Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-05-25
ROYAL WELCOME
FOR CAPT. CURRY
Citizens Prepare
for Reception to
New Governor
TO Be NON.PART|sAN AFFAIR
Big Meeting at Claire Hotel
Yesterday Afternoon -.-
Name Committees.

afternoon at the Claire Hotel to take
the preliminary steps for the proper
ceremonies and festivities to attend
( the Inauguration of Governor George
Curry, which will occur about the mid
die OF July. 1t Is understood right
from the start that this is to be a cit
izens' movement in which every resi-
! dent of Santa Fe should take an inter,
est and is urged to take part without
further formal invitation The citizens
who gathered yesterday afternoon
We're az representative body as
could well be gotten together on short
notice aud insisted that political, So
cial and other lines be obliterated in
giving rousing welcome to New Mex.
ico's chief executive
A Citizens Affair.
A working out Of the details, Of
course, must necessarily be in the
hands of committees and it was recog'
nized that it is difficult to select such
committees without emitting some
names and some persons who might
be of valuable service or who should
have been named, but it was sought
tn recognize every instant and at the
same time to keep the committees
down to working size and withil
reasonable limits.
A thorough preliminary discussion
Of plans took place but no definite pro
gram was adopted. However, it was
decided to make the event note
worthy one, to extend liberal invita-
tion to the citizens of the entire Ter
ritory, to solicit the aid Of the Terri
torial press to this END, and to make
the reception and ball which will prob
ably be part of the Inauguration fes-
tivities. brilliant social event
Reception Committee.
The meeting organized by selecting
Acting Governor James w. Reynolds,
chairman, and Paul A. F. Walter,
secretary. The following general
reception committee was appoint
ed: Ex-Governor Miguel A. Otero,
chairman; Acting Governor James
w. Reynolds, Ex-Governor H. Brad
ford Prince. Judge John r. Nc
Fie, Judge A. j. Abbott, Judge N. B.
Laughlin, Judge A. l.. Morrison, Hon.
Thomas B. Catron, Attorney General
George w. Prichard. Colonel Max.
Frost, Major r. j. Palen, Surveyor
General Morgan o. Llewellyn, e. G,
Abbot R. l., Baca, Arthur Seligman
l. Sparks, J. l.. Seligman, ]. D. Sena,
l.. A. Hughes, j. H. Vaughn, S. G..
Cartwright, A. M. Bergere, Paul A. F.
Walter, DR.. David Knapp. Thomas P.
Gable, S. Spitz, Marcelino Garcia,
George w. Armijo, Charles V. Stafford,
N. Salmon, A. J. Fischer, Leo Hersch,
A. B. Renehan, R. G. Gortner, A. L..
Morrison, Jr o. c. Watson, J. p. Vic
tory, Frank Shearon, Clinton J. Gran
dali and Percy F. Knight.
Executive Committee.
An executive committee consisting
of Acting Governor J. w. Reynolds,
chairman, Colonel George W. Prichard,
Levi A. Hughes, Morgan 0. Llewellyn,
R. L. Baca, Arthur Seligman and f. G.
Abbott was named to appoint sub
of, voiffnnc nd Tn haun nvnHntivn
charge of the inauguration exercises.
This committee will meet on next
Tuesday afternoon and is open to any
and all suggestions which every citi-
zen should feel at liberty to make, for
it is sought to have the Inauguration
entirely citizens affair. There is
no doubt that the festivities will be
noteworthy and brilliant and will
eclipse all former events Of this
nature that have taken place at this
ancient, historic capital which has
justly earned a good name for hospi-
tality throughout the Southwest. July
being the month of blossoms will en-
able decorations to be on large scale.
Special rates on all the railroads will
be secured and this together with the
Inauguration exercises and Santa Fe's
renowned summer climate ought to at
tract a large multitude of visitors
from other parts of the Southwest.