New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-02-08
SOCIETY, CLUBS, LODGES, CHURCHES
Here and There Over the State


y Santa Fs Red Cross .
IL New Museum building; open .
every afternoon 2 to 4:30 p. m. =
IL Sewing. Knitting, Gauze Work. .
Tuesday Evening-Open from .
$50 to 10 p. m.
= There is work for everyone. .
= All. are welcome, and urged to .
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The Woman's Club
OF Willard will serve an elaborate
dinner to morrow evening at Salas
Hall, which will be followed by a
dance, One-half of the net pro-
ceods will be d mated to the Red
Cross and the remainder will be used
for the benefit of the public library
i'll that thriving little city.
The Ladies Aid Society
OF the Christian church at Clovis
are manifesting a great deal Of in
t%ercst in their Red Cross work, and
recently six garments were beauti-
fully finished, in addition to sewing
the ladies are also knitting, meet
ing Wednesday afternoons at the
homes of different members of the
society, and at the close of the work
period refreshments are served max
ing an altogether delightful meeting.
Vampire Women and Easy Money
At Camp Mills, Long Island, there
was a ripple of excitement recent
" when the val risk bureau of that
camp started writing insurance, they
'overed that three different SOL
diers were signing their insurance
to the anne woman whom they had
married. and who has been taken
into custody On a charge of bigmany.
AS the government directs that SIS
90 of a months salary or one half
must go to a mans wife some women
have adopted this scheme to get some
easy money. Soldier boys should
beware-those who marry in haste
repent at leisure.
The Members of
The Presbyterian church at Ros-
well held all all day session the lat
ter part of last week at the home
OF Mrs. Eliza White where they spent
, the hours sewing for the Red Cross,
completing thirty six hospital shirts.
Each worker brought a lunch and at
noon the merry crowd of forty-four
industrious ladies enjoyed a dainty
spread and social visit.
Pre-Lenten Dance
One of the %jolliest social evenings
OF the season was spent at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. CARBON where
they entertained twenty-five of their
friends at a delightful dance the lat
ter part of last week. Delicious re-
freshments were served at eleven
thirty. after which several more
dances were enjoyed by the guests
before bidding their host >and hos
tess goodbye.
Successful Benefit Sale
AT Albuquerque a successful Red
Cross rummage sale was held in the
Occidental building for three days
the latter part of last week and more
than $4,000 was received. There
were great bargains of course-which
was the real secret of the popularity
and which kept those in charge busy
waiting on customers, Every thing
from an Old fashioned glass hat for
a to othpick holder to baby carriages
was there.
l3s Nav Members for January
The membership committee of the
local Red Cross of Albuquerque re-
ported that l35 new members had
Joined the chapter last month. This
chapter has accomplished a wonder
full amount of work, large co~nsign-
ments have been shipped to the d.
vision headquarters at Denver on
several occasions.
Another Banner Chapter
OF the state is the Curry County
Red Cross chapter which has a mem
bership of 1870. of which number
nearly 1000 reside in Clovis. The
members meet every Wednesday and
FRIDAY afternoons in the work rooms
and from thirty five to sixty ladies
are always present. A recent re-
showed that $1,000 was raised
for the war fund last June, %
Christmas packages were sent to the
boys. $500 worth of yarn has been
knit into articles for the Sammies,
and material costing $375 has been
made into Red Cross garments. Fifty
Red Cross magazines are received in
the homes of Clovis members, and
sixteen more are being taken in
other parts of the county.
The Santa Fe Boy Scouts
Assembled at the Court House Sat-
urday evening to hear Major Robert
Massie tell them many interesting
about how the Scouts are
helping in war work in England. He
also related many incidents of the
present wal in Europe.
In Honor of Major Massie
A smoker was given Saturday night
at the Santa Fe Club for Major
Massie, about one hundred
citizens enjoyed the clubs hospitali-
ty. The vivid lecture delivered by
Massie with the aid of maps,I
photos and q gas mask
was intensely interesting, and he held
the close attention of his audiance
for almost two hours. |,
Elect Officers L
The junior high school g~raduating
class have elected the following off,
Florence Earnest, presi-
dent; Ralph Loveland, vice president ;
Van Stone, secretary-
treasurer; Helen Pollard and Anne
ia Muecke, editorial committee.
Maroon and grey were chosen as
class ~colors, and as the peony is al
home-urnun flower IL WAS selected