Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-12
ROUGH RIDERS REUNION.
A Batch Of Interesting Notes About the
Big Celebration.
GRAND TINE AT LAS VEGAS.

From the Optic.
The Las Vegas base ball nine will have
10 put on their very best ball playing
clothes II the Albuquerque Browns come
up here TO compete for the reunion prize.
Word from the Albuquerque band has
been received to the effect that they will
be here in full force and all they ask il
that they are not allowed to 20 hungry.
They can Just bet they won't unless they
blow all their teeth out before they get
here.
There was a rumor on the streets to
the effect that the BARRIERS Of the city in
tended to raise the prizes Of shaving dur
ing the three days OF the reunion. This
IL an injustice to the BARRIERS q the city.
who announce that their prices for the
three days will be 10 cents a shave as
now.
TIE fireworks to be used by the Pain
company fll an entire baggage car The
Santa Fe company did the generous
thing by giving a rate OF 10 cents a mile
for hauling the car. This rate comes as
near being All entlredonation ~ anything
that has been done on behalf OF the reun.
ion.
X II. Twitchell had another letter de-
scriptiye OF the reunion In Sundays issue
OF the Denver Republican. Mr.. Twitchell
furnished a most interesting letter OF
two columns 10 the Republican OF last
Sunday a week, and "A column article 10
the Kansas City Journal last Tuesday
morning. The Journal article occu.
pied a prominent position on the front
page.
Citizens OF Las Vegas are requested to
decorate their respective business houses
and residences for the reunion. II IL
particularly desired to have every build
ing situated on the line OF parade deco.
rated ~ t~astefully ~ possible. The
proper colors will be those OF the ma.
tional lsg, and cavalry yellow may be
used In relief. Decorations should be In
place on the 23i.
General Manager Frey has written u
letter to X. Il. Twitchell, warmly com.
mending the manner In which the adver.
Using matter for the reunion has been
circulated. The hangers-thoussnds OF
them, In fact-have been sent to the
many local agents OF the Santa Fe, who
have received positive instructions to the
effect that they must be distributed ju.
| d~iaioualv and aft aotivaiv
j. v. Conway, manager Of Santa Fe
base ball team, has written a latter TO
the committee on sports for the reunion.
announcing that he and his aggregation
OF players will be here to contest the
prize Of 800. Mr.. Conway desires to ~.
cure accommodations In advance for bis
club. The club will be here for the en-.
tire three days OF the reunion. There
will be from twelve to fifteen In the
team.
The committee or decorations and
badges meet In W. b. Bunker's office,
with C. C.. else as chairman. and adopted
the various badges to be used. The vari.
Gus committees will be furnished with a
special badge that will act IA an "Open,
sssame!" The souvenir badge will con-
slst OF a medallion slightly larger than a
"two-bit piece" suspended by a small
flag from a neat pin. On the diverse
side of the medallion Ii the inscription
Roosevelt Rough Riders Reunion" and
on the converse side n picture In relief
OF Col. Roosevelt. In the matter OF deco
rations generally the committee will
urge upon business men and property
owners the duty OF decorating business
houses. and wherever possible, private
dwellings. This Is to be a matter Of per.
sonal competition.
Friday night, In the wee, sms' hours
Chairman Twitchell. Of the committee OF
advertising, sat In the press room OF the
Optic, watching the cylinder OF the big
press 20 round and round and round
grinding out the full sheet posters, sd,
vertising the Rough Riders reunion. In.
%fuenced, no doubt. by the rytbmic mo.
ton OF the machinery, his mind began
revolving OF the number Of people who
would probably attend the reunion. So
taking a pencil aud paper, he figured out
q total attendance OF $3.50, distributed as
follows: III Paso. Las Cruces. Silver City
and Deming, 800; Rincon to Albuquerque
$50; Albuquerque. 1000; Madrid, Cerrillot
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