Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Members of the Ration bar, with 9TH
err prominent citizens of Ration, gave
Chief Justice Mills a fine banquet the
other night at the Harvey hotel. Attor-
ney C. J. Gavin proved an excellent
POSTMASTER, and after the evening had
been profitably spent in making a digest
of the extended menu, toasts were in
order. The responses to the toasts We're
given by the chief justice, District At
torney C. A. Spiess, Hon. Frank Spring
err, Hon. E. V. Long, Secundino Romero,
clerk of the district court, all of Las
Vegas: William c. Wrigley, A. c. Voor-
bees, District Attorney j. Leahy, c. N.
Blackwell, c. j. Gavin, Esq, c. M.
Bayne, Esq, D.. J. Leahy, Esq, Fred
Bruggemann, all of Ration.
Messrs. w. J.. Gortner, c. A. Spiess
and Fred Bruggemann also pleasantly
entertained the company with vocal Sc
lections. In addition to the above, there
were present J. Van Houton, j. B.
Schroeder, T. A. Schomberg, M. B.
Stockton, A. l.. Hobbs, DR.. T. B. Hart
and T. w. Collier.
NJ. IN,e4oa, aI,,l, wat TbJrc1oxy of tho
residence of Mrs. Thomas, with Mrs.
Coleman in the chair. AS the program
for the new quarter is THE Study of
Germany the paper of the afternoon,
an able and interesting one, was pre-
pared and read by Mrs. Thomas. TIL
theme was "Cities, Museums and Archi-
lecture This was followed by readings
from Mrs. Halls book of travels,
carlsbad and Dresden" given by Mrs
Laughlin, and Sights and Sounds in
Berlin by Mrs. Gulliford, both enter
tanning selections. The latter book is
from the pen of Miss Ninde, daughter
of the Methodist bishop who visited
Santa Fe a few years ago. A ak on
practical parliamentary law was led by
Mrs. Day, and a sprightly discussion
followed. Current events closed the
program.
Hon. j. D. Hughes is in Albuquerque
to-day on business for The New Mex
lean.
Mr.. o. L. Rice has returned from a
business trip to southern New Mexico
He has visited Otero county, and be-
lieves that the county will be one of the
richest and most prosperous in New
Mexico within five years.
Harry G. Wilson, Esq, a Chicago
business man, is in the city on a visit
He is on his way to California, which
he visits regularly once a year, but he is
so fond of the Santa Fe climate that he
remains over a week or so TO enjoy it
He thinks Santa Fe has the incest eli
mate on earth.
Hon. w. B. Childers, the United
States attorney, is in the city on legal
business.
Mrs. A. L. Morrison, Jr., continues to
improve rapidly from a long and serious
spell of illness.
Mrs. John S. Clark and son, of Las
Vegas, who have been in Dallas, Tex,
visiting friends and relatives, are ex-
peeted home at an early date.
Mrs. T. B. Catron is in Cincinnati, o.,
visiting friends.
Mrs. A. C. Ireland and Miss Alice At
kinson returned home to Santa Fe last
evening from a ten days visit to Den
Yer.
S. H. Elkins, receiver Of the Ortiz
grant, and a brother of Hon. S. B. Ell
kins, is a visitor in Santa Fe.
Captain Edward H. Plummer of the
10th infantry is now an aid de camp on
the staff of Major General w. R. Shaft
er.
Colonel Chambers McKibbin of the U.
s. Army who was stationed here for
several years as a captain in the ff-
teenth infantry, is now colonel of the
18th infantry and Colonel Henry Carroll
who was a captain of the 9th cavalry
while in New Mexico from 1875 to 1888.
has been promoted to the %colonelcy Of
the 18th cavalry. 1t will be remember
ed that Colonel Carroll was severely
wounded in the charge on San Juan
hill July the 1st last.
Miss Susan b. Teasdale. of st. Louis,
spent the day in Santa Fe visiting her
aunt Mrs. Otto Il. Rice. She is on her
way home from a trip through Mexico.
Mrs. Thornton, has returned from
Mexico where she has been for the last
three months, most of the time in The
national capital, and is being welcomed
by her many friends. She left the gov
rno there attending to his mining in
tersts.
Mrs. II. w. Ganston, of Bangor, Mich,
arrived last night from the east and
registered at the Exchange. She left
this morning for E%spanola, where she
will visit with her son. DR.. Lee GanSton,
ere returning north.
Col. l.. Clarke, of Albuquerque, last
department commander, and Col. James
Morris of Thornton, returned home last
evening after having spent two days in
Santa Fe on account of the Grand Army
encampment.
Ex-Governor L.. Bradford Prince and
Hon. Amado Chavez left this morning
for Coyote in Rio Arriba county to ex-
anime some copper claims in that vicin-