Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-17
Las Vegas

There is more or less of a rush
among the Vegas folks to cram as
much social enjoyment as possible into
the period before the beginning of
Lent, Ash "Wednesday falls on March
5, which is considerably less than a
month distant. This week the f. Ro-
nero Hose and Fire company will
give its annual masquerade ball in the
Duncan opera house As an innoVa-
ton, the two orchestras will be sta
toned in the galleries, so that the
stage, as well as the body of the house
may be used for dancing. w. c. san
ders, n professional decorator has
worked out an elaborate decoration
scheme, and Mr.. Adolphine Kohn
will give a musical recital, playing
her own compositions, at the open
ing of the program. Last night, the
Boomerang club gave one of its pleas
ant informal dances, IN the odd Eel
lows hall, and next Thursday night
the knights of Columbus, as a last So
cial fling before Lent, will give a
dance fer all members and their
friends. on February 27 the G. /.
A. of the Brotherhood of l.. +. and +.
will give its annual dance in the ar
mory. This affair always is largely
attended and is an occasion of much
merriment. on Monday evening,
March ,, the choir of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception will give
a dance in the armoTy. The choir
furnished presents for nearly all the
boys who left Las Vegas to join the
army and recently adopted a war or
phan. The proceeds of the dance are
to be used for reimbursement for eX-
penditures for these patriotic pur-
poses on the night of March 4, the
Commercial cub viii hold a get-to-
gether dinner, at which the annual
election fofficers will be held. The
1Slks arc filling in the pre-Lentcn
period with Saturday night smokers
and with bowling matches followed by
informal dances.
Miss Marjorie Shaw, daughter 0.
DR.. and Mrs. +. r. shaw. has left for
Fort Meyer, Ga, where she will spend
some time with hor brother, Capt
Henry Shaw of the Eleventh cavalry
Clifford Stewart. who enlisted in the
army early in the war, has arrived
safely in Hoboken, n. Y, and has
written his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Stewart, that he will be home soon.
w. p. Southland. manager of the
electric plant at Trinidad and former
ly manager of the Albuquerque Gas
ard Electric company, was here few
days during the week. Mr.. Southland
formerly lived here and was prcsi-
uent OF the commercial club.
The Rev. Mr.. Thuresson, late of
Carroll, la, has begun his duties as
pastor of the First Methodist Episco-
pal church, succeeding the Rev. NJ. o.
Stock!and, now a chaplain in the
army. A reception was given on Fri
day evening in the parlors of the
church for the new pastor and his
family. The church has been without
a minister for u several months.
Miss sara Glasier, who has been
spending several months here as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. A, Taichert,
has gone to Arizona, where she will
spend some time at the home of her
brother in Yuma
Cecilio Rosenwald is reported as re-
covering from his illness, which was
pronounced as a relapse after influ-
enza. S. B, Davis, Jr, is reported as
having a second wrestle with the dis
case. tIit his condition is not serious,
Mrs. Henry G., Coors is i'll at her
home.