Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-08
STATUS OF
FRATERNAL
SANlTARIUM
Dr.. II. A, Warner Writes Of
Action Of Great frater.
nal Organization.
National Fraterrai Congress and A..
ISOLATED Fraternities, Representing
Ninety.Nlne Societies and 5000, 600
People to Control Institution. Com.
nittee to Visit Las Vegas Soon.

Jas. G. McNary has received letter
from DIR. II. A. Warner. dealing with
the status of the sanitarium situa'
tion. Mr.. Warner relates that COM
mittee Of five members was appoint.
ed by both the National Fraternal
congress and by the convention of the
Associated Fraternities, both of which
great organizations held their meet
ings last. month, the one at Milwaukee,
the other at Mackinac Island.
These two committees are clothed
with power to formulate and carry out
plans for the conduct of the national
frafernal sanitarium They consti-
tute in effect new board of man.
ayers. though they act In conjunction
with the managers under which the
sanitarium company has been incor-
pOrated.
A meeting of the two committees
was held Thursday, Aug. 81, in Mil
waukee. The committee adjourned to
meet in ST. Louis, Sept. II.
A number of the more Influential
individual fraternal orders which are
supporting the sanitarium have been
granted the privilege Of naming a
member of the board Of control
1t is the intention, Immediately after
the meeting In ST Louis, to dispatch
committee to Las Vegas and this
committee will be empowered to de-
eide upon the work that NAV be at
once undertaken in connection with
the opening Of the sanitarium
DR.. Warmers letter shows the sani.
tarium situation to be more favorable
than ever before. Both the National
Fraternal congress and the Associated
Fraternities committed themselves to
the enterprise. and all the orders they
represent win vote the required as
sessment upon the individual mem
bers. What this means may be mag
ined when 1t Is known that the Ma
tional Fraternal congress is compos-
ed of fifty of the most powerful fra
ternal orders in the world and repre-
sents well nigh 100000 members.
The Associated Fraternities includes
forty.nine societies and the member
ship represented by both of the great
organizations Is more than 5000, ,000.
With more than 100000 individuals.
each paying a cent month for the
support Of the sanitarium. there. can
be no doubt of the stability Of it's sup
port.
Naturally 1t takes little time to
work out all the details, and 1t was
Of the most Importance, before pro-
ceeding with the plans, to secure the
support Of the two greatest fraternal
organizations In the world. 1t seems
q wise policy to vest the control in
these great organizations while CIV
ing representation to other interests.
The sanitsrium has been placed on a
highly satisfactory basis and every
action that its managers NAV hence
forth ta,-o cannot he otherwise than
responsible and wen supported.
A cnDv Of the resolutions passed bv
the National Fraternal congress Is
appended.
Resolutions.
Whereas. True fraternity and CO
operation among men can find no bet
ter work than the fight AGAINST the
white plague or tuberculosis, and
Whereas, From the standpoint Of
business and finance, It is to the ad-
vantage Of the societies represented
in this congress to co-operate In the
cstat,ishnent and maintenance Of a
Nat,onal canjtarium for the treatment
~ members affected with tuberculosis,
and
Whereas, The National Fraternal
Sanftarium association is already in
ccrncrated and holds valuable and
suitable property at Las Vegas. N. NJ,
and its management is ready and will
ing tn surrender to the Fraternities
the said property and the management
Of the same, provided means are pro-
yided for it's support. therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That this congress most
heartily endorses the plan of Ma
t'cral Fraternal Sanitarium for con-
sumptives as fully set forth in the
able naper on this subject, read by
DR.. r. A. Warner at this session OF
the congress, and be it
Resolved: That the president of
this congress is hereby empowered TO
appoint committee of five men,
hers who shall act jointly with like
committee of five members TO he ap-
pointed at the next session of the AS
Scc,atnd Fraternities of America, and
be II further
Resolved. That this ioint COMMIT
tee shall have power to formulate a
plan for the management and support
Of this National Fraternal Sanitarium,
as should be deemed advisable TO them
and acceptable to the present manage
ment of said sanitarium.
That said joint committee shall
from time to time make publication
Of its acts in the premises and shall
do all In Its power to induce the In.