Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-04-18
PORTALES

A revival" meeting in which
the different churches and every
one in Portales is invited to CO.
operate will begin today at II
o'clock. The meeting will be un-
church and viii be conducted by
Edward NJ. Young, evangelist, who
comes here highly recommended
from Needles. Calf. Roy V.
Whealy will be song leader and
soloist and Mrs. Whealy pianist.
Services will be held every evening
and morning in the Trout and Null
limeyer building, as none of the
churches is thought to be large
enough to accommodate the eX-
pected throng.
The Womans Missionary society
of the Methodist church was en-
tertained on Thursday afternoon at
2:30 at the home of Mrs. r. Hardy
with a silver tea. A splendid pro-
gram was rendered and several
dollars in silver was given by the
women. During the social hour
the hostess served dainty refresh
ments.
The Eastern Star lodge of Por-
tales was invited by the Clovis
lodge to attend the military cere-
monies of their lodge last Monday
night. Twenty women responded
to the invitation. There was
class of seven candidates for the
initiatory degree. This work per-
formed, a delicious banquet was
the crowning event of the evening.
Mrs. A. d. Ribble was the de-
lightful hostess at her home to the
Ellen Jones U. D. C. chapter on
last Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. The
hostess served delicious refresh
ments.
The body of Ernest Best. for
mer resident of Portales, was
brought here last Wednesday
morning from Dexter, N. NJ. Mr..
Best met with accidental death
caused by gas fumes from an irri-
cation well.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Ribble were
the charming host and hostess to
an exceptionally pretty and enjoy
able affair, when on Friday even
ing they gave Z o'clock siX-course
dinner complimentary to Miss
Burns, sister of Mrs. Ribble and
house guest. Places were laid for
fourteen at a lovely appointed
table, with a large centerpiece of
sweet peas and place cards repre-
senting the same flower. Favors
were also sweet peas. Seated at
the table were Misses Burns. honor
guest, Leta Smith, Lucia Knowles,
Thelma Pearce, Allie Warinca, Sid
ney Pearce and Bessie Warinca;
Messrs. Clifford Deem, Howard
Leach. Harry Shapcott, Malcolm
Trout, Frank Seigner. James Gun
ningham and Joel Fuller. After
dinner the young people, attended
a ball given at the band boys hall.
An apron social was given by the
students of the different rooms at
the school house on Friday evening
at which a jolly good time was had.
The apron had a band which meas
ured fifteen inches and each per-
son that was admitted, their waist
was measured and they had to pay
for every inch they measured over
the fifteen inches. Some of the
boys and girls dispensed pop corn
balls, ice cream, cake and pies to
the crowd. All told the receipts of
their projects were $145, which
will be used toward the expenses
of the school annual.
G. l.. Reese and James May left
here last Monday to attend the
government and state highway
meeting which is in session at Hot
Springs. Ark. They will be absent
about ten days.
Rev. j. H. Stuckey. pastor of the
Methodist church here. left last
Tuesday overland for southern
Texas. where he will join Mrs.
Stuckey, who had preceded him
several days, the altitude here be-
ing too high fer her heart.
The Portales schools were dis
missed on Friday to enable the
teachers to attend the teachers as
sociation which was held at Elida, |
this county. on Friday and Satur-
day. Several able speakers from
distance were in attendance dur |
ing the association. The talk given |
on Friday night by DIR. Frank H. II. |
Roberts was especially appreciated
by all.
REV. Davis OF Oklahoma has ac-