The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-11
Stores Close and Whole City
Turns Out to Join With Visitors
from All Parts of State to Make
This a Gala Occasion.
MOTOR DELEGATIONS AID
IN SWELLING THE CROWD
Number Of 0ut-of- flown People
Estimated at 5000 Parade, I'm
portant Meetings and Sports
Take Up Time Of People.

Dedicated to the New Mexico moth
crs of the men In khaki today marked
the crest of the patriotic celebration.
What Albuquerque dag mas been to
state fairs in the past mothers day
is to the celebration. the biggest OF
the big days.
The whole city Is joining IN It's OBJ
serVance. The stores ana hanks closed
at noon. ana an Albuquerque put on
"a holiday air. Not only mere was "a
general holiday observed. bus IN Los
Lunas belcn and in Estansia ami
Valencia county and the Estancia
valley sent delegations BY motor to
swell the throns OF visitors.
Colonel sellers. directors OF the
celebration. said this morning that
he believed ,he number OF visitors In
the city today would reach a total
OF 5000
\ parade and three important meet
ings were held 5his morning. chief
of which was the conference OF war
workers az the armory. hut the cen
ter OF popular interest lay in Trac-
ton park where the soldier sons OF
the mothers 10 whom the day is ded-
/
| on the program
Twelve companies OF the New Mex
| leo regiment were represented in
! bakers dozen of events which covered
a varied range of military and fieht
| sports. The picked athletes OF the
regiment took part. under the dlrec-
ton of Major 4. +. Buiac.
Following is the program
| "a
company
s-rotato race cone man per
company
3-e2o yard ruce,
.-Pie-euting contest. cone pie per
man; one man per company
Tug Of war. CTwclvc men per
teaml
6.-shoc race zone man per COM
pany.I
5.- shelter tent pitching race (Twu
| men per companyl
Equipment race. zone mau per
! company
9-Bomh throwing contest
10 Exhibition OF scmaphorr sig
nails
Monkey arm 10y mounted or.
| derlies
~ WAN scaling.
49,. Mounted wrestling match
Following the military exhibition
| rrN Austiu's w.id west horscnen VIII
give another program of frontier
| sports.
An cnthus .a-tiC crowd greeted Gov
eruur Lindsey at "a meeting on the
J spucrul conference OF war workers
which was held at the national guard
armory tnis morning az 'iSo O'Clock.
After Invocation hy Rev Randolph
Cook chaplain uf the First Sew Mex
500 iufautr, Max Nordhaua prcsidest
of iht AluuuucrUur Chamber - CONF
metVc extended "a hearty welcome q"
the members of the conference. We
must realize the serious task before us.
land take counsel SO that we mag Doe
able tu help our nation n the best
possible way. said Mr Nordhaus
/ Col r. e Abbott. commanding tho
fr-t Sew Mexico infantry. stated tha'
while We sometimes think that the
fight Tor liberty belong 60 the dlstInt
past today The nations are tishtine
agalust despntlsm, and the cail has
come tu us to take our -rand on the
side uf truth aud righteousness. Our
I soldiers. said Cot Ahhntt "d0 not
go forth for iny greedy or selfish pur-
pose hut the, 80 forth iu the cause
q uf liberty The soldiers realize th1
seriousness OF the situation which com
fronts th"m. They have the risht spirit
within them aud the, viii slye a good
. account ~ themselves,
Hon Anfunip iucero, secretary ai
state explained that there we're a.
slackCrs among the erican
boNs. and that while they Gid not seek
tn destroy the German nation. theN
wanted to put an end 20 Fai>erism
\ The Spanish American said Mr
. l.uctrn. loves America because of it'
just laws and thct are ready "a saca
their last drop ~ blood to preserve our
noble institutions.
The conference was INVITED To View
the patriotic parade ~ the school Nhil
. dren which was passing in front u
+" the HriuorN THE parade m1riied Ih,
= approval OF all and OuNernor LindSri
ID thanked the children ior their patriot
I ism. and said that he Nss eNcecdini.
sltd to greet them The children. an,
luu present sang The star SpanGle,
Banner" and America" The instru
10 mental music he,ng Furnished by tn
h Menaui school hand.
The confereoce returned TO TIA