was 37 years ago that the first Shrine Hospital was opened in Shreveport, Louisiana Louis-iana and today these "Temples of Smiles" are located throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mex-ico. The Intermountain Unit located at Salt Lake City will attract representatives from the Shrine Temples of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado for this years observance. The uniformed units of El Kalah Temple will perform. These will include the Band, Patrol, Chanters, Oriental Band (of Ogden) and the Wreckers. Lincoln G. Kelly, Chairman of the Hospital Board, will be the official host for the day. Anna Williams, Hospital Director and her staff will conduct tours through the building for visiting guests. Nels P. Mettome, Past Potentate Pot-entate of El Kalah Temple, is General Chairman of the event. The Hospitals, often called the "Heart of the Shrine" have made it possible for thousand of crippled children regardless of race, creed or color, to return to normal, healthy lives. |