Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-11-06
SOCIAL CHRONICLES.

home from Las Vegas.
Mr.. Geo. ID. Osborne, of San Francisco,
registers at the Palace hotel.
Mr.. Adolf Seligman is expected to ar
rive home tonight from his two months
eastern visit.
Mr.. Il. j. Helm left last night for a
weeks trip to the southern part of the
territory.
H On. l.. A. Hughes and family expect
to move into their new residence on the
south eide on Monday or Tuesday next.
W. E. Gortner, popular Las Vegan
and court stenographer, is in the city on
visit, partly on business, partly for
pleasure.
Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince has
returned to Denver from Salt Lake City
and is expected in Santa Fe about the
middle of the week.
Colonel E. W. Dobson, well known
| Albuquerque lawyer and member of the
governors staff, is guest at the Palace.
He is here on legal business
Mr.. and Mrs J. Wallace Reynolds and
Miss Baum are in Las Vegas visiting
relatives. They will remain in the Mead
ow city for week or more.
Mrs. A. E. Taylor and daughter of
Kankakee, Ills, and Miss Jennie B. Fay
of Vincennes, Ind, are sightseers in the
city, making headquarters at the Palace
hotel.
Hon. I. B. Catron returned last night
from visit to Lexington, Mo, where he
has been on visit to relatives. Mrs. I
B. Oatron, children and niece sail from
New York today for Europe.
| Miss Ada Teasdale returned from trip
to Mora and Taos last evening, having
been gone week. She was accompanied
by her brother, Mr.. W. @. Tessdale, Jr.,
of st. Louis, who will spend Sunday with
his aunt, Mrs. Otto l.. Rice.
Mrs. Geo. R. Baucus of Hermosa, sister
of Mrs. Amado Chaves, who has been in
Boston for several months visiting rela-
| tives and for the benefit of her health, is
expected to return home about Thanks.
giving time.
Professor and Mrs. Claypole, who have
been in the city the past week at the Pal
ace hotel, expect to remain most of the
winter in Santa Fe. Mr.. Claypole is pro.
fessor of geology and botany in the
Buchtell college at Akron, 0 , and is look.
ing into the resources, rock and fauna OF
the territory while awaiting the return Of
health to his estimable wife.
Mr.. Melton s. Otero, brother of Reg
lister Manuel R Otero, of the local United
States land office, writes to the latter that
he and his family are coming up to Santa
Fe from Valencia county tonight for q
visit of a few days. They will bring
with them brother of Mrs. Melton
Otero, Adolfo Salazar, who will remain in
the city as a student at St. Michael's col
lege.
Captain $. H. Day, the efficient and
careful president of the Santa Fe Water
& Improvement company, has returned
from Chicago, where he has been on busi-
ness connected with the erection of beet
sugar factory in this valley. The captain,
although be will not say much, neverthe-
less is of the opinion that the prospects
for the project are bright indeed.
The Fifteen club met last week with
Mrs Harroun, Miss Gulliford presiding.
The responses to roll call were from the
Book of Proverbs. The paper, "The
Philosopher of the Bible," was by Mrs.
Boyle; this was followed by a reading
from the Talmud by Miss Smith. This
week the meeting was with Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Gulliford presiding. The paper for
the day, Egyptian Philosophy" was by
Mrs. Weltmer; reading from George
Ebers' 'Uorda," by Mrs. Warner, and a
reading from Tennyson's "Lotus Eaters,
by Mrs. Thomas. Current events closed
the program.
The last number of the Ration Range
contained this modest announcement Of
an important event in the EDITORS family
Married, on Saturday evening, October
30, 1897, at the home of the bride, by Rev
John Doyle, D. D, DR.. George 9. Bryan
and Miss Minnie Willis Collier. Nc
cards" The bride is the charming and
accomplished daughter of Captain and
Mrs. T. W. Collier of Ration, and it is
understood that the groom is a gentle
man of superior ability and attainments
in every way worthy of the rare prize he
has been so fortunate as to secure. Mrs
Bryan spent several years of her girlhood
in Santa Fo, when her parents were resi-
dents here, and has many warmly at.
tached aud admiring friends in this city,
who sincerely wish her all the Joy and
happiness that this world can bestow.
"The Aborotados club" organized for
the sole object of celebrating Halloween
of '97, certainly eolipsed all records on
last Saturday night. The officers, Messrs.
8. E, Black, R. O. Gortner, F. H, Hud-
son, G. A. Scheurich and DR.. j. B. Brady,
are entitled to credit for the most novel
and delightful entertainment Santa Fe
has seen for many years. Among those
present we're: Governor and Mrs. NJ. A.
Otero, Hon. and Mrs. O. A. Spiess, Colo
mel and Mrs. H. B. Hersey, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Ray
nolds, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. HANNAH, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. P. Money, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Fischer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Van Shick, Misses LaRue, Baum,
Hurt, Ilfeld, Palen, Elston, Wier, Staab,
and Mrs. Schaaf, and Massrs. Spiegelberg
and Staab. 'Tis said the games we're pro-
gressive, and the house deducted liberal
rake of of goodwill. Mrs M. A. Otero
and Mr.. j. W. Reynolds we're awarded
prizes; refreshments and music we're
served, and memorable event passed
into local history.
Mrs. Schlacks and Mrs. Valentine of
Denver, and Mrs. Downie of Cincinnati,
left this morning for Denver, having had
most enjoyable visit here. They we're
charmed with Santa Fe and promise to
return next summer for lengthy stay.
Mrs. Valentine is the daughter of Mr..
Otis Spencer, surveyor of customs at
Denver and a niece of Mrs. Otis, widow
of the late Colonel Elmer Otis, .. g. army,
now domiciled with her family in this