Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-06

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than that which accompanied the year
ly installation Of the Queen of May of
the kindergarten. This high office car
ries with it the additional honor of be-
ing filled by the one chosen by the vote
of her little playmates from among the
number of little girls which the kinder
garten holds within it's charmed circle.
This year the choice fell on Adelina
Yrisarri. whose most unselfish DISPOSE
ton and many charms have ever made
her IA prime favorite with her compan-
ions. Her two small maids of honor
We're Isabelle Walker and Consuela
Bergere: her pages Eugene Harvey and
Ramon Garcia. All We're babies, but
childish dignity. The progress of her
little majesty to the throne, where a
crown, the gift of the children, awaited
her. attended by her tiny court, was a
pretty picture of youth, beauty and in
nocence that appealed strongly to every
lover of children and the individual sal
utations of her little subjects were all
that could be desired. The rest of the
program was made up of movement
songs and finger plays, May-day and
spring songs, and of twining the May
pole with many colored ribbons. After
her majesty had favored each of her
loving subjects with a choice cut flower,
which, in addition to their f1ower-cov-
cred hoops, made the kindergarten a
scene of spring beauty, an important
looking document vas presented to her
with becoming ceremony by of her
pages. 1t proved to be from one of the
many adult admirers of the queen of
May, regretting his inability to obey her
command to be present at her corona
ton, and enclosing very distinguished
proxies in his stead. With good-by and
goodnight songs, this prettiest of the
many yearly festivities of the kinder
garten closed with regrets from all that
the lovely little Queen of May reigned
for a day only. 1t is to be regretted that
the smallness of the room made it i'm
| possible for all who wished to enjoy the
beauty of this occasion. The pretty
| room was crowded to it's fullest extent,
and it is a compliment to the children
that few complained of their close quar-
tiers. The kindergarten is the only pub
lie kindergarten in the territory, and it
is doing a splendid work, the worth of
| which is recognized in this city by all
lovers of education. Mrs. D. c. Fletcher
is the efficient instructor.
A coaching party was given yesterday
afternoon in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Mode Cook, and Rev. and Mrs.
occupied the four-horse coach of the
government Indian school and drove
out to the school to witness the ceremo-
ny of raising and lowering the flag. Be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Cook and Mr.. and
Mrs. Weidner there were Miss Creel-
man, Miss Connel, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerdes,
Mrs. Worthington and Mr.. Curtin. Mr..
| Weidner is the president of the German
Evangelical Lutheran Theological Sem
minary at Chicago. Secretary and Mrs.
Wallace were the guests yesterday aft
ernoon of Mr.. and Mrs. Weidner, guests
at the Palace.
Miss Annie Nichols, who for some
years has been government Indian school
teacher at Paiuate. and Rev. Percy f.
Carnes. pastor of the Christian church
at Italy, Tex. were married at Albu-
querque by Rev. L. L. Bennett. Among
those invited from Santa Fe were Mr..
and Mrs. Crichton. DR.. and Mrs. Har-
roun, Colonel and Mrs. Knaebel, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fiske, Mrs. S. Sander.
Hon. Wilbur +. Stone Of Denver, one
of the judges of the United States court
of private land claims, is a guest at the
Palace He is on his way to Tucson,
Ariz.. where the court will hold a ses-
sion commencing on Monday.
Mrs. S. Troutman, Of Las Vegas, who
had spent six weeks at the Ojo Caliente
| hot springs, is a guest at the Claire.
| Mrs. Troutman is much improved in
| health.
Mrs. Justice Stevens, of Princeton,
ILL.,, who had been at the sanitarium all
winter with her sister, Miss Ada Knox,
| will this evening leave for her home, as
Miss Knox is much improved in health.
Ex-Governor Prince has returned
home from Denver, but feels indisposed.
Solicitor General Bartlett continues to
improve, and expects to be out very
soon.
Mrs. NJ. Hase, daughter of Mrs. Mug
Ter and sister to Mrs. F. w. Wientge,
came to Santa Fe from Albuquerque on
Thursday morning.
Miss Jennie Griffin, of Kansas City, is
visiting her brothers, Lieutenant Will
liam Griffin and Arthur Griffin. She is
accompanied by Miss Bird Mcdonald,
of Kansas City. The two visitors will
remain in Santa Fe for about six weeks.
Mr.. A. A. Keen, cashier of the First
National Bank at Albuquerque, and ter
ritorial commissioner of public lands, is
visiting in the city.
10 E. Sheridan, editor Of the Silver
City Enterprise, is a visitor in Santa
Fe again.
Albuquerque, have gone to Jerome, A.
T., where Rev. Ashmun has established
a church.
James Grunsfeld, of Albuquerque, has
gone to Philadelphia, where Mrs. Gruns-
field is visiting friends.
Mr.. }. W. Reynolds of Las Vegas,
registered at the Palace hotel yester-
day. He returned home in the evening.
j. +. Ortiz, son Of Auditor L.. M. Or
tiz, this morning left on Il visit to An
tonito.
E. Clark and Miss Lucy Clark, of Pla-
"a Alcalde, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo. Herself, returned
home this morning.
Mrs. Max Luna is still visiting her