Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-22
OLD PALACE SEES
NEW SPLENDOR
Gathering of Twenty CenturA
NotabIes in Historic
Rooms
MUSEUM FORMALLY OPENED
Paintings and Collections Viewed
for Hours by Cultured
Throng.

The eXponentS of art, science, liter
ature, law, medicine, politics and cul
ture in its true sense, formed an in
teresting gathering at the famous Ole
Palace when the formal opening OF
the Museum of Archaeology, rich in
art and historic treasures. took place
on Saturday evening.
The affair, which took the nature
of reception, brilliant from every
viewpoint, held in the precence
of so many distinguished people from
all over the world was eloquent testi
mOuy of the appreciation of the work
of the School of American Archaeolo'
gy and of the Archaeological Society
of New Mexico, of the work of the
Ladies' Museum Committee and of
the Womans Board of Trade all har-
moniously building up interest in
Il at antiquity which makes Santa Fe
unique.
Nowhere perhaps in New Mexico,
or in the southwest this side of Los
Angeles, could such a gathering be
found, for nowhere is there such a
lodestone to attract an assemblage of
artists. scientists, political powers and
literary men, and women, as that
grand Old Palace
Yes, the reception and those re-
ceving had that atmosphere" that
was decidedly appropriate and no
wonder the affair was a success to
rake any Santa Fean feel proud.
Brilliant Array.
AS one entered the Old Palace and
turned to the right, brilliant array
of distinguished people met the gaze.
There in that famous old reception
room which has seen history of cen
turies written, were gathered people
from coast to coast, and from far
across the seas,
They had come. like pilgrims to a
shrine, and their faces portrayed the
joy it gave them to be in that Ancient
Palace and in the midst of its ro-
nance.
First of all, the gathering was dig
nified by the presence of the chief
executive of this vast territory, Gov
error William J. Mills, and the first
Il dy in the Territory, Mrs. Mills. The
highest legal authority of the Terri
tory was also there in the person of
Chief Justice William H. Pope. The
secretary of the territory, who is act
ing governor when the chief executive
is absent, was also there in the per-
son of Hon. Nathan Jaffa, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Jaffa. Of other political
and legal powers were judges of the
supreme court and the chairman of
the great Republican party, the Hon.
H. o. Bursum
Artists Were There.
The realms of art were also we'll
represented by the presence of two
distinguished masters of color, Carl
Lotave of Paris, and Warren E. Rol-
Inns of Los Angeles. Mr.. Lotave's
genius was reflected in the paintings
that adorned the walls of three rooms
that were visited by the visitors and
Mr.. Rollins admirable portraits of
the Indian and his drawings of their
homes had stood in that very recep-
tion room only a few weeks before
Both artists were the cynosure of all
eyes, for after all, what price can be
put on art? And did not the work
praise the master?
Scientists Too.
Unassuming, unobtrusive, but none
the less great were others at the re.
ception. They were scientists, even
If they lacked that eye-strained look
supposed to be common to such men.
There was the Hon. Frank Springer,
palaeOntologiSt, whose scientific
works and papers have made him
world famed, among scientists in.
terested in his work. Mr.. Springer is
also the patron of art, as can be seen
by a glance at the rooms which have
been decorated with Mr.. Lotave's
beautiful paintings.
ANCdT NIL opl lhSCi olOOu SudllSo
Fletcher Lummis, the librarian, au.
thor, explorer, and ex-newspaper man.
1t was the same Mr.. Lummis known
to Santa Feans in former years and
he was dressed in his corduroy suit
and wore that expressive smile. 1t
was Lummis who had the strength
and courage to walk from Cincinnati
to Los Angeles, covering a round
about route of 3,507 miles in 143 days;
it was Lummis who lived five years in
the Indian Pueblo of Isleta, N. NJ.
learning Indian language and Gus
toms; it was Lummis, who learned
how to write of the Great Southwest
by travelling all over it on horseback;
it was Lummis, who has explored this
continent from Canada to Chile. Yes
there stood Lummis, the founder and
president of the Landmark Club to
preserve historic landmarks; and
founder and chairman of the execu
tive committee of the Sequoya League