El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
Las Cruces and
MesiLLa Valley
LAS CRUCES HAS
PRETTY WEDDING
Floyd BrOwnlee and Miss
Anna Gross Are Married
in the Early Morning.

Las Cruces. n. NJ, Dec. 27.-Floyd
Brownlee and Miss Anna Gross were
married at the home of Father Van
dermason at o'clock Thursday morn
ing. The attendants were: Miss D.
Marie Gross and David SheYan, sister
and cousin Of The bride. Only a few
of the intimate friends OF the con-
tracing parties witnessed the cere-
mOny. The bride wore ? dainty white
gown with veil and wreath and carried
a bOquet of flowers A wedding
breakfast was served at the Gross
home on Miranda avenue, after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlee left for FL
PaSO, where they viii spend a Few
days. Upon their return TO this place
they will go 10 housekeeping on Mir
anda avenue.
Raymond c. Seitz, Of Hot Springs,
Ark, topOSrapher from the geOlOgi-
cal survey, was here on his way to
the reclamation camp Of Herbert ".
4eo, near Mesquite, under whom Mr..
Seitz will work.
Lawrence r. Ebert, a tOpOgrapher
from Vancouver, Wash, after a brief
period spent here, went to Salem,
where he will assist engineer B. S.
Thayer in taking the topography OF
the RincOn valley.
Homer J. GauIt and Earl Patterson
left here this morning for La Mesa,
where they and P. W. Dent, Of FL PasO,
examiner for the reclamation service
on the Rio Grande project, will meet
the water users Of the west side Of
the river to discuss the contract about
to be let by the reclamation service
for the building Of the west side canal
J. 7. D: Weste%s sister, from Los
Angeles, Calf, IS visiting the Green
field ranch home, near MesilIa- She
will remain a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert YeO enter
tanned at dinner for Mrs J. n. French
and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
french and children, Miss Edna VAL
0Orn and Homer G. Gault covers being
laid for II. It was an Ohio-IoWa
party. Five Of the number were for
meTly from iowa while four were
Orleans. The two children, Master
Josiah and Ruth French, were born
in Sunny New Mexico"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hayner have re-
turned from their wedding trip tc
Grand Canyon and other western
Las Cruces avenue near the depot
AIRS Evans Snow, OF Mesilla, and
Mrs A h Thomas, Of the Alameda,
were guests Of Mesdames Elliott and
Burrows on Christmas.
Miss Eide Tate has returned home
after several weeks visit in FL Paso.
Mrs Frank Islas entertained az
dinner her children and grand chill
dren- Covers were laid for Y. The
guests were: Joseph Loe and family,
and MI and Mrs. P. J. Crowley and
family, of FL Paso- Mr.. Crowley has
returned to his work. but Mrs. Crowley
will be here for the remainder Of the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Varda Pickett. of Ell
Paso, spent Christmas at the home OF
Thomas Tate on Las Cruces avenue
c L Post county surveyor, left
here this morning for Anthony. TO do
some surveying.
Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Marteeny left here
TINS morning for a brief visit with
his sister, Miss Ethel Marteeny, at
the HOman sanatOrium
Miss Cecilia NJ. Clark, OF Philadel-
phia, Pa, who has been visiting her
brother, George NJ Clark, at AIesina,
LETT here this morning for California
10 spend the rest of the winter She
viii return here in the spring
The public installation OF officers Of
the Aztec lodge, No. 5, will take place
tonight The members of the Eastern
star will serve refreshments following
the installation.
J. A H Beach, who has been visit
ing at his old home at Joliet Ill, will
return here tomorrow.