Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-10
Santa Fe

Nur WV - lille santa FeS peace cele-
Nv | brauon on Thursday fore
NM noon was premature yet the
Wv zest and unanimity with
which the populace hailed
the new day is an augury of commun-
itv activity for the common good dur
Ing the days of reconstruction. De-
spite the influenza handicap, the
plaza and the streets filled with great
throngs when the whistles blew and
the bells rang out Peace, good will. "
A procession was formed and hun
dreGs of flags made their appearance.
The Girl Scouts led off with the his
toric Bent Flag and the fire depart
mcnt with trucks and motor cars fol-
lowed and then cheering men, women
and Youths who marched to the Ma
sonic cathedral to the Cathedral of
St. Francis, the new museum and
around me plaza. Nor was their
ardor blighted by the press denials
that were posted Immediately. If
peace is not here today, it will come
soon" was the universal expression.
The Red Cross, however, did not
ahate one whit its feverish activities
to fill its quota of surgical dressings
and Other material demanded by
headquarters. Both forenoons and
afternoons Of every day, the Red Cross
rooms in the new museum were
thronged with workers. on Thursday
afternoon the directors held an inn
portaut and interesting meeting.
The United War Work campaign
too was being pushed by Chairman
A. r. Renehan and his workers. Fri
day evening. around the fireplace in
the reading room of the new museum,
the committee met with a number of
leading citizens and heard vigorous
talk on Recreation after the War,
by Rev. Mcpherson of the Fosdick
Commission on War Activities. The
speaker placed the emphasis on ideal
ism. on recreation and told significant
stories that gave an mixing of the
things that are formulating in the
minds of the men in camp and can
tonments. He induced the museum TO
get together an art exhibit for Camp
Cody in order that the men might
see something of real American art
before going to Paris where the art
and other museums will impress them
with the art spirit of France. 1t will
be worth something TO their self
respect, their pride, if they can say 10
their French hosts: America too is
producing art, even as far west as New
Mexico" Mrs, Harry l.. Wilson, chair
man fthe art department of the New
Mexico Federation of Women's clubs
took charge of getting the paintings
representative of the Taos and Santa
Fe artists together and the federation
thus joins with the museum in giving
the exhibit to the camp and Deming
1t had been originally planned for the
federation meeting at Raton,t but vii
now so from Deming to the teachers
convention in Albuquerque during the
last week in December Among the
artists represented in the exhibit are
w. E. Rollins, Sheldon Parsons w
II. Dunton, Gerald Cassidy. F.. c
Stanson, r Van Soelen, Arthur Mus
grave, Miss Lucy Grove Miss Rutl
Augur Miss Bailey, Julius Rolshover
and others Of the galaxy of men ant
women who have their studios in san
Ia Fe and Taos for at least part o
each year. 81.
On Saturday afternoon another wa
work meeting was held at the museum
and also in the evening. On Thursda!
afternoon, the Indian Arts center me
in the reading room of the musewun
and discussed the establishment of tn,
art center in Pasadena by Mrs. Verrt
Won Blumenthal and in New York
by men and women prominent in pub
lie work and in the art world. TIL
idea is to encourage the Pueblo ant
Navajo Indians to revive the hes
forms of their handicraft, to find
good market for the best production
that use the primitive designs ant
technique and that are done Iovingl
and beautifully The Indian craft
room at Pasadena will be a gem o
beauty. altogether indian IN spirl
and design and with exhibits of onl
the best Of the primitive pottery
baslcetry and beadwork. On Thurs
day evening The cave Dwellers held
spirited meeting before the gran
fireplace in the museum library. Mex
Thursday evening, the New Mexic
Historical society will hold its annua
meeting IN the museum. Thus it %il
he seen that in the work inspired b
idealism, Santa FEE has not rested de
spite the prevailing quarantine an
fear that has possessed many,
However, the Spanish influenza ha
been conquered and the publ
schools are to reopen on Monday al
though churches and motion pictur
shows may Keep closed for anothe
week or So In fact, the physician
declare 1t would have been unneces