Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-21

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more than ordinary preparation i'll Santa
Fe this year. In response to request by
Carleton post that she serve AZ head OF
the ladies' floral committee on this oCCa-
sion, Mrs. Prince has sent the following
to the chairman OF the post committee on
general arrangements
Dear Sir: | have received your COM
munication dated May IS, notifying me
o my appointment as committee to act,
with the assistance of the ladies of Santa
Fe, in preparing the floral offerings on
Decoration day.
No duty could be more gratifying nor
one which | would rather perform, and |
will Immediately make the appointments
you suggest and ask the cooperation of
all the patriotic women of the city. Very
truly yours, MARY q. FRINGE.
Mrs. Prince has appointed the follow
ing committee, the members of which are
requested to meet at go a. IN. at the
house of Gov. Prince, on Palace avenue,
on May 30, to arrange the floral decora-
tions; also at 2:3O p. m. sharp of same
day, to join in the procession: Mrs. f.
P. Pearson, Mrs. |. W. Littell, Mrs. 6.
&. Smith. Mrs. B. NJ. Thomas, Miss
Hughes, Mrs. c. l. Mills, Mrs. w. NJ.
Berger, Mrs. w. B. Sloan, Mrs. g. H.
Mueller, Mrs. r. J. Palen Mrs. John
Symington, Mrs. Geo. H. Cross, Mrs. j.
Luna, Mrs. B. Seligman, Mrs. +. Yrsarri.
All the ladies of the city as well as the
children are earnestly urged to join the
committee in its work.
w.
The hop given on Tuesday evening last
at the post hall at Fort Marcy by the
ladies and officers at the Fort to the visit
ing officers and to their civilian friends
was a very recherche and thoroughly en-
joyed affair. Dancing and whist were the
amusements of the evening and about
midnight a very elegant collation. was
served. There were some thirty couples
present and every moment of time was
fully utilized in pleasure. Among those
present were: Gov. and Mrs. Prince,
Col. and Mrs. Pearson, Sec. and Mrs.
Thomas, Lieut.. and Mrs. Pauldlng, Gen.
and Mrs Bartlett, Lieut.. and Mrs. Littell,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Plummer, Lieut..
and Mrs. Kirby, Hon. and Mrs.
Twitchell, Mrs. Syminton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Weltmer, Rev. and Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. B.
Seligman, Mrs. Ilfeld, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Harris, Mrs. Smith, of Boston,
Mrs. Moore, of Vincennes; Misses Hun.
gerford, of Omaha; Wheelock, Hughes,
johnson, Manderteld, Heath, Major
Jackson, Major Bradford, Capt. Barrett
DR.. Comegys, Lieut., Stottler, Col. Frost
Hon. L. A. Hughes, Messrs. J. D.
Hughes, Johnson, Harroun, Judkins
Spiegelberg and Seligman.
Xxx
A dispatch from Buffalo, Wyo., detail
ing the facts relative to the recent fire al
Fort Mckinney, has this about a gallant
Young officer, well known here: cat
tempts we're made to blow up each struct
ure in advance of the flames, but with
out success. During one of these at
tempts, while several men were fixing 6
charge, the fuse was prematurelv lighted
exploding bag of powder, which tore
the inside of the barrack, hurting frag
ments in all directions. Lieut.. @. B
Gatewood Of troop H, in charge of the
squad, was terribly burned about the
face and head and had his right arm
broken and crushed by broken timbers
Two soldiers in the party, Joyce anc
Smead, were badly powder burned, bu
not seriously. Lieut.. Gatewood, known
as "Beak" to his intimate friends, is 6
general favorite, and his accident is deep
lv regretted by all. This is the Gate
wood who was instrumental in negotiat'
ing the surrender OF Geronimo. He is
in the post hospital receiving every pos
sible attention"