Arizona state miner., 1924-04-26
ELKS' SANITARIUM
Arizona Has Best Chance,
In Wickenburg Offer

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Two weeks ago word was
passed along that the B. P. O. E..
were seeking a site for a sani-
tarlum. knowing the advant-
ages of Wickenburg as to water,
climate, altitude, etc.. the Miner
editor got busy. He went down
to Phoenix. put the proposal up
to j. G. Reed, got him to agree
to donation of Is acres, added
another Is acres himself, the 80
being right in the edge of town.
with assurance of abundant wa
ter; then he wired the Traders
Bank, receiving assurances of an
offer of $4,000 to $50 cash as
a donation from Wickenburg cit
liens to locate the Elks sanitar-
ium here. Then he put it up to
the Phoenix Elks to help out.
Wires were sent to the Elks in
convention at Tucson and the
Phoenix representatives headed
by Charles B. Ward who ran for
governor two years ago, present
ed the offer as told in the letters
which follow:
Arizona State Miner,
WickenburR, Arizona.
Attention: MIR. Watson
Dear Sir:-The miner" telegram to
me, sent April 18th, Tucson. care of
Elks State Organization, relating to
W'ckenburg' desire to have the Elks
| tuberculosis sanitarium as its site, was
received and presented by me to the
meeting of the State organization, and
the applause showed that at least this
organization appreciated Wickenburg's
offer.
Personally, / think that WickenburR.
ON account of water, climate and alti-
tude is most fortunately situated for
the location of such sanitarium, but
you will understand that the State Or
ganizatiOn of Elks does not choose nor
locate the site. AS / understand, it
has been determined by the National
Order of Elks that there shall be site
chosen in the west for the location of
an Elks tubercular sanitarlum.
This final location will be made,
suppose by the Grand Lodge. Of
course, we don't know what state will
get it, but we in this state know the
advantages of your climate for the dis
ease for which the sanitarium is being
built, and hope that Arizona will be
chosen.
Your telegram and the other tele-
gram from Wickenburg. with my re-
quest for consideration, went to the
Secretary. and / suppose will in some
way be presented at the proper time to
the authorities who will consider this
matter Yours sincerely,
CHARLES B. WARD.
The outcome of this little ef-
fort to benefit Wickenburg may
not yet be told, but every Wick
enburger who has the interests
of the town at heart. may do the
same as Leo Weaver did.
Mr.. Leo Weaver,
Wickenburg, Arizona.
Dear Mr.. Weaver:-Your wire to
Fred Townsend to be transmitted to
me was received. relating to the offer
of Wickenburg as to an Elks Sanitar-
ium. This wire | have presented to
the meeting of the State Organization
of Elks Lodges at Tucson Saturday
morning. but you understand that the
State Organization does not determine
where such home is to be located.
What is understood is that the Ma
tional Elks Order will, some place in
the Western States it is thought, To-
cate an Elks' Tupercular Sanitarium,
and many think that the State of Ari-
zona has perhaps the best chance to
secure it.
There had just been an address de-
liyered on this question little while
before presented the WicKenburg In
vitation. From all over the hall there
was appreciation of Wickenburg's in
terest in the matter, and the kilograms
were filed with the Secretary for fu-
ture consideration.
Yours sincerely,
CHARLES B. WARD.