Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-08-03

Park. Mrs. Reames having accepted a
position with the John II, May Gro
Gerry company.
Mr. and Mrs. w A. Beatty are the
parents of a new daughter, who ar
rived Friday.
At a meeting of discharged soldiers
and sailors held in the armory Friday
evening Joe Queensberry post was or
gained. constitution and bylaws
were adopted and officers elected.
! The post was named in honor of Capt.
Joe Queensberry, whose parents re-
side in Las Cruces, and who, as a
member of the eXpeditionary force,
captured the first German prisoners
and the first German machine gun
| taken by the American army Captain
! Queensberry was killed early in the
war. The following officers were
elected: Post commander, Lieut.. Jesse
, 1saacks; vice post commander, Lieut.
| Til Lane; secretary Scott White;
| treasurer, Capt. Herbert Yeo. The
executive committee IS as follows:
| Capt j. C. Reinburg, Dimetrio Chavez,
George Queensberry, Diego Melendrez
and Mr.. Floyd, of La Mesa. Edwin
Holt presided at the meeting.
Miss Dorothy Robbins has gone to
Lordsburg ~ NJ, for two weeks
visit with Miss Ohvett O'Connor.
| Mrs Edward Wheeler delightfully."-
| entertained the members of the Fancy
! Work club, at her home in Mesilla
! Park. Friday evening. The reception
rooms were beautifully decorated in
asparagus ferns and roses. The color
scheme of pink and white were carried
! out in the refreshments. Three new
members were received into the club.
| Among those attending were Mes
DANES Sue Taylor w. S. Gillian, G.
| r. Smith, Cecil Hash, Walker, Bell,
Machen, Allen, Farney, Davis, Yoast
and Misses Nina Davis and Pattie and
! Aileen Smith.
Miss Inez Buvens of Ell Paso,
| spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Buvens.
Mrs. H. r. Williams has returned
| to her home in Garfield, ~ NJ, after
visit of several weeks with her
! daughter. Miss Ester
Mrs. II. Potts, of San Antonio, Tex.,
is here the guest of her sites', MIS-
James Queensberry.
Mrs. Simpson, mother of Mrs. J.
w. Powell is here from Benson, AriZ.,
on a several weeks visit to her daugh-
ter,
/ An airplane flying over the city
Monday created much excitement
being the first plane that ever visited
our vicinity.
Las Cruces people, as we'll as the
whole Mesila valley, are rejoicing
over the good news from Washington
announcing that the high line canal
will likely be built as the result of the
efforts made by County Agent H. H.
! Brooks. of Las Cruces, in presenting
the practicability OF the proposed
canal to the authorities IN Washing
ton. Mr.. Brooks has spent the past
month in Washington for this purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hash and
daughter, Rose Virginia, and Rev.
Hunter Lewis, and sister, Mrs. Sue
| TAYLOR, were entertained at dinner
sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. ;, p. Waller.
The Woman's Missionary of the
PRESBYTERIAN church will meet or
MONDAY afternoon, in the pavilion "'
the park with Mrs C. T. Sands hostess
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and all interested in TINS WORK
are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Carrie Reames and sister, Mrs
Tom Insall, of FL Paso, We're week
end guests of their parents, MIR. ard
Mrs c.. II. Reames.
tanned Tuesday afternoon by MI" Jen-
ME Graham at the home of her sis
ter. Mrs. Thomas Graham, on GTiggS
street.
Miss Dora Dorm returned home
Wednesday from Silver ACity, where
She attended summer normal the past
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knight will
leave soon for oklahoma and points IN
T'r> as to visit relatives and .rends fUr
three weeks.
Mrs. f. c. Wade has returned from
California, where she spent six weeks
the guest of her son. Wilson Wade
and family
Mrs. r. L. Young and Mrs. L. H
Clay have gone to California to spend
several weeks.
Lytton r. Taylor has returned to
Ranger after spending several days
here with his family. He will return
in time for court, after which he will
return to Ranger, taking his family
with him.
Mrs. Harold Scott and son have re-
turned to their home at Hot Springs
after spending several days here with
Mrs. SCOTS parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A
ID. Brownlee.
A barbecue was held in the park
here Friday for the purpose of raising
funds for the colored Baptist church
A large crowd was IN attendance
many coming out from IL Paso. Sew
eral talks were made. Music was fur
nished by string band of FL Pasn
A neat sum was realized for this
worthy cause.
Captain Dennis Grille, of the British
army for three years, and wife, who
is an English girl, arrived the firs
of the week and are visiting then
parents, DR.. and Mrs. A. d. Grille. An
other son of DIR. and Mrs. Grille who