Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-16
Start Made Without Accident
and the Special Train
Proves Big At
traction.
nee AND RECEPTION
TONIGHT At SOC0RRO
&c. of Mines Joined with Cit
zenS TO Make Stay of Albu
querque People as
Pleasant as
Possible.

'ocorro, y. NJ, April 16.-The
days trip of the Albuquerque
ness boosters will end tonight
big reception and dance for
IN the town has made great prep
ion. 1t has been u large sized
and the boosters have enjoyed
~ minute of it up to date
he first thing the excursionists
was to break the schedule, but
was only to be expected. The
l arrived at Los Lunas fifteen
ltes late and it was impossible 80
/ sy, away before $3.50 instead of Q,
the time scheduled in advance. At
! Los Lunas the train was met by DR..
| Wittwer, j. NJ. Luna, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Neustadt, w. ii. Connell and a crowd
| OF others and the boosters lost no
time in getting acquainted. 1t was the
| first opportunity the Boys band had
to show off and they performed with
credit
| At Belen the time was cut down
| little and the boosters just about had
| time to greet the Belenites when it
was time to go. Belen turned out a
good crowd to welcome the train an
expressed regret that the Albuquer-
queans couldn't stay longer and see
all the beauties and hospitality cf
! the cutoff town.
The train reached Socorro on time
and there was big crowd at the
station. Most of the crowd climbed
aboard and accompanied the boosters
tC Magdalena. When they came back
they will have a big part of the pop
ulation of that thriving town with
them, for the dance and reception to-
night is an attraction that won't be
missed by many. The Boys oand
has been invited to play for the
dancers. There will be such speeches.
as are necessary and refreshments
without limit. The School of Mines
joined with the citizens of Socorro in
providing entertainment, so the
| boosters are expecting a happy time
tonight.
When They Left.
Amid the cheers or the excursion
| iste and the girls they left behind,
and strains of music from the Boys
band, the second annual trade excur-
sion started from the local station
this morning for a tour of the soutn-
ern part of the territory and FL Paso,
Texas.
The hour was just sos and all
were on board, with plenty to eat
and drink, and money to spend The
sun was shining brightly and there
was scarcely any breeze. More ia
vorable conditions for a pleasure trip
could not have been made to order
even under the supervision Of Chief
chef Metcalf
The committee had seen TO every
detail of arrangement. The baggage
car was filled to oyerflowing Henry
Goetz, the well known chef. had fur
nished q list for the diner to provide
for 100 people for four days. The
committee filled this list and than
added some more for good measure.
The hour of Z saw several of the
White Caps already at the station
waiting. II was about 80 when the
train was drawn up in front of the
station, and there was scramble TO
get aboard. The berth checks given
out last nignt made it easy for the
White Caps to find where they could
sleep if any of them should care TO
during the four nights and days they
will be out
\ large crowd of men, women o.
children gathered at the depot lOi
witness the start. The Boys band
marched into the station from Cen
tral avenue at 7:45, followed by 4
large number of admiring parents
and friends Director Ellis locke /
splendid in new white uniform,
trimmed in gold and royal purple and
the musicians were handsome in their
nobby green uniforms. There were
thirty pieces and the noise they made
was equal to the auspicious occasion.
The station master announced with
voice like a fog horn that paSsen-
geI train No. was coming and that
all the boosters should get close to
their train. There was a scramble for
the platform along the first track,
where stood the special II was then
o'clock, and Conductor Anderson
sent the White Caps scamperng
aboard.
The band occupied the first sleep
er White-capped and coated walters
were busy in the dining car. Uni
formed porters made the boosters
cmfortable in the sleeping car, Chief
Chef Metcalf stood confident and
smiling over a fine assortment Of
bundles. barrels and casks in th-
baggage car.
As the train started there was a