Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-14
RECEPTION NOTES.


The dining room of the Palace hotel is
being handsomely decorated this after
noon for the inaugural ball, which prom
ises to be brilliant affair.
The inaugural ball this evening at the
Palace hotel, under the auspices of the
Santa Fe Social club, promises to be the
most brilliant social function of the year.
The one touching incident of the in
augural took place Immediately after
Governor Otero took the oath of Office.
In the face of the great audience he turned
and kissed his mother and wife, who oc-
cupied chairs just behind him.
Don Luis NJ. Ortiz of Chama, who was
present at the inaugural ceremonies, was
sent by the citizens of Rio Arriba county
as their official representative. The coun-
ty of Rio Arriba is not one of the large
counties of the territory by any means,
but her citizens are first among the loyal,
liberty loving ones of New Mexico.
The press of the territory had four rep.
resentatives in the city today. They are
W. s. Williams of the Sccorro Chieftain ;
l.. O. Fullen of the Eddy Argus; w. L.
McCreight of the Albuquerque Citizen; j.
A. Oarruth of the Las Vegas Examiner.
Promptly at $3.50 tonight the reception
committee of the Social club, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Hughes, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fiske,
Mr.. W. H. Pope and Miss Maud Keller
will conduct Governor and Mrs. Otero to
the ball room, at the Palace hotel, to par
ticipate in the party given in honor of the
new executive.
Prominent in the festivities on Satur-
day at Las Vegas, in the reception to
Governor Otero, was that far famed or
ganization, the "Pnochle Club" occupy
ing three carriages with prancing steeds.
President MoKinley's recognition of this
society, in appointing one of its honored
members ex-officio governor, is no small
qualification. Col. M. Brunswick, pres :
ident Of the club, and Judge Booth is
moral desciplinarian.
Two hundred invitations are out for
the ball tonight, and elaborate prepara-
tions have been made to entertain the
guests. Prof. Perez band and orchestra
will furnish the music, and the floor man
ayers appointed by the Social club are
Messrs. O. A. Scheurich, Frank Hudson,
A. Spiegelherg, and H. B. Hersey.
The governors reception, which takes
place at the Palace hotel tonight from 5
to $3.50 o'clock, will be attended by the
entire popnlace of the city. Captain Day
has very generously furnished the cleo
trical decorations and thereby rendered
invaluable assistance to the committee
on decorations The governor will re-
ceive on the second floor, surrounded by
his staff and the committee on reception.
All arrangements for the evening have
been completed and pleasant time is
assured everybody connected with the
function.
Among the many decorations about
town today worthy of notice, we're those
at the room of Special Agent Greene of
the general land Office. These decorations
consisted in front of 10 foot flag upon
the margin of which was lettered the fol-
lowing inscription: Presented to G. W.
Greene, company e., Fourth Iowa lnfan
try November rs, 1895, by comrades of
Croker post, No. 10, G. A. R. department.
of Iowa. Then followed list of the bat
ties in which Mr.. Greene's regiment par
ticipated, some % in number.
Among the many prominent citizens in
the city today, in attendance upon the
governors inaugural and reception, are:
Col. P. Mothersill, Engle; Judge j. R, Mo
Fie, Las Cruces; Judge A. A. Freeman,
Eddy; COL. John Borradaie Hon. T. N.
Wilkerson, Judge Fl. L. Warren, l.. II.
Chamberlain, Q. D. Rogers, H. Il. Byler,
NJ s. Otero and e. Meyers, Albuquerque;
Rev. I. H. O'Keefe, W. K. Etter, John s.
Clark, A. M. Blackwell, Hllario Romero,
j. l.. Lopez and s. Romero, Las Vegas;
Hon. W. E. Martin, Socorro; Hon. Sol
Luna, Los Lunas; James Duggan and A.
Snedon, Madrid; Col. Richard Hudson,
Deming, and Hon. j. Leahy, Ration.