Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-07-08
WHITE OAKS Nj US.
Eight Volunteers Sent to Join the New
Mexico Quota T~ownspeople Paid Their
Fare to Albuquerque Celebrating
the 4th-Ladies Soldiers Aid So
ciety-Notes and Personal.

ciety-Notes and Personal.
Special Correspondence New Mexican.
White Oaks. July A, 1S9S.-This town
has been the scene of some stirring pa
triotic demonstrations IN the last few
days and yesterday morning witnessed
the browning act of it all.
In spite of the heavy mist and rain a
large crowd of people gathered to wit
ness the departure of eight young men
who go from White Oaks to enlist for
the war. The farewell demonstrations
accorded them can leave no doubt in the
minds of the brave little band, that
White Oaks people appreciate their pa
triotic motives. These young men are
of the very tlowero of Lincoln county and
a finer sample of courageous young man
hood cannot be found anywhere. The
majority of them are above average in
physical development. One saw service
in the civil war and two others have
had military training.
White Oaks gave them a tangible God
speed in the donation of 500 to pay
transportation expenses to the place of
enlistment and they stand ready to aid
them further if necessary. Thirty-siX
dollars of the money donated was given
by the Soldiers Aid society of White
Oaks lately organized.
The names of our brave boys who
! started for the war are p. s. Tate, Eli
mer l.. Quinn, Milton Graves, Joseph
Reel, James Cavan, Harry Comery, Ed
A. Kelley and A. H. Norton.
Boom. Boom. Boom. The first thought
upon being wakened from profound
sleep, by the unusual noise, was OF Cuba
and the first battle now being waged
! there between our WI gallant heroic
soldiers and the Spaniards at Santiago.
Second thought recalls that tbs our boys
ushering in the glorious Forth of July.
A number of White Oaks people in
Guiding many of the young men have
gone away to attend celebrations at
other points, but our boys-the lads in
their teens-planned a celebration for
their W delight and the entertainment
of those who remained in White Oaks.
They erected a big flag pole out on
Rocky Peak, the most conspicuous point
near town and bought a large flag to
float from it. Yesterday, the Sd, the
boys went into camp in spite of the
steady rain that continued all day and
far into the night. At midnight they
began firing and it seemed for a time as
if our peaceful hamlet were being bonn
barded. The noise had all the seeming
of canonnading and reverberated back
and forth from the mountain sides in
most ominous and warlike fashion,
They have invested in a big stock OF
giant powder and the firing is to contin'
ne all day; tonight there is to be Il fine
display of fireworks. The lads arc
filled with the war spirit and the rail
and any other hardship they can en-
counter serves to bring them into closer
sympathy with the brave boys who arc
enduring so much for the cause of free
dom and humanity.
The recent school election in this pre-
cinct resulted in a slight change in thu
political complexion of the school board
The old board stood two Democrats ant
one Republican. The new board con
tains two Republicans and one Demo
crat. However, the choice was baset
upon capability and fitness rather THAI
politics as should be in all educationa
matters.
The Women's History club, of Whit
Oaks, has adjourned for the season
i, The closing session was held in the ever
ing at the home of Colonel and Mrs
Pritchard and was open to the familie
and friends of the members. 1t was
most delightful affair. Colonel. Pritch
ard gave a talk on the traditions a n
legends of New Mexico. Music, Stor
! telling, and Il contest in pronouncin,
: were pleasant features of the program
. The Soldiers Aid society, recently OF
ganized here, has held an ice cream SC
: cial and realized about $40 from il
r They are planning to hold other enter
tainments to raise funds to forwar
, their work.
;. Two families have lately arrived her
> from Denver. One connected with tn
North Homestake Mining company, wi
Y occupy the commodious residence owne
. by the company. The other will resid
in town.
> Mrs. Foley, of California, daughter g
i our townsman, DR.. A. G. Lane, is spenC
: ing the summer in White Oaks, as
n also Mrs. Hopping, of Albuquerque.
H. A. Gross, who has been here in til
{ employ of the Ell Paso & Northeastern
S Railroad company, has received a NOR
e important position in the employ of
wealthy mining company who is buyin
up mines in this vicinity. He has gon
T to New York on business. Mrs. eros
o has gone to spend the summer wit
relatives and friends in Colorado.
!. WHITE OAKS.