The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-09
MANY A~IBUQCERQUEANs
ATTEND RECEPTION TO
GENERAL WOOD.

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Santa Re. y. NJ, Aug. As varied
ana interesting a thronE OF people ~
can be seen In Now Mexico swarmed
throurh the cool corridors Of the New
MoNico museum Thursday afternoon
To pay It's respects to Major General
Leonard Wood. Representative citi-
Gems from an over the state. including
many from Albuquerque. arrived by
: trtin and motor, to witness the pres
cntation OF the medal. awarded to the
general by our state. added To these
were cowboys n girls Ia big hats ana
chaps. Indians from nearby pueblos
In full dress, officcrs n privatea Ia
uniform, society IN bright sports
clothes aud afternoon gowns. artists.
scientists. Journalists and-poilticiAns,
all pressed down the halls by the vivid
and colorful paintings which added 10
the hrllllanCy of the scene. illuminated
boy the soft light from above.
In the center a%lcovc, just opposite
the wide doors which open on tho
patty, stood GENERA. Wood and HIS
7 aides. 4 obs and Col. Baker. Act
ing Governor aud Mrs. Pankey and
members o. the staff. Behind them
were drupod tho Stars and stripes, be-
tween which vivid glimpaCs OF tho
Original American could be seen in
Indian groupa.
For over an hour men ana women
. 1NNM NINNNAlfn NAANA Wy anu NMNNA naAMNAH
with General Wood. expressing 90 hun.
the admiration and appreciation OF the
people for a great ma During this
time bands played In the patio ana
another alternated In the chapel. AZ
about f~our-thirty everyone went up
20 the reception rooms on the second
floor whore lea was served.
Genetnl Wood then made a short
talk. addressed most particularly to
the women
spoke his morning he contin-
ued. OF he work TO be done In recon
suuction. of the helping Of the man
who never left the training camp as
much as the man who went overseas.
You women have been deVntipE your
p energios during the war To Red Cross
work. In bis cities indulfut society
p women aud hard working clerks have
worked side by side IN the supreme
, effort to holp humanity. The Red
cross has already faced ita future la
bors aud has outlined "a program FOR
{ pcac. which we should follow. Band
ages and medicinal supplies Of all
Hnrts thuuld be kept prepared, con-
Ituucd General wood aud huuld be
stationed at various s~trutcgiual potnts
Throughout thv country la preparation
- Tor thu great natural catastrophe
which occur like the rise OF the Ohio
river. Int most important Of an Is
q the diversion of this Immense activity
which WAS stimulated during wal
7 time. 10 the equally Important task 'l
O. 'rhe returning soldier doosn'
y need ta bc taken for rides IN automo'
- lilies That is an very nice. but lei
fhose same cars go down among the
poorer sections Of the town, where
y, thcy can bring their owners int
=, reach of child welfare work More
e can be done for the country ny req
!, social uplitt. continued General Wood
4, than by an our talk and protest o
Al advice. which b usually not wanted
The personal touch. the feeling ina
Won are interested. helps more thai
O.. ANYTHING elise iu this struggle bctweel
%clBsses and between % an'
wealth.
Women have made higher waE
A. during the war and now that thei
ptaces are being given over again &
4, Inc returning soldier, other work mus
49, lao found FOR those women so that the
- can continue TO live In the new foun
~ derrnt independence which they at
s. tanned
4 eth, soldier who was good cnouE
"a io FIGHT for his country IN good cnouk
"a {, be- met ON the same foo1nR IN hme
!. Of prace. Cooperation now Will solN
our troubles. just as 1t did during IN
As interesting as the generals "
marks were the personal anecdot'
told Of him bg his friends aud aid
M. Ir talking with he groups of coop
H. who surrounded him after the recei
N, zion. During the early days when u
a. rcnorai WIS only "a regiment doclo
he was so assidious and energetic IN
be WINS nnnll, commissioned as a ca
tain durinr the Indian uprisinEs
of New Moaico and Arizona, captn
M Wood WIS the most i~rdefaugnh
hustler" lie was always pleadii
ns Tor AN assignment always askiI
his superior officers. for q company
Iced AGAINST any trouble make
This onergy and enterprise ana "
orous prosecution of duty said OF
an of the Rough Riders standing mes
Of WIS Characteristic uf the general
,er cuba. ns we'll az In the old days
.or. New Mexico aud is what makes =
VT, g%eneral what he Is today, pms or I
greatest men Ia our county