The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1905-02-25
SANITARIUM COMMlTTEE'S VISIT.
The Gentlemen Well Entertained
Here Left with a Good impress
sion of the Gem City.

choosing site for the proposed
great fraternity sanitarium for
consumptives arrived in Socorrc
Saturday morning. The com.
mittee consisted OF w. h. Edi-
son OF St. Louis, DR.. w. II.
Maytield of st. Louis, DR.. II. A.
Warner ol Topeka, Col. II. III.
buzzacott of Chicago, w. Z.
Moody of St. Louis, Aug. Schlaf-
.y of st. Louis, Geo. W. Mayer
3f Edwardsville, H., l.. A.
Schlaily of Alton, H., and w. r.
Clevero of Topeka.
These gentlemen were met Sat
nrday morning at their private
car by the local committee ap-
pointed by Doctor Duncan for
their entertainment. They were
shown every possible courtesy
and were fully informed as to the
climatic and other advantages
which Socorro offers for the
location of the sanitarium. They
were driven out to the hot springs,
To the mesa at the foot of Socorro
mountain, and to other points of
interest, and in the evening we're
given a reception which was
attended by a large number of
Socorro's representative citizens,
both ladies' and gentlemen.
This reception was the crown
ing event of the days proceed
ings. 1t was here that Chairman
Edison of the visiting committee,
who is also president of the As
soclation of Fraternities of
America, stated in clear,
forcible, and impressive manner
the circumstances connected with
the inception of the great under
taking with which his committee
was concerned, the nature of the
undertaking itself, and the COM
mittee's object in coming to So
corro. Doctor Warner spoke of
the proposed sanitarium and the
great good that it would ac-
complish from physicians point
of view. The Doctor greatly
pleased his audience, the ladies'
especially, by his happy turns of
expression, in which wit, humor,
and pathoS were effectively
blended. Mr.. Moody, who is
connected with large Baptist
publishing company of St. Louis,
spoke of the great value of the
sanltarium from religious and
philanthropic standpoint. Mr..
Mayer was obliged to defend
himself on the charge of being
the only bachelor on the COM
mittee, which he did with
remarkable success. Col. Buzza-
colt, Mr.. l.. A. Schlafly, and Mr..
Clever took no part in the speak
ing. but acquitted themselves
we'll in subsequent proceedings.
DIR. Mayfield and Mr.. Aug.
Schlafly were, unfortunately,
confined to the committees
private car by sickness. After
the formal proceedings of the
evening, Doctor Duncan, who
had entire charge of the en-
tertainment of the visitors, an
nounced that an opportunity
would now be given for every
body to become acquainted with
everybody else. The punch bowl
was presided over by Mrs. A. c.
Abeytia, wife of Mayor Abeytia,
Mrs. {. O.. Duncan, and Mrs.
w. Homer Hill. For an hour
everybody enjoyed himself to the
top of his bent.
The proposed sanitarium will
be the greatest institution of its
kind on earth. Ii is expected to
accommodate two or three thous-
and inmates and will of course
a very large feature of
the city in or near which il is
located. 1t will be located some
where in New Mexico. Just
what chance Socorro has of Secur-
ing the Institution is not known to
anybody now, but certain il is
that the gentlemen of the sani-
tarium committee left Socorro
with vastly better opinion of
the city than they had when they
anne.