Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-13
MISS HUNT ELECTED.
Popular Young Lady Chosen Queen
Ncalco.

Miss Mabel Hunt was elected queen
OF the twenty-second territorial fair of
New Mexico saturday over the other
candidates by large majority and tho
popular public feeling was manifested.
The winning vote was LAO. Miss
Belle Hancey was second with 1,079
and Miss Anita Armijo was third with
735. The judges were Mayor c. +. My.
crs, Judge B. S. Baker and DR.. Baltes.
The contest showed interest early
in the evening. small votes being cast
at the different voting precincts for
each of the candidates. At s O'Clock
the vote showed Miss Armijo in the
lead by about hundred votes. Miss
Hunt was second with 245 and Miss
Yancey was some few votes less. Much
interest was displayed during the ST.
lent vote by the Hunt people. In fact
Matson's store was filled with Hunt
people. About s.: 80 a well filled envel-
ope was cast for Miss Yancey and the
Hunt people took up another collec-
tion. Her supporters were many. A
little later another Yancey envelope
went in and another collection was
forthcoming, but it was needless. Miss
Hunt was elected early in the hour. No
votes were cast the last ten minutes
The winner is one of Albuquerque's
faifest and most popular young ladies
She is the oldest daughter of Mrs,
Rose Hunt, living on North Fourteenth
street and has lived in the city from
childhood. She is accomplished, beau.
tiful, well known and loved by host
of friends, who have watched her
growth to womanhood. Miss Hunt will
carry the honors of Montezuma's
queen most gracefully.
Very little has been said of the AL
varado reception and ball that will oc-
cur Thursday night. 1t will cost S. a
couple and promises to be very swell.
II Is requested that formality be OBJ
served. 1t will be the social event OF
the week and the only time during the
week that Montezuma and Queen Te-
calco will receive in state. His royal
highness, the queen and the members
OF the royal court will be the only
participants in the grand march and
the waltz that follows.
The following gentlemen art the at
tendants of the emperor: f. J. Alger,
Louis Brooks, Samuel Pickard, Alfred
Frost, o. A. Matson, Lelix Lester.
T. n. Wilkerson, d. A. Macpherson,
Ralph Hunt, Leon Hertzog and two
gentlemen in waiting, yet to be select
ed.
Committees in charge of the first an
nual ball are as follows:
On Reception-John F. Pearce, Chas
F. Myers, Solomon Luna, NJ. w. Flour
noy, w. S. Strickler, Louis Ilfeld. Al
fred Grunsfeld. James II. Wroth. F.
A. Hubbell. George l.. Brooks. VIM
II. Hahn. Mariana S. Otero. John A.
w. c. Porterfield, E. G. Murphy, d. j.
Leahy, c. T. Brown, John Borrodaile.
l.. II. Brown, T. J. Helm.
On Floor-Thomas N. Wilkerson, A.
j. McGaffey, Charles X. Newhall, II. S.
Pickard. Leon Hertzog, Clarence w,
Medler, Joseph j. Sheridan. William
Spencer.
Tickets are on sale at the establish
ments of the following business men:
Weinman & Lewinson, b. Ruppe. ]. H.
& Co., Z. l.. Washburn, NJ |
Mandell. Members of the committees
win also be supplied with tickets.
!. Captain X. Walker and Second Lieu. |
tenant Reed. with seventy soldiers and
teamsters of troop F, Fourteenth Unit |
ed States cavalry, with about 100 !