Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-17
SANTA FE MAY
GET SAN|TAR|UM
President Koch of Yeomen
Pledges to Do All Pos
sible to Bring 1t
MANY At HARVEST BANQUET
Secretary Da vySays All Eyes
Rest On New State of
New Mexico.

New Mexico.
The Harvest Banquet and big class
adoption of F. w. Farmer Homestead
Brotherhood of American Yoemen
was great success last night.
The campaign of 60 days resulted
in a class of 95 for that period. The
lodge now has a membership of $50
members in good standing and this
has all been accomplished in one
year
This local order under the leader
ship of State Manager Farmer will
surely reach 800 mark in the near
future.
The main addresses of the evening
were by William Koch and w. E.
Davy, president and secretary of the
supreme body.
Mr.. Koch was introduced and he
was loudly cheered and applauded.
Mr.. Koch's talk was very interesting.
He said in part:
Hon. Foreman and Archers:
l have looked forward to this visit.
Our state manager has written so
many good things about New Mexico,
and its people that l was anxious to
meet you all personally. / must con-
fess that what have seen OF you and
your state, | predict great future
for our society here. (Applause.)
l assure you Archers of Santa Fe
| inty l.,
Sanitarium, | shall do all can to
have it located in your city. CAP
plause.)
You Spanish-American members
OF the Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men | welcome you as brothers and
sisters in our order. | am pleased
to see what grand and noble race
you are.
Il hope that when the F. w. Farm.
er drill team with its beautiful Span
lsh young ladies comes to our supreme
convention at Oklahoma City that
they will win honors that you all will
be proud of. Let me say right here
that We hope you all will see the ne
cessity of keeping your insurance
in force in this society.
AN example has been placed be.
J fore you in that grand character, eaT
deceased Brother Charles G. Richie
your past foreman. His claim has been
approved and his beneficiaries re-
ceived the protection paid for in our
society.
! In closing I will say that the work
IN our society in your city has been
entirely satisfactory to us, and we
, highly appreciate the assistance Won
nave given our state manager in aid.
ing him in the production of new
business
Hoping that the same harmonious
spirit will prevail upon my next visit
to your beautiful city I wish you all
God speed. prolonged Applause.)
The next speaker W. E. Davy was
! introduced. He said:
Hon. Foreman and Archers, was
f.! pleased to have the privilege of visit
Ing your grand old city of Santa Fe.
have read much about the city and
lts people and the many historic spots.
you can hardly appreciate nv sur
prise when tell you that it surpassed
| my expectations. With all due honor
say this; l mean the other states
| OF the Union expect New Mexico to
10 great things, and believe me that
tne people Of the United States are
watching your every movement. All
1 mat capital wants is confidence and
when they are assured of that. they
nave harvest of money ready to be-
invested here.
we believe the Yeomenery will
prosper In New Mexico and whyo 7
Will tell you; because a Brotherhood
OF American Yeomen has a square
oeal to offer to this commonwealth
of New Mexico.
Every one who afiliates with onr
society pays his own costs: therefore
assuring the members that lives that
MS assessments will not be readfusted
from time to time, and SO burdensome
that 1t will be an impossibility for
MIN to keep the same in force when
OLD. Then again our society has the
only one combining accident, total
sickness. old age and life In the Same
contract. :
4 "rhe general public realizes that
tney want protection that helps a
man when he can't help himself
lnere1ore, you can readily see why
this society writes such a large vol.
ume of business.
i "Archers just think we are onlv
"a years old and have today 157. .0oo
members, and the reserve fund in tha
strong box IN the City of Des Moines
iowa, $AO00,000 to protect our insur.
ed members. each and every member
CARRYING his or her own costs and the
deceased brother is not burden to
the surviving member.
Let me Just say word in behalf
! OF our state Yeomen representative
/ cf New Mexico and who has been
) with us for many years; we love him
!. Tor his honesty, sobriety and integrity
and you can just put 1t down In your
/ day book that Santa Fe Homestead
Will be the best local lodge In the
!. southwest.
Before closing also want to corr
phment the decoration COMMITTEES ana
the sisters of this order on the mas.
) niicent banquet and the general man.
! agement in handling the same" (Con.
tinuous applause.)