Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-12

Near Hundred Gather at Al
vaEado to Honor First As
sistant Secretary; Sparkling
Speeches Made.


That the interests o. the people Of
me west shall always have careful
and sympathetic consideration IN the
department Oh the Interior. and that
tho conservation Of resources In the
~epl -hai Also hlesn the develop.
meat and tho practical use Of those
resources for the people was prom
ised Lass nl9ht "a ghe Alvarado hotel
~ HON. a. a. Jones ~ I.an Vegas
nrHt assistant 10 Secretary Of the In
tcEior Eranklln X. Lane, and who wns
the guest OF honor az a brilliant ban
qlet attended hy nearly hundred of
the mcat prominent men Of the city
and the state, AIR. Jones' remarks
Indicated that he fully appreciated
tho honor done him By the CONNER
ciai club and citizens Of Albuquerque
and that AZ far ~ consonant with the
duties 81 HIS position the welfare ~
New Mexico will always bo prime
consideration. A unique feature OF
tho gathering was the presence OF
practically an the state officials.
headed by Governor Mcdonald, with
the exception Of the lieutenant gov
ernor.
with the notable gathering Of New
Mexico officials and prominent men
and she sglendldly representative as
scmblaEe 81 Albuquerque citizens. the
banquet last night was Tar and away
the most successful ana enjoyable az
fair OF tho kind ever attempted. II
was perfect. the spirit az good fell
lowship and state loyalty was supreme
and there was not a Earring note
through the whole evening. tho ban
quet breaking up long after midnight !
The AlDuQuerquo way and the New
Mexico way were one and the same !
last night. and Il was quite evident
that the hospitality Of the city aud !
Commercial club 50 happily extended |
was no less pleasure 10 the hosts
than the recipients.
The appointments were all that /
could be desired, as IN usually the I
case With AFFAIRS At the Aivarado. and /
the responses asked by Toastmaster
o. ~ Marion or thls city Included /
some speeches that beside being I
highly entertaining were pithy and
provocative 81 serious thought.
The menu WAS a. follows;
Clam Cocktail
Tomato Bouillon en- Tasse
Cheese Sticks
Radishcs sailed Almonds Ripe olives /
Salmon Outlets Lobster Sauce
Jullenne Potatoes
Dreamed sweetbreads on Croustades I
Punch Creme De Menthe
Breast OF MIXED Chicken. Virginia I
Green Peas New Potatoes
Asparagus. Mayonnaise
Brick Ice Cream Fancy Cakes
Roquef0rt Cheese Toasted Crackers /
Deml Tasse
Mr. Marion was happy selection !
for toastmasicr. Introducing the ,ari-
Gus speakers briefly ana pleasantly. /
GUS speakers briefly and picasantls. |
and winning many cncomiums IS his
emsnently satisfactory dlscharge oi
this iinporiant junction
"Recogdtion by the Admlnistra-
tiOn or the New Mexico Bar" the I
FIRST toast OF the evening, responded /
to BY Judge Herbert 4. Raynolds. WIS !
particularly happy speech Judge /
Rayn0ids told 81 the many years ho |
bad known Mr.. Jones and spoke 1f |
his worth as a man and lawyer. |
saying that In his opinion the national |
administration could have made no
wiser selection than In the appuiat-
ment 81 SIR. Jones AZ assistant secre-
1ary OF The lnierlof department.
Speaking on Recognition OF New /
Mexico lndussrinlly and Commercial /
b." A. - McMillcn made one Of ths /
principal speeches OF the evening air
McMillen outlined In concrete form |
the most Important needs for tha de-
velopmont Of the state. dwelling with /
particular stress ON the necessity for l
radical reform IN taxation methods
aud a sweerlng change IN the policy 1