Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-13
BELEN

weekend at the +. L. simmons
home from Albuquerque.
Mr.. Schaeffer returned from
Mayo Brothers hospital the first
of the week where he underwent
"a serious but successful oper-
alton
Miss Arista Calhoun and her
father left on Wednesdays train
for Murphysboro, Tenn, where
Miss Calhoun will spend the sum
mer. Mr. Calhoun will return IN
about two weeks.
The Cadman chautauqua closed
their five days engagement in
Belen on Wednesday evening and
it must be said the entire chau-
tauqua was grand success. Uncle
Sans Nieces" on Sunday afternoon
and evening, were four charming
and highly talented young ladies
who gave a high class program
of music, mirth and reading. The
lecture of Rev. Samuel Sparks on
Sunday evening was full of lnfor-
nation and interest. His subject
was Tales from the Hills OF
Kentucky" The Kenilworth play
ers, six in number, came on Mon
day and gave a splendid program
of music and readings in the after
noon, and presented Shak espeare's
Tanning of the Shrew" in the
evening in a most fascinating and
highly dramatic way. The Sun
flower Girls on Tuesday afternoon
and evening presented very cred
liable program OF music anu read
ing and the two lectures by Edgar
y. Kindley on "Our Good Bad
Boys" and Yours Regardless
wree filled with homely truths
and no little wit The Ricketts,
Jazz band on Wednesday was
perhaps the most popular of all
the entertainments and left moth
ing wanting in the way of jazz
popular music as well as a goodly
variety of classical music. The
entire chautauqua was we'll at
tended and a splendid fund is left
in the treasury for a return of
this excellent chautauqua next
year.
j. S. Dobbs and Mrs. Verde
Harrison, accompanied by MIS-.
Gather and Mrs. Charles Watts,
went to Albuquerque and were
quietly married at the home of
Rev. Beckman on Tuesday morn
ing. Both are we'll and Savorab!y
known in Belen, Mrs. Harrison
having held the position of prin-
cipal of our graded school last
year The groom is an employe of
the Santa he and the happy couple
will make their home in Belen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoffman
celebrated their twentyfifth we'd
ding anniversary on June 2, by
inviting half dozen of their most
intimate friends to 6 O'Clock
dinner at the Harvey house. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. w. lie
Brun, Mrs Hayerford, j. +. Linn,
4. Jacobson and Miss Helen Hoff-
man.
On Monday evening Mrs. Feeley
and Miss Margaret Sheean were
hostesses at pretty 6 O'Clock
dinner party at the Harvey house.
The table was prettily decorated
with honeysuckles and roses. The
guests were the Misses Lureen
Hubert, Naomi Becker and Lu-
Gle Becker and Mrs Frank
FISCHER
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean en-
tertained at dinner on Tuesday
evening. Roses formed the decora- |
tons at this affair. Covers were
laid for Mrs. Macdonald. the Miss |
es Naomi Becker, Lureen Hubert |
and Lucie Becker, Mr., Stafford |
and Walter Burnett.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. S. |
X. wilkinson gave charming d |
o'clock dinner of five courses in |
honor of our three popular brides
of the near future, the Misses !
Frieda Becker, Lureen Hubert .
and Naomi Becker. Besides the
guests of honor were: Miss Lucie |
Becker, Miss Sheean and Mes
danes L. C. Becker, Cotton, Dali |
les, Fischer. The table was deco
rated with roses and attractive
place cards.
Mrs. Charles Watts was at
home on Thursday afternoon from
3 to 5, to a dozen of the closest
friends of Mrs Horace Gather in
honor of the latter's birthday. The
rooms were very pretty with guam
titles of roses, sweet peas and pot
ted plants. Dainty refreshments
were served and Mrs. Gather re-
Ceived many pretty gifts.
On Thursday evening the John
Becker home was the scene of a
most interesting party given by
Miss Lucie Becker in honor of her
guests, Miss Lureen Hubert and
Miss Naomi Becker, and the Miss
Frieda Becker. Twenty-four la
dies were asked to bring their
fancy work and assist in shower
ing the Misses Hubert and Naomi
Becker and the gifts were beauti-
full and useful. An elegant two
course luncheon was served at
half dozen small. tables prettily
decorated with pinks and roses.
Each guest found her place by
means of decidedly clever cartoon
place cards describing each one
present.
Mrs. Claude N. Wilson enter
tanned dozen Of the younger
ladies on Friday evening for the
prospective brides. Fancy work
and a game of jumbled names in
which the names of the grooms-
to-be took part, formed the
evenings entertainment with
salad course served by the hostess.
Miss Hubert left on Friday nights |
train for her home in Las Cruces.
Friday closed the two weeks in
stitute for Valencia county and
proved to be one of the most sue
cessful held here. About forty en-
rolled which was considerably |
more than the instructors had an
ticipated as fully 60 per cent of the
county teachers are enrolled at the
Silver City normal for the sum-
mer course. Considerable credit is
due County Superintendent Adelino
Sanchez and the instructors, Mrs.
L, G. Grimm and Mr.. and Mrs
Nash for the manner in which this
years institute was conducted,
Mrs. Miller, state economies di-
rector, Mr.. Conway, Assistant State
of Schools Mcclure.
of the Valencia