Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-23
LAS VEGAS

Mrs. w. ]. Lucas entertained her
club at a bridge luncheon Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Harriet Van Petten will
entertain thirty ladies at luncheon
at the home Of her daughter. Mrs.
Charles w. G. Ward, Monday aft
ernoon.
The Woman's club has named
nominating committee OF recon-
mend officers for the coming year.
The committee is composed of
Mrs. Ben Strickfaden, Mrs. Sc
cundino Romero, Mrs. Dan Stern,
Mrs. c. w. G. Ward, Mrs. A. ID.
Higgins. The election will be held
next Wednesday. The child well
fare department of the Woman's
club has selected Mrs. Robert ].
Taupert for it's chairman for the
coming year.
Mrs. william J. Mills, widow of
the former governor, and her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Gehring, will leave soon
for Detroit, Mich. where they win
reside. Mrs. Mills son, Wilson
Mills, is a successful lawyer of
Detroit.
American Legion, has arranged to
hold a pretty ceremony in con-
nection with the presentation to
the families of deceased soldiers
the certificates issued by the
French government and the state
council of defense. The presen-
tation will be held on the after
noon of Sunday, May 80, in the
Elks club house. Rev. Father
Roger, c. p, who served twenty
two months, most of the time in
foreign service, will make the pre-
sentation speech. Father Roger
was gassed during an action, and
at another time suffered shell
shock. He saw many brave boys
give their lives, and his selection
to deliver the speech on the oc-
casion of the presentation of the
speeches Is deemed highly appro-
pirate. Another clergyman who
is a veteran of the war, Rev. K.
c. Jackson, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will preach
the memorial day sermon. Rev.
jackson served with Canadian
forces, and was in the war for
over three years.
The members of the senior class
of the normal university are en-
joying the festivities incident to
the closing of the school term. The
high school department seniors
have been particularly active, with
social events nearly every night.
A beefsteak fry, line party at the
movies and a party at the home
of Miss Helen Danziger We're
among the more enjoyable events.
Mrs. Charles O'Malley will spend
the early summer in Kansas City,
Mo-, where she will take course
in the Horner Art institute.
The pupils of the Christian
Brothers school gave an entertain
ment last Sunday night that was
SO well appreciated that they were
compelled to repeat it on Monday
night. Large crowds attended both
performances.
The Moose gave successful
dance at the armory on Monday
night, and on the following even
ing the Jewish Ladies Temple
Aid society gave an elaborate at
fair. The Masonic, club is en-
joying series of dances in the
club rooms.
Will Train0r and CLIFFORD IRAN
or, who attended the Knights of
Columbus installation at Roswell
Sunday, stopped at Carlsbad for
the closing of the city schools, in
which their sister, Miss Lorraine
Trainor, is employed as a teach
er. The three will return home
together. Other Las Vegans who
attended the affair in Roswell
were George J. Herman, Dennis
RYAN, T. J. Carvill, Francis Young,
Charles Nolan, DR.. w. r. Upton,
C. j. Cassidy.
r, w. Prentice, who left two
wears ago for service in France as
a lieutenant in railroad regiment,
is expected to return home soon.
Mr. Prentice, after his release
from army service last year, de-
cided to remain in France in Red
Cross work. His wife joined him
in France and is returning home
with hi.n. Mr. Prentice was chief
dispatcher for the Santa Fe rail-
way and will resume his work.
D. l.. Badgeley, who has been
chief dispatcher during Mr.. Prem
tees absence, expects to remain
in Las Vegas, and Will work a
dispatcher's trick.