Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-02
PORTALES

Mrs Joseph Howard went 10 lIo-
bart, Okla. few days ago, TO join
her husband. who has been there
for some time Mrs. Howard will
remain there for several weeks. af-
ter which she will go on to other
points i'm the state TO visit friends
and relatives.
D. Del Curto of this city, who
has been SO very i'll for the past
two weeks, was taken Sunday to
Albuquerque, where he will he un-
der the care of a specialist. His
son, Charles, of Las Cruces and
daughter, Mrs Perez, and also Mrs.
Smith, the nurse, accompanied him.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Carter and
family of this city have as their
guest a brother of Mrs. Carter, NJ.
T. Wright of Pueblo, Colo.
Mrs. W. e, Lindsey delightfully."-
entertained at her home with a
three course luncheon on Wednes-
day at o'clock. The decorations
and flavors We're apple blossoms
and place cards were painted
and represented the same flowers.
The guests were Mesdames Nc
Dowell, Fry, Jackson, Kenyon,
Mueller, Oldham, Merrill, McMinn,
Whitcomb, Harris, Howard. VIII
cox Jones, Priddy, Moinari, Strick-
land, Smith, Leach, Mears, Stone,
Green, Cunningham, JordOn and
Miss Jones.
Mrs, r. " Whealy, who is work
ing in the union revival services,
which are being held here, had a
called service at the tabernacle
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock for
the girls. Mrs. Whealy gave a
splendid talk, and much good ad-
vice to the girls.
AS yet no overall and old clothes
club has been organized in Por-
tales, but both oveTalls and old
clothes are very much in evidence,
and there is strong talk of organi2-
ing a club in the near future.
Miss Bess De Honey has been
appointed home service secretary
of the Red Cross of this county TO
fill the place of the former sec
rotary, Mrs. NJ. b. Parker, who left
here to make her home at El PaSo,
Texas.
Mrs. p. M. Rulean, state field
superintendent of the Red Cross,
has been in Portales for the past
three weeks engaged in her work.
She has attended many meetings
of the different organizations, and
made addresses at all the meetings.
1t is now an assured fact that
the Bankhead highway has been
assigned to come through Portales.
We also get the Ozark Trail
through this town, which goes to
prove that there are splendid roads
here.
Mr.. Seay of Willard, N. Mex,
has accepted the position of tele-
graph operator at this place. Mr..
Wright, the former operator, hav-
ing resigned and gone to Clovis,
where he will engage in other
business. MIR, and Mrs. Seay have
taken rooms in the Fletcher home
on Colorado Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rodgers
and son, Harold Leach, are on a
trip to Los Gatos, Cal, for a visit
with the parents of Mr.. Rodgers.
Mrs. Rodgers and son will remain
all summer, but Mr.. Rodgers an
ticipates returning here in about a
month.
Mrs. Lock and son, former resi-
dents of Portales, but now of East
land, Texas, are guests in the home
of Mr., and Mrs. Burl Johnson OF
this city.
T. j. Molinari returned Sunday
from San Diego, Cal, where hi
was called some time ago by the
serious illness of his aunt
Mrs. James Hall and daughter
Alice Jane, returned Sunday from
a several weeks trip to Oklahoma
where they have been visiting rela
tiyes and friends.