Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-10

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severed utc golden clouds over 900.
.ff. town Uf MouutaluuIr TODAY Boo
.t. uaeHIu,lsut welcome e. th, aln
crowd uf ,vcursiouiets who Ioufn'. 90
from Albuquerque Co participate n
tn. Albuquerque Day. program tn.
I.s proved 90 hD one - The most i'm
r.uaui on tH, .autaugua Assembly
prog u and those BOO charge 0I th'
I.E Hre 90 boz CONGRATULATED upon Its
.I,,et no, entire population Of
N.uNtairuIr temporary and pcrmG-
H,uf FORMED itself into reception
..uuitty, at n.50 o'clock this morn.
.gt .hon tho excursion train from
Albuquerque pulled into the station.
Tho t.sIi0ts Nore given warm well
Hmn 1nd conducted 20 the rhautnu.
HJH grounds. headed by s. y stroup,
carrying 4 banner. do Il for Alhu-
Ha.rgI' The Albuquerque brass
BAND followed playing appropriate
uuait The procession. several hun
drod strong, marched around the
.hautauqua grounds finally stopping
near tho tabernacle whore this att
'raoon. splendid program was rem
dored The feature o. the program
was e magnificent speech by Auor-
uo} Isaac Barth Yf Albuquerque vino
poke rloqupnfly on the subject. The
Place of the Spanish American In the
Now state Mrs Harriet Baker
Funyan VI Albuquerque spoke an
Tho Field for college Women IN
Now McVico Eiwood NJ Albright OF
Nihuquoruuc entertained the crowd
with clever chalk talk. drawing 4
number Of cartoons which made BIG
hits. Mrs Hugh j. collins OF hlbu-
Gu'rqu" sang spring song" and the
brass band i'iiod out the program
with q number OF pleasing selections.
Nj liarths speech mnde pro-
found Impression on the audience.
Mr. Earth prefaced his remarks by
saying that he regretted very much
mat man posscss"d OF the eloduencc
90 OctaNiuo Larrazola. the beautiful
language OF Ncstor Montoya. or the
profound thought Of solomon Luna.
bad not been chosen TO speak on tho
subject he was about 10 undertake
VIZ barth said. however. that he had
'r'n asked 20 deliver a speech ~ the
d,uuqua on Albuquerque Day and
mat h" had selected his subject he
raus" of rs timoliness because ne
was very much interested la the lucs-
uon and because he had reason to
think ;hat ne knows what ne IN talk
inE about @hen discussing the matter
In fHlurnFlmas
went on 20 toll hoN thirfy-five wears
ago ~ the little town Of Cubero. In
mo county OF valencia. New Mexlcu.
he was born, hts father being jew
ana his mother "a Mexican.
II have grown 10 manhood under
circumstances and amid surround
iuEs which have enabled me 10 obs
hin considerable Information rela-
tive % the prcjudiccs that exist in
some localities and among some peo-
plr,' said MIR. Barth. against thos,
descendants Of the Spanish conquer
urt ~ this section OF the country who
are now erroneuously known as Mex
leans"
After Mr. Rarth had said that ho
didn't appear before the assembly in
spirit OF aniaronlsm or with any
words OF reproach or with any intea-
'iun OF attrihuting 10 any one but the
n"biest intention in the treatment of
me Spanish American in the state that
is J." De- b" proceeded 20 outline the
"'nleN"menis W his ancestors on his
mothers side During the course of
hH speech, Mr. Harth paid an oio-
G3cnt tribute 10 his mother. saying
am NOT here 20 say that all M.
i've New McXicans are good no more
IMAM ] am mere TO Say that because A
man rs an American hc rs necessary
perfect, but ! am here 10 maintain
BASED upon experience which I Will
confess rs biased by q close ageocia.
iou with q people that I love ana /.
irre'rieyably preiudicod in favor og
these people because this hear which
NOW speaks 20 yon received rs first
IHfob ol lite and this body which You
nov soc, received It's first nourishmpnt
from the 10 nc--thc noblcst woman
llai God Almighty ever created my
Mexican mother that the native New
MtNltan h as good q citizen as ans
Deer, regardless OF his origin"
NlI harth then *eut on 10 tell %
'A" achievements by the Spanish.Am
orleans before BE- English landed
a' jamestown long before Pocohon.
'ae saved the life OF Captain John
smith or Raleigh returned 70 the yir.
in queen With stories Of the manifold
Possibilities Of the new world" The
pcakor went on "a ten Of the part
DE Spanlsh-Amercans have PLAYED
inr hundreds OF wears how since the
IrnllY OF GnadAlnnn nlhalrn In lRAA-