The Socorro chieftain., 1908-07-11
SOCORRO CELEBRATES
Spanish-AmeriCan Alliance Has
the Occasion in Charge and
Does Itself Proud.
HONORABLE SIDORO ARMIJO
Delivers Classic Grafton. A Large
Crowd, an Interesting Program
and Unbounded Enthusiasm.

Socorro celebrated the Fourth
of July and celebrated that glnr-
10 us day in a manner long To be
re membered. The celebration
was under the auspices of the
local lodge of the Spanish Amer
lean Alliance, but the San An
tonic and San Marcial lodges of
the order were present as guests.
Every exercise and event of the
elaborate program announced
was carried out without the
slightest hitch or disturbance.
1t is fact of general comment.
too, that there was not a single
arrest in the city on that day.
Perfect order prevailed from
morning until night, though
there was unbounded enthusi-
;sm and patriotic demonstration.
At nine o'clock the procession
formed at the opera house. Lit
tie Getruditas Dreyfus, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dreyfus,
led the long line mounted on
pony accompanied by four jubilee
singers dressed in red, white, and
blue. A seventy-five foot Amer
lean flag was carried by mem
bers of the lodge and little girls
alternating in position, preceded
by the inner and outer guard of
the Socorro lodge. Next in line
came the visiting and local
lodges in body, each under a
beautiful guidon prepared for
the occasion bv Mrs. w. d. New
comb. Then followed the First
Regiment Band of Santa Fe,
carriage containing Hon. Isidoro
Armijo, and Messrs. Amos E.
Green, Abran Abeyta, and A.
c. Torres then the carriage of
Sheriff Aniceto c. Abeytia fol-
lowed by a long line of carriages
of other citizens. Masters Lloyd
Mayer and Bardino Biavaschi
rode their handsome black horses
decorated with the national
colors. The former lad in uni
form, represented the Socorro
Telephone Company.
The line of march extend ID
east to California street, south
to Manzanares avenue, west to
and around the plaza and into
the park at the north gate.
At the grand stand Abran
Abeyta, president of the Socorro
lodge of the Alliance, called the
great crowd of celebrators to or
der. Hon w. E. Martin then in
troduced Hon. Isidoro Armijo of
Las Cruces, the orator of the day,
in the same eloquent language
that has won him unbounded APP
plause on many an occasion be-
fore. Mr.. Armijo's Grafton was
in Spanish and was a mastery
production in that beautiful
language.
SPORTING EVENTS
At the conclusion of the exer-
cises at the park, a crowd of peo-
pie went to the fair grounds,
packed the grand stand to its ut
most capacity, and occupied a
large area of adjacent standing
room to witness the sporting
events of the day. The events
and the prizes won were as fol-
lsws:
Baseball game, Socorro White
Sox VS.. San Marcial Browns,
won by the visitors, $50.
Foot race, 100 ward dash,
Alexander Harrison first. $40;
Ramon Olguin second. S.; ]. M.
McGraw third, 81. so.
Fat mems race, 40 yards, Lor-
EMO Rivera first, 81; Frank Tru-
jillo second, 81.
Little girls race. so yards,
Jennie Baca first, $3.50; - -
Olguin second, doll.
Little girls race, 25 yards. Be-
bee Baca first, doll; Rosita Vigil
second, doll.
Boys sack race, 25 yards, ].
Olguin first. $3.50; Willard Hill
second, Sl.50; Oliver Harris
third, so cents.
Boys race, so Yards, ~
Romero, baseball bat.
Burro race, so yards, Oliver
Harris first, $S; Gabriel Gonzales
second, $500
Bronco busting, ID. Sullivan
first, SIS; Jess second,
SIS; Jacobo Barreras third, $40.
Horse race, Il mile dash.
Martins Socorro Maid first, SIS;