The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-07-18
The Wheels Are Already Beginning to Move.
Officers Are Elected, Committees Are Ap-
pointed and at Work, and Everybody Is
Boosting. Enthusiasm Is at a High Pitch.
GOVERNOR CURRY PROMISES TO Be HERE
Socorro County May Be Depended upon to Beat
Last Years Record by Hundred per Cent
There Will Be Some Fine Exhibits, Good Music,
and Sport without End Everybody Get Ready

Socorro county'S second annual
fair will begin in this city on
Monday, September 21, and en-
thusiaSm Is already at a high
enough pitch to insure its being
a hummer every minute it lasts.
Governor Curry has assured
the people of Socorro county
through Hon. w. T.. Martin that
he was much gratified with the
privilege of opening our first
fair and that lie will be much
more gratified with the privi-
lege of opening the second. The
governor expressed himself as
greatly complimented by the in
vitation to be with us and prom
ised positively to come.
The movement for this years
fair was formally inaugurated
last Saturday evening in Sheriff
Aniceto G. AbeytIa'S Office.
There was then aud there we'll
attended and enthusiastic meet
ing at which officers of the fair
association for this year were
unanimously elected as follows:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President, E. A. Drake.
Directors, Estevan Baca, Anton
Mayer, and Melton Torres.
General Manager, u. J. Saw
age.
Secretary and Treasurer, Con-
RADIO A. Baca.
The retiring president, Hon.
Aniceto G. Abeytia, nominated
his own successor, and resolu-
tion was introduced by Hon. w.
f. Martin and passed unani-
mously as follows:
BE it resolved by the Socorro
County Fair Association that the
thanks of said association be,
and they hereby are extended to
Hon. Aniceto c. Abeytia for the
efficient and economic manner
with which he conducted said
association during the year he
was President, and that this
resolution be spread on the
minutes of said association.
COMMITTEES APPoINTED.
On Tuesday evening at a meet
ing held for that and other pur-
poses the appointment of COM
mittees was announced as fol-
lows:
Marshals of the Day-Captain
Nj. Cooney and Captain II. j.
Matthews.
Advisory Committee-Jose p h
Price, MatiaS Contreras, j. S.
Mactavish, Max II. Montoya,
Alfredo Armijo.
On Finance John T.. Griffith,
Nj. Loewenstein, J. j. Leeson,
Aniceto e. Abeytia, A. G. Tor
res.
On Events w. +. Martin. A.
B. Baca, G. L. Cook, Melton
Torres, Cole Railston, Jose Gar
cia y Ortega, f. A. Clemens,
Nepomuceno Baca, Lou Gatlin
Boleslo A. Pine, f. II. Gregg,
G.. f.. Sanchez. w. II. Hill, Pau
]. Terry, T.. ia Sweet, Henry
DreyfuS, and f. Fischer.
On Reception. w. Medley
Leandro Baca, Amos f.. Green
Solomon Baca, VIM. Gardiner
Pablo Trujillo, II. NJ. Richards
DR.. l.. T.. Kittrell, Carpio Pa
dilla, Powell StackhouSe, Jr.
Domingo Baca, John A. Nc
Donald. G. b. Allaire, w. +. Cor
don, Luciano Chavez, Aleio Cur
ule, Geo. ii. Browne, Porfiric
Sanchez, Jos. Brown, Nepomu
ceno Torres, l.. X. Terry, Ne
pomuceno Gallegos, Jas. w
Stephenson, Emilio N. Baca, DR.
c. G.. Duncan, A. III. Hilton
Hermene G.. Baca, DR.. c. Fer
guson, Candelario Garcia, Il. l.
Fortune, DIR. G.. II. Bacon, JOS
Il. Torres, DR.. M. McCreary
Matias Jaramillo, Nicolas Alb
dalla, Estevan Baca, John Green