Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-14
Las Vegas

Mrs. Johanna Vollmer and daugh-
tiers, Sylvia and Helma, have gone to
Champagne, ILL.,, where they will
spend the winter. Miss Sylvia Vollmer
Will teach Spanish in the University Of
Illinois. She is an accomplished lin
gutst having mastered Spanish in this
country and in Spain.
The Womans club held its first
meeting of the year on Wednesday
afternoon in the Carnegie library The
club is discussing child welfare work,
and has an excellent department devo-
ted to this activity. The plan os haV-
ing free clinics and examinations for
babies, in the interest of improving the
health of infants, is being discussed
with the likelihood that it will be
adopted, The plan was explained to
the club recently by Mrs. Max Nord-
haus of Albuquerque.
Mrs. Hirschorn of Kansas City, who
has been a visitor in Las Vegas for the
past several months, was the guest of
henor at party given on Friday
afternoon by Mrs. William IL. SPRING
er at her handsome home on the Hot
Springs boulevard.
Simon Hoffman has purchased the
home of the late Captain w. B. Brun-
ton on North Eighth street, which he
will occupy soon. John Brunton and
family, who have been occupying the
home since the death of Captain
Brunton, will go to California. Bern
hardt Appel and family will occupy
| the house on North Eighth, recently
| vacated by James Johnson and owned
by Elmer e. Veeder. The George
| Hunker home on Sixth street will be
occupied during the winter by a Mr..
| Conner of Sloan Springs, Ark, and
the Hunkers will remove to the Hal
| lett Reynolds house, which they re-
Gently purchased and are now improv-
| ing
| w. p. Southland, formerly of this
| city and still later of Albuquerque, re-
Gently won the peanut rolling contest
at the Federal Light & Fraction COM
pany's picnic at Trinidad, according
to the Chronicle-News of that city. w.
| S. Townsend, also formerly of I.as
Vegas, was declared winner of the pie
eating contest, and w. d. Greed, one
of whose claim to distinction Is having
lived in Las Vegas for several weeks,
Won some sort of prize, the nature
| of which has not been learned here.
/ A class of sixteen candidates will be
initiated on September 20, by the Las
Vegas lodge of Elks. An enjoyable
| time is being planned by the members
of the lodge for this occasion, The en-
| tertainment committee has been in
structed to get up something special"
and proficient degree team has been
named to give the candidates the or
namental features of the work.
| The order of the Eastern Star gave
| dance on Wednesday evening in the
rooms of the new Masonic club. Ma
sons and their ladies were invited to
be present A large number accepted,
and most enjoyable time was had.
4 DR., f. +. Olney has been in Column
bus, o.. for several days in attendance
at the national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Judge David ]. Leahy has been in
Las Cruces all this week, engaged in
hearing several cases ip the district
court at Las Cruces. Judge Leahy is
sitting for Judge Edward MecheM,
Mrs. Won Ericsson and the Misses yen
Ericsson, who have been spending the
summer heFs with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. w. e. Kaser, have re-
turned to their home In Milwaukee.
Wis,
Miss Louise Cunningham will leave
soon for an extended visit in Portland,
Ore.
Modern and American Literature
is the subject of this years study by
Soross The first meeting Of the year
was held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Shillinglaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen B. Davis, Jr.
are enjoying a motor trip TO Colorado
Mrs. S. NJ. Penny will leave soor
for an extended visit in the south, hei
former home,
Vivian McGraw. of Mobile, Ala.
who spend the summer here, left
Thursday evening for his home He
expects TO return next year.
The East Las Vegas fire department
will give its annual masquerade this
year, about month before the Christ.
mas holidays. The Catholic ladies
! Of the East Side parish will give Z
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