Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-09-02

assisted at the dedication of Va
i Iloncla county court house, and hc
would have attended three dcdicatiuns
had tic court housc, begun wears
aro at Toine. pccn completed But
thc county scat was moved from Tome
aud located at Los Lunas ana now
court house was erected then tho best
building Of the Kind in the state. he
snid from his long personal acquuiut-
anco With the Spanish-Amcricun
people. he wished 10 say mat theS
have always been ambitious for educ
cation aud public Improvements The
trouble had pecn the long distances
tho pcopls lived from each other ana
the fact that thc, as rule. have
not been rich
Father a NJ. Mandamri. Of Albu-
qucrquc, was the next speaker. lie
also spoke In the Spanish Language
by request of many In the audience.
Father Mandalaris remarks were dl-
rcctcd TOWARDS necessity for cultiya-
tion of religious sentiment along with
the enthusiasm which now prevails
for material Improvements ilc said
the court or Justice must recognize
religion; that while good roads are
being built ana education is hciug pro-
NOTED. people must not forget tho
duties they owe to the creator of the
universe, tho author Of life ana its
sustaincr
State Superintendent Avian y
White spoke on tho advancement OF
education In valencia county and
thought the people were To Doe CON
graduated more on account OF the
now school buildings than because OF
the erection of new court house
The superintendent said that every
district last Year had at least q FUN
five months term and not one Of them
had asked amy special assistance from
The state.
Col Ralph T. Twitchell was intro
duccd MS the oldest man n New Mex
leo. "a man who was here when tho
first civilized man set foot ON the soil
of what is now the state Of New Mex
leo and had known everybody
and everything from that time TO the
prcsent-n fact he was here when
the Watcr was turned into the Rio
Gande
Col. Twitchell appreciated the COM
pliment To his historical researches,
extending back more than three cen
turtles, and then launched into one
OF his happicst speeches dealing
largely with the story of what had
been contributed to the history of the
southwest by the ancestors of people
now living in valencia county. Like
Governor Mcdonald Col TWitchcll
put in strong plea for good roads
and good schools and % feeling of fell
lowship. as citizens of the United
states, by the people descended from
different nationaliucs
The last speaker was Hon. Ncstor
Montoya who spoke IN Spanish along
the same lines laid down by Secretary
Of state Lucero. Mr. Montoya dcpre-
Gated the thought that there should
be any antag0nism between people
who We're of different nationalitics hy
descent
Following The speaNng fullv three
thousand of those present wcnded
their way 10 the big grove near tho
river. whore the people of Los Lunas
had ready TO serve barbecue of the
old-fashioncd sort that used 10 delight
southcrners at political party rallies, /
Thcre were beef and ham sandwiches 1
hot coffee made I'm big iron kettles /
ana probably thousand Watermclons /
Bur there were not twelve haskctfuls /.
a..
with the barbecue finished, thri 1
noXt point of interest was the hase- (
BAH park whore hoty contested |
same resulted in a victory By Gallup I
over the Bclcn team by "A score of . /
to .. Most of the roofing was for Be |
len, but Gallup played the best ball in /
the first three innings and Belen was ,
never able to catch up. though Gallup /
never made a run after the third in
ming
Taken an in all. the dcdicatory
celebration could not have been inn
proved upon. The crowd was far .
larger than had been expected tho I.
speeches were good-somc of them 4
exceptionally so--the barbecue was
above criticism and the bail game eX-
citing
There was no disorder, everybody (.
pleased and happy Long
before sunset long lines of covered 4,
wagons hacks. hugeics automobiles
ana people on horseback could be .
seen vending their way homcward /.
over the roads leading in all directions
from Los I.mnas.