The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-06
PRESIDENT As GODFATHER.
STANDS SPONSOR FOR THEODORE
ROOSEVELT ARMIJO.


| CathedrsI-Boy's Father u Former Ser
Eeant OF Rough Riders--New Mexico
| Gives the President . Warm Welcome
ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, May 5-This has
! been great day for New Mexico and the
young Senior Theodore Roosevelt Armijo.
the two-months.old son of former Sergeant
| George Armijo OF the First Volunteer Cav
| airy. The President acted as the child's
,, godfather to-day at the christening in the
Santa Fee Cathedral.
Seldom has a child in it's godmother's
arms been looked down upon by more
eminent company OF witnesses. In row
/ from right to left in front Of the Bishop
stood Gov. Otero, the President, Secretary
| Loeb, who rejoined the President to-day,
and Mayor Parks, each one holding lighted
candle. On one side stood Sergt. Armijo,
| in all the glory OF new Rough Rider uni
form, and on the other Mrs. Armijo. very
| pretty woman Of the most pronounced
Mexican type.
! The baby is very small and very brown
and he did not appreciate what great
day it was He cried.
| The President visited the Territorial
Capitol, reviewing on the way the Cleveland
Grays. who were at Santa Fe on their way
to the Pacific Coast. 1t was a motley crowd
that the President looked out upon, gathered
between the Capitol and the brown adobe
houses. Theirs were Indians there in the
widest combinations of colored blankets.
squaws in green and yellow wells, wearing
high. white leather boots, Rough Riders in
khaki, Grand Army men in faded blue.
cow punchers, sadly attired -greasers.
priests in black cloaks with red facings,
and on the platforms on either side, in most
striking contrast to all the rest, Mrs
Otero and the group of ladies she had asked
to help her entertain the President. all OF
them in the daintiest Of summer gowns.
The President talked q little about irriga-
ton, but far more about his beloved regi-
ment, OF which more than half was enlisted
in New Mexico and which was numerously
represented in his audience.
The old Church of San Miguel, which,
according to Santa Fe, was built in 1910,
was visited and the padre invited the Presi-
dent to ring the bell, which was cast in
Spain in IS48 The President liked the tone
30 much that he rang it again. The Presi-
dent went to the sandy summit Of Fort
Marcy overlooking the city and there Mayor
Parks gave him leather-bound souvenir
of Santa Fe in a mahogany box. Gov. and
Mrs. Otero then had reception for the
President and the members OF his party
at the Governors home. The President
also made a speech to the school children
on the Plaza and the fire company brought
out its apparatus and showed him how
fine stream Of water 1t could throw at the
clouds.
bear 1t Santa F4 a. . testimonial OF the
regard Of the populaoe. The bear was
brought in from the hills by former Marshal
Widenor, a Democrat. Great envy was
n fns and %hsn M GeDor
tied the bear in the park about the Govern
ment building to await the coming OF the
President loud and angry protests were
made. Mr.. Widenor became justly indig-
nant over this gross display Of partisanship
and took the bear back to the woods. The
baby badger in his box on the front plat
form of the car Elysian is still alone in his
glory
the desolate bluffs Of the Calisteo and the
Rio Grande, turned green here and there
by irrigation bitches. brought the President
into Albuquerque. Here there was pre-
sented to him a Navajo blanket woven
for him by the most skilful squaws II
bears his name and the coat Of arms Of the
Albuquerque Commercial Club. He also
received buckskin hunting suit. He spoke
to another molly aggregation on irrigation
and expressed the conviction, as he had at
Santa re. that New Mexico would soon
Albuquerque does not love Santa re.
1t pretends to be proud that 1t is not 80 old
and has not so many squatty adobe houses,
but neither has it Governors palace full
Of yGnng w 70 ,hs po ne Of So
Paso, has travelled with the President
through New Mexico.
The last place at which the President
intended to speak last night was Pueblo.
but wild-eyed man. with half his clothes
Gordon about the rear platform at tine last
moment and informed the President:
There is three of the boys In the regiment
waiting up TO see you at Trinidad. Mr..
morning. He had made twelve speeches.
most OF them rather long, ones. He was,
frankly, tired something that he acknowl-
edges but seldom. He had intended to go
to bed at O clock but instead he promptly
announced his intention OF staying up until
II to see the boys at Trinidad.
Weary as he was, he was glad that he
stayed awake Gov. Otero Of New Mexico
and Major Lewellyn boarded the train at
FL Moro, just few miles east OF Trinidad:
the boys in the regiment OF whose waiting
the President had been appraised. The
President greeted the Governor and the
Major and at once set about asking after
the welfare oil tne tnTee DOyb
He always makes such inquiries with ears
ready to hear the worst The adventures
of the New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado
members since the regiment was mustered
out would fill book that might not he
allowed to circulate through the mails, but
would certainly not lack color and dramatic
incident
The first man to answer the Presidents
INQUIRIES last night was Judge Richey Of
Aguilar. The Judge IL q lean stoop-shoul-
dered little man, who wears a red necktie
and q black cotton shirt. and an expression
of extraordinary humility. The Judge
frankly ackno wledged that he had been In q
little trouble" but that it was all over now.
The principal duty Of Mr. Richey to the
State il that of acting as Justice of the
Peace. There Is very little peace in Aguilar.
and he puts in his spare time tending bar.
dealing faro or accommodatingly sitting
into" poker games
As he explained to his former commander.
a gentleman stranger came into the place
some time ago and was guilty Of certain
Irregularities In the poker game. The
Judge withdrew quietly and retired to the
bar When the Judge withdraws from poker
game Aguilar knows that there must be
something radically wrong with the game.
The stranger came over to the bar and began
describing the Judges parentage with a
xvaalth ~ detail almost unbelievable and