Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-18
LAS VEGAS


Misses Helen and Louise Cum
ningham entertained at dinner at
the Castaneda hotel on Wednesday
evening in honor of their sister,
Mrs. John Howard Clary, of Ell
Paso, Texas. and Mrs. l.. II. Ben
nett of Portland, ore, Following
the dinner the guests, a crowd OF
jolly young women, went to the
Cunningham home, where happy
evening was spent with music and
dancing.
The Retail Clerks union is plan
ming a picnic for a date early IN
August. The clerks have a larGe
organization, and expect a big
crowd and a jolly time at their
outing
Milton Taichert, Gene Shelton,
Dan Taichert and Jay Palmer will
leave in a few days for a camping
trip in the main range. r. j.
McWenie will go with the Thuils
of Yyatrous on a camping and fish
ing trip to the Santa Barbara.
The New Mexico branch of the
Rocky Mountain Lumber Dealers
ASSOCIATION held a meeting here on
Saturday. One of the special fea-
lures was a dinner at the Casta-
media hotel.
]. NJ. Rose of Roswell, grand
chancellor for the Knights of
pvthias for New Mexico, was a
! puest of the Las Vegas Pythians on
Wednesday night, Following the
lodge session, which was largely
attended, a dance was given WIN
the assistance of the Pythian sis
ters.
After a residence here Of seven
wears. Miss Selma Nelson has left
for her home in Sweden. Miss
Nelson has been employed at the
state hospital.
Charles Ilfeld was among the
Las Vegas Shriners who attended
the ceremonies at Albuquerque
during the week
Mrs. G. n. Fleming has gone to
California for a visit with her
mother.
Mrs. stephen Powers and daugh-
ters, Ruth and Bam, left FRIDAY
for San Diego, Calf, where they
will spend the remainder or the
summer and the entire winter. Mrs.
Powers has been succeeded as Sec
retary of the home service section
of the Red Cross by Mrs. R. A.
Prentice,
Men, now being weaned away
from stronger drink, are giving up
coffee, especially at night. The
Las Vegas Masonic lodge, which
serves lunches after its meetings,
has found that many men do not
care for coffee at night, and has
substituted chocolate.
Mrs. j. II. Clary and Mrs. l.. H..
Bennett will leave in few days
for Cowles. where they will spend
several weeks
Mrs. NJ. A. Van Houten of Shoe
maker is here for a brief visit.
Mrs. Herbert Fell of Denver IS
here for a visit with her mother.
Mrs. Charles Tamme.
The business men of Las Vegas
entertained the summer school
! students of the New Mexico Normal
university at a picnic at the Hot
Springs on Friday afternOon .,,.
tute. with the degree of A. NJ. She
has also been a student of the
tHlt1Sp NuSlNt'' I'liSt5N' INV NH'N't'
Is1a College of Dfatory, ANA has
taught in her alma matCr
Miss Ida G. Nolds, who retires
from the normal university faculty
to enter the University of Column
| bia for graduate work, has been
connected with the school for five
years. She has done excellent
work and the administration re-
grets her withdrawal from the
school.
Miss Sylvia Vollmer, who has
been on leave of absence to con-
tinue her work for her masters
degree at the University of I'LL
Inois and to assist in the depart
ment of Spanish, has returned to
the normal university for the
summer school. The head of the
department of the University of
Illinois has made report to the
board of regents. Miss Nollmef's
work as student and as teacher
was of such high orde" sne has
lheen permitted by the president to
do full teaching and carry addl-
Iti0nal work for her master de-
gree. which she will receive IN
i192l, and she will then return 10
the normal university to be head
of the department of romance lam
guages. She will be well equipped
able to speak and teach three lan-
gDages besides English.
Miss Elsie Reeves, a member OF
the class 30, has just been elected
to position in the schools OF
| Ell PaSo.
Mr., Elberto Greenberger has
returned from the University of
. Wisconsin, where he entered as a
freshman, graduating from the
New Mexico normal university