Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-03
NEW MEXICO
FIRST SAYS DIR. {.
MQUEEN GRAY
INTERESTING COMMENT
ON TWlCHELL LECTURE.
High Praise for Speaker Who
VIII Address Big Audience
At EIks' Theater Tonight

a crowded house VIII greet col.
Ralph T.. T~witchcll at the Elks thrate
tonight when he delivers mis- tauttus
itO ture on ''Ihc American Occupat91
on New Mexico" which has been 20
fayorably and enthusiastically te-
ceiyed elsewhere throughout the RI -
tory. Tho lecture Illustrated By bcau,-
ifUl stereopticon views, is u side ltelt
on the history Of Sew Mexico, pre-
scented I'D @toIse. vigorous. attention
compelling style by the able Kew
Mexico orator which Is - far cry from
the dry-rut character Of many historic
cal addresses or works. The lecture
VIII be a treat and no should 10
SOD uuwiee az to miss It
"a criticism that has frequently
been made said Dr.. r.. Mcqueen
Gray Yesterday, concerning the dwell
lcrs in this territory, is their IA =
~ Information concerning the land
they i've In This is IN the main, at
tributable TO the adventurous chara 10
tor OF our population and the large
influx Of newcomers which recent
years ave Witnessed yet. consideiin ,
how interesting is the story. It ~ MOI
Il little surprising that so few are at
pains to acquaint themselves with IT,
Only recently. an crudite foreigner
remarked to me that on Il recent H.si.
o. New Mexico. he had sought inform
atom from q number Of persons iiy-
ing In the territory, concerning the
period subsequent to the American
occupation. only two were able to
make any answer, and their state
utnts were directly conflicting
From criticism Of this sort. Co II
T. Twitchcl's historical lecture gives
~ an opportunity to deliver ourselves.
ITho talented gentleman has not mere.
IN devoted years of patience, study
and research to his subject, but ne has
also the good fortune to sccurc docu-
ments and material Of All kinds pre-
viously unpuhlished-some of them
undiscoVered-which gives to his lee
turc the unique character OF an orig
mai chapter of American history. ana
certainly the most vivid and stirring
prriud a. tie history or New Mckee.
Plot and oounterplot, Spanish intrigue
and American rejoindcr, neroism de-
votiou and natural ardor, stand forth
ion life Hike presentation In the pages
Of the narrative. The author has not
merely the power Of assembling facts.
but the gift of according prominence
to what IFS salient. and emphasis to
what is important. In This latest
phase Of his many sided character,
Col rWitchell has again shown that
| lil WilHlfANl ne iilNiIlhktA. WltAltl
as attorney for a great corporation.
sroretary for a great congress. writer
of q new chapter OF American history,
tpublic speaker. or platform LECTURER he
displays not merely versatility, but
cXcellencc-of him may be said, as OF
another OF equally varied a~ttainments;
nil fuit quod non tctigit, nil tctigit
quOd non oravit
The silver City Enterprise says of
tho lecture there.
"Col Ralph Il Twitchell of Las
Vegas, delighted a large audience nj
The Elks' Monday evening when he
delivered his lecture on "rhe Military
Occupation Of New McNic0 1S46-1S5l.'
The lecture was Illustrated with
.tereopticon slides, depicting early
scenes ana men and events Of those
stirring days. Cot TWitchell showed
a deep and sympathetic Insight into
his subject which commanded the lis-
tencr's attention right from the start
and held 1t until the close This per
Tod or MeXico's history is probably he
most romantic and picturesque in It's
history and il lost nothing through tho
handling of Col TWitcholl The lee
turc was q rare literary and historical
| trent and silver city stands ready to
welcome II return visit ct Colonel
Twitchell at any dime be secs fit."