El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-18
CROP SURVEY Of
VALLEY IS MADE
Work Is In Charge of Earl
Patterson Of the Recla-
nation Service.

vey being made by the U. S. reclamation
service in determining the acreage plant
ed to each crop IS well advanced. The
work IS IN charge of Earl Patterson, OF
the maintenance and operation depart
ment. and Prof. C. T. Haggerty, of State
college. SISTED by Dick Buevens, aud
Richard TrIviz Is IN charge OF the tleld
work.
Several of the young people enjoyed
a hav ride last week, going from Las
Cruces to Mesilla Park, and from there
out on the mesa, where a camp lire was
built and lunch eaten. The party ar
rived in Las Cruces about midnight.
Mr. Harrison, of the crop statistics
service of the department of agrIcul-
ture, who has New Mexico and Arizona
as his territory, was in town Saturday
| securing data from the reclamation serv-
R. P. Porter. T. R. H. Smith, T. K.
| Cleveland and R. L. Faulkner went by
auto to Elephant Butte to see the prog
ress of the work there yesterday
Walter MOssman and family, OF Mes
! quite, were guests of Mrs. MOssman's
! brother, Bliss Freeman.
/ Rain and Lightning.
a shower, accompanied by sharp light
| ming, occurred here last night about mid
night.
/ tanned at a birthday anniversary party
/ in honor of Miss Vera Scott, of Erath,
| Tex. The guests were taken to the
/ moving picture show in the evening. Cola
/ Mae and Delbert Freeman led the pro-
cession. On the return to the home
| refreshments were served. consisting of
/ ice cream and cake. The birthday cake
was decorated with flowers and con-
tanned various mementOes. The cake
was cut by couples, Mr.. Strickland and
! Miss Scoggins receiving the most lie
| sirable favOrs. The guests were: Misses
! Vera Scott, Mona Lee, Rose Walker,
Leota ScOggins, Allie Caldwell. Fife
/ Dorsey, Annie Dorsey, Alice Patrick,
Mabel Patrick. Elsa Phelps, Mary Potts,
I and Messrs. George Freeman. EfnHiett
! Isaacs. Jesse Isaacs. Charles Strickland,
! George Dorsey. William Stith, BTuen,
/ Sawyers, Ollie Isaacs; Mr.. and Mrs John
Freeman and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Islaes.
I Music and games entertained the COM
I panv till the clock struck II.
Miss Scott, in whose honor the party
| was given, accompanied bv her Grand
mother Mrs. NJ a. Scott, wil leave here
/ about September l for thar home, after
| a lengthy visit.
Miss Flora Neighbors. of Three Rivers,
| n. NJ. is visiting at the home OF Mrs.
VIII Isaacs.
Engineer Fred NJ Hough, of the q. 6.
in town over Sunday, making the trip
on his motorcycle.
F. a. McClernon is at home from Bos-
ton, where he attended the national COLI
I ventiOn of the Knights of Columbus. His
! return from New York to New Orleans
/ was by steamship
Lane Freeman, son of Bliss Freeman
has been ILL.,
H. Z. johnson. OF the Z. S. land office,
has arrived safely at his home IN Brock
ton, Mass.
Mr.. Benedite. manager of the Harvey
house at Trinidad. Colo. was a visitor
at the home of Walter Johnson, on the
Alameda, Saturday.
Hal Rhodes has returned to the San
Augustine ranch.
Rev. Thomas Mitchell of the Presby-
| terrain church. and wife, have returned
from SOlidGd canyon, and Rev. Mr..
Mitchell preached yesterday.
! The Baptist congregation held its serv-
ices IN the armOry yesterday, because of
renalrs being made on the church build
ing.
Two Members Added.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
| south two new members were received
! yesterday.
DR.. J. c. Mcneil, of La Mesa, and his
brother. of San Antonio, Tex, were
| visitors in town Saturday.
| The Miller show left here yesterday
/ for FL PasO.
T. A. Hill of Ration. passed through
| this place en- route to FL Paso.
/ H. LOrentzen, Manuel Salmon, Igna-
clio SisnerOs and Alfred AberO went to
LalUne this morning to paint the new
school house which Joseph Metinger, OF
| this place, has recently built.
| Johnnie LeTma returned this morning
to Demlng, having been called here by
the death of his brother, Willie Lerma,
whose funeral was held on Saturday.
RemOdeIing Church
| The Baptist congregation of Las
/ Cruces is remodeling the church so as
to be able to install a baptfstry. in which
| city water will be used
| Mrs. Dirk Seigman entertained at a
! dinner party in honor of Mrs. Fitting
/ Of Los Angeles, Calf, who is here
\ visiting her daughter, Mrs Vincent B
Nay. Covers were laid for eight per-
The High School Literary society
| rendered the following program Fri
| day:
| Music. School Orchestra.
! Select reading, Margaret Tutwiler.
current event, Joe BickenstaI.
/ -, school Credits for Home Work"
/ Eleanor Hunter.
! Vocal solo. Miss Edith Burke.
] Select reading, Miss Iva Engleright.
| Original story, Isabel Brown.
! Recitation. Maxine Lane
Piano solo, Katherine Lehman.
! Resolved that the entire
/ Public School system OF the United
| states should be maintained and con-
| troled at the expense of the govern
| ment.
! Affirmative. Ralph VIII and Clarence
! Adair, Negative, Patrick Garrett and
/ Roy P. Bean.
/ The party given by Misses Margaret
! Matthes and Esther Stuart at FL Manz-
| anal ranch, was one Of the most en-
! 1oyable occasions among the young
/ people given lately. Sunflowers were
| the novelty of the occasion and guam
I titles of them were used in decorating.
/ Ihree small boys dressed to represent
sunfIoWers waited upon the guests who
/ We're; Misses Helen Maddox Ruth
! Day, Annabeu Lane Ruth Phelps,
/ Carmen Gillian, Grace Buell., May
RicketsOn, Margaret Buvens, Alice
Stuart Sadie Stuart, Winfred Crater,
Mrs. Clay Rev. and Mrs. Matthes;
Messrs. Oil Lane. Wilson Wade,
Donald Young, Guy Hamilton, Nor
Ileet Bone, Frank Bowman. Fred
kuester. Burton Fife, Leonard Thomas,
Edwin Lyon. Gordon Harwell. Edward