Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-17
SILVER CITY

With the marriage the past week o
Miss Myrtle l.. Dimmick, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dmmick to Edwin
l.. SpitzleY prominent business man
Silver City society was given a genuin,
surprise. Recently the bride left fol
California for what was to have beel
a protracted sojourn but the younf
lady suddenly returned, and Rev
Father Henry Heitz, rector of tn,
Church Of st, Peter and St Paul per.
formed the ceremony at the Catholic
rectory Mr. and Mrs. Dimmick have
taken a pretty bungalow on Gospe
! Tin
Another marriage Of last week was
! that of Miss Marian Elizabeth Cox
formerly of Silver city, to Harold Ed
win Douglas, in Anaheim, Cal. The
wedding was a quiet home affair al
| the home of cousin of the bride, Mrs
| Clarence Chamberlain, with whom
! Miss Cox had made her home for sew
eral years The bride was given in
marriage by her father w S. Cox OF
! this city, one of the prominent mer-
| chants of southwestern New Mexico
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas will live at
| Anaheim.
The Silver City Woman's club will
/ have another municipal Christmas tree
| this year for the kiddies of Silver CITY.
! The tree will be placed at the inter-
section of the two principal downtown
streets, instead of the Elks' theater,
| and the gifts will be made up entirely
OF useful articles instead of toys and
candy. The club women decided that
food, clothing and like articles for per-
sons needy would be more appropriate
than presents. The tree will be bril-
liantly Illuminated with electric lighvr
and the children will sing Christmas
carols.
The sale OF Red Cross Christmas
Seals promises to break all records
this holiday season in Silver CITY and
Grant county. The school children
are selling the seals and because of
the unbounded prosperity now being
enjoyed, both in this city and in the
nearby mining camps, the seals are
selling rapidly. This community is
vitality interested in the battle to stamp
out the great white plague and since
every penny spent is a bullet against
tuberculosis, the seals are readily pur-
chased.
The Silver City chapter of the Order
of Eastern star has elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Mrs.
Lora c. Newell, worthy matron; Mrs.
X. j. Boone, associate matron: Mrs
T. l.. Cox, conductress; Mrs. NJ. r..
Chaplin, associate conductress. Will
liam Harris, worthy patron; Miss
Carrie linfoot treasurer, and w. II.
Newcomb, secretary.
The annual social event on Christ
mas night, the Eastern Star ball. this
year promises to eclipse all former
events by this order in brilliance. ifi
the plans now being made for it are
any criterion. The ball will be held M |
the Elks' theater and in addition rs !
dancing, buffet luncheon win be |
served.
Mr. and Mrs. George d. McCrearv.
Jr, who each year give an elaborate
New Years party. have issued Invita-
uons for luncheon and dance be-
tween the hours of 4 and 6 the after /
noon of New Years at the Elks' |.
theater.
\ most hearty welcome is To be ac- I
corded the Las Cruces Stronors here II
the coming week, when special com. Il
pany viii journey TO Silver civ ana 1
stage The Mikado" at the Elks' the
alter Directed by Mrs. Jacob A. Il
Sweet who played professional role
IN the company of Fritaie Scheff and
De Wolfe Hopper the Las Cruces
company Is said to present the comic
opera of Gilbert 4 sullivan with spIen-
lid results A capacity house y
assured.