The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-10
Men, Womuen and Children from
All Over the State Journey to
Albuquerque to Help Make Pa
triotic Celebration a Hummer.
OPENING DAY PREsAGEs
SUCCESS OF THE AFFAIR
Governor Lindsey Among the Dis
tinguished Visitors; Soldiers, as
They March Through Central
Avenue, Wildly Applauded.

with men. women and. children
from all over the state assembling
to take part the patriotic celebration
opened this morning aad r'vang with
out hitch into the stride that will
mark four big DAYS of New Mexico
Americauism at work and plan.
Every corner and crossroads of the
state h sending representatives. and
among the latter IL every manner OF
New Mexican. from the highest to
the lowest The visitors range from
the governor II the state to humble
small brothers Of the soldiers In the
hilltop camp, come with their famiiIes
70 say good bye To- the boys In khaki
before they start for the big camy ia
I California
The visitors began arriving yester-
/ day and came sn Increasing numbers
today 10y this morning not vacant
room remained iH q hotel IN town.
aud IL WIS Said hN experienced oh
servers that the EreaSeaR rush was
still to come Il Wa seNpected that
/ the fun tide furrivnls would not
set in until this evening and that the
/ flood stage would be reached tomor-
z row morning
Different From State Fair.
! II is different manner of ASSEM-
/ hlagc than that drawn Ia state fairs.
! There is tar greater It,rcentage OF
q men aui women with ssrious objects
in view among H. The celebration
has served 10 call together every war
I organization of the state and the daily
/ prurrHnIs viii tcpm with meetings
and conferences that viii serve To
/ enable The prupir of New Mexico to
/ take stock ct what they have done
/ 10 help carry on the WHi. what re-
/ mains 20 hc done, aud 20 gird them-
selves for renewed effort through the
! crucial months to come.
! That VIII bc New Mexico Ameri-
| cauism at work rhe Americanisl. of
/ the SUNSHINE state at play viii have
/ ~ tling with a daily program OF
/ frontier sports ut Traction parK. drills
and contests hy the soldiers and at
/ The Trenches. carnival aegre-
/ CATION that tiih Gold avenue from
Second Go Fourth street with an man
ner of street fair attractions Gold
| avenue viii nee open mornings, but 10
I Will bee at its liNelicst iu the evenings.
Tho formal opening ol the celehru-
tIun Was patriotic parade. Before
the parade headquarters Tor reEistra
u"n were opened ln the commerce
building and the war exhibition lltli
boz the Occidental building Hegisiru.
tiuu desks ~ we're provided Tor the fol-
lowing organizations
state Council of Defense and Coun-
o. Councils uf defense . arlors cuul-
mcrco building
Numlu.- auxiliary Of the State
Council ut Defense. Womau'- Nayal
service. the American Red Cross.
WouaU.s Christian Temperance
Union ine suffrage League. New
MrNItH Federation uf Wumcus clubs.
Daughters of the American iicvoiu-
tiun War exhibition hall occidental
building
state food gunutsssiu's. agricultural
agents. financial agents, home econ-
uuic- dcmuuatrutors-- Reading room
commerce building
luur minute men. motor minute
men Lobby cumcrCc building
Mar kcNnutc at Procession.
The parade WIS long Gre. color
less tt the start with % string oG aB-
tumohiles but sufficiently impl eSsive
at the finish with rank after rank ul
marching poldiers There were forty
,t- iu tine. aii carrying memberr oi
urr uf another war organization NJ
J organization uuc0nnected With .ths
waf Was in thr procession
a. the heHd ~ the parade rud'
Governor Lindsey. Win Adiunn
Gtu-rI Bnru col Alfred Grunsfcld
uf the governors staff. ana Raif e.
4 Fh thr United Stntes tood controlle
T, for NvN MeNico. In the ears follow
. inr them were members of the stat
, + aud county councils ~ defense
behind the string uf ears came IN
Wu regiment of inlanrYy. iwth IN
ambulance corps az its rear Abou
. thirteen hundred men were ia nn'
40 the end of the parade rode
Z dozen ~ reN AaAtins cowboys. roper
h aud trick riders who will take pai
iu The frontier sports They emil,
eued proceedings by ripping venture
some small nuys who rode dow
b, street hrsidr the procession on the
~ hlcVCies
Thousands of persons lined IN
parade route, with the crowds thlcke,
. along lower CCStral aVenue a fafti
"a of applause went all along the I'm