The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-30

Secretary Of state. Mr.. Regis Post.
Grahame Is a perfect trump and such
handsome, athletic fellow, and a
real Sir Galahad. Any doing.
and especially any cruelty makes him
flame with fearless indignation. lie
perfectly delighted the Porto nicans
and also Immensely puzzled them by
coming In his Scotch kilt TO n gov
eminent ball. Accordingly, at my
special request, ! had him wear his
kilt at the state dinner and reception
know he In a descendant OF Montrose.
and although born In Canada, his
parents were Scotch and he was edu-
Gated in Scotland. DO tell Mr.. Bob
Fergie about him and his kits when
you next write him.
We spent tie night AZ the palace.
which is half palace ana half castle,
and was The residence OF the old
spanish governors II II nearly 400
years old. and il a delightful build
Ing. with quaint gardens and a quaint
sea-wall looking over the bay. There
were Colorcd lanterns lighting up the
gardens for the reception. and the
View across the bay In the moonlight
was lovely. our rooms we're attrac-
i've as possible too, except that they
were 50 airy and open that we found
- ~ NEH hAHN# NNAH#
much mattered as. thanks to the earli-
ness OF our start and the lateness OF
our reception. we had barely four
hours In which we even tried to
sleep.
The next morning We came back
In automobiles rvcg different and
even more beautiful roads. The
mountain passes through and over
which we went made US feel as n we
uHana In "a NVRRNH EWVIfwrFfnm1 We mud
10 cross two or three rivers where
big cream colOred Oa-n with yokes
tied to their horns pulled the auto
mobiles through the water. Al one
funny little village we had an open
air lunch, very good. % chicken n
eggs and bread, and sunie wine con-
trihutcd by a wealthy s|pauiard who
rode up from a neighboring coffee
ranch.
Yesterday afternoon We embarked
again. and that evening the crew
gave a theatrical entertainment on
tho aftcrdeck. closing with three box
ing bouts. send you the program.
II was great fun the audience being
equally enraptured with tho senti-
mental songs about the flag and tho
sailors true love and his mother and
he Jokes Ohe most rolished Of which
related TO the fact hat bed bugs were
supposed to be 80 large that they had
10 DO shot'l and The skits about the
commlssary and the various persons
and deeds on the ship. In q way the
freedom Of comment reminded me "a
little Of the Roman triumphs when
the excellent ieEondnries reclted In
verse and prose anything they chose
concerning the hero In whose deeds
they had haired n whose triumphs
they were celebrating. The stage,
well lighted. was built on tho after
most part Of tho deck. We sat in
front with the officers, and the SAIL
mrs behind ~ In masses on the deck
on tho aftermost turrets, on the bridge
aftermost mast. u was interesting
10 see their faces In the Hight.
y. s. I forgot 10 tell you about the
banners and Inscriptions Of welcome
10 me ln Porto Rico, one OF them
which stretched across the road had
on u. Welcome TO Theodore and
Mrs. Roosevelt" Last evening I
really enjoved a rather funny eX-
perience There IS an Army and
Navv union compnsed chiefly OF en-
listed men. but also OF many officers
ard they suddenly held a garrison"
meeting in the torpedo room 81 this
shin. There were ahout 90 enlisted
men together with the captain and
myself. was introduced as "c0m-
rnde and shipmste Theodore Rooae-
..eif. president Of tho United states 70
they were sich a nice SGT Of fellows.
and I WAS really 20 pleased TO be with
them. so self-respeeting, 20 earnest
and nat the right type out OF which
~ make the typical fighting mar who
IA also a good citizen. The meeting
rrminded me 4 good deal Of a lodge
meeting az oyster Bay; and 81 course
those men arc fundamentally OF the
same type a. the shipwriEhts. rail
,oad men and fishermen whom I met
AT tho lodge. and who by the way. are
nay chief hackers politically nnd are
he men who make up the real
strength 81 this nation
In ho c~ondiuaosil