The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-27
All Other Towns Withdraw, and
These Two Are Engaged in
Neck.and-neck Contest for the
Honors in November Next Year.
ALBUQUERQUE THOUGHT
TO STAND BEST CHANCE
Santa Fe Is Displaying Her Fa.
nous Hospitality to Care for
the Visitors; Our High School
Orchestra Is Making Big Hit.

Special Dispatch to The Herald
Santa F". y. VI. Nov 21,--ABu-
queruuc and Tucumcari are running
q mock and ncc, ralco for the honor
of entertaining the 1915 convention
Of the New Mexico Educational assoc
clation. Santa Pc withdrew in favor
~ Tucumcar Lns Vegas decidcd at
the last minute to keep out OF the
contest apd Roswell weak con-
tender for tho convention. also de-
cided not to take AN active part IN
the contest
Albuquerque. u Is said. stands the
best chance Of winning out. due To
the fact that d, is easily reached has
more inhabitants and better hotel ac-
Communications while Tucumcagri is
putting up e valiant and gcntlemunly
fight IL is feared that the task Of
caring FOR tn" delegates and visitors
would bee greater than should be en-
trusted to town Of that size. ns SAN
a. T.. has been taxed beyond It's ca
pacity this year. and visitors fear that
thcr. would hc % repetition % this
trouhi" next year in case Tucumcari
was chosou as the meeting place
This should not DE construed 20
mean that Santa Pc is not doing her
best hccausc she is Her citizens have
practically given up their own homes
and are putting w with many in
couvcnicnces themselves I'm order to
house the hundreds of visitors There
is not word thnt can bee said against
Santa Fc'S hospitality The Ancient
Cip has simply tackled a. bigger Job
than she ought 10 have undertaken.
The albuquerque high school or
chestra o. one of tn" big hits of the
convention This group of young mu-
siyitns played at the opening OF the
general session last uiEht and lat r
ON furnished the music for the school
DANES ball iu the ball room of the
Scottish Rite temple Dozens nf cont
plumcntary remarks were heard re-
rardiur the performance of the or
rht~tru
Tho forenoon wa- Iakcu up with
sectional meetings
Participants m the d"clamatory
contest tomorrow night are beginning
| 20 arrive and this feature ~ the
| convention promises to hc one Of the
| most notable OF the entire week
| Special Dispatch 20 The Herald
Santa Fee y NJ. Nov 27-- Miss
| Isabel Ecklr. "r Grant county was
| elected unanimously tu the office OF
| president uf tb, Sew McNlco Edu-
catioull arsuciutlou 40 the business
session Yesterday afternoon The cleo
| uuu hwr OF the s. VI T. \ con-
| sutuuou provid, :ur choice hy bal
| lot but this bauutus uH the name of
! only one nominee viii likely merely
! utify the nomination that was sec.
oud,d by -pukcsmcu from % dozen
ur NOR, ,uurur- 900 Miss Eckles f.
purtically elected Go the presidencN
am, viii rufoy the distinction of be.
ing tn. fr~t woman to hold that ~
ficr The election Will b." held today
/ Miss E,kI,- ha. been secretary OF the
association the past year
G.. r. Grover superintendent of th'
Aiumusurdo -vhuuI. MAS unanimous
Is nominated go, vice president
The names at two persons were
placed before the convention for m,
office Of secretary th'N being Su
pcruteudout John Milne uf the Al
huuu";uuc schools HuJ . o. '"nWu
uf Ration
Charles g. BURT ut NuWHIu1r fol
MANY wears the u,u~urDr Was again
nominated fur this office h1Nlul 1
competitors
Nuttaciu Nouio>a -upyrutDuiru
uf schools Of Ecrul,tllu county wU
nominated for th, ufUD, uf rlIroa'
secretary. u- was Mr. N.uH otter