Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-18
Portales

Mrs. f. b. Hawkins was the charm.
ing hostess at a twelve O'Clock din
ner on Wednes lay in honor of heI
daughter, Mrs. 3. r. Anderson. who is
here to spend the summer. Covers
were laid for the following ladies
Misses Eula Mae Terry, Irene Smith
Maud Amy Reese and MesdameS
Roy Connolly, of Fort Sumner; H
H. Wagner. of Dallas, Texas, and
Harold Rodgers and Temple Molinari
OF Portales. The afternoon was spent
socially and with fancy work
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rains, who have
been visiting at the different homes
of the Nu-Mex OH company, returned
to their home at Ada, Okla, Thurs
cay.
The Teachers association of Roose-
welt county will be held in Portales
the first week in September There
fore our public schools will not open
until the second week of the month.
Mrs. Matte j. Baker recently re
turned to her home at Amarillo, Tex,
after a pleasant visit of several weeks
with friends and relatives in Por-
tales.
Portales is having a feast of home
grown watermelons and canteloupes
buTl Williams WHO went 10 the OH
fields at Burkburnett, Texas, three
weeks ago, was taken i'll and returned
Friday to the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Williams, of this
towns,
Jack and Laurie Turner. son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Tur-
ner are taking their annual vacation
at Redland, n. M, with their uncle
and aunt Mr. and Mrs Cox
Mr.. and Mrs, w. II. Hill and son,
Hollis and little grandson, all of
Portales, have been spending the past
ten days with their daughters at
Fioydada and Mesa, Texas.
Mrs. w. e. Lindsey, vice president
of the New Mexico Womans Temper
ance association, has received word
that the state convention of the W.
c T. U. will be held in Portales on
September and 4 This convention
is the first to be held in two years
on account of the epidemic OF influ-
enZa last year The principal adj
dress of the convention will be made
by Judge Richard II. Hanna, of AL
buquerque, who will be in attendance
be tn afternoon and night.
H. H. Petersen, of Illinois, has
leen spending the past several DAYS
at the home of his son, j. B. Peter
sen and family, of this place.
Heck Harris, of Portales, has been
having as his guest for several days
his friend, Uriel Servis, of Fort SUM-
ner. N, M
Misses Cora Smith and Emma
Tyr Curb and brdthBF, Arthur
Del Curto, of this city, are on a visit
or several weeks to their brother and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Del
Del Curto, of Las Cruces, N. NJ.
Lightning recently struck the barn
of o. S. Strickland, near Portales.
No special damage was done.
]. C. Hagerling, of this city, made
a business trip of several days the
past week to Amarillo, Texas.
Mr.. Lawrence, a former Portales
boy. who enlisted in the United States
army eighteen months ago. and spent
several months in France, has return
ed from overseas, spent part of the
past week in Portales, vSsiein his
friend, Miss Maud Amy Reese.
Frank Erwin, of the Joyce-Pruitt
grocery store of this place, is on
a vacation trip of fifteen days to the
mountains.
Mrs. Ira Taylor, of Texico, spent
most of the past week at the home of
her parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
M. Dobbs, having been called here
10y the illness of her father.