Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-21
Las Vegas

A notable party Of high officials
of the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of I2lks, accompanied by their
wives, will be in Las Vegas on Satur-
day, October A. Las Vegas lodge No.
40S will hail the visitors with true
fraternity and will give a reception
in their honor at the Elks home on
the evening of their visit On the
morning following, which will be
Sunday. October ), the visitors will
be taken for an automobile ride to
the points of interest hereabouts. The
FOnor guest about which most inter-
est centers because he is the highest
officer in Elkdom, the grand exalted
ruler, is Frank l.. Rain of Fairbury,
Neb. But Las Vegas principal inter-
I est in Mr.. Rain is that he grew to
manhood here, his father having been
trainmaster for the Santa Fe with
| headquarters in this city, Mr.. Rain
attended school with some of tie
boys Of that day, who now are men,
many of them Elks. Among these is
Patrick D. McElroy, past state
deputy grand exalted ruler. Mr.
Rain win be accompanied by his
wife, also by his private secretary
and by Fred c. Robinson, grand sec
rotary, of Dubuque, Ia, and Mrs.
Robinson, A. j. Brennan of Denison,
Tex. grand treasurer, and George ID,
Locke of Fayetteville. Ark, chair
man of the board of grand trustees,
also are expected to be here, joining
the grand exalted ruler and party in
a trip TO California on business con-
nected with the order of Elks, The
reception at the Elks' home will be
a brilliant affair and it is expected
that every member of the order, with
their ladies, will be present
The Misses Lucy and Mildred My
ers will attend Virginia college, Ro-
anoke, VA this year. They have
left for that place accompanied by
their mother, Mrs. f. l.. Myers,
Captain and Mrs. J. Dever Powers
have gone to New Jersey on a brief
trip
Mr.. and Mrs r. ]. Cummings of
Ration and Mr. and Mrs. George Gray
of Deming are here for a visit at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. b. Floyd.
DIR and Mrs. Il. b. Shaw and DR..
and Mrs M. +. Des Marais havt gone
to Denver on pleasure trip, travel
ing in the Des Marais car.
Mrs. II. l.. Waldo of Kansas City
is visiting at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. Y Rogers, Jr.
Thomas Truder will complete his
law course in Notre Dame university,
which he abandoned two years ago
to enter the army Young Truder
recently was discharged and return
Ted TO their home here.
Miss Marie Mann is visiting rela-
| tives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Harry Thuresson, son of Rev.
Thomas A. Thur@son, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
has returned to Iowa City, Ia, where
he will resume his studies in the
| University of Iowa.
The Eastern Sart Kensington club
was entertained Wednesday evening
| in the Masonic club rooms b. Mes
danes Lewis, Seelinger, Beal, john
son, Dice and Brake, the hostesses
for that occasion. The club will hold
many similar enjoyable affairs dur
| ing the winter.
Carlos Spiess is another Las Vegas
| boy who gave up schooling two years
| ago in order TO enter the army. Now
| he has resumed his work at Ann Ar
! Dor, where he is a student of Mich
| igan university.
| Miss Lena Langston has returned
| from a visit with friends and rela-
| tives in Clovis.
The following staff has been Sc
lected for the Castle News, official
paper of the Las Vegas high school:
| Milton Nahm, editor; Carol Hurt, as
sistant editor Lawrence Dow, man.
ager; Vernon Sands assistant man
ager This will be the fourth year
for the paper, which is growing to
| be one OF the best papers in the state
| edited by school folk. Over sixty
members are enrolled in the high
school chorus, which is a voluntary
organization and about which centers
| the musical affairs of the city
schools. The high school has the
largest enrolment of its history.