Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-18
TREASURE HOUSE
IS ENRICHED
Statehood Souvenirs Pre-
sented to New Mexico
Museum in Old Palace
ANDREWS AND OTHERS SPEAK
Ex-Governor Prince Presides and
Many Delegates Attend
Ceremony.

In the presence OF a governor and
ex-governor, the delegate in Congress
and former delegate from New Mexico
the president OF the constitutional con-
yention and many members thereof,
as well as a large audience OF ladies
and gentlemen interested in state
hood. souvenirs connected with the
signing of the statehood enabling act
were formally presented 10 the New
Mexico Museum last night.
/ The ceremonies, held as they were
in the Old Palace, were decidedly in
teresting and it was gratifying to see
so many prominent people attending
them.
Former Governor L. Bradford
Prince, as president of the Historical
Society of New Mexico. presided and
introduced Hon. William H. Andrews,
delegate in Congress from New Mexi-
co, whose foresight and diligence
made the presentation Of these souve-
Mrs possible Mr. Andrews was
warmly applauded as he rose to speak.
He said in part:
MIR. Andrews Address.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle
men:
Since | have the honor to repre-
sent New Mexico at the Congress of
the nation, for which honor l am duly
proud, | take pleasure in presenting
TO you these sacred souvenirs OF the
but recently ended battle for state
hood. / need not go into detail, as
to our fight for admission to the
Union. as | know that battle to be
known in its most minute details to
every son and daughter of this Terri
tory We all know the history Of New
MeXicos gallant fight for statehood,
how for sixty long years she battled
at the doors of Congress for admis-
sion and how after sixty years of hope
and prayer on the part of her people,
she was finally rewarded and the
black clouds of many defeats rolled
away to give place to the rising sun
! or her statehood.
4 have here an eagles quill pen,
banded by ring of gold which Is
strictly home product as both Quill
and gold came from the county of
Taos. This pen, our President used
to sign the bill. This second pen was
used by Vice President Sherman, the
presiding officer of the Senate, and
the last by Hon. Joseph G. Cannon,
! speaker of the House of Representa-
tives upon the final passage of the
! bill. Here | have facsimile of the
statehood bill, written on a scross of
| parchment, which is a gift from me
to the people of the Territory. Also
present you with the flag of your
country, which was floating over the
| House of Representatives when that
body concurred in the Senate amend
ment of the statehood bill. This GER
tificate shows it to be the original
flag and is signed by the proper au-
thority. The flag was gift to me from
the Hon Joseph G. Cannon, speaker
of the House of Representatives. I
now entrust these sacred emblems to
your custody, that they may be kept
! inviolate through the future years for
! our posterity New Mexico's sons and
daughters and those who are to come
after.
| And now you gentlemen who com.
pose the Constitutional Convention,
! | wish to compliment you on your
work, which l am sure will compare
favorably with the constitutions of
any of the great states, for you will
have given New Mexico a constitution
! OF which her people will be justly
proud and which will endure long af-
ter she has entered that great sister
hood of states, which compose the
greatest nation of Go''s world, the
/ United States of America. | thank
you"
At the conclusion of his speech,
which ELECTED prolonged applause Mr..
Andrews handed to the president of
! the society the leather covered box
containing the pens used to sign the
enabling act, copy of the act on
parchment, and the flag that waved
over the House of Representatives in
/ Washington when the House concur
red in the Senate bill, making state
hood possible:
Governor Speaks.
President Prince then called upon
Governor William J. Mills to make a
speech of acceptance on behalf of the
Historical Society of which he is first
vice president. The governor did so,
calling attention to the value these
| souvenirs now have for us and said
| that future generations, enjoying the
/ blessings of statehood will find them
even more valuable, more interesting
"They will grow in value as the years
go by,' he added He then paid
compliment to the Historical Society
for having such large and valuable
collection of souvenirs connected
with the history of New Mexico. AS
the governor concluded his speech
which was impromptu, he was vigor-
ously applauded.
Mr.. Spiess Speaks.
| Hon. Charles A. Spiess, president of
the constitutional convention, was the
next speaker. He told how the dele
gates and himself had been working
hard all day to get time to attend
this presentation ceremony. When he