p. 18 | What the Women are Doing at Loma Linda

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 1, 1916

What the Women are Doing at Loma Linda

By Mrs. G. A. Irwin

You will be interested in some of the things the women are doing here to help raise the money to build the Ellen G. White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles.

At our fall council, when the brethren were burdened and perplexed over how they were going to forward the work of the medical college, a number of the sisters in attendance counseled as to how we women might assist. We knew that a hospital must be provided. A number of us waited on the brethren in council, and told them we had come to offer our assistance, and that we would raise the $61,000 to build and equip the hospital. They said they would be glad of our help.

We held a meeting and secured all the big pledges we could. Then we called a women's meeting and asked for suggestions as to how we should further proceed. Some one suggested that every woman in the North American Division give two dollars, and then the question arose as to how they would earn the money.

The following are some of the ways the money is being earned: Doing plain sewing, such as nightdresses, skirts, aprons, bed shoes, pajamas, and nightshirts for those who hire sewing done. Some also make iron-holders, boudoir caps, laundry bags, workbags, dresser scarfs, etc., for sale. Others can fruit, make jelly, preserves, salt-rising bread, cakes, marmalade, etc., which they sell. The Dorcas Society supplies quilts for $2.50. Still others sell milk, eggs, vegetables, etc. One sister who sold eggs told the woman who bought them not to pay her until she had two dollars' worth. She feared that if the money came in in smaller amounts, she would spend it. Now there is one of the secrets of saving money.

This enterprise brought a good spirit into the church here. Some could do more than two dollars' worth of sewing, and they would place the excess to the credit of some sister who was not able to do so much. We are also planning to make sheets, pillowcases, dish towels, napkins, dust cloths, etc.

The work we are doing has surely been a blessing to all of us. While we have had two floods lately, which were quite discouraging, yet our spirits have not been dampened, if the ground and the houses were.

We hope our sisters throughout the North American Division will do all they can to help build this hospital for the poor. We want it finished by September, when the school will open for next year. We have quite a sum collected, and shall soon send it to Elder W. T. Knox, the treasurer. MRS. G. A. IRWIN.