Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-15
Fx- President and Rough Rider
Arrives From El PaSO at Six
O'clock This Evening" Leaves
for West at Midnight,
EVERYTHING READY FOR
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Santa Fe Boy Scouts Arrive
and People Of New Mexico
Are Coming in Crowds to See
The Colonel,

Promptly at 6:S5 tonight, providing
the train is on time, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt will arrive in Albuquerque
from FL Paso, and the big reception
to him by the people of New Mexico,
which has seen in preparation Tor
weeks will occur as per schedule.
thusastic event goes without saying,
and the hard working committee on
arrangements has overlooked no
smallest detail which will make for
the pleasure and comfort of the Col
onel, Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel,
who arrive early t. 5 morning from
Silver City, and will ,oin the head of
the Roosevelt family this evening.
Final plans were gone over yester-
day at a meeting of the local commit
tee in the office of Alfred Grunsfeld.
Unless Colonel Roosevelt should stop
to make short speeches at places be-
tween here and FL Paso, the train
will be here on time at 6.35. Upon
his arrival the Colonel, accompanied
BY former Governor Captain George
Curry Major w. II. 81. Llewellyn, ID.
J. Leahy and others, who went TO Gl
Paso to meet him, will be escorted
by the mayor and reception commit
tee to the Alvarado veranda. where
he will make a fve-minute speech to
the Boy Scouts of this city and Santa
re, who will be drawn up in uniform
when the train pulls in. The Santa Fe
boys arrived last night on train No.
and made q splendid appearance in
their natty uniforms. Following the
speech the Colonel will retire to his
suite in the Alvarado for short time,
and at 1880 he will be escorted t.
the Elks' theater, where he will make
an address to the general public
which will undoubtedly be heard by
a crowd that will tax the capacity OF
the opera house. Immediately after
his address Colonel Roosevelt will re-
turn to the Alavarado and the ban
quet will be served upon his return,
with some seventy-five covers laid Tor
guests. who will include many promi-
nent men of this city and other parts
of the territory, including Governor
Mills and his full staff. Governor
Mills will arrive on the Limited from
Santa Fe at 1905 this morning, his
party to include Mrs Mills, Adjutant
General PROXIES, w. A. Fleming
Jones, M. M. Padgett, of Las Vegas
j. D. Sena, of Santa Fe; Colonel Will
son, Of Roswell and others, to be
joined here by DR.. Robert Smart,
Colonel NJ. L. Stern and Colonel Fl. H.
Belts, of silver CITY, members of the
STAFF.
Mayor Elder will be toastmaster al
the banquet, and q number of briei
talks will be made The ex-Presiden'
has already let IL be known that ne
does not care to make an extended
address at the banquet Colone
Roosevelt wishes to retire at
o'clock. and at midnight his party
leaves for the Grand Canyon and the
Roosevelt dam in Arizona, the dedi'
cation Of which Is to be one OF th'
features OF Mr.. Roosevelt's western
trip.
". ]. Black, passenger traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe, will accompan.
Colonel Roosevelt here from Ell Paso
as will Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Harvey.
The event of the visit of Mrs
Roosevelts party In which the publ
is most interested will be the publi
reception at the Alvarado this after
noon from 4.30 to $3.50 o'clock. Mrs
Roosevelt has expressed wish Il
meet the ladies of Albuquerque II
ulls manner, and without DOUBT
great many OF them will avail them
selves of the chance to meet person
any the charming wife of the ex
resident and her equally attractiv
laughter, Miss Lahdon and othe
members of the party.
The reception will be in charge o
.he committee Of ladies. headed b
mrs. j. w. Elder, which will see L
that the visitors are properly en-
tertained during the day. Mrs. Roose
welt has expressed a desire to tax
an automobile trip from here to lslet
IN order to see the valley and the oil
indian village. and II Is likely tina
such a trip win be arranged for
The general committee in charge o
me reception today consists of Georg
Arnot, A. b. McCaffey, d. A. Mac
pnerson, Dr. Robert Smart Alfre
urunsfeld and James s. Black. tn
.ommittees of ladies consists of Mrs
1ohn w. Elder, wife of the mayol
ehairman; Mrs. w. j. Mills, wife G
'he governor; Mrs. Nathan Jaffa, wifi
ot the territorial secretary; Mrs. Solo
man Luna, wife of the Republica
National Committeeman for Ne
Mexieo, and Miss Constance Abbot
laughter of Judge Ira A. Abbott, as
soeiate justice of the Supreme Cour
MRS. ROOSEvELTS PARTY HAS
GOOD TIME At SILVER CITy