Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-24
Portales

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of Judge and Mrs. T. f. Mears wa!
beautifully celebrated last Monda,
evening, November IS. with a seven
o'clock dinner at their spacious home
in Portales. There were ten tables
four guests seated at each table The
dinner was served in four courses. de.
liciously cooked and nicely served
The brides cake was a large white
one, with many lucky emblems in it
and the cutting of the cake by the
guests was the cause of much merrI.
ment. The color scheme was green
and white, which was carried cut
even down 10 the brick ice cream
which had a green heart in the center
of each brick. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated with white chrySan-
themums. The presents, which were
all of cut glass, were many and
beautiful, showing the high esteem
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Mears are held
by their many friends. After dinner
the evening was spent very informal
~, playing games "of We olden times,
and rollicking jolly good time was
had by all. The following were the
invited guests: DR.. and Mrs. Wollard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Neer. Mr.. and Mrs. Blu
chanan, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, Mr..
and Mrs. Hoagland, Mrs. ]. p. Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oldham, Mr. and Mrs. Williamson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Priddy, Mr. and
Mrs. Leach, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant,
Judge and Mrs. Hail. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris G. L. Bryant and sister, and
Mrs. Mcdowell. all of Portales, and
Mr.. and Mrs, Behman of Elida. The
guests departed at late hour, wish
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Means many happy
returns of their wedding anniversary.
Robert Ham of Portales was a bust
ness visitor in Clovis recently.
Judge r. f, Mears has been in Ros-
well the past week attending court.
Mrs. Gambrell wife of Rev. Leon
Gambrell of Portales, was taken to
the hospital at Clovis a few days ago
and was operated on last Tuesday af-
ternoon. She was getting along nice
~ at last account.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Smith, Mr., and
Mrs. Robert Ham and daughter Doro-
thy, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Carroll and
grandson Carroll Brooks were Sun
day dinner guests of Mrs. Rhoda
johnson and sister, Miss West.
Roselle Culberson was called to
California on account of illness in his
just after arriving he was stricken
with heart failure and when last
heard from was still quite i'll.
The local Red Cross recently sent
out large shipment of new refugee
garments also a box containing sew
eral hundred towels. sheets, napkins
and handkerchiefs, and bedside
pockets for use in hospitals.
A tegelram came here a few days
ago that Frank McIntuCf, formerly a
Portales boy had been killed in
France.
Mrs. George Williams has as her
guest her sister, Miss Margaret Say
res, of New York city. She has been
working in the Y w. C. A. Red Cross,
singing for the soldiers and doing
anything she could do to help in the
war work.
Jacob Saylor of Goldthwait. Tex,
is here for visit with his brother, ].
A. Saylor, who was very i'll for some
time in the hospital at Clovis. But we
are pleased TO say that Mr.. Saylor is
much improved and at home again.
Paul Morrison writes home that his
company was put on a transport and
he thought sure they were going to
sail for France. They staid on the
taken off and sent TO Camp Upton, N.
", and says he don't know where they
will go next.
Two aery large brown eagues were
brought to Portales last week. They
were killed about forty-five miles
from here. over the state line in Texas
The largest one measured seven feet
and three inches from tip to tip of
wings
Miss Frances of Dallas, Tex. has
come to Portales for thre weeks
visit with her friend, Mrs. II. II.
Buchanan.
W. +. Oldham has been appointed
director of collections and treasurer
of tho United War work funds of
Roosevelt county.
DIN Boren is able to be out again
after n long hard trussle with influ-
enZa which developed into pneumonia
Howard Kennedy went to crank his
car and it back-fired; therefore he is
carrying his arm in sling.
Miss Claudine Turner, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs w. w. Turner, who
suffered an injury in the gymnasium
at Clarendon. Tex, was not able to
resume her school work. so she came
home TO be with her mother and has
turning, She is improving slowly and
her physician thinks she can soon be
up.
Mrs. Seth Morrison received let
ter from Mr. Morrison recently stating
that his father is growing weaker and
there is not much hope of his ever
being any better.
Mrs. John Young has been quite i'll
for several days at her home in Por-
tales.
DR.. Bailey and wife have decided
not to move to Roswell, but instead
moved to their farm near Portales last
Monday.
Mrs. Sullens received word recent
w that her brother at the front in
France was killed few days before
peace was declared.
Mr.. Hunter of the Travellers Inn
has returned from a business trip to
Santa Rita, n. NJ.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Kenyon are the
proud parents of baby girl and Mr.
and Mrs, +. II. Adams of a son, their
first boy.
T. ]. Molinari has been quite i'll for
the past several days at his home in
Portales. "a.
The many friends of Miss Lerline
Sandafer. will be pleased to know she
has SO far recovered from the small
pox as to be up, but is still under
quarantine She is with Mrs. Matte
Mitchell. Miss Halle Mitchell cannot
return to her home until the quaran-
tine is lifted.
]. 3. Young shipped a car load of
horses and mules last week to Cuero,
Texas. John Bell went with the car
to dispose of the stock for Mr.. Young.