Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-30
THE NATIONAL COLONY AND
SANITARIUM FOR CONSERVATIVES


held at the opera house. to talk ovel
the National Colony and Sanitariun
for Consumptives. which will be locat
ed at Deming. Addresses we're mad,
by Hon. James X. 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 q
overlooking when DIR. Mayfeld. the
first speaker, was introduced. He wal
enthusiastically greeted by the aud
fence. and spoke in part as follows:
Or. MayfleId'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
and while have known for some time
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
to 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 ciicumscrioed
10 their scope and power for good ;
and 1t has been left to the National
Colony and Sanitarium for Copsump-
t'ves to originate and lay before the
We rid the plan and system for the
src cessful treatment OF his disease,
which has no parallel In hisiory--the
|grandest. the noblest and the most far.
reaching OF any institution OF this
character on this globe. The names
|of the charted members are a SUI.
..hcient guarantee that every dollar con.
|tributed will be honestly applied to
farrying out the plans and pur.
poses OF the association. There we're
originally only sixty-five charter
members. but they represent all the
honorable professions, all important
raternal associations, all religious
Observation-Disclosures, Professionals,
Jew and Gentile-business men, rail-
load officials. eminent lawyers, states.
>ren. manufacturers. physicians and
Pthers. These eminent gentlemen
Nave given their names and influence,
md extended n helping hand, with no
ope Of any reward. except that we
ave done something to relieve the
ALTERING and distress OF our fellow
Zen. This Is TO be our compensa-
lon for the time spent. and aid fur
1shed; and this is enough, and all
hat we expect. My friends. we arc all
y the same boat. We are fighting a
3cat battle. we want generals to lead.
nd soldiers to help win the victory.
here is great army OF deadly enc
Mes arrayed against us. and over one
illion OF Gods children are suffer-
", and dying, struck down and man.
led by this merciless foe--destroying
ore lives and bringing more sorrow,
d distress, on the human race than
OF the invading armies In the world
Re must build the breast works, and
btrench ourselves against the mighty
htagonist. We must show to the
orld that we are In great earnest,
hd that We have enlisted for the war,
pd under the providence OF God and
. n the love of humanity we will gird
our armor. and In courage and
18th. march on to victory. The
eat God OF nature has furnished us
Q weapons to meet this arch enemy
man; He has set apart home and
epared fortress In this land OF life
d sunshine where this relentless
envy cannot enter and live. The |
eat scientists and ablest physicians
the world. through Gods help, have
own us the way, and II Is left to us
apply the remedy. The good peo-
OF our country are everywhere |
bused. and are ready and anxious |
give OF their abundance. ample aid |
push forward this great movement;
all they want to know is that we |
sincerely In earnest, and capable |
carrying out the magnificent plans |
ich we have presented. There are |
my plans TO raise funds for benevo-
I and humane purposes and II is
I to you TO state some OF the re-
Prces which we have OF securing
Immense amount OF money neces.
y to carry out the gigantic plans
templated by this association.
st, there are over one hundred
nsand fraternal associations In this
|ntry. the corner stones OF which
brotherly love, friendship, charity
benevolence; prominent men oc-
lying high positions In nearly all
these fraternal organizations. men
are thoroughly identified with and
rested In Its success. The inten-
Is to ask each OF these one hun
thousand separate organiza.
rs, or lodges. to contribute one dol.
per month each; the amount Is In.
hificent to each lodge but the aggre-
amount Is very large. This
hey will be used for the benefit NJ