Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-15
Sanitarium Committee
Handsomely Entertained
Supper The Castaneda Reception and Addresses a, the
Club. Visit TO the Cowboy Dance Trolley Ride to the
Montezuma and Ice Ponds and Drive to Romero.

Las Vegas did her best In the wa.
Of entertaining the members OF tn,
National Fraternal Sanitarium boar,
OF managers who arrived In the citl
at o'clock last evening. Her hes
is good deal and the visitors I'm
doubtedly appreciated the hospitabl,
reception and the hearty manifesto
tions Of good will.
Nearly all the members OF the larg,
reception committee were present al
the depot when the train came In. The
visiting committee is travelling In .
private Pullman which is transported
free by the Santa Fe and which l,
under the personal supervision OF w
T. Oliver of the Santa Fe land depart
ment.
The visitors were taken to rooms a,
the Castaneda. as guests Of the Com
mercial club. and were invited to meet
a number OF Las Vegas citizens In tn.
dining room at $3.50, The dinner party
consisted OF w. X. Edison. presiden,
Of the Associated Fraternities OF
America; DIR. II. A. Warner, past pres
ident of fraternal organizations mum
bering 100000 MEMBERS Angus,
Schalafley, president of the Lincoln
Trust company, and son; II. P. Moody
secretary Of the American Baptist
Publication society, Dr. w. ". May
field, president OF the Mayfield Bap
tist sanitarium: Geo. w. Meyer, a St
Louis banker. Or. VIM. Seward, W. T
Oliver, Dr. II. j. Mueller, DR.. r. J.
Farmer, DR.. VIM. c. Bailey, A. b
Smith. Ashley Pond. Jr., d. r. Hos
kins, Chas. W. G. Ward.
AT eight in the evening the commit
tee accompanied the visitors to the
Commercial club, where a considera
BILE number Of citizens had gathered
The formal meeting that followed was
earnest and interesting to both visit
.ors and residents, the note OF hearty
sincerity on the part OF both elements
being especially pleasing.
DIR. VIM. Seward. as chairman Of the
reception committee. took the chair
and welcomed the gentlemen as fol.
lows:
Gentlemen of the Visiting Committee:
1T is my pleasant privilege,on behalf
of the Commercial club and OF the cit.
izens Of this community, to bid you
welcome to Las Vegas.
"rhe mission you have in charge Is
one of vast importance and Of utmost
seriousness. Upon your action will
depend the future comfort and welfare
Of a large number of the invalid and
partially helpless class OF your fellow
beings. The consequences OF your ac.
tion in selecting proper location for
a sanatorium must, Of necessity, be
far reaching, extending beyond the
powers Of conception for good or for
IN. Of either yourselves or ourselves.
I'VE assume you take this serious
view of your mission. We assume
also no consideration Of commercial
nature eaters into the problem you
have before you. That no question as
to the wishes of or advantage 10 any
railroad or location Is to
be considered by you. On the con.
trary, we assume you seek such loca-
tion as will insure, In the greatest
possible degree, the welfare of the sick
and feeble members of the various
noble and beneficent orders you repre-.
sent.
I'VE wish you to know that we, too,
rise with you above all purely mercen-
airy considerations and desire most
tuiHtotfy W WISELY anu Noh III gDh'
work. All we have to
say to you, therefore. you are to con.
slider as said in behalf OF the many af-
nieted ones for whom you are acting.
"To those OF ns who have studied
and experienced conditions as they
prevail in the variens sections Of our
entire country we can say to YOU. you
have made no mistake in the selection
Of New Mexico as the preferable ter
ritory over all other states and terrific
ries in our union. So also we believe
you would make no mistake In select
Ing this locality as the site upon which
you will found your benificent ins,itu-
ton
DIR. VIM. Seward then read care
fully prepared statement setting forth
In concise and convincing terms the
advantages Of Las Vegas as a resort
for those afflicted with pulmonary
diseases.
Mr. Edison responded to the address
of the chairman. thanking him for the