The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-28
Duke City Is Victor Over Tucum-
carl by a Vote of 551 to 500;
Miss Isabel Ekles Is Named
President Without Opposition.
MILNE HAS wALK-AwAY
FOR sECRETARY's JOB
Receives All but One Ballot; High
School Orchestra Played at Big
Banquet Last Night and Scored
Another Decided Hit.

Special Dispatch 10 The Herald
santa Fe, y. NJ. Nov. 2s.--Albu-
puerque today was chosen as the place
for holding the 1918 convention OF the
New Mexico Educational Association.
Yesterday afternoon II looked like
Tucumcari was leading by a good
margin. This spn.red the Duke City
adheronis to action 1'his morning
they got busy among the teachers
and when the ballots were counted
following the closing OF the Doxes ~
noon, Albuquerque was found 10 have
Sal yetos 20 Tueumcaria sa2.
Miss Isabel Eckies of silver city.
was unanimously elected 20 the offic.
Of president. receiving ss7 votes; two
were cast Tor Mrs Josie i.ockard OF
Ration and two for Dr. David Il.
Boyd
G. r. Grover of Alamogordo was
elected vice president without opposi-
tion.
John Milne superintendent of the
Albuquerque schools, was elected Sec
retary. He received gt3 votes J. r,
Conway OF Ration received snc vote
Charles l.. Burt OF Mountainair.
superintendent, of The Torrance county
schools, WAS elected treasurer. re-
celvinp 9ll votes.
Mrs Nina Otero Warren ~ santa
Fe was elected railroad secretary.
She pollcd aii Votes. while r. l..
Larklu OF Ration poiled Q.
W. A. poatc of Carlsbad was clec.-
ed member of the executive COM
mittec Tor poriud Of three years. his
vote being gt3 W ~ Mcfarland
was chosen for one-year term re-
ceiving ga votes
AZ there we're about i500 tcache y
registered 1t viii 30 seen that only
about two thirds of them voted
The largest banquet IN he history
of the ~ NJ f. A. was the one held
last night in the Scottish Rite Cathed-
raj Mrs Ruth Miller was hostess
There were more dignntarles present
than ever assembled on similar o"-
casion Governor and Mrs Lindsey
were in attendance, gs well as noted
educators from al over the country;
including our own state
Tho hit ~ the banquet was the con-
cert sivcn by the Albuquerque high
school orchestra. Never aid young
I musicians cover themselves with more
I glory Round after round ~ applause
/ greeted the rendition of each se.ee'
: ton and whenever "a patriotic mir
4 was played the entire audience would
stand AVID join 30 singing the words.
The Cadman-Tsianina conccr, here
| yeaterdag Was one ~ the pleasing
features ~ the convention At lea -
! 1900 people were IN attendance. the
Indian school alone furnishing 400.
she was greeted with cries Of "Rravo''
| "BaVo" from the Indian boys nrd
I sirls and at the conclusion of tho
concert theA showerad her with gifts.
Interest tonight centcrs IN the ora
torlcal and declamatory contesis tn
former wiz hc heid ln the Ireshytcr.
nn church and slN contestants viii
take part The latter will be staged ig
the Scottish liite Cathedral aud four.
iecp contestants VIII appear on the
prosrnm
Too much credit canot be given TN
women of Santa Fe for the way ID
which they have made sacrifices IN or
der a. care for the hundreds - vlsit
3 ors Thy hive resOrted 20 every pos
dnic scheme in house the teachers
+ always doing So ungrudsingly
Many teachers are already leaN'n'
. fen their homes.