New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-01-16
AN ECHO FROM CHAMA
Max Grayerling


Owe flag, one land, one heart, one
hand
One Nation-evermore.
Oliver Wendell Holme
People are thinking Of the coming
election, ever though it is months
ahead. Who will be our next Pre-
sideut? Who will be the next head
Of our great nation-our beloved
country which has stood during the
last couple OF years for justice to
wards humanity, one which upholds
right and puts down the wrong.
Let us keep TO this same high
standard in our every day lie, In
our business dealings among our
selves here at home. Europe VIII
be very quick to notice how we con-
duct our affairs in our own land.
II has always been the custom dur
ing a Presidential election, for each
party TO make slurs and say all the
abomiuable things possible about tie
other party. The man who wanted a
political job the most was the one
who talked the loudest about the
failures Of the party in power but il
he, his party get into power, All
wrongs will be righted, everybody
happy, and we'll all be rich and a
whole lot more twaddle. II is time
the masses began to think things out
for themselves and to realize that,
he who talks the loudeSt before
election Is by no means the one who
does the most after election. for the
progress. and welfare OF our coun-
try.
From October past 10 the last Of
December, were busy weeks in
Chama.
Miss Marguerite Hall gave a Hal
low-een party to her little girl
friends among whom were Miss Helen
Becke OF Park View. The reception
room was decorated with festoons
of yellow and black crepe paper, and
the walls were adorned with black
cats, black bats, and yellow pump
kins cut from colored paper. The
effect was decidedly quaint. Some
OF the little quests were ~exquisitely
dressed in long, white gowns, with
stars of tinsel on the tip Of their
high, pointed caps. They looked
more like fairies than children. Miss
Thelma Brown won the prize for her
gown, hall white, half blue, with a
wand tipped with tinsel, all glittering
in the light, she impressed one as
being a little creature from another
world, a land where dreams come
trur. There was fortune telling,
shadow nlays, and many other games.
Refreshments were served, consist
ing Of .andwiches, cocoa, cake, and
ice cream. Miss Marguerite Hall is
a simple, unaffected, charming, lit
tie hostess, always forgetting her
self md thinking of the happiness
Of others.
A Hard Times Ball was given at
III, Star Hall by Corporal Cooley and
NJ Herbert Rice. The maskers gave
credit to the name. Miss Pearl Al
bee was dressed as a Gypsy fortune
with black jet beads. She
looked very pretty. Mr.. Waldo
Thatcher represented a fireman, and
carried a lighted lantern. His mask
had the happiest, most peaceful-in
short, such a broad grin, that one
was fairly convulsed with its benign
expression. Miss Alice Donaldson
was a picture in her dainty yellow
crepe paper dress, with figures of
black cats and bats around the hem,
and her large polk bonnet was liber-
ally strewn with them. Mr.. Ted
Lewis made a wonderful, old-fashion-
ed. farmer, and Mrs. Rice felt one
Of the prizes ought TO go TO him.
Corp Cooley and Mr.. Herbert offer
ed two prizes for the most destitute
looking individuals. Mrs. William
Rice, Mrs. Grace Hilton and Mr.. Louis
Ortiz were judges. Mr.. Pat Kelly
was the most "raggety" ooking one
His clothes appeared to be
off. He himself seemed in d
continual state of collapse. His mask
had rhe most w~oebegone expression.
while he was perpetually wiping his
weeping eyes with an old red ban
danna. ] really felt any instant he
fall on the floor, go TO pieces,
and Dissolve into tears. He won the
gentlemen's prize, a shaving case.
Mrs. Louise Scotty, was dressed as
a darby "'from the old plantation"
Her costume was old, faded, ami
worn. / anxiously watched for
it 10 drop, piece by piece, but for
tunately il hung together til the
ball closed. The ladies' prize was
to her-a bottle of exquisite
perfume. Everybody had a good
time and voted Mr.. Cooley and Mr..
Rice the two great entertainers-l