The Los Angeles Hospital by W. T. Knox

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 20, 1916

The Los Angeles Hospital

By W. T. Knox

The readers of the REVIEW AND HERALD have been made acquainted with the plan adopted at the autumn council of the North American Division Conference at Loma Linda, Cal., to provide our medical college with a hospital and dispensary, to be erected in Los Angeles, and thus place our medical school where it will be better able to meet the requirements of a first-class medical college.

It is estimated that $61,000 would be required to provide these needed facilities. A delegation of our sisters present at Loma Linda at the time of the council asked the privilege of raising this amount. This was granted, and later a committee was appointed to carry on this work. The committee was organized by electing Mrs. S. N. Haskell chairman, Mrs. George A. Irwin, of Loma Linda, secretary, and W. T. Knox treasurer. Each union conference was requested to appoint an assistant or field secretary in its territory.

The information received from time to time concerning the solicitation of funds has been quite encouraging, and it is estimated that pledges to the amount of from $30,000 to $35,000 have already been secured. The college is anxious to begin work upon the hospital buildings as soon as possible, but cannot do so until the money is in hand. It is therefore very desirable that those pledging should make as early payments as possible. All such payments should be made to the treasurer, W. T. Knox, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., either direct or through the local conferences, with the designation accompanying the remittances, “Los Angeles Hospital.”

To date there has been received by the treasurer from individuals in the different union conferences, as follows:— Atlantic Union Conference .. $100.00 Northern Union Conference .. 45.84 Pacific Union Conference .. 95.50 Southern Union Conference .. 17.00 Total .................... $258.34 W. T. KNOX.