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Show Page lr. :;)uri t;g 01ll these po.st v'e e kt. , T h'-' v e "'t tended v '-'r i ous :TJe e t i ngs , leo u rd. undays and ~uesdays in neetings ,~uve 1any blessings, ~na did other work heloing those in distress ~nd ministered to those in need. Edison returned from a business trip in ~he east on the 16th oril. The balance of ~pri l w~s busy in the tr ns ~fu~n neriod of adjust~ent in the ? .B.O. and 0n the Lst ol M~y they took Jeannette to the T.r.~.:ospit~t and were un~ble to deliver her b~by. ~~ey di~ this several times until shews so exhausted ~nd they were unsuccessful t~ey sent for me to administer ~o her and ~nd as T ~ent in her room,she was ~lmost unconscious,look blue dnd was perfe ctly discouraged. \s T adninistered to her dnd in th~t blesPing asked · e~rnestly th~t the Tord would inspire the _actors o all that is roAsible to heln her and inspire them to do the thing tb~t would s~ve the mother an~ babe also. I had no s0oner done tJis than nr 1 · ~~ith and ~is consu1ting dssi~ tanue discusses the ~4tter and~aid , oPllir.~ off his coat,1 aont k~o out I feel impressed to~soMethins I n~ver tried b~fore ur.r to +he amasement f all the doctors,the baby was born in a short time,weighing but four Dounds,with fittle prospects of living in all the pdst difficulti~s through wbich Jeannette had passed,but a special nurse took the b~by,Pl~ced it in ~n o_·y~en tent o.nd special tent .:J.nCi watched i ~. closely until is srowed some sigr1s of life aad g~ve it soecial c~re daily until it oould t ke its 10therfs breast finally "~hiS WUS a WOnderful exrerience ,-sorne ttiog Urllike it has never hs.rnened there~ t:~.r;c1 it w ...... s the t:..tlk of the rnedit....:al sto.ff for days, just why ':i las diCl Hhat he did,-~nd it c~me to him suddenly ,0-T believe that +he Lord I~svired him·to do jus t e .x i:l.C t 1. y what he a i d as the res u t t o f prayer ~r kin~ t h e Y.o r d to i n s vi re just wbat was to ~e lone to save the Mot~er ~nd child,-so fid otbers ~fterwards It was an ~nswer to pr~yer,~nd I feel to thank the Lord for his intervention I"a..y ?th, talked in two rnee.tice; in rnorni n-: in the 'Vs.satch ward and in the evening to the Pexican Pr~nch s-Lnd interpreter r-nade the mexic(1.ns underst,..:1nd. Continued as one af a committee of three for ~ity,County ~~d :tate in select ing men for 'liovernment c.:.nd ·-·to.te jobs. Contractors 0hrmstensen J.nd lardr.er s.nd o+her big coDtractors are etill taking lists for placeme(!t from our committee und thus T am b1.1sy in t.bis J""latter 5-r.d ass is tin5 th~Fre siding t-5i s ho pric in c lerica. l mb.tt ers at the ..., • B .0. rl his work of ~ud•ting ~as finished dt the office on the 15th May 0 n t he G 0 t h \ ~ p r i 1 1'. ~ r r.-~ • C • . Vi 1 so n , o f t h e U • S • De p q,. r t rn e n t o f l & b o r , c 1 o s e d hi s office :lnd turned o.ll recoro.s ~-J.nd effects to his successor rr:t Ray R. dams of the Vetran's ~epartwent for the piesent. \nd thus great administrative cba~ chacges in all departments and offices in emergency ana welfare matters. r'\n the c;:;lst of ~ ,~ril 'lUr coinmi tte sent to l.lr wilson a. letter of d}lnreci&tion for his cooperation thus far. ~ee letter m~de a drt of this page 11 of m~ tras crint. I am makir:g o.. p~rt of -r:ny d::ti l:v report .::·or A Dri 1 20 ,a letter I ''rote to ~ugene and xc e 11 i e a. t De r. v e r w hi c h g i v e s a r1 a c co u r. t o s , .. h at I s.m ;:.: o i n g t h ru d uri n g these strenuous times. 'I' he future· will hcJ.ve to · be met daw by day. Oxx±:klfx~~:tk:x.M:aJJ}:lo:wxx«::e.x® .:t:E:&X£m«:e.i:iE?;K4J{~«k..e XK.:tx:i.Jq:ftx~NNR:rx:tx -rs:exxix:e .s.x«:fxXs: n hi ' S .. H!Xd~ra:R:k.:s:xwx:faxk.kb!atixx±iu!x:K1IgE:ra:rkL'iRKRX]lJI.0Cxxxx±k:s:x.s:lurN.XR~xxnx:tl:rH.x~:.ts::txxxxl". 11 t h ru b a 1 an c e o f ~~a Y. I ~ 9 9 r. t i Ll u e d i r; some 1 i n e s o f w o r k t h r0 11 ?:' h m o s t u n sa t i s - f:J.ctory and 11ncert::.~.ir-~MY d.J.il~y reports shovv , J.nd 1 h&d 111an:y vvorries in· n~r.cial matters form §self and E1.1gene' s ·:iffairs a.nd th':1t of others ,-but r:ot h~vicg a re~ul~r salary ~ny more and uncertain as to whut to do,I plodded on dtiy ~fter day,doicg rer~irs at 47 ~outh ,3? .:outh and at 9?5 ~arfield ~venue met with corrrrnittees on state road work and other projecj)s :1nd <:ittended to m:y meetings ~nd g-ve Many ~lessings. · Had a ?lorious time on :~other ' s Jay with m:y loved ones ~nd had an inporta meeting with city,county ~nd state represent8tives ( See esoecially daily report of ~ay l7th,giving decisions on ~any ~atters. Jee &lso }~ay ~Ott,when the ~take ~rim&ry association honored the seven patri~rchs in d betiutiful pro~rdm ~nd at which T spoke. When I com..rneclce to write my history from the dail:v Journal ,I \Vill refer to mo.Dy p(ipers ~nd reports during 'fnJJ.;; re~.,.St.raic:r the Fnemrloyment and relief which continued in ~ disconnected m~nner for soMe time. |
