Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-14
GOVERNORS DAY IN
LAS CRUCES TO
Be GALA ONE
PLAN BIG CELEBRATION
FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Hundred Horsemen viii
Escort Gov. Mills Through
MeSiIla Valley April Il Vo-
ciferouS Ovation Ahead.
%IspeciaI Correspondence % MORNING sournnll

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning SournniI
Las Cruces. \. NJ, March i1.--Gov-
! ernOr's day in Las Cruces VIII be the
greatest celebration this c,ty has ever
perpetrated. The chief executive Of
the territory Will arrive at sos o'clock
tlEru tltee~fnornitsEg zasfd wilt tycrTef at
the santa Re station by all commit
tees, the territorial guard, cadet band
and a troop Of 500 horsemen from
every town, hamlet and ranch i'm the
county. Governor william j. Mills
will receive a vociferous ovation when
his train pulls into the Santa Fe sta
ton. on the morning of April l, 1910.
Escorted by the reception commit
tee. guard and horsemen, he viii pro-
coed to the Don Bernardo hotel,
where he will breakfast with the ctti-
zens' committee. The lei Paso delega-
ton. whose train arrives at 1915, will
be met by the reception committee
and escorted to the hotel to join the
governors party. The procession will
then form and march to the armOrN,
where n general reception win be
held. AT 1880 =. m. the governor and
his party and invited guests VIII have
luncheon at the A. a. NJ. college. Fol
lowing this repaSt there viii be hatta-
lion review and Introductory address
by DR.. r.. T.. Mcbride and pom
~ ANtN ~ - 49, \ DHtW ~ NV
noon a meeting viii be held at the
armory and addresses will be made by
the governor and other prominent
men.
II. l.. Young will introduce the gov
ernor, whose response viii be fol-
Garrison Of the a. d NJ. college on
Good Roads'; H.. b. Holt. on the
elephant Butte DAM and speakers
from I'll Paso.e AT 1850 y. M. the
evening there will be a banquet and
al . o'clock the governor will open
the grand ball in the armory. The
ceremonies of the dan will be brought
TO a fitting close with this brilliant
function. Prominent citizens through
the territory and many Ell
Pasoans will be the guests of the
chamber of commerce. 1t Is planned
by the chairman Of the ball commit
tee. John II. May, to make this affair
the most brilliant event of the year
in local social circles.
Fire in Don Bernardo Hotel.
This morning guests seated in the
office Of the Don Bernardo hotel de-
tectcd the Odor Of smoke and an in
Vestigation by the landlord. NJ. Freu-
denthal, disclosed the fact that the
ceiling had become ignited from a de-
fcctivo flue Of the office stove. Water
was Immediately thrown unon the
blaze. but It seemed to be of n stub
born nature and the fire WAS not con
quered until considerable damage had
been done by water. The loss was,
however. slight.
To Euio2izc ST. Patrick.
on Thursday. March II, under the
auspices of the knights Of Columbus.
Judge J. NJ. Nealon of lei Paso will
deliver a %panegyric on the patron
saint Of Ireland at Armory hail at 3
o'clock. Preceding the address a
short musical program Will be rem |
dered. consisting of instrumental and
vocal numbers by Las Cruces noted
musical talent.
This celebration Of St patrick'sJ
day will he a departure from the usual
and old time custom OF observing the
day. and will be of an educational !
and intellectual nature entirely.
The sheriff is busy notifying those
drawn To serve on the grand and petit
iuries for the term Of court which viii
convene on the first Monday In April
The docket is unusually large and
there win be quite a long torn or
The United states marshal is
also busy serving the notices for both
and petit jurors for the United
States court which %convcncs at the
same time.