The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-10
URGE LOCAL SITE
FOR PYTHIAN
HOSPITAL
Members Of Order Showing
National Officers About the
City and Surrounding Dis.
trict. Glass Initiation To-
night.

Fred II. Wheaton OF Minneapolis
! supreme keeper of records OF the
Knights Of Pythias. whose visit TO this
I city may result In the building OF the
proposed Pythian sasitarium here, ~
being shown Albuquerque n the Al
huquerdue district his afternoon.
| Mr.. Wheaton came here this morn
ing. principally 10 take part In a class
| Initiation al Mineral lodge. and 90
help ia "a two days visit the local
Pythlnns In advancing the welfare
~ the order. Hut while that ~ Mr.
Wheaton's chief reason Tor being
here. the local pythians mean To cm-
phnslze the sanitnrium matter he
cause they are determined To have
the institution located here. and after
! they have shown Mr.. Weaton the
beauties OF the city and liz surround
ings, and have given him facts ana
figures on the Albuquerque climate
| and other advantages TO digest, they
! expect the suprme Keeper of records
{ x away prepared To boost FOR Al
buauerque when IL comes time for the
supreme lodge officers To- discuss he
I site FOR the sani;arium.
Mr. Wheaton IS "a distinguished cdu-
! Gator aud a pythian Of the most
| prominent degree aud will be lionized
quito aside from consideration of tho
sanItarium possibility.
Mr. Wheaton arrived in town from
the east on tram No. 3 at II 80
O'Clock. With him came Grand chan
cellor Howell Earnest. Corporation
Commissioner Hugh "A. Williams, l..
r. Wootters and W. l.. Kegel. OF
Santa Fe. who Joined him AZ Lamy.
The last two named are candidates.
Mr.. Wheaton and the other visiting
Pythians were met az the station by
a delegation from Mineral Lodge No.
4. OF this city. headed by q reception
committee of which L. w. GALES Is
chairman. The welcoming delegation
included, besides Mr.. GALES. the fol-
lowing. George Arnot. J. T.. Elder, W.
W. Bowers, n. 4. Cornell. r.. a.. Clay
ton. u. r. steam. Thomas ID. X. Mad
olson. H. Il. Karr n n, e. Miller.
Following lunch at the AiNarado
Mr.. Wheaton was taken Tor a ride
about the city and the surrounding
country.
Tonight at the lodge rooms On Gold
avenue Mr.. Wheaton will have the
leading part in the obligation OF thirty
candidates for admission To the or
der. BESIDES the candidates from
santa Fe there will be a class frou
Cerrilios to swell the numbers brought
forward by Mineral lodge Tor admis-
sion 10 the ranks.
Mr.. Wheaton has brought viii
him the famous Ruthbone Bibie. on
which the members of the FIRST Pyth'
ian lodge were sworn a half a cen.
tury ago, and the original jewels used
by the officers. Bible and Jewels vii
be used ia the initiation tonight
lending a peculiar solsmnity 10 th'
occasion.
There will be a social session ans
supper after the meeting tonight. 70
which Grand Chancellor Earnest vii
be the chief speaker. All the candi
dates and All resident and visltini
Pythians in the city are urged TO b
az the lodge rooms ON Gold avenue
by 3 o'clock this evening TO take par
Ia the exercises ana the reception
following.
MI. Wheaton viii have even a bus
Ter day tomorrow. He will speak a
the University of New Mexico az u
o'clock tomorrow morning, and az
o'clock IN M afternoon al The higl
school The public Is Invited 10 hea
the address M the University.
Tomorrow night Mineral lodge vii
hold a formal reception In honor o
Mr.. Wheaton lie will make an ad
dress.