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King Oscar II Jubilee bed fund 92.39

Child's cot No. 3 4,006.50

Lottie S. Short memorial fund 76-95

Henry Weinhard fund 6,1 17.61

John H. and Caroline Couch memorial surgery fund. . . . 3,566.14

Sarah Elizabeth Goodwin bequest 575-00

Bishop Morris memorial building fund (new hospital). . 25,233.32

Mary Phelps Montgomery fund 327.00

Bishop Morris memorial (chapel furnishing fund) 1,000.00

Amanda W. Reed bequest fund 1,000.00

Samuel Wells Morris and Anna Ellis Morris (memorial

Haight bed) 5,000.00

Trustees for the Year 1910 — Rt. Rev. Charles Scadding, D. D., bishop of Oregon, ex-officio chairman; Rev. J. E. Simpson, 1910; Rev. H. R. Talbot, 191 1; Rev. John Dawson, 1912; Geo. F. Wilson, M. D., 1910; S. E. Josephi, M. D., 1911 ; Rodney L. Glisan, Esq., 1912. Rev. J. E. Simpson, secretary; S. E. Josephi, treasurer.

Ladies' Aid Committee — Mrs. C. F. Lewis, president; Mrs. A. G. Barker, vice- president; Mrs. J. Frank Watson, secretary.

ST. Vincent's hospital.

St. Vincent's Hospital, conducted by the Sisters of Charity of Providence, was established September 29, 1874, and incorporated in 1876 according to the laws of the state of Oregon, The original building was situated in North Port- land on Northrup street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, a wooden structure and sufficiently spacious to accommodate from fifty to seventy-five patients.

Mother Joseph, a woman of exceptionally keen insight, and who at the time was head of the community in the west, read the future of the city of Port- land, and secured a more desirable site for the new St. Vincent's. From the time of the purchase of the property until the present day, all are unanimous that the sister's choice could hardly have fallen on a more ideal and unique location; situated as it is in the west of the city, on the foothills of the evergreen coast range, facing the beautiful Willamette, and commanding a stretch of scenery that for variety and magnificance cannot be surpassed. Before it lies our fair Rose City, its comfortable homes, stately public and business buildings, then the winding river, beyond which the city extends for several miles, and in the dis- tance majestic Mt. Hood arises its snowy height; Mts. Adams, St. Helens and Rainier also bound the horizon to the east, as well as the noble range, of which they form a part.

To the north the harbor greets the eye with graceful ships and river craft, and over in the distance "where rolls the Oregon," one can distinguish on clear days Vancouver, where the pioneer Sisters of Charity landed fifty-three years ago.

To the south and within two blocks of St. Vincent's is the city park, a natural reserve which wealth has beautified and made most attractive; thither the pa- tients may saunter and while away the time during convalescence.

The hospital grounds are extensive, comprising fifteen acres, laid out artis- tically with walks and shade trees, affording uncommon facilities for sun baths and open air recreation; no more delightful place can be imagined than the mount to the west of the hospital, and it is here the weary nurse finds repose and pastime during her free hours ; easy access has been made possible by means of a suspension bridge which connects the fourth floor with the upper ridge; fol- lowing the path will bring one to an artistic shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, nestled in the mountain a short distance from the s