Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-12
WELCOME TO The GOVERNOR
Brilliant Reception to the New Elk.
ecutive of New Mexico at Ration
and Springer.
PREPARATIONS FOR HIS RECEPTION HERE
The Ceremonies of the Day in Santa
Fe to Conclude with Briant So.
cial Function at the Palace Ho-
tel Under Auspices of the
Santa Fe Social Club
General Notes.

Gel " uueI Auspices Ol VIlG
Santa Fe Social Club
General Notes.
Governor elect M. A. Otero will reach
the territory today on his homeward tr.
and almost from the moment that he
CROSSES the New Mexico line, his journey
to the capital city will be continual
ovation. The first stop will be at Raton
where half an hours stopover has been
provided for, and where the new governor
will be banqueted by the citizens of the
Gate Oity at the Harvey house. Springer
will have holiday in honor of the new
governor. At this point the Las Vegas
reception committee will meet him and
escort him to Las Vegas where a rousing
reception will be had. From Las Vegas
a special train will be arranged, by which
the governor and his party and about a
hundred people of that city, will reach
Santa Fe on Monday.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE.
The program committee of the recep-
tion to be rendered Governor-elect Otero
met yesterday afternoon and decided as
preliminary move to send R. G. Gort
ner to Las Vegas to see Division Super
intendent Hurley in the matter of spe
cial train for the reception committee,
which will meet the goyernor-elect at
Lamy junction. Mr.. Gortner accord,
ingly left for Las Vegas last evening. He
will keep the committee advised by tele.
graph as to the time and arrangement of
special trains, number Of people in the
governors party, etc.
Sheriff Kinsell WAS chosen as marshal
of the civilian part of the parade and will
appoint his own assistants.
The Santa Fe Social club through its
executive committee requested the honor
of rendering to the governor elect the in
augural ball, and upon motion this offer
was accepted with the thanks of the COM
mittee. This part of the program will
therefore rest entirely with the club,
which has already decided to make it an
affair worthy of the occasion. Tickets
for the ball will cost S..
On motion it was decided that Mrs.
Thornton and Mrs. Spiess should consti-
tute committee to receive Mrs. Otero
and the other ladies of the governors
party. A large carriage will be desig-
mated for their use from the depot to the
Palace.
LINE OF MARCH.
The line Of march will be as follows:
Fron, tho dcpa. by wey Of capitol
grounds to Beaty's corner; thence west by
Jail to Weddles' old corner; thence east on
San Francisco street via Palace hotel to
Federal, building; thence west to the Catron
house; thence south to Palace avenue;
thence east on Palace avenue to the COVER
ner's palace. The streets east and west
of governors palace will be closed to
traffic by the military during the inaugural
ceremonies.
RECEPTION NOTES.
The students of st. Michaels college
will attend the inaugural ceremonies in
body.
The reception stand at the Palace hotel
will be handsomely decorated by the COM
mittee on decoration.
s. CLARK and R. E. Twitcheil have
gone to La Junta, where they will meet
GovernOr-EIeCG OGerO.
Judge Laughlin will administer the oath
of Office, from stand to be erected in
front of the old palace.
The finance committee reports that it is
making excellent progress in the matter
of securing finances for the reception.
Immediately after the oath of office is
administered, an opportunity will be
given citizens generally to greet the new
executive.
The governors carriage in the process
sion will be drawn by the handsome grey
horses belonging to Mr.. Dudrow, kindly
rendered for the occasion.
Not within the memory of the Oldest
inhabitant has reception, similar to the
one now on the tapis, ever been extended
to governor of this territory.
From O'Clock p. m. until $3.50, as.
sisted by the reception committee, Gov
ernor Otero will hold general public
reception in the Palace hotel parlors.
Decorations of the Palace hotel, whore
the inaugural ball is to take place, will
commence Monday morning under the
auspices of a committee of ladies from
the Social club.
A committee of the Santa Fe board of
trade will meet Governor Otero at Lamy
junction and present shim with a set of
handsomely mounted resolutions adopted
by the board at its meeting of yesterday.
Sheriff Kinsell will have charge Of that
part of the parade in which civilians par
ticipate. He will assign all carriages to
position in line. Major Gable will
command the military.
The inaugural ball will be the most
elaborate affair that Santa Fe has wit.
messed for many day. It is to be given
under the auspices OF the Santa Fe So
cial club. A successful affair is thus as
sured.
The ladies of the Santa Fe Social club
have taken hold of the inaugural ball with
a will. They held meeting this morning
for the purpose of making arrangements
for decorating the ball room.
The committee on decorations have re-
ceived assurances from the business men
that the streets along the line of march
and around the plaza will be handsomely
decorated. The palace will also receive
attention from the hands of the commit
tee.
The citizens of Springer made holiday
of today, and gave Governor Otero re-
oeption as he passed through that place
this afternoon. The reception committee
from Las Vegas met the governor at
Springer, and aided in the demonstration
there.