Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-06-03
ROusing Mass Meeting Ad-
dresses by Or. Mayfield
and Major Waddill. =.
Other Matters Of I'm.
pOrtAnCe. Great Enthu-
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Addresses Of Hon. James R. Waddll of |
st. Louis, president of the Association
and DR.. W. II. Mayfeld, third Vice
President and chief surgeon. The opera |
house was crowded. DIR. Mayfeld |
spoke first and was enthusiastically greet
ed by the audience. He spoke in part
as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen,
am delighted to meet you and to receive
this warm reception. This is my first
visit to your little city and have
known for some time the general con.
dition of your climate and its adaptation
for the relief, treatment and cure OF
tuberculosis.
Many great institutions of learning,
benevolence and charity have been or
ganized, endowed and brought to tri-
umphant success by such philanthropy
lists as Cooper, Peabody, Carnigie and
a score of others and the world has been
made better and happier thereby but
these institutions while they have ac-
complished great good to many are mar
rowed in their scope and power for good
and il has been left to the National
Colony and Sanitarium for Consump-
tives to originate and lay before the
world the system for the successful
treatment of this disease which has no
parallel in history the noblest and most
far reaching of any institution Of this
character on the globe. The names of
the charter members are sufficient
guarantee that every dollar contributed
will he honestly applied to the carrying
out of the plans of the association.
There were originally only SO charter
members but they represent all the
honorable professions, all important
fraternal associations, all religious de-
nominations, catholic and protestant,
Jew and gentle, business men, railroad
officials, lawyers, statesmen and manu-
facturers, physicians and others. These
eminent gentlmen have given their
names and influence and extended a
helping hand with no hope Of reward
except that comfort and happiness
that comes from the knowledge that we
have done something to relieve the suf-
fering and distress of our fellowmen.
This /, our compensation for the time
snent and aid furnished, and this is
enough and all we expect. My friends
we are all in the same boat. We arr
fighting great battle, we want gene
rails to lead and soldiers to help win thu
victory. There is great army o
deadly enemies arrayed against us an'
over one million of Gods children
are suffering and dying, struck dow
and mangled by this merciless foe, de
stroying more lives and bringing NOR
distres on the human family than all o
the invading armies in the world. w
must build the breast works and entrenc
our selves against tn e antagonist. w
must show to the world that we hav
enlisted for the war and under tn
providence of God for the love of hu
manity we will gird on our armor an
in courage and faith march on to victc
ry. The great God of nature has fui
nished us weapons to meet this enem
of man. He has set apart home an
fortress in this land of life and sur
shine where this remorseless enem
cannot enter and live. The gres
scientists and physicians of the worlC
through Gods help have shown US tn
way and II is left US to apply the rem
edy. The good people Of our countl
are thoroughly aroused and al
ready and anxious to give their aid
push forward this great mOvemel
and they want to know that we are
earnest and capable Of carrying out Il
magnificent plans which we have pr
sented, There are many plans to raii
funds for this benevolent and humai
purposes and it is just to you to sta
some Of the resources which we hay
of ofsecurinR the immense amount OF mo-
ev necsessary TO carry out the g1gant
mans contemplated by this assoclatio