“This it the most delightful situation for a sanitarium I have ever seen.”
To name the person who wrote these words was last week’s trivia challenge, and the answer is Ellen White, Loma Linda University Health’s co-founder.
The quote was from a letter she wrote Aug. 22, 1905, in which she added, “The scenery is magnificent, and everything possible has been done to beautify the premises.”
Gerald D. Andrews, Lisa Marie Benanti, and Geoffrey Baugh are the three winners chosen randomly from the individuals who submitted the correct answer. Please e-mail pr@llu.edu to claim your prize, which must be picked up within 60 days.
The Loma Linda Sanitarium incorporated two days later on Aug. 24, 1905, with John Burden as president. When did the sanitarium admit its first patients? Name the month and year.
Please send the answer to pr@llu.edu by midnight Tuesday, Sept. 2, for a chance to win. One answer per person.