Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-25
THE MARY JAMES
MISSION SCHOOL
To Be Located In
Santa Fe on El-
lis Lots.
If SAME ARE DONATED
$1,000 Needed for Their Pur-
chase--.New Mexican Starts
Subscription List.


sent some time since as a delegate
from the First Presbyterian Church
here to the Presbyterian convention
at Des Nloines, Iowa, has been III
New York and called on Mrs, Mary
James and other members OF the
board of home missions OF the Pres
byterian Church. He has addressed
the following letter to the Hon L..
Bradford Prince on the subject OF The
location of the Mary James school in
this city:
Hon. l.. =. Prince, Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Dear Governor Prince have just
come from an interview with Mrs.
James and am glad to be able to tell
you that the school is to come to
Santa Fe, provided we raise $1,000 to-
wards the purchase Of the Ellis lot.
The Woman's Board of Trade will pay
the balance namely $1,000. So we will
have to move in the matter and that
quickly. They were very friendly to
me, that is Mrs. James and the other
ladies', and friendly towards Santa Fe.
81 will see you on my return in
about a week from now and tell you
all know suggest that the Board
Of Trade or some other organization
take the matter up at once.
Very sincerely yours,
F. P. CREIGHTON"
Importance Of Location In Santa Fe.
The New Mexican realizes the i'm.
portance of the Mary James Mission
School in this city. This town can
not have too many educational insti-
tutions It's future will be found in
its matchless health giving climate, in
the beautiful and grand natural seen
cry that surrounds it for many miles
in every direction, in the many his
torical and archaeological objects and
antiquities that abound here and in
Its vicinity, and in possessing
every requisite for great tourist and
health resort and IN the location here
of many educational institutions. The
sum of $1,000 should be raised prompt
ly and thus the permanent location Of
the Mary James Mission School here
would be secured The New Mexican
Immediately upon the receipt of the
letter from Ex-Governor Prince enclos.
ing letter from Mr.. Crichton started
subscription list which is published
herewith. The New Mexican calls
upon good and patriotic citizens, espe-
cially property owners to subscribe
according to their means The list
reads:
Subscription List.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 25, 1906.
Understanding that it is necessary
that the sum of $1,000 shall be raised
and paid to the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions as donation to-
wards the purchase of the George F..
Ellis lots in ward No. 3, city of Santa
Fe, upon which the Mary James Mis-
sion School is to he located, and that
il such donation is made the school
will be located in this city, we the
undersigned hereby subscribe and
agree to pay to Judge John r. Nc
Fie as the trustee the sums set op.
posite our names to be used as a do
nation towards the purchase OF said
property upon demand, provided the
said sum of $1,000 shall be subscribed
in full within sixty days from this
date We hereby authorize and en-
power the said trustee, If this is ac-
complished, to pay the said sum over
to the proper authorities of the Pres
byterian Board of Home Missions to
be used in part payment for the lots
above referred to.
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