Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-11
ROADS
. FOR FREIGHTERS
Highway Improvement Bug
Reaches wilds Of Navajo
Reservation; May Day
Maneuvers" at the Tuba
School.

pscinI Correapondence e shs meraidl
Western Navajo Indian School,
'iha, Aria. May G.--Forest Guard
slrihwaite. accompanied by Walter <.
anton OF Cincinnati. o., who Is hold
down the position oil additional
|rmcr temporarily left a few days
10 Tor the Marsh Pass section, taxi
4 along machinery, tools and help
Efficient 90 pat the road through the
las ia shape for travel The Indians
4 ing in the vicinity have agreed to
'ip along the work materially, az the
Bad must be gotten IN shnpc by The
tna the contract for materials for
se new Marsh pass school Is placed.
4 rs present condition the road
build not be passahle for the freight
n, and an effort VIII be made 70
asg out the rock and get perma-
nt roadway through the dangerous
,fsiOn OF she route. The task VIII
ke the greater part Of the month.
An additional position Of nursery
tDn has been created az this SCHOOL
|d the same viii be filled as soon as
ID Indian office can find the proper
an This ~ a step IA the right d.
ctlon as The numerous orchards here
8Qulre the CONSTANT attention Of a
|mpefent man. and the intention ls.
possible. 90 raise young nursery
ocly TO supply the indians who desire
as well as tho surrounding schools
there fruit trees are not grown 40 all
Il The present time.
$ g. Preston, with his wife and son,
asier Scott, drove with their new
ering car into Flagstaff In five
sburs on Saturday. returning the fol-
wing afternoon They brought with
lem Mrs g. II. Thompson Of Los An
shles, who will assist Mrs. Preston
3iplng the time the new trading post
In course OF construction. Mrs.
'hOmpson was al Tuba last summer
the capacity OF mess cook, and was
lxious 20 return.
Mrs. G. w MuliilSln, wife OF the
'hool physician. has been quite III
hiring the past week or two.
Tho warm weather Of the first week
May has brought forth the foliage
the fruit and shade trees, and Tuba
taking on her most engaging APP
bnrance.
The Desert club gave one OF its
FlOdical social stunta on the even
- of May !, The event being destg
ptoe as May nay Maneuvers." The
'nwa which attended was the large
NJ gr0up of white people ever as
mbled ON the reservation, there be-
x thirty nine plates laid At the BAN
bet which preceded the other exir-
acs, The banquet. which was given
i Tie mess hall at S O'clock, consisted
three courses, the tables being
4ettlly decorated with cut flowers
d a tiny May basket az each plate
Considerable sport was occasioned by
e "hoquet' pinned ON each guest as
entrance of the din.ng room, said
,uuuet consisting Of one grec9
tBiou tied with red ribbon. Place
#lrds. on which the name OF the guest
as written In reverse style, helped
add 40 The mOmcntary confusion
lt an soon found their proper places
IA thoroughly enjoyed the spread cl
od things During the program q
ID meal responses 20 toasts were
ade by Miss Smelling, Messrs
feifer Jefferis, Murphy and Dr. Mul
in In which we're combined WIZ
mor and logic. Numerous pleasing
mpllmonia we're paid to the Deser
Ab Tor lls good work Ia crcnling an'
nendne the yesy evident feeling o
od fellowship now existing amonl
"a employees aud other white pcraonl
the school The preparation Of tn
Ripper was under direction OF Mrs
NY Goodwin. mess cook, ana the ser
Ncn was in charge of Misses Edward
bn, T0upin nd Marble, aided by tw'
the Indian pupils After tho ban
bet was over the company ropaifel
the assembly hall. where q coz
treat hnd been fitted up at on