The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-03-12
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people. He predicted that the Pecos
Valley would Vol become a garden
spot intensely cultivated with a fam
lily and a comfortable home on every
ten or twenty acres N N contin-
uous city extending from Roswell to
Carlsbad.
After a little intermission for re-
freshments, the speechmaking was
resumed, RoswelPs orators keeping
in the background and listening to
the visitors. Governor Curry was re-
ceived with three cheers as a repre-
sentative and father" of the whole
territory. With characteristic modes
old friends and stating that he was
now as always doing all he could
for his friends throughout the terri
tory. Mr.. Curry impresses one as be-
ing sincere and unpretentious.
President Robert Kellahin, of the
Commercial Club, as Isl proved
himself the best speaker in the house
by always saying the right thing at
the proper time, a1d like Governor
Curry, never saying too much. He
has not a foghorn voice, and does not
indulge in artificial Evolutionary
posing-but we wish to remark that
there is nothing in the theory that
the Scottish people have no sense of
humor. Mr.. Kellahin always a al
apt introduction or a pertinent reply
to all sallies at his tongues end, and
all the speeches of a lighter nature
that were made, save one, were une-
quail to the many remarks of Mr.. Kel-
lahin which were lost because he did
1ot have a megaphone.
On behalf of the Roswell CONNER
cial Club, an invitation was extended
the visitors to remain over today and
take time enough to really be shown
what we have A vote was taken by
the visitors, almost unanimously in
favor of this, but later it was explain
ed that the excursion train being
chartered for a definite number of
days, and engagements having already
been made and programs set for
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possible to linger in Roswell.
DR.. w. G.. Tight, of the University
of New Mexico, tried to make a senti
mental speech about the marriage of
the Duke and the Queen but was
so hoarse he gave it up and presented
a baton to the Roswell Commercial
Club as a token of esteem, etc. from
the Commercial Club of Albuquerque.
President Kellahin made an approp-
riate reply, but few people heard
stick and made signs a la Roosevelt.
which everybody understood.
Brief talks were made by Messrs
Medler and Brooks. and then came
the most humorous ak of the even
ing by Rev. Mr.. Cook, of the Episco-
pal church, who, after telling two or
three stories in an inimitab bic manner
and vouching for the good behavior
of the excursionists, declared his be-
lief that any man who is decent en-
man is good enough to be in the
cnurch. He was not ashamed of the
bunch of men he had travelled with,
but when he had met the class of
men found in Roswell and other parts
of the valley, he felt that they had
at least met their equals.
Mayor Mckee, of Albuquerque, dis
himself as a story teller.
and after Mayor Stockard had declin
to speak, Attorney General j. NJ.
Hervey remarked that perhaps it was
as well, since to keep up with
Mayor Mckee our mayor would have
to be going some"
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa
said that he never mad any speeches
Governor Curry was in the ter