El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-22

I'll PASO Rotarians had one OF the
jouiest times OF their lives Thurs
- day evening at the Hendricks san
atorium, on Government Hill. and the
Rotarians have had some jolly times
since they organized, year ago.
The Rotarians were guests Of DT. c.
N. Hendricks and r. j.. Harvey, own
ers Of the recently completed Hendricks
sanatorium, DR.. Hendricks being
member of the club. The guests were
shown over the new Institution by their
hosts and were then entertained at a
dinner that Bert Orndorff compliment
ed as one that would do credit to any
hotel anywhere, and Bert is recognized
as knowing good meal.
An orchestra rendered music during
the reception and dinner. Speeches
were made by the various members of
the club during the evening and toasts
were drunk to the hosts. The evenings
pleasautries ended with three cheers
Tor the hosts and the singing Of Hes
Jolly Good Fellow"
8 The table service Of the new institu.
fiOn was used for the first time, as
the sanatOrium is just completed and
has not yet accepted any guests. The
silver. glass ana napery are al of q
high class and fully equal to that of
the best hotels. The tables were deco
rated with bGquets Of carnations, in
cut glass vases. The meal was served
by negro walters in conventional dress
and the whole aspect Of the place was
that Of q resort hotel somewhere, not
that Of a home for sick people.
The Home Idea Prevails.
This idea is carried out throughout
the big institution. The living room
has the appearance of the living room
of q home on a large scale, with a
great fireplace at one end, circular
stairway on one side. big, heavy rock
ers and settees here and there, a player
piano and a VfctrOIa. The floor is hard
wood, highly polished. Off the living
room ifs library, with another big
fireplace. and adjoining the library is
"a large sun room overlooking FL Paso
and facing old Mount Franklin The
library and living room are finished in
hard wood Builtin bookcases are a
feature of the library.
There are SO rooms in the place, and
every room has sleeping porch and
tiled bath with a shower in each. All
the interior finish is concrete and en-
smel or tile and the sanitary precau-
tiOns are modern and advanced. Sun
rooms and roof gardens are features
of the institution, one Of the roof gar
dens being ample in space for tennis
court in midair The place IS steam
heated throughout.
WIN Bring Money Here.
DR.. r. J.. Ramey struck the keynote
of the sentiment of the Rotarians after
their inspection of the building, when
he said at the dinner. ''El Paso has
for years lost thousands Of dollars a
year because of its inability to accom-
modates sufferers from tuberculosis in
a manner that appealed to them. Silver
City Phoenix and California have en-
tertained these people, but those with,
money went past El PasO. tuberculosis
claims more people, perhaps than any
other disease and it is no respecter Of
persons. The rich IS well as the poor
become afflicted. This is a place where
the rich and those not so rich can secure
such accommodations as a sick person {
desires. The place is not so expensive I
thar those Of moderate means cannot I
afford 1t and it is so complete in its 4
appointments and appeal that the rich 4
could ask no better. j predict that this /
institution viii result in bringing many (
thousands OF dollars monthly to El 4
Paso that We do not get now"
Many Praise the Place.
Joe Wright, Capt. A. p Watts, r. B. 4
OrndOrff, J. r. Preston. Prof. r. J. /
Tighe, Prof S. j. Worren Frank B. /
Simmons ID. c. Booth, J. J. Tyudall J, (
VI. Leigh, .. A. Martin. sig N SchWabe,
G.. ". Groom, c. H. Finley, Dean Clark, /
j. 2. CoEnor and various others added
their praise to the institution, Mr.. Sim
mons dwelling particularly upon the /
sanitary feature Of the place.
Charles IL Gibson, the architect who i
planned the building told of its com
plefeness in every detail-its cold
storage system, its pumping plant, I
dispensary, heating plant, steriizing /
plant, hospital ward, and all the modern !
features that have been installed, and
said that in all his experience as an /
architect he could not say that he ever
planned a building where more atten-
tion was given by its builders to de-
tails for comfort and convenience.