Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-15
TEE INAUGURAL RECEPTION
The Inaugural Day Festivities Close
with a Brilliant Reception and
Ball at the Palace Hotel.
UNDER AUSPICES OF THE SOCIAL CLUB
The Administration of Governor M. A.
Otero Ushered in by Day and
Night Celebration Long to Be
Remembered in the Ancient
Capital.
THE RECEPTION,


The reception given Governor and Mrs.
Otero at the Palace hotel last evening,
was in every way we'll worthy the name,
for during the evening an almost steady
stream of callers passed up the stairs and
shook hands with the new governor.
The reception stand on the second floor
was profusely decorated with flags and
cut and ported flowers, and brilliantly
lighted with electric lights. On this stand
the governor stood to receive the callers.
Mrs. Otero held levee in the parlors,
where large number of ladies called and
paid their respects. Among the many
callers were the members of the terri
torial militia, who called as an organiza-
ton, and the members of the Santa Fe
board of trade. Hon L, Bradford Prince,
acting as the representative of the board
of trade, in short speech presented the
governor copy of the resolutions passed
by the board at the meeting held last
Thursday. Governor Otero replied to
the remarks made by Mr.. Prince in few
words, saying that it would give him great
pleasure to assist Santa Fe in any way
possible not inconsistent with the duties
of his office, and that twould be his every
effort t , advance the welfare of the terri
tory in general.
The hour and half allotted for the re-
ception passed pleasantly and quickly,
and at $3.50 the reception committee of
the Social club appeared and conducted
the governor ana his wife to the ball
room, where the guests helped to fill out
the day, which began so auspiciously,
with the pleasantries of good will and
best wishes.
INAUGURAL BALL.
The inaugural ball was given under the
auspices of the Santa Fe Social club fully
justified the prediction that it would be
the most brilliant social event of the
season. 1t Immediately followed the pub
lie reception given to Governor and Mrs.
Otero on the second floor of the hotel and
proved fitting climax to day of thor
ough enjoyment Promptly at $3.50 the
grand march to the ball room was begun,
headed by Governor Otero and Mrs. Z. l..
Hall, who were followed by Mr.. Z. L..
Hall and Mrs. Otero, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Fiske, Mr.. j. d. Hughes and Mrs. G. M.
Shannon and Mr.. W. H. Pope and Miss
Maud Keller, the last SIX named forming
with MIR. and Mrs. Hall the reception
committee appointed for the evening by
the Social club. The other members of
the assembly followed in line
and on reaching the bali room be-
wildering scene met the eyes of those
present, scene worthy of the patriotic
and social occasion which was to witness
the beginning of what promises to be a
most successful administration. Huge
flags, gracefully draped, enveloped the
walls of the large hall, relieved here and
there by bunehes of cedar and other
evergreens. Forming graceful festoons
stretching from the pillars of the ball
room were ropes of evergreen and a
touch of the picturesque wss given to
the scene by lavish display Of
Navajo blenkets which adorned the walls.
The decorations as whole bespoke the
good taste of the ladies of the Social
club who had expended no little time
and effort in making the entertainment
worthy of the occasion.
'Che program of dances for the evening
comprised il numbers with an appro-
ornate allowance of "extras," ana under
the efficient floor management of Messrs.
Charles A. Scheurich, A. T. Spiegelberg,
Frank Hudson and Fl. B. Hersey the even
ing wore away delightfully."- to the strains
of the excellent music furnished by the
local orchestra. The number present was
little if any short of hundred, and the
beauty of the ladies, their handsome COS
tunes and the lovely flowers, which were
present in such profusion, conspired to
make scene whose loneliness will long
remain pleasant memory in the minds
of those present. Nor must the social
charms of the new "first lady of the terri.
tory" go unmentioned. Mrs. Otero's per-
aonal beauty, her tact and wit constituted
one of the distinct features of the gather
ing and established the fact beyond ques-
ton that she is worthy successor to
Mrs. Thornton, Mrs. Prince and the other
charming women in the past who as the
wives of our governors have made the
home of the executive the center of all
that is best in social life. Mrs. Otero
was accompanied from Las Vegas by a
charming coterie of her special lady
friends, and these contributed by their
presence to the pleasure of the evening
to degree that made the prospects of
their future visits to Santa Fe matter of
most pleasant anticipation. They cannot
come too often to satisfy their newly made
friends in the capital city.
About II o'clock the program of dances
was interrupted by refreshments which
joined with the punch plentifully dis,
persed during the evening in making the
occasion complete one in all respects