New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-17
"PEACE"
BY Max Grayerling

1.-THE Christmas bells are ringing
in tones so loud and clear,
Their accents now are falling or
everv listening ear.
While DER the earth their Ginning
"good news TO men will bring.
Prociaim'ng to all nations here
that Christ the Lord is King.
And through him peace has come
to all mankind.
This has been the second greatest
Christmas the world has ever seen
After four years of such horrible
bloodshed. that nothing like it ha.
ever been known "Peace" has beer
proclaimed and the happy bells run
ont the glad tidings IN every city
village and hamlet throughout the
length and breadth Of this old world
of ours.
We as a nation. can rejoice and
thank. the Almighty Father for the
part we took in this struggle for
Victory. While the one who has
stood strong. patient. wander
ing amidst all this turmoil. carving
this nation so, sp'erdidlv THROUGH to
the end. orr beloved President Wood
row Wilson. deserves our deepest
homage and gratitude. II seems
strange there should be any with
such narrow petty souls that they
could cr;ticiee such a trrlv great
man. Our boys are coming back
from the front, and also the canps,
We have. &c a r%eorle. dong all that
$500. 49,. t.-x. .-.t1,
morally ard ph"s'cal'v, men the
world couli be rrouA Of, let us con
t'reed 20 help them maintain these
HIGH ideals.
rr Chama = nice Y. NJ. G. A. room
would be greatly en'oved by many
OF our railroad boys as well rs those
who have worn the khak" Let
us all try this year to make Charna
the incest most progressive little
towns in New Mevico
This year the Christmas tree for
the town children was placed in the
school house. Mr.. Wade and Mr.
Price Kinney went up in the hills
and cut a beautiful tree which they
presented to the children. The
teachers decorated it prettilv. Fri
dav morning over two hundred
children of both races were ready
to receive their gifts. Mr.. Russell,
the principal, opened the exercises
with a short talk in which he thank
ed the people Of Chama for so very
generously helping the teachers give
snch a pleasant surprise to the child
rem. In all his experiences never
before had the people in the towns
where he had taught taken any in
terest in the school celebrations.
Then he told the children what a
wonderful Christmas this was, and
millions of children would celebrate
as they never did before.
The war was over. peace was de-
clared and human beings were free.
They must rejoice over the great
part IA beloved president had taken
in this work to bring peace to the
world. Each one of the children re-
ce'ved an oranpe and a bag of candy.
Two days before school closed the
children held a bazaar. They sold
aprons, bags and anything else they
could make. They took in over fiji
teen dollars. Most of this the older
girls in Miss Mendanhalrs room
made, but all did their bit. This
money is to be used to buy material
to make more articles which at the
last dav of school will be sold and
the money used to buy a library.
Christmas Eve the young people
gave a mask ball which was well
attended by the people Of Chama.
There were a number of pretty cost
umes and also several of the bows
in khaki, a costume more beautiful
than any other in the world
Miss Williams was dressed as a
Japanese Maid, Miss Chrvsanthe-
mum. Her dress was a light blue
crepe and large chrysanthemum de-
corated her hair and corsage. Her
costume was decidedly pretty and
she received the prize, a gold jewel
box. as the most artistically dressed
lady in fancy dress.
Mr.. Walter Read wore a suit Of
red silk white attached to each
shoulder was a large wing these
were lit up by a flash Fight. He re-
presented the fire fly. 1t was a uni
que costume but decidedly pretty.
Mr.. Reed received a box of cigars,
the prize for the best dressed gentle
man.
Mr.. Carl Tovery's costume was a
close second. He wore a pretty In
dian suit and with his long feather
ed war crown made an interesting