Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-20
A ROYAL RECEPTION
Governor 0tero and Party Given
An Ovation at Ell Paso and
Alamogordo.
OTERO COUNTY CHRISTENED
By Mrs. Otero-Pageant of Trades and
Societies at New County Seat
Trip Into the Clouds
Today.

albuquerque on time, and were called
upon by ladies and gentlemen of the
city prior to leaving of the train for the
south. On arriving at Ell Paso, they
were met by a reception committee con-
sisting of officials of the Ell Paso Il
Northeastern road and members of the
~Alamogordo Club. The McGinty orches-
ira and band of Ell Paso Immediately
Joined the party and accompanied the
governors special to Alamogordo. The
Ell Paso station of the Northeastern
road was magnificently decorated with
banners and bunting and appropriate
greetings. There was an immense crowd
there. After taking on board an extra
car load of drinkables and eatables, the
excursion left for Alamogordo, Manager
j. A. Eddy and wife, w. A.. Hawkins
and wife, Supt. Greig and other notables
being on board with the party. When
the train arrived at the state line. amid
the soul inspiring strains of the Star
Spangled Banner, the new county of
Otero was toasted, and christened by
Mrs. Otero who according to the time
honored custom, cracked a bottle of
wine on the monument noting the state
and county line. A magnificent lunch
was served on board the train for the
governor and his guests. and
when the party arrived at Alamo
gordo an immense cOncourse of
people surrounded the car. A timely adj
dress was made by the president of the
Alamogordo club, and a beautiful floral
key of the city was presented to the
governor. Afterwards, the governor
and party were driven in carriages to
the great sawmill which was a source of
wonderment and surprise, the time was
spent in making acquaintances, and
visiting various points of interest in the
city. At 6 p. M, the governor and
party were royalty entertained at dinner
by Colonel j. A. and Mrs. Eddy; and at
8 p. M, an immense procession headed
by the McGlnty band and containing
beautiful floats, marched through the
streets of the city, and amid red fire and
bontires, ringing %anvils, sky rockets and
other fireworks, approached the Alamo
gordo hotel where an eloquent and APP
propriate address was made by the gov
ernor and which was received with great
applause.
This was followed by speeches by
Captain Curry, Major Luna, Hon. W..
A. Hopkins, Hon. Pedro Sanchez, Chief
Justice Mills, Judge McFie and Colonel
the exercises from the balcony of the
hotel, a public reception was held in the
parlors OF the Alamogordo hotel when
the Governor and Mrs. Otero had the
| opportunity of meeting the citizens of
| Alamogordo and surrounding country.
At 10 p. IN. a magnificent banquet was
served by the Alamogordo club under
the immediate supervision of Colonel j.
f. Harvey, mine host of the Alamo.
gordo. About rs ladies and gentlemen
participated in the elegant banquet
which was served. At midnight, Col
onel Harvey, acting as POSTMASTER, an-
%nounced a number of toasts which were
responded to by Messrs. Eddy, Hawkins,
Otero, T%witchell, McFie, Greig, David
son, O'Reilly, Luna, Bryan, Lightfoot
and Otis. The responses at the banquet
continued for upwards of two and a half
hours, after which a majority of tie
banqueters and the governors party
sought repose in the fine apartments of
the A%lamogordo. The McGinty orchestra
furnished fine music throughout the
banquet and the evening.
At 600 a. M, Sunday, by courtesy of
the management of the railway COM
pany, a special, containing the judges of
the supreme court and a number of
members of the legislature, who were
the visiting committee of the agricul-
tural college, left Alamogordo and went
down to Ell Paso, arriving there at $50
from which point the members of the
supreme court returned direct to Santa
Fe, and the members of the legislature
stopped over at Las Cruces. On Sunday
morning, an excursion was made for the
governor and party over the corkscrew
road to the summit of the Sacra-
mentos.