Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-21
To Move Building
To New Mexico

IAIOlIlSsSIS Va NISIIuA IosSSlsuA
Sani,arium I 1,ablish Endless
Chain TO Raise Temporary
Funds.
The last Globe.Democrat and the
last post.Dispatch to reach this city
contain extended articles OF the plans
OF the associated fraternities who are
backing the proposition for building q
sanitarlum in New Mexico, The fol.
lowing In reference to the enterprise
OF moving the worlds fair Fraternity
building TO New Mexico Ia part Of a
long article which appears, Illustrated
with the pictures Of the building ard
Of the members OF the committee now
In New Mexico. In the post!D Dispatch:
To transfer the imposing Temple ot
Fraternity. whose graceful architec-
ture every visitor to the worlds fair
remembers with keen delight. to far
New Mexico. is the plan OF the Ma
tional Fraternal Sanitarium for Con
sumptivcs.
In that territory--soon to become 4
stato--the climate Of which IL 10 well
adapted to the open air treatment for
"the great white plague" this beautiful
structure will be set up as the admins.
tration building, from which the af.
fairs OF the mammoth colony to be
established around 1t. will be directed.
Between $1,000 and $4,000 are need.
ed for the transportation Of the struc.
ture and. to raise this amount. the pro.
moters OF the enterprise have startetd
an endless chain Of letters In which
each recipient IL asked to contribute
small sum for the enterprise.
/ The chain will not be confined t
fratcrnal circles. The authors Of the
chain welcome inquiry as TO It's pur
poses.
The temple was recently donated tt
the sanitarium by the worlds fair fra
ternal building association, II being
the desire OF the association to perpet
uate the grand work accomplished b,
tho alliance OF practically every fra
ternal and beneficial organization ir
the country. The Temple Of Fraterni
| t., az long as It's timbers last, is Il
stand as the fruits Of tho hopes ant
efforts OF the various societies to "ge
together and will be monument Il
the good will OF the 100000 member
interested In the plan.
As Forest Park must be cleared 0
all buildings Mt the earliest p0ssibl,
moment, the National SanitarIum vii
be compelled to take possession OF tn
gift at once. From 5000 to $1,000
. will be required Immediately to wrecl
the building. ship II to New Mexic
and again erect II.
II Assurance has been given by prom
inent fraternalists that n propositio
to levy per capita tax Of cent pc
month will be considered at the con
ing annual gathering Of the suprem
bodies. and II IL the expressed sens
Of the fraternal world that the santa,
ium shall be maintained by them 10
their men, women and children VIII
are afflicted or threatened by cor
sumption.
AZ there are upwards Of 100000
members In the bodies represented b.
the National Fratcrnal congress an
the Associated Fraternities of Amer
lea. II Is expected that the sanitariun
will within the year be free from finan
cial cares.
William n. Edison, president OF th,
Associated Fraternitles Of Amerca
and chas. +. Hatfield, general secrs
I tary of the Missouri fraternal con
4 gross, are president and secretary, RI
. spectiyely, OF the National F'raterna
7 sanitarium and are giving the worl
> their personal attention.
Upon the return of the committee
on March /, the selection Of site vii
be announced. Il will then be abso
lutely necessary TO have an emergen
oy fund at hand. pending appropria
tions from the ffaternal bodies. Wha
has been accomplished to date ha
been made possible by private sub
scripiion,
The railroads as well are keen rival
! In their efforts to secure the sanitar
. iiai along their right Of way. Th'
special ear "Almagro," loaned by on
7 company and hauled by another with
. out charge was placed az the disposa
Of the committee for the entire trip.