The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-09
HOUSE WARMING.
coverhor Haserman Holds Reception
in His New Home.

coverhor Haserman Holds Reoeption
in His New Home.
Santa Fee New Mexican. Aug.4.
Society of the Capital City was for
mally welcomed to the new home of
Governor Hagerman, on Lincoln Ave
nue., Wednesday night from 6 until
II o'clock and was charmingly re-
ceiyed by the Governor, assisted by
his sister-in1aw, Mrs. Percy Hager
man, Colonel H. H. Belts, of Silver
City, and Colonel Jose D. Sena, aides
de camp of the executive. The recep-
ton will be long remembered as one
of the most brilliant social events
ever in the Capital. A well appointed
luxuriant executive mansion, hand
somely gowned and beautiful women,
ana many other features combined to
make an extremely pleasing "house
warming" to which the people of San
ia Fe have looked forward since the
day it was announced that the Cover
nor had purchased the property he
now occupies. The historic dwelling
once the home of officers in the days
when the Fort Marcy Reservation was
an army JOS has been remodeled com
pletely at considerable cost and is
now n Of the most moder homes
in the city. the architects and decor
ators lave left nothing to be desired
in the way of comfort or beauty. The
drawing room is fashioned after the
colonial style is finished in a
delicate shade of blue. The library
and study is in green while the din
ing room, n of the handsomest
rooms in the building, is in mission
style n perfect in every detail.
AS the guests entered the executive
residence, they were escorted through
the hallway to apartments Temporal
lily turned into cloak rooms.
The members of the receiving line
informally greeted them in turn as
they came to the reception room from
the hallway. The building, ablaze
with electric lights, was thrown open
in welcome and the guests stroHed
thro' the elegantly appointed rooms.
ont UNION thu cnoaio,,e xrarondo ruhioh
had been enclosed for the occasion.
Here as well, electric light bulbs add
ed to the gala appearance.
In the library, Mrs. J. w. Reynolds
presided over the large punch bowl,
the contents of which were served in
"a most charming manner. The punch
was one of the many delights of the
evening. 1t was prepared by Mr.
Adams, manager of the Alvarado Ho-
tel at Albuquerque, who also furnish
ed the salads, ice cream and ices;
the beverage was found most excel
lent. The large table in the center Of
the dining room was daintily attended
by Mrs. Max. Frost and Mrs. Arthur
SeIigman, who served lobster and
chicken salads very gracefully.
In opposite of the room,
smaller tables were presided over by
Miss Reynolds n Miss "a Rue of
Las Vegas, who served the guests
with ice cream, ices, coffee and cakes
The male portion of the guests mad
not been neglected. Besides the punch
which could not have failed to please
an epicure, there was a plenteous sup
ply of cigars and cigarettes upon the
veranda and a number of chairs and
settees to make the w~orshippers of
MY Lady Nicotine" happy.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by the Capital City Band
which vas stationed on the lawn be-
meath a large electric light. The
players wore full dress uniforms and
| added to the brilliancy of the affair.
Simple, yet effective, were the dec
o~rations placed here and there thro'
the house. Where possible they were
made to conform with the coloring
in which each room was finished. In
the reception room, the delphinium,
| blue flower. was an effective point
of the florists art. Sweet peas, as
paragus green's and leaves were an