The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-09-26

ious, and all were good. The
decorations of the many private
carriages in the line showed that
there is a large number of ladies
in Socorro of real artistic ability.
The decorations were tasteful
and beautiful. The band OF
thirty or forty Navajo Indians in
the parade constituted one of it's
most spectacular features. All
in all, the grand parade was even
more successful than the most
>auguine had predicted.
Public Addresses.
At the conclusion of the par
ade the crowds of people assem-
bled in the park and were form
ally welcomed by Hon. w. f.
Martin. 1t had been predicted
that the occasion would inspire
Mr.. Martin to one of his most
eloquent oratorical efforts and
the prediction was fully verified.
Mr.. Martin always does well as
public speaker, but he rarely if
ever did better than on this oc-
casion. At the conclusion of
his address OF welcome he intro
duced Col A. L. Morrison, who
held the attention and won the
hearts of his auditors in an earn
est and eloquent address form
ally opening the fair. +. S.
Stapleton interpreted both ad-
dresses into the Spanish Lam
guage to the satisfaction of all
concerned.
Cowboy Dinner
At the conclusion of the public
exercises at the park the first
thing in order was the cowboy
dinner provided by Capt. Cole
Railston of the V X Il outfit.
This was one of the best adver-
tised and most notable events of
the fair, and the manner in
which three hundred hungry
people partook of the V X Us
hospitality was the best evidence
in the world that the event was
heartily appreciated. The chuck
wagon with all, its accompani-
ments was there and the dinner
was bountiful and cooked as only
an artist in his line can cook a
big cowboy dinner. Every one
of the many guests present will
long cherish pleasant recollectionS
of Capt. Railston and the dinner
he gave.
Magdalena 8, Socorro Q.
In the afternoon the center of
interest was at the fair grounds,
where in a hard fought game
Magdalena walloped Socorro by
a score of 3 to ?.
The score:
Magdalena- 00OO-3
Socorro- 10001 0000-2
The Queens Ball.
The Queens ball in the even
ing was a most successful affair
in every way. 1t was presided
over by Queen Paulita herself
from her throne placed on the
opera house stage, the crowd in
attendance filled the large dane
ing room to its utmost capacity,
the music by the orchestra chosen
from the Santa Fe band was ex-
cellent. and everybody present
entered heartily into the enjoy
ment of the occasion. Besides,
Anton Mayer, manager, had the
satisfaction of reducing the as
sociation's deficit materially as
a result of his efforts.
TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY.
Tuesday morning was given
over by visitors almost entirely
to an inspection of the various
exhibits. The Chieftain would
like to give the name of each eX-
hibitor and his contribution TO
the success Of the fair but lack
of space makes it impossible to
do so. The list of prizes award
ed is given elsewhere in the gem
eral list.
The Home Cooking Exhibit.
Socorro county house wives
have a reputation for good cook
ing and that reputation was
amply sustained by their con-
tributions to this exhibit. That
the contributions were we'll APP
preciated is shown by the goodly
revenue that was derived from
the sale of them after the prem
iums had been awarded. The
exhibit was excellent and excel
lently managed.
The Fancy Work Exhibit.
The fancy work exhibit wa.
artistic enough to crafty the
most fastidiouS and was most ar.
tistically displayed. To visit il