Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-07-10
KBuquerque Morning journal, Thursday july 10, s1e.
MEMORIAL FOR
COUNTY'S BOYS IN
WAR IS PLANNED
Suggested at KiwaniS Club
That Bronze Tablet Be
Placed in Front of POST
office Bearing Their Names,


About fifty returned soldiers ami
| sailors who never got across, We're
eI tertained by the Kiwanians at Their
weekly luncheon yesterday at the 81,
In the talks made by the men who
who have recently returned from
! Europe, the Big note was joy at getting
back home. Dr.. S. Alon2o Bright,
| who delivered a brief but eloquent
| address of welcome on behalf of the
| l<iwanis club, assured them that they
were not more glad to get home than
the people at home were glad to have
them back.
1t was suggested by Arthur Prayer
that a bronze tablet be placed in front
of the postoffice, or some other suit
able place, with the names on it of
the men from Albuquerque who went
to the war. This brought the state
ment from DR.. NJ. X. Wylder, chair
man of the board of county commits
sIoners, that the commissioners had
yesterday under consideration a MEM
orial tablet for those who lost their
lives in the war to be placed in front
of the county court house He suS-
gested that the two propositions be
worked out together. Sidney M. Well,
who is manager of a copper property
near Cuba, offered to furnish the
bronze taDIet. The matter was left in
ne hands of a committee.
The atteDdance prize, a weekly
event at the luncheons, went by vote
of the club to one of the soldier
guests. The prize was hat donated
by the Guarantee Clothing company
and was won by Floyd Lee, just re-
lurned from Germany with battery A.
The silent boost was cigar at each
plate with the compliments of IOm
Danahy of the l.. b. Putney company.
Miss Grace Stortz sang a number of
beautiful solos each of which was en-
cored Dr. c. A. Eller, president of
had favored the club on so many for
mer occasions she was entitled to
election as q member in the best of
standing.
The guests called upon were: Ar
thur Prayer and Joseph Il. Goodell,
who had been unable to get across the
water; by Leslie Rhea, who spoke for
himself and two brothers recently re-
turned from Europe; Floyd Lee, Carl
Parsons and George Nlllegas of El
Paso.
Mr.. Rhea told of the start eastward
of the brief training at the camp in
North Carolina, the hurried embark
alton and the fighting for five months
continuously on the front, the heaV-
lest Smelling endured by the battery
being only three days before the sign
ing of the armistce. The battery went
into Germany at o'clock, New Years
day He made it very clear that, the
fighting over the men of the battery
all wanted to get back to New Mexico
as quickly as possible, and that every
time a rumor came out of possibility
of return every one was Interested.
But there had been so many delays
that it was difficult to believe the
good news when orders came to
march to the port for embarkation.
Mr. Lee said that the greatest COM
fort the men had in France was in
learning they were being so loyalty
supported by the people at home.
Every speaker expressed gratitude
because of the welcome they had re-
ceived on their return to New Mexico.
The guests were; Robert E, Lou
don, Chester Boldt, Charles b. David
son, Hiram II. Herkenhoff, George V.
Villegas, FL Paso: Arthur w. Lyck-
man, Arthur A. Bibber, Louis Hessel-
den, George Beckwith, Carl II. Par
sons, H. B, Ricketts,, Albert Wilson,
Charles S. Caldwell, C. d. Oakley,
James w, Shea. Leslie, Raymond and
Arthur Rhea, Henry A. Loebs, Char
les e. Riehl, T F. Bright, Joe Goodell,
Charles A. Kahnt, X. j. Baldridge, Ar
thur Praeger, John r. Bendry j. G,
Boldt, Chester c. Boldt. w. f. Myer,
George S. Farr, F. X. Hoell, John r.
James, Ismael n Duran, c. NJ. Latin,
Earl Bowdich, Louis j. Oestreich
Harry S. WoIking, Leopold Myer Earl
G. porte}1ield, Geo ge White, r. Lcil
Poor. r f, McVay, d. e. Ws,iler,
DcsnCnd j. FarreH w r. tfaliis, G
+ HIRE John d, Hughes, ISRAEL c.
PHtndn,, Floyd w. Lee, Franz ~
Wasburn. Fred White, F"prk W. 3"b