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

Everything combined to make the
reception at the executive mansion
on Tuesday evening one of the notable
successes in the brilliant social annals
of the Capital city. 1t was the first
function of a general nature in the
present administration, and Mrs. Lar
raZolo proved her mettle as a hostess
and as the first lady of the common
wealth. The fact that the legislature
Is in session. that the council and>eX-
ecutiye board of the New Mexico fed
Grafton of women's clubs held their
convention the same day. and that
returning war heroes who had Just
arrived from overseas and many 9TH
ers in uniform Were present. all add
ed to the historic significance of the
occasion and made it the most inn
portant governors reception given for
many years, or perhaps, at any time.
The executive massion. of course.
| was aglow with lights from one end
to the other, from the basement to
the flagstaff. 1t was radiant with
fragrant blossoms and was thronged
all evening, not only with officials,
legislators, warriors. but also with
artists, writers, welfare workers, lead
! ers in many activities of the state.
The color scheme of the decorations
I w
| the greens of foliage, emphasized the
, delicate artistic touches of arrange
ment and the perfect appointments of
| the dining room. Ice cream and cake
were in harmony with the color
/, scheme. Snap dragon and other bios
! SONS were in evidence on every side.
! While there was a constant tendency
! of political leaders and those inter-
ested in legislation to drift to the
smoking room of Gov. o. A. Larrazolo,
! where cigars and cigarettes were pro-
vided there was no dearth of gallants
to mingle with the beautifully gowned
matrons and girls who bad taken pos
D., session of the executive mansion for
1.-THE evening
! In the receiving line besides Gov
! ernor and Mrs. LarraZolo. were Lieu
tenant Governor Benjamin f. Pankey
and his daughter. Mrs. Robinson, Mrs.
! Pankey having been called to Kansas
City by the serious illness of a daugh-
4 ter; Speaker and Mrs. A. A. Sedillo,
T Attorney General and Mrs. Askren,
and two veterans of the great war,
the first wounded Spanish Americans
to return from the French battlefield;
Jose Maria Vigil of Arroyo Hondo,
Taos county, who was wounded in the
battle of the Argonne, and Canuto
Trujillo, who was wounded in the
battle of st. Mihiel. Adjutant Cen
eral James Baca and Colonel ROY
Flamm of the governor staff attend
ed in the reception room, and Colonel
Jose d. Sena presenting the more
than three hundred guests. Scout Of
ficer Hanon Davies, son of the may
or of Santa Ee. received the guests at
the main entrance. Crespin's string
orchestra played many a delightful
strain including some of the fine old
! Spanish melodies.
4 The ladies presiding in the dining
room were: Mrs. r. p. Barnes of
Albuquerque; Mrs Hallett Reynolds
of Las Vegas, and Mrs Frank w.
Clancy and Mrs. Frank w. Parker of
Santa Fe. The young ladies assisting
in the dining room, a bevy of attrac-
tive girls, were: Misses Josefita Sala-
Ear. May Martinez, Sofia Dreamer,
Pillar Delgado, Marie Sena, Juanita
Sena, Dolores Bergere, Rosina Ber-
gere, Ramona Baca, Carmen Abreu,
and Josefita Ortiz Pine. Those as
sisting Mrs Larazolo were the Mes
danes Reed Holloman, Edward Sar-
gent Eduardo M. Otero. Jose d. Sena,
Albert Clancy. M. p. Skeen, Jose
| Ortiz Y Pine, James Baca, Jack Mar
tin, J. b. Lamy, Ramon Gallegos and
! Miss Manderfield
The reception was in honor of the
legislative assembly with the mem
bers of the Federation of Women's
clubs as especially invited guests, but
a general invitation had been extend
ed also to town folks and their WISH