Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-13
THE JEFFREY PARTY.
A Delightful Informal Reception Ten
dered Them by Gov. and Mrs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of
the Visitors This
Morning.

delightful reception was last evening
rendered Gen McCook, President Jeffrey,
of the D. & R. G. road, and their friends
from Denver and Chicago, at the home of
Governor and Mrs. Thornton. Although
strictly official in character the affair was
wholly informal. When it became known
that the distinguished visitors were en-
route to Santa Fe Gov. Thornton inquired
by wire fit would be convenientfor them
to accept public reception while here
and the response came back that it would
not; that the visitors we're out merely for
rest and quiet and were not prepared for
any public demonstration in their honor.
So on Yesterday it was decided to tender
them this informal reception at the gov
ernors residence at which those in of1i-
cial life at least might have opportunity
of meeting the visitors.
Accordingly, from 8 to IL o'clock last
evening the executive home was the scene
of much pleasure. Gov. Thornton and
wife and members of the Board of Trades
reception committee received the guests
in the front parlor, and after an exchange
of greetings the adjoining parlors, the
spacious portals and the placta were
taken possession of. The placita pre-
scented a picture of rare beauty. Over
the luxuriant foliage of the trailing vines,
the rare collection of roses and other
flowers group of electric lights, sus
pended from wreath of evergreen in
the center, shed brilliant light, while
Perez orchestra discoursed music of the
best Spanish selections. Here the few
hours were charmingly passed i'll dancing,
promenading and social intercourse, and
the occasion proved an agreeable sur
prise to the guests from abroad. Light
refreshments were served in the dining
room during the evening, and shortly be-
fore midnight the company dispersed.
| Those present we're: Gen. Alexander Nc
Dowell McCook, commander of the mill
tary department of the Colorado; Col. D.
l.. Huntington, medical director of the
department of the Colorado; Lieut.. j. E.
Mcmahon, aid to Gen. McCook; Mr..
Elbridge B. Keith, president of the
Metropolitan National bank of Chicago;
Mr.. W. j. Watson, one of the directors of
the same bank; President L. L. jeffrey,
of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad;
Hon. Joel L. Vale, general solicitor of
the Denver & Rio Grande; Col. Pearson,
Major Kimball, Capt. Kirkman and wife,
Lieut.. Littell and wife, Lieut.. Stokes,
Judge Seeds, Hon. j. Fl. Walker and wife,
Mr.. C. M. Shannon and wife, Mr.. E. l..
Hall and wife, Col. G. G. Coleman, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Hemingway, Secretary
Miller and wife, Col. Peyton, of Washing
ton, Major Palen and wife, Mrs. l.. Brad
ford Prince, Mr.. and Mrs. Looms, Mr.
John p. Victory, Mrs. Craig, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. H. Cross, Mr.. and Mrs. Amado
Chaves, Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Laughlin, Mr.
and Mrs. j. II. Crist, G. W. Knaebel and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Money Mr.. A.
Staab and Miss Staab, COL Frost, Mr.. j
NJ. Howells and Gen. E. l.. Bartlett.
President Jeffrey and party left in their
special train oyer the narrow gauge at
o'clock this morning to visit Creole
thence returning to Denver. The visitors
| were profuse in their expression of thanks
| for the manner in which Santa Fe's hos
pitality had been showered upon them.