Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-09
FRATERNAl
SAN|TAR|UM
COMMITTEE
Party lnspects Montezuma and
CAllinas Canyon This
Morning.
Tip 10 Romero This Afternoon. Club
Smaker Last Night. Natem' nj by
Secre ary Adams.

The committee representing the
National Fraternal Sanitarium asso.
citation spent busy day In Las We.
gas today and tonight at the Com.
mercial club the members will hold
Z conference with a committee that
will speak for Las Vegas. After
this conference 1t will be possible to
report definitely what the plans Of
the association will be.
Secretary j. F. Adams Of Plano.
ILL.,, secretary Of the association, told
The Optic that the committee came
here with full authority, not only to
speak, but to act for more than 8,..,
OOG fraternalists of the United States.
The directors. he said, represent the
American Fraternal Congress and the
Associated Fraternities which com.
prise 1O2 of the fraternal orders OF
America. 1t is not necessary that
the committee report to the two con-
crosses as 1t has been clothed with
. full power to act. The congresses
have endorsed the movement and
will be bound by the action Of their
committee.
The committee is enthusiastic over
the purposes Of the National Fraternal
9auitarium and Its members were
much IMPRESSED with what they cav
II and Ibcuf ~ vagss, 1ney ~
the fratefnaf b96p:e are much h saf
nest in the matter and are extremely
anxious to see the sanitarium open
just as soon as possible Thousands
Of their members are afflicted with
consumption and the orders from a
business standpoint alone can vitality
interested as millions of dollars are
being paid out on death claims for
plague. Added to this is the great
humanitarian consideration. 1t is
confidently believed that the sani-
tarium will be the means OF check.
ing, alleviating or curing the disease
in the case of thousands.
There are number Of matters to
be gone over and settled before the
actual work Of preparing to receive
patients can be begun. Mr.. Adams
said he did not see how the sanitari.
um could be opened before the first
Of March.
Club Smoker.
More club members than ever turned
out to one of the club functions were
present at the informal smoker given
at the club rooms last night to the
visitors. More than hundred mem.
bers 01re present and there was
quite number Of out Of town guests
In addition to the members Of the
fraternal sanitarium committee. There
were no speeches and no formal ex'
ercises Of any kino. The visitors
mingled freely with the home club
men and discussed sanitarium and
other matters in addition to enjoying
Z pleasant social evening.
Good cigars were abundant and q
Dutch lunch was served at 1O:3O. The
visitors were well pleased with the
reception and their impressions OF
Las Vegas men were decidedly good
The committee will leave the city to
night. It is expected that much
more definite announcement Of plans
can be made Monday.
The following compose the visiting
committee. Vice president DR.. A. L
Craig and wife of Chicago; Secretar.
4. r. Adams of Piano H.; Treasurer
4. l.. Hereford cf Springfield, ILL.,;
~. F. H. Lord uf chicago; w. l.
t.nptell, Neenan, is; T. e. Sisler
?.l, Huron, Mich. Mr. and Mrs T.
W Gerard, of C.,s.ordsville I'D.
}, T.. Hayes, of ,'..art, Ind NJ,
ii: henson. Of Ka,'as City.
Accompanied by Messrs. w. A. Bud
decke, DIR. VIM. p. Mills. A. A. Jones
T. II. Pierce, lie Roy Helfrich, DIR
+. T b. Fest, jefferson Reynolds. +
u. Reynolds, NJ. NJ. Sundt, Jas. l.
Walker, NJ. w. Browne, the visitors
spent the morning inspecting th'
Montezuma and the Gallinas conyoi
as far as the end of the street car line
a special car was placed at the dis
posal of the company by the stree
car management. The visitors wer'
much pleased and impressed by th'
fine hotel and the beauty Of the can
yon This afternoon the party ha
gone to Romero.