Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-28
THE NATIONAL COLONY AND
SANITARIUM FOR CONSERVATIVES

Special correspondence
Deming, N. NJ, May GA mass
meeting of citizens of Deming was
held at the opera house. to talk over
the National Colony and Sanitarium
for Consumptives, which will be locat-
ed at Deming, Addresses were made
by Hon. James r. Waddill Of st. Louis,
president of the association, and DIR.
w. II. Mayfeld, also of st. Louis, third
vice president and chief surgeon of the
association.
The opera house was crowded to
overlooking when DR.. Mayfeld, the
first speaker. was introduced. He was
enthusiastically greeted by the aud
fence, and spoke in part as follows:
Or. Mayfieid's Remarks.
Ladies and Gentlemen: am de-
lighted to meet with you and to re-
ceive this warm reception. This is my
first visit to your delightful little city
the general conditions Of your climate,
and its adoption for the relief, treat
ment and cure for tuberculosis.
Many great institutions of learning,
OF benevolence, and of charity, have
been organized, endowed, and brought
20 triumphant success by such phil
anthropists as Cooper, Peabody, Car
negie and scores of others and the
world has been made better and kinder
and brighter and happier thereby, but
these great institutions, while they
have accomplished great good to
many, are narrow and ciTcumscrioed
10 their scope and power for good;
and 1t has been left to the National
Colony and Sanitarium for Consump-
tives to originate and lay before the
world the plan and system for the
u cessful treatment of This disease,
which has no parallel in history--the
grandest, the noblest and the most far
reaching of my institution OF this
character on this globe. The names
of the charted members are a suf-
ficient guarantee that every dollar con-
tributed will be honestly applied to
carrying out the plans and pur-
poses of the association. There were
originally only sixty-ive charter
members, hut they represent all the
honorable professions, all important
fraternal associations, all religious
Observation-Disclosures, Professionals,
Jew and Gentile-business men, rail-
road officials, eminent lawyers, states
men, manufacturers, physicians and
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have given their names and influence,
and extended a helping hand, with no
hope of any reward, except that we
have done something to relieve the
suffering and distress of u fellow
men. This is to be our compensa'
ton for the time spent, and aid fur
nished; and this Is enough, and al
that we expect. My friends, we are al
in the same boat. We are fighting
great battle, we want generals to lead
and soldiers to help win the victory
There is a great army of deadly enc
mics arrayed against us, and over one
million of Gods children are suffer
ing, and dying, struck down and man
gled by this merciless foe-destroying
more lives and bringing more sorrow
and distress, on the human race thar
all of the invading armies in the world
We must build the breast works, and
entrench ourselves against the mighty
antagonist. We must show to the
world that we are in great earnest
and hat We have enlisted for the war
and under the providence of God ant
for the love of humanity we will girC
on our armor, and in courage ant
faith, march on to victory. TIL,
great God of nature has furnished u
the weapons to meet this arch enem,
of man; He has set apart a home an,
prepared a fortress in this land of lf
and sunshine where this RELENTLESS
enemy cannot enter and live. Tn
great scientists and ablest physician