Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-11
WHEATON FAVORS
SANITARIUM FOR
PYTHIANS HERE
Supreme Lodge Officer De-
cIareS in Favor of This City
for National Institution for
Order,

among The splendid achievements
of the order ina recent years has bcen
The establishment ~ many parts OF
the country oil institutions FOR the care
of the orphans and widows OF knights
of Pythias and the furtherauce of
other charitable 8nd rhilauthrQplc
enterprises More than two million
dollars annually is being spent by the
subordinate lodges oil one order for
work of this sort
1.-The next big enterprise of this
character will undoubtedly be the es-
la llshment Of a tuberculosis santa
RUM and from what I have seen on
New Mexico ana Albuquerque, / 40
not hesitate 10 Say That | ann IN favor
of putting such an institution IN inns
city"
In this language, Fred q. wheaton,
eupreme Keeper of records ana seal
of the knights Of Pythias eXpresseu
himself az the banquet rendered him
last night by Mineral lodge No. A. HIS
words we're greeted by ringing APP
plause ly tne large gathering Of Pyth-
ians that were present IN the hail
Local Pythians had shown de-
c,dod reticence in mentioning he mat
tor Of a pythian sanitarlum to Mr.
Wheaton AS his visit was one relai'
lug solely 10 Che oncouragng of Pyth-
len activity among the memt efs OF
me- order along thc line OF his jour
nov. ANA as lie was being entertained
socially by the members OF Mineral
lodge. Il was lhoueht to De the part OF
delicdcy to say nothing to him when
would indicate that Albuquerque
Pvthians were seeking any material
favors fer their city o. their lodge
Mr.. WheatCu's fe.Herss on the sub
iect were entirolv voluntary, therefore,
and Tor that reason greater impor-
lance IS attached 10 them than would
have been the case II he had been
lmpor uncd 20 use his influence for
ihe establishment of Pythian SAM
tarium here.
Riq Day for Pylhiams.
Yesterday WAS big day for local
Pylhipns Tho arrival of Mr.. Wheaton
IN tho city was the occasion OF the
gathering here cf nearly all the most
prominent members of the order III
New MEXICO and special preparations
were made % make O gala event OF
the visit 20 New Mexico of one OF the
highest officials OF the order.
Mr.. Wheaton came In on the Call
fornia limited, Yesterday morning, ana
was met at the train by delegation
from Mineral lodge. Prominent amonl
the visiting Pythians were travelling
Auditor Howell Earnest, grand chan
ceIor Of the order, aud Corporation
Commissioner Hugh a. Williams, su
preme representative for New Mex
leo who recently returned from th'
golden jubilee celebrations Of th'
KNIGHTS of pythias n Washington
Auto Ride.
After lunch MIR. Wheaton was takei
for "a ride over the city in an automo
bile. and was shown all the points o
interest about Albuquerque and tn
surrounding country. During the ar
ternoOn he was visited by q numbe
of old friends who extended a cordia
New Mexico welcome to him.
the " ming Mineral lodge hel,
special initiation services, in whicl
Mr.. Wheaton took a prominent part
The "Rathbone Bible which he ha
in his possession, was used in the rit
ualistic service. and a large numbe
Of out-of-town candidates Were init
ated in the bible class"
Those who constituted the class O
candidates were H. H. GALES, ]. Sing
er. Theodore Friede, j. T. Hughel
Alan Douglas. J c. Hagy. Edward I
Fogarty Frank NJ Doran, George {
Taylor and Jay A. Huhbs, of Alhu
Querque; Harvey A. Poorbaugh.
Roswell, Thomas j. Shelter. I'D
White. Joe Gueliemo, William Plas
key. Of Madrid: L. r. Wooten and v
H. Kcgel Of Santa Fe; Henry A. Al
thur and c. Il. Naples, of Madrid; v
Il. Dodd r. II. Reynolds and lsaa
Barth, Of Albuquerque
Entertained at Banquet
After the initiation services, NJ
Wheaton was the guest of honor
a banquet served in the lodge room /
Mineral lodge. Dir L. II. Chamberli
acted as POSTMASTER the addresst
were made By Chancellor Command
er Harry b. Cornell. Of Mlneri
lodge. Travelling Auditor Howe
Earnest, Corporation Commissions
Hugh II. Williams w. N. Berger an
Mr.. Wheaton Mr. Earnest told Of Il
progress that the order is making
New Mexico, and paid a high tribui
especially to Carthage lodge of Nj
drid. II was while replying TO Il
speeches that had been made that Nj
Wheaton declared himself in favor
Pythmn sanitarium for Albuque
Que.
Mr.. Wheaton viii make an adore
TO the students of the University
New Mexico, to which the gener
public Is invited. Immediately ate
ward he will be taken on an auto tr
90 Santa Fe, returning here IN u
60 H. o. I'd