Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-16
ROOSEVELT At
ALBUQUERQUE
New Mexico Enthusis SIN Ma
nifest in Ovation Ten
dered Him
MAKES RRTTLING GOOD SPEECH
Injustice Perpetrated Upon Peo-
pie of Commonwealth by
Congress.

| Every inch of standing room in the
Eiks' theater at Albuquerque was oc- u
cupied last evening Flags and bunt-
ing in profusion decorated the stage t
and theater The colonel was pre- |
sented very briefly by Mayor Elder
and at once plunged into his speech
delivered in characteristic epigram-
matte style and punctuated with fire.
quent laughter and applause from the
audience The duty of good citizen
ship in general and of good citizen
shin in particular to make New MeXl-
co a great and well-governed state,
was the burden of his speech, which
; was listened to with closest attention
throughout.
AS Colonel Roosevelt drove along
, the streets he lifted the black soft hat
: he wore wherever he noticed party !
: of women saluting him. He usually
: acknowledged the shouts OF the men
a with the wave of his hand and a smile
/, The hat was much the worse for /
wear
Perfect physical health was written /
= all over the athletic statesman. t
} On the stage in the theater were
a seated, besides Colonel Roosevelt. |
s. Governor Mills, Mayor Elder, Captain
$ George Curry, DR.. Robert Smart, Col.
M. l.. Stern. Col. N. NJ Padgett, Col
Jose D. Sena. George w. Armijo,
Frank w. Clancy, Judge Ira A. ABB
q bott Solomon Luna, A. Z. Walker,
C. Ivan and Alfred Grunsfeld, F. A..
r Hubbell, A B. McGaffey, R. R. Larkin,
n H. p. Bardshar, Col. w. NJ. Berger,
a J. f. Saint, F. B. Schwentker, Isaac
>. Barth. Captain Fritz Muller, Master
r Roosevelt Armijo, Master Cameron
re Black and little Miss May Hawthorne
Clark.
le Immediately on the close Of his ad-
ID dress Colonel Roosevelt returned, ac-
le companied by his escort, in automo-
ar biles to the Alvarado for the banquet
which proved one of the most brilliant
re and imposing social events in the
ry city's history. The beautiful main
IT. dining room OF the hotel was apprO-
Ig, priately decorated with the national
ne colors and flowers in profusion and all
W. the appointments were in that exquis-
ce ite taste which always characterizes a
70 function of any kind at the Alvarado
ng Mayor ]. w Elder ofIciated as
or. postmaster, Colonel Roosevelt made
,r a very brief speech following the
~. banquet. in which he said that he
- could not let the opportunity pass by
80 to say how glad he was TO be in New
Mexico and with the men who made
up half of his regiment OF Rough
%, Riders. Colonel Roosevelt was suf
u'i fering considerably from sore throat
he which was treated by DR.. Robert
Smart during the evening.
lze Following Colonel Roosevelt Gov
cts ernor William J. Mills was called up
as on and in response to toast, paid {
es. number of high compliments to Col
be onel Roosevelt saying that he is :
ler man honored by all New Mexico
lis. Touching on statehood Governo
on Mills said that New Mexico will be
sti- state before 1913, and that there i
md no use in being resantful toward Ser
is ator owen of Oklahoma whom he dc
he cared TO be a creature of circun
stances. Governor Mills said tha
will Ne" MEXICO mas oe9il alte[ Sta.ehoo
LOT. too long to let a man of Owens cal
a bar discourage our efforts. Conclut
49,. ing the governor again referred to tn
80 distinguished guest of the evening an
w. expressed, on behalf of the people {
New Mexico, their warm admiratio
Calling upon Captain George Curr.
'i'0 former governor of New Mexico,
ING respond to the toast, Roosevelt, th
III Rough Rider" Toastmaster Eide
ool said that he called upon Mr.. Curl
III not as a former governor of Ne
ON Mexico; not as an official of the Phi
OF ippine Islands, but as member
her the Roosevelt Rough Riders r
rful spending Captain Curry paid a ge
unit erous and glowing tribute to Colon
the Roosevelt as fighting man and a
rom sured him that he was with al
,een among his friends in New Mexlc
It to and that they would all be with hi
dur, both in war and in peace.
here Seated at the banquet table we
will Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Cover
hool or William J. Mills. Secretary
uire Territory Nathan Jaffa, Attorney &c
tun- eral Frank w. Clancy; Republic
National Committeeman Solom
Luna. Associate Justices of the S
Yes, preme Court Ira A. Abbott and Merr
hree c. Mechem, former Governor Geor
.ntly Curry, Traffic Manager w J. Blat
mas of the Santa Fe railway, Major w
suna lam H. H. Llewellyn, Mayor John
8 so Elder, Adjutant General A. S. Brook
agle D. J. Leahy. DR. Robert Smart H.
half Bardshar, collector of internal re
Is in nue.; John Becker. L. C. Becker, NJ.
Stern. John Becker Jr.. D. A. Ro'
his J. W. Akers, George Arnot, F.
into Hill, W. R. Brown, H. f. Sherm'
the E,lfego Baca, George P. Learnard,
TAX Mirabal, w R. Walton. D. J. Rank
rears Isaac Barth, Judge E. A. Mann. W.
few Brogan. George L. Brooks, E.
S re- Strong, ]. s. Black P. F. McCan
,ttor- D. A. Macpherson, Frank A. Hubb
ough C. H. Sta.kweather, Jr., R. R. /
went kin. Alfred Greunsfeld. G. W. Arm
~ he A. 3. McGalfey. julius Staab, lN
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