Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-05
Las Vegas


damaging both cars, but not injuring
either driver. Elwood was arrested
and pleaded guilty to charge of VIC
lation of traffic ordinance,
Watch Your Step" presented here
Wednesday night, was one of the most
delightfully."- entertaining shows ever
given in Las Vegas. The Duncan
opera house was filled to capacity
which is unusual for road theatricalsI
here,
Grand Exalted Ruler Frank L. Rain,
head of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, was here Saturday
night, and the local Elks p banned a.
royal reception for their chief. When
Frank l.. Rain LEFT Las Vegas, he was
a mere kid" and now he is lead
ing citizen Of Fairbury, Neb., and
leader of one of the greatest fraterni-
ties ever known. The Elks here gave
reception at their club house to Ruler
Rain and his wife. Mr. Rain received
doubly warm greeting because of his
former residence here The reception
was followed by q musical program
under the direction Of Mrs Clobert G..
| Root, and by dance for the Elks and
| their ladies, This morning Mr.. Rain
| and his party will be treated to an
automobile ride to points of interest
around Las Vegas.
! William Whalen. local garage man,
! has informed the county sheriff that
| an automobile tourist, whose name is
! not known here, beat it, out of town
without paying his garage bill. The
| automobile is a Hudson, bearing a
I New York license, No. 2169S6. Efforts
are being made to locate the car.
The local post, Leonard Hoskins No
| /, of the American Legion, is planning
to give a series Of dances, the first to
be held on Saturday night, october
II. Others will follow shortly after
ward. The legion Is growing here
! and it is believed that interest
throughout the county is being mani
tested to such an extent that Novem-
Der H. Armistice day. will see prac-
tically ever one of the 1 600 eX-service
men members of the legion. A cele-
bration is being planned for Novem'
! Der IL, at which time the member,
from every part Of the county will bt
invited to be the guests of the loca
post and the Commercial club. The
Elks' home has been secured for le
/, gion headquarters on that day.
y The Knights Of Columbus will install
, new officers on October IL, Deput!
Grand knight f, p. Davies of Santa Fl
being present to officiate. Forty-twt
candidates for initiation will be mad
to ride the goat. The X. C.'s danced
last night at the Odd Fellows hall
their ladies and members of the Am
erican Legion being their guests.
Fl Many Las Vegans have gone t.
Wagon Mound to attend the fair there
and to enjoy the dances in the even
ings, Las Vegas union orchestras wer
engaged to furnish music.
The employees of the state hosptia
for the insane enjoyed a dance at tn
asylum Thursday evening. A humble
of Las Negans were invited to attend
Miss Susie Whitaker, secretary t
President Frank H. II. Roberts of tn
normal university, has gone to Detroi
Washington and other eastern cite
for her vacation, Miss Bessie Walker
of Little Rock, Ark, has been offere
the position as assistant to Miss Whit
aker. Miss Ruth Winters is actin
secretary to President Roberts durin
Miss Whitakers absence.
o Ire Spanish American ladies of tn
: Church of the Immaculate Conception
gave a Spanish supper and jitne
dance at the armory Wednesday ever
; ing. The affair was a success finar
cially and socially. one of the large'
crowds since the cowboys reunio
h gathered at the armory.
The r. N. A. club met Friday after
y noon at the home of Mrs. Roder.
The Boomerang club enjoyed j
N semi monthly dance Friday night, {
n the Odd Fellows hall.
The Child welfare club met Wee
nesday afternoon at the home of Mr.
Charles w. G. Ward. The club intent
to do community welfare Wor
throughout the equity this fall an
winter, particularly among the unfo
n tunate children who become i'll.
President Fred .. Blood of "
board of regents for the normal un
versity, has called a conference of II
building committee of the universit
to discuss plans for the erection
the new building on the campus. IT
u committee will meet with Dr. Edge
NJ l.. Hewitt, the first president of II
university. and Frank Springer, OF
of the members of the first board
regents.
The Commercial club will give
dinner to the visitors here on Octob'
D.
4 prominent men will be present. II
Y dinner will be at the Castaneda hote
and will not be by invitation.
Mrs John II. Swallow and daughte
Miss Lucille Swallow, who have bee
visiting Leslie T. Swallow and wifi
3 in Indianapolis, returned to their hon
here Wednesday evening.
Joseph Healy. u. S N. who visitt
his mothes Mrs. NJ. j. Healy for thr'
weeks, returned to his station at Ma
Island wednesday evening.
\ Dr. f. H. Grail and DR.. Clifford
Losey of East Las Vegas, and L
Starring of Valmora, are in atten
ance at the state medical society
meeting in Albuquerque
Mrs. Louis Hoffmeister. who reside
in Las Vegas twenty years ago. is q
guest o. Mrs. Charles famine. VI,
Hoffmeister was Miss Rose Sporled
of this city.
Miguel Sena, who returned recent
from army service, has taken n ro'
ten with the Fred Harvey system
la Junta he vent to that city we
nesday.
Mrs. Manuel A. Sanchez, wife of 4
county treasurer, and Mrs. Ma
Lombach, have returned from an e
tended visit in California.
Mrs. Charles A. Spiess and daughte
Miss Jeanette Spiess, have return
to Santa Fe after a visit with frien
in Las Vegas.
Fred o. McQuiddy and family ha
moved to Lamy Junction, where N
McQuiddy has taken a position as e
gineer on the Lamy "helper" engine.
Mrs. David WinternitZ has be