Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-04
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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Mrs. Wallace. The interior of the old
palace, which awakens many thrilling
historic memories, lent itself readily to
the unique and striking decorations.
Pumpkins fashioned into jack O. lam
terms and emitting light from their gro
tesque features were the motive of the
embellishments. Garlands and bouquets
of flowers were artistically displayed.
Old fashioned games such as bobbing
for apples, telling fortunes by time hon
ored means, were played. Pantomime
charades in costume including MAUD
Muller and the Judge Romeo and
Juliet" and many others were enacted
and proved to be enjoyable features Of
the evenings entertainment. The re-
freshments, consisting Of sandwiches,
hot rolls, salads, coffee, cider and other
Halloween dainties were served in a
quaint manner. For instance, salad
was served in a large cabbage that was
scooped out and decorated around the
edge with beets, turnips and carrots
carved into resemblances of laughing
and weeping human faces.
1t was at the suggestive hour of mid
digit,
When witches on broomsticks cleave swiftly
the gloom,
When spirits sit moaning upon their cold
tomb.
O%o-hoo-ee! Oo-hoo-ee! Oo-hoo-ee!
When goblins and gnomes dance with fatui
When spirits enjoy their Halloween night,
Oo-hOo-ee! Oo-hoo' ee! Oo-hoo-ee!
that a ghost story, a real, shivery
ghost story was told and the guests de-
parted for their homes thoroughly con-
WINGED that the Santa Fe Reading Club
had won new laurels as charming en-
tertainers. Those who attended the
the party were: Mesdames B%acharach,
Mccormick, Turner; Misses Lamy, Hurt,
Mckenzie, Nicholson, McQuarry, Mas
sic, Staab, Keller, Gulliford, Amy Gull
liford, and Messrs. G%ortner, Mccormick,
Spiegelberg, Boyer, Massie, Manley,
Bartlett, Barney, Hardinge, e. s. An
drews, Johnston, Curtin, Vance, Arthur
and Julius Staab.
Mrs. Hurt is on a three weeks visit to
Ell Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weitfe left for Bland
this morning to be absent ten days.
Mrs. T. B. Catron intends to leave for
Chicago in the course of a few days.
Architect I. H. Rapp, of Las Vegas,
| spent the greater part Of the week in
the capital.
Mrs. H. O. Bursum is visiting at Sill
YER City. She will not return to Santa
Fe for several weeks.
Judge John r. McFie left yesterday
afternoon o. a visit to Las Cruces. He
will return Tuesday forenoon.
Miss Van Arsdell left Wednesday
evening for Yates, Oklahoma, where she
will spend several weeks with relatives.
Colonel R. E. Twitchell, of Las Vegas,
assistant solicitor of the Santa Fe rail-
road, was a visitor in the capital this
week.
DR.. T. P. Martin, of Taos, and DR.. w.
R. Upton, of Las Vegas, We're in the
city this week to attend a meeting of
the territorial board of medical exam
liners.
Mrs. McCord and child this week re-
turned home from a visit to Mrs. Nc
Cords old home in Illinois. She greatly
NAJoSCu lHC Nloll, Il CAlClIuCu otc
several months.
Governor Otero has not quite recov-
cred from an attack of bronchitis, but
stress Of nnhlic duties comrals him to
be out and about. He is, however, stead |
lily recovering in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Brady, of |
Brazos, will not arrive in the capital |
until this evening, having decided to
spend W. days at Espanola instead of
only one day.
Solicitor General E. l.. Bartlett re-
turned home this week from a three
weeks visit to Oakland, Cal, where his
wife resides for the benefit of her
health. Mr.. Bartlett enjoyed his visit
very much.
II. Logan of San Francisco, who spent
the week with his niece, Mrs. G. w, |
Wilcox, on the south side, started for
his home in California yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Logan is "A years of age and
had not seen his niece for 80 years.
The many friends in this city of
Mrs. K. 3. Twitchell Of Las Vegas, will
be glad to learn that she is slowly but
steadily improving. Mrs. Twitchell is a
charming woman who has q host of
friends in the territory who wish for her
and complete restoration to
health
D. M. White, locating agent for the
United States land commission, left this
afternoon for Las Cruces to enter rs, 900
acres of land for the commission. He
will return early next week but will
cave soon thereafter for southern New j
again, to locate SO, 900 or 100, 900
lcres of land for the commission. II
Tuesday evening of next week, at 8
,.clock, the congregation of st. Johns {
Methodist Episcopal church will tender {
reception to their new pastor, Rev. A. l
\. Hyde, and family at the church,
Everybody in the city, irrespective of /
UNCONVENTIONAL lines, is invited to at {
end the reception. A literary and !
musical program will be rendered and .
will be served. :
Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince has +
one to Las Cruces. He went to at :
end a meeting of the board of regents :
+ the New Mexico College of Agriculture :
Mechanic Arts. He is president of :
board and there is doubt that ?
nder his presidency the board will &C.
Dmplish great work for the institution. :.
; is expected that a full meeting of the y
oard will be had and that measures of .
Importance to the future welfare of the
lstitution will be adopted.
The Fifteen club held its regular
eekly meeting at the home of Mrs. y
arsh. Mrs. Gnlliford's paper on "Jour- = !,
alism as an intellectual Pursuit and =
numerical Enterprise" secured the y
arked attention and commentator of !,
lose who heard It. An able review of y
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