Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-02-09
Silver City

spring wedding hat promises to
be most brilliant social event, is that
of Miss Lydia Murray, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs w. d, Murray, and Lieut..
James S. Ryan, thirty seventh infan-
try, United states army. The mar
riage is to take place OH Wednesday,
February 26, at the Church of st.
Vincent de Paul, Catholic, the Rev.
Henry Heitz, priest IN charge, offic-
iating. Miss Murray has been veryi
popular in Silver City society. She was
educated in the cast and during theI
war took an active and .>adng part mi
Red Cross and other war work Herl
parents are among the pioneers of tn 81
part of the state, her father bengl
state senator from Grant county and
president of the Silver Guy National
bank. Lieutenant Ryan attended the
first officers training school at Ieonl
Springs, Tex, winning a commission
as a first lieutenant of infantry anal
was assis isned to the thirty seventh in
fantry of the, regular army, which Isl
now stationed at Laredo, Tex, on
border duty. Following the wedding,
Lieutenant Ryan and his bride viii
20 10 camp Lee, vi, Wllclt
| been ordered to report on March l.
captain Oliver j. Westlake, who saw
| service in France during the last big
! offensive of the American army, re-
Gently returned home.
| A social event o fthe week was a.
/ big benefit ball given Friday night at
the Elks theater by the Jecob Bennett
| chapter, Daughters of the American
| Revolution. Music was furnished by
| the Fort Rayard Post band. large
| number attended the dance.
Mrs. w. b. Walton, wife of Con-
| gresham w. b. Walton, recently ap-
/ peared in notable recital at the
| Scottish Rite auditorium in San FRAN
| cisco. conducted under the personal
! direction of Herman Ganss, featuring
| Rose Piazzoni, soprano. san FRAN
/ cisco papers describe the recital as a
/ musical triumph.
Miss Ada Estes court stenographSr
| for the Sixth Juicial district, and her
! sister, Mrs. Hessie Mersfelder, of
/ Clovis, spent the last week in El Paso,
visiting friends.
Silver City chapter No. 8, Order of
the Eastern Star, held their nstalia-
! ton of officers the past week. A BAN
! ouet was n feature of the ceremonies
! officers installed were as follows:
| Mrs. r. p. Boone, worthy matron;|
| Mrs. Eli Borcnstein, associate matron;
! c. C. Bassett, worthy patron; Miss
| Carrie I.infoot. secretary; Miss Mary
| Bassett, treasurer: Mrs. Ed Dickinson,
! conductress: Miss Hazel Burdette, as
| sociate conductress; Miss Helen CAL
| kins, Ada Mrs. Lora c. Newe l. Ruin;
| Mrs /. j. Stauher Esther; Mrs. E. f.
| Smith, Martha; Mrs. William Harri:
! Electra; Fred L. Cox, sentinel
Mrs. O. S. Warren, after an extend
| ed visit to Louisville, KY, with her
| daughter. Mrs Joan Norman, ana
! niece, Miss Lucy Moorman, returned
! home the past week,
Miss Elizabeth Dolan, celebrated asl
! a New York artist, both in portra1ti
and landscape painting, is spending a.
| few weeks at Tyrone, the guest OF
| friends. Miss Dolan exhibited large
collection of paintings there this past
week, which drew interested people
| from Silver City, Hurley and Santa
| Rita. While at Tyrone, she will paint
a number of scenes in the beautiful
| Burro mountains.
The Presbyterian congregation here
| is considering the calling of new
| pastor soon, to fill a vacancy created
by the recent resignation of Rev..
Thomas A. Mitchell who went to-
| Warren, Ariz As a result of the war,
Silver City's churches have been al
most depleted of pastors.