Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-25
bANDEL|ER
IS HONORED
Elected Member of
Historical Society
Last Evening
COL. TW|TCAELL'S LECTURE
Arouses Interest aud Ap-
plause.-Addresses by Pres
ident Tight and Prince.

night in the hall of representatives
in the Capitol building, listened with
wrapt interest to the historical dis.
course Of Colonel Ralph L. Twitchel
on the subject of "The American Oc.
cupation of New Mexico" 1t was
shortly after o'clock when ex-Gov-
erDor l.. Bradford Pince, president of
the New Mexico Historical Society,
called the meeting to order. At the
time, the hall was completely filled.
In his opening remarks Ex-Governor
Prince stated that the meeting was
the second of two public meetings
given each year by the Historical So.
ciety of New Mexico. He said that
all ordinary business of the society
would be dispensed with because of
lack of time and then entered into a
brief discourse regarding the ar
chives of New Mexico. "Thank God
said he that the Historical Society
is corporation and can safely pro-
tect the archives within it's posses
sion and that no one can forcibly
steal them as was done in a most rep
rehensible manner by the United
States Congressional Library at Wash
ington with regard to other historical
documents"
After a few other preliminary remarks,
the speaker called attention to a sug-
geston that had been made to the eff
feet that Prof. A. B. Bandeler, now
in New York City, be made an hon
orary member of the Historical So
ciety. A vote was taken and Profes-
sor Bandelier was unanimously
elected Sto membership. Thereupon,
Colnne4 Twitchell was presented to
the assemblage.
Colonel Twitchel prefaced his re-
marks with brief recital of how,
when a boy back in Missouri he had
often listened to the many and excit-
ing stories describing the happenings
and scenes in New Mexico and how
he thus at an early age, had become alb
sorbed and interested in the history of
the territory, to which he afterwards
moved. He then pictured the situa-
ton existing in this country just prior
to the war with Old Mexico. read ex-
tracts from many historical docu-
ments that clearly indicated the exist
ing feeling in both Mexico and the
United States at the time, and then
with the aid of many beautifully col
ored historical pictures Of men and
scenes of the period of the Mexican
war, went on to describe that part CT
the war that particularly affected this
section OF the country. He told of
the raising and mobilizng of troops
in Missouri under Colonel Alexander
w. Doniphan, described the march
over the desert plains and rough
country down to Mexico, particularly
u"clllIS upou llit HtioiiNN vi IhN
United States troops into Las Vegas
and Santa Fe. Colonel Twichel sue
ceeded in placing before the audience
in new light much of the important
history of New Mexico and time only
prevented him from going into the
matter in a more detailed manner.
Pictures shown of the prominent Off
GERS connected with the campaign of
the war in this territory and also pic
lures of prominent citizens Of that
time, some, we'll known personally to
the older residents of Santa Fe,
brought forth long and enthusiastic
applause. In fact all of the pictures
were so unusually interesting and SO
plainly displayed that the entire aud
ience sat spell-bound until the close
of the lecture and it it a safe venture
to state that all who had the good for
tune to be present, went away con-
vinced that they had listened to some
thing well worth the while and that
they had received instruction in local
historical matter such as had never
before fallen to their lot.
Following Colonel Twitchels lee
ture, Professor w. G Tight president
of the University of New Mexico, gave
a brief talk on Geology pointing out
very forcibly the necessity of making
geological surveys throughout the ter
ritory, and spoke Of the great advant-
ages that had already accrued to
many states that had gone to the
trouble of making such surveys. He
clearly demonstrated the fact that for
estry, agriculture, etc, depended di-
rectly upon the geological formation
of the country and maintained that a
definite knowledge OF local geological
conditions would materially aid the
advancement of the territory. He
pleaded that the legislature grant an
appropriation for the purpose of max
ing surveys. Professor Tight dis
played a number Of very interesting