Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-16
TAOS CITIZENS
WELCOME ANDREWS
Delegate Warmly
Greeted Upon
Visit There
PEOPLE TURN OUT EN- MAssE
Enthusiastic Reception Held
at Court House.--Veterans
as Guard of Honor.
Special to the New Mexican.

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Taos, N. NJ, July 16-The south
bound Denver and Rio Grande train
Tuesday last carried Delegate w. H..
Andrews who had been in TERRA Am
arilla and Rio Arriba counties on a
political and social visit. The train
reached the Servilleta station at one
o'clock in the afternoon. Conveyances
awaited the delegate and they started
Immediately overland for Taos, the
county seat. At Arroyo Hondo, fifteen
miles northwest of Taos, a large dele.
cation of prominent citizens of the
county, mounted and in buggies, met
Delegate Andrews and received him
very cordially with much handshak
ing. Many of the members of the dele
cation carried flags and banners and
thus Mr.. Andrews was escorted to the
town of Taos, where many people
were assembled to meet him. The well
come was very hearty and spontane
Gus.
Reception at Hotel.
The party arrived in the evening
and after supper, at 1880 o'clock, a
grand display of fireworks was had
in honor of the delegates visit to the
old county town. AT o'clock a recep-
tion was held at the Columbian Ho.
tel which was attended by many prom
inent citizens regardless of party and
at which there was much friendly in.
tercOurse.
AT $3.50 o'clock committee of citi.
zens headed by Maliquias Martinez,
called on the delegate at the Colum-
bian Hotel and escorted him to the
court house, where the court room
was packed. On the arrival of the dele.
gate he. was presented with fine
bouquet of American Beauty roses by
Mesdames A. R. Manly and Jose Mon
tener and Miss Read.
Veterans at Guard of Honor.
About twenty veterans OF the civil
war, residents of Taos, formed guard
of honor for the delegate. The veter.
ans and old soldiers of Taos for whom
the delegate has done much in aiding
them and having their pension claims
allowed, have great respect and
liking for the man who has helped
them so much during the three years
he has been in Congress. The delegate
addressed those who assembled and
several Toasonians did likewise One
of the best speeches was made by
Hon. Ramon Sanchez, of Penasco,
who had come to Taos especially to
greet the delegate. Delegate Andrews
speech was brief. He said:
Not An Orator But Worker.
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow cti
zens: ~ wf, Aa
This is the second time that
have, come to Taos, and I want to
thank you all for the great crowd that
has come out to meet me. When
came here two years ago, arrived in
the evening and left early in the morn
ing and had no chance to see your
beautiful valley. am glad that
have come again for this time saw
it and it is one of the most beautiful
valleys | have ever seen. am not a
speech maker but a worker. While
in Congress have been fortunate in
getting many things for New Mexico.
got an appropriation of 100000 for
federal building at Roswell, an addi-
tional appropriation of $4,000 for the
federal building at Albuquerque and
an appropriation of 100000 for the Ir-
rgation Congress to be held in Albu-
querque, but that was not for the bene.
fit of Bernalillo county only, for Taos
will also have show in it; pensions
too many to enumerate and many 9TH
er good things. If had been an ora
tor would have spent my time max
ing speeches and not working and my
speeches would have been all l
brought back to New Mexico. thank
YOU"
Hon. Maliquias Martinez and 9th.
ers also made addresses. The recep.
tion was one of the best attended and
best arranged ever had here and many
hundreds of people from the surround
ing country came to pay the delegate
their respects and make his acquaint-
ance
Yesterday Delegate Andrews made
trip into the surrounding towns and
left for Santa Fe today
u FATAL SHOOTING ScRAPE