Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-29
Chicago Man Gives Inside In
formation on the Proposi>
ton.
Names o' Sseistiss Nsmbedns Mose Than
3.oO0.O00 Msmbses Already Con.
tHbutng 70 the Great Enter.
Prise. g's


which gives more definite informa.
tlon regarding the plans Of the Ma
ti0nal Fraternal Sanitarium associa-
tion than has previously been secur-
ed. f4t'
Chicago. Tuesday, Dec. 20.
"Of course you have received word
Of the ANAL solution Of the sanitarium
proposition, After a hard fght--just
a dear, fratsrnal mix-up, you know
the Aontesuma was accepted and
plans are now prepared for the be.
ginning Of the work on the hotel and
pavilion grounds. The Representatives
Of the various fraternal organizations.
ably and earnestly fought It out. con-
sidering every point regarding loca-
tiOn, the rival merits OF Romero and
the canon. In . session fasting Tor two
days and two nights at the Palmer
house here. F. H.. Pierce and Col.
Twitchell, from your city were pres
ent n the Thursday and Friday ses-
sf0ns. After every point had been
considered, the decision in favor OF
accepting the Mcntexuma was. after
AL matters had been fully discussed.
nearly unanimous There were one or
two gentlemen. who, from self inter-
est Or lack OF interest, or what not,
would. willingly, have wrecked the
whole scheme. but the association has
Snccseded in getting rid Of them and
their influence without / appreciable1
t0ss, III. g
The tfraserpities rseels.saia. Il Il SAsI {
Chicago session vsre lIlc 4 FShov =
Santa re company. that they have In
3Mlpap lee, ,o0o, to ,be devot-,
"a 10 the inid1 work of preparing
the buildings ana grounds fOr the ~
ception Of patients. Following are
societies wwiffch are already paying
the assessments. and which are rep
resented on the board q directors:
Modern Woodmen and the allied
women's department, the R0yai Neigh
bors, represented on the board of a.
rectors BY +: b. Murphy. president OF
the sanltarium association. Number
Of members, 10000 man. 12S.O0o vo.
men.
lights OF Maccabees. $4,000; \,
dy Maccabees. $4,000: represented
on the directorate ~ b. P. Markey.s /
Modern Maccabees. f3t,000; lady
Maccabees. 65.000; represented on
the boayd by N. 9. Boynton. a
"Roy1l Arcanum. $4,000; represents
ed by J. A. Langnt:
"A. o. u. W., $4,000, and Degree Of
Honor, 10000. w. M, Narvis.
American 'Yoemen. $4,000; NJ. L.
'Fraternal Tribunes, 10000; DR..
A. L. Craig.
knights and Ladies Of Security,
SO. 900: DR. A. H. Warner.
Court Of Honor, 10000; A. l..
Hereford. Il
"Woodmen OF the Word. $4,000;
Circle, 100000; represented
On the board by DR.. Ira l.. Porter.
Tribe Of Ben Hur. $500; p. WI
3irard.
"rhe fraternaiists thus represented |
IN the directorate amount to 3,201. |
700; but this does not by any means
measure the pumber that will support |
he sanitarium in Las Vegas. II Is
iksly that the place. ON the directO
ate occupded by the Tribe OF Ben
anr. will be given to the Knights Of
Q much more numerous or.
Ter. -
1.-THE sanitarium managers are Ger
ain Of at least 5.Oe0.O00 paying sup
,orters and 1t Is more than probable
hat the number will be raised to g.,
100, ,000
I'm my judgment actual work ir
as Vegas will begin within sixty
lays.
There Is one other thing would
IKE to speak Of. have seen copyl
Il yonr Art Souvenir. II IL the best
hing Of the kind ever saw published
think several members Of the di.
ectorate or at least several Of the
aides who visited your city with the
directors have received copies. But
very copy Is eagerly sought and re-
lgiously carried away by the first
ne who can get mis- hands on II. |
hink your Commercial club o.. some
'thes pablic-spirited organization
night To send the directors several
opies each and also send copies toI
thess wAo are psoaiAent ~ frgtersal