Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-26
ARRANGEMENTS MADE,
Club Directors Meet and Arrange
for the Macarthur Reception.
CITIZENS INVITED TO ATTEND.

AL dlStlltllS lOI lIc GntertA1n-
ment of General Macarthur tomorrow
were completed by the directors of the
Commercial club at a meeting last
night. The program includes giving
him every opportunity for examining
the proposed sites for the new post
and closes with a public reception TO
him at the club in the evening. The
reception is not limited to club mem
bers, but is for the general public and
the people of Albuquerque are urged
to be present and meet the general.
Governor OterO has telegraphed
Mayor Marion that he will arrive this
evening and he has telegraphed he
members of his staff that he will ex-
pect them to be present, at least for
the reception.
General Macarthur will arrive to-
morrow morning and will be met at
the station by a committee consisting
of o. n. Marion, w. b. Childers, H. b..
Ferguson. G. l.. Brooks, d. A. Mac
pherson, NJ. S. Otero and Pitt Ross.
The party will take breakfast and at
8 o'clock start on an all-day trip
around the city and to the different
proposed sites. An open carriage,
which will be drawn by four horses,
has been rendered by w. l.. Trimble
" llC use vi ptUCId l macarthur, ana
the tally-ho, Explorer, will be Used by
the committee. III will likewise be
drawn by four horses. The party will
take with them well filed lunch bas-
kets.
The evening will be given up to the
reception at the club. The entire eve
ning's entertainment will be entirely
informal. so al not to interfere with
Lenten observance. The first object of
the reception is to give General Mac
Arthur and Albuquerque citizens an
opportunity to meet each other. The
general will be present and the direc-
tors urge the citizens to be present re-
CARELESS of whether they are members
of the club or not. The dancing which
will follow will also be entirely in
formal, and is not included in the pro-
gram for the reception.
Major Hardie. of Fort Wingate, and
a number of his officers, will be pres
ent.
Yesterday afternoon. J. w. Edwards,
G.. X. Warren. post commander. called
on President Marion, of the club, and
asked if any objection would be raised
to the members of the post attending
the reception Of Major General Mac
Arthur in a body. Mr.. Marion saw no
objection whatever to the proposition
of Mr.. Edwards, and requested that
gentleman to see the local veterans,
also the members of the Wonian's Re-
lief Corps, and prevail upon both or
CARNATIONS to attend the reception in
a body.
At the club. the regular standing
committees will take charge and see
to it that, each and every guest has
the proper attention paid to him or
her. for it is the desire of President
Marion to make this reception n of
the most sociable and at the same time
the most brilliant in the history of the
club.
The directors listened to a letter
from Delegate b. S. Rodey. regarding
the resolutions adopted by the club on
the subject of a federal building for
Albuquerque. Mr.. Rodey said he had
given all possible attention to the reso-
lutions and he enclosed the bill which
he has introduced, making an appro-
priation for that purpose. Mr.. Rodey
stated that the prospect for favorable
action is very bright.
1t is proposed to start a reduction
plant here. Wilmer w. Miller, of
Philadelphia, one of the owners of the
Phole-Croasdale process of ore reduc-
ton Tor New MeXlco, desires TO eStab-
nsh here a reduction plant with a daily
capacity of l 900 tons.
Mr.. Miller wrote to find out what in
ducements the city will offer for the
plant. The company has a CONNER
cial demonstration plant using the pro-
cess in Denver and wishes it to be in
spected by the club, The directors dis
cussed the proposition at length and
then referred the letter to the commit
tee on mines, of which Ex-Governor
Slower is chairman. The committee
will report at the next meeting.
The new members elected were M.
r. Dow, special southwestern agent of
the Mutual Life Insurance company;
w. Il. Dame, clerk of the district
court; Ross Mcmillan, of Socorro; G.
b. Dolan, of the Santa Fe, and Rabbi
p. Jacobs.