Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-12

have nonored MS with your Presence
| want to say To you do not forget
these boys. when they have an enter.
tainmcnt help them out. Take out n
social membership in the company.
help make them the crack company in
New Mexico. ! thank you.
Long tables had been spread in the
rear VI The hall and the guests were
invited so partakc of the banquet. \
short table at right angles to the 9th.
, crs was tor the officers and speakers
Department Commando Edwards
acted as toastmast"r, with Judge
Baker on one side and Judge Merle
on the other. Grace was said 10y Rev
G. \. Bunker and a fierce attack was
made on the good things provided 10y
the Relief Corps. During the banquet
Mrs. Berry played several selections
on the piano.
The first response to a toast was 10y
Governor T. ;. Stuvor. who replied To
the sentiment lincoln and the Sol.
dicrs OF the civil War" He gave
number OF characteristic Lincoln
stories and paid the great president a
hirh tribute Judge Merle paid a high
triuutc 10 President Roosevelt and to
the Spanish war veterans. He urged
all vodnC men to take the life OF Roose-
welt as an example. Mrs. T.. C. Whit
son president of the Womans Relief
Corps. briefly responded on the work
of that organization and she urged all
loyal and patriotic women to join the
organization. Adjutant General White
man ana Captain Elder were called Tor
IN vain To respond To The National
Guard but both mad gone hCmc. Col
John Borradaile, N a witty response,
toasted the soldiers of the Spanish
War and kept HIS hearers laughing
over his stories Judge -. :. Bakers
response was witty, full of good
stories. highly entertaining amusing
and eloquent and in concluding he said
NJ had followed the saying of the wise
man. when You Respond To Toast
Never Refer to Your subject
Superintendent Hickey spoke Of the
Relations of the G.. A. X. to the Public
schools" He referred To the lessons
OF patriotism and the participation lay
school children in patriotic exercises
The hour was late and Professor Hod.
gin yielded his time to Lee n. Rudi-
sclle. of White Oaks, who responded
to our Friends and Comrades. Rev.
Herman J. Powell extended the greet
ine of the Ministers association.
II was after midnight when taps
was sounded.
The New officers.
The officers elected were. Depart
mont commander. j. W Edwards of
Albuquerque. senior vice commander
Jacob Wcltncr. OF Santa Pc, junior
vice commander. j c. klcpingor, OF
White Oaks chaplain. Rev. Thomas
Harwood. of Albuquerque, medical iii
rector. Smith Simpson OF Taos, dele
gate 10 national onCampmcnt. j. NJ
Moore of Albuqderque, alternate. j.
w Randall of Boston, member OF
G.. X. Warren post
Commander Edwar IS has announced
the appointment of W. W. Mcdonald
as his aljutapt and A. Hal..h GUAR
tcrmastcr.
The annual address OF a., retiring
department commander Judge McFie,.
reviewed the year. The deaths during
the wear numbered seven, -four N N
tee post and three In kcarnoy post.
There has been no death in Warren.
Carleton or Sedgwiyk posts. In review
inc the work of the posts he first took
up Aztec post He spoke OF the DIM
culties of delegate getting here and
said the post could not be expected To
hc represented He praised Warren
post Tor it's work and it's entertain
ment, Kearney post, of White Oaks,
for having four delegates present
three OF whom had To travel overland
three days and Carleton post. of
Santa Fe. for it's gains during the year
The Relief Corps Of Santa Fee and Al
huqucrqu, were highly praised Judge
McFi1 related his experiences at the
, national cnCampment last year ~
, Cleveland where he was the only rep
resontatiVc of New Mexico, carried IN,
r banner. occupied all the space of
dclcpation and was assigned band
, f!c closed by referring To the resigna
ton of Pension Commissioner Evans
, as an evidence OF the power of the
, Grand Army and said the president
| has given instructions that veterans
are To he given the preference in ap
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