Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-07
BELEN

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| in Bedn Friday night and will
probably spend most of the sum-
mer here, the guests of the p. P.
Simmons family
Mrs. Spargo, Miss Spargo and
Mrs. Harrison of Cincinnati spent
! the early part Of the week with the
Bert Baker family Mrs. Spargo
and daughter returned to Albu-
| Querque, but MRS. Harrison will
make an indefinite visit at her sis
ter's home here.
Belenites who attended the auto
show in Albuquerque last week
We're the Mr.. and Mrs. John Beck
! er, Jr., DR.. and Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr..
| and Mrs. Samuel Cotton, Mr.. and
Mrs L. c. Becker, and the c, ~.
| Wilson's.
! Mrs. Dobbs, who visited with the
Gathers last week, returned TO her
home in ALBUQUERQUE Wednesday
! evening. Mrs. Gather accompa-
MED her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Keneman of
Kansas City, mother and father Of
Mrs H. NJ. Kretsingeg, returned to
their home last week after a
months visit with their daughter
and family.
Irwin Gibson of Clovis is now To-
Gated in Belen. Mrs. Gibson and
son will probably move here as
soon as a house can be procured
w. w. Adair, wife and baby
daughter are again residents of
Belen after some months spent in
Ell Paso. Mr.. Adair has accepted
his former position with the Santa
Fe here.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Fike are con-
templating moving to Albuquerque.
They have purchased a roomins
house there and, will conduct il
with the assistance of their broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Cain and wife,
Owing to the extreme scarcity
of houses for renting in Belen ii
behooves people desiring to live
here to build their own homes and
there is a decided move in that di-
rection. W. A. Watt, Santa Fe
foreman, is constructing a fine
six-room frame house on his lots
| Just north of the cottage owned
and occupied until recently by Mr..
and Mrs Branch Mr.. Branch has
| sold his cottage to Carl Lindberg
| and the Branches have let the con-
tract for a new four-room stucco
bungalow to be built on the lots
! adjoining the Fred Becker resi-
| dence on the south.
Gillie SalaZar is hauling adobes
! II, Il .r,ntt,
residence to the south of the resi-
dence occupied by f. c. II. Living
ston.
De Witt Campbell and wife, who
recently returned to Belen from Ell
Paso, have decided to operate a
first class sanitary dairy for Belen
| and have secured the ranch for
| merly owned by Mr.. Mckee. He is
| getting together a splendid dairy
herd and hopes to be serving his
customers this week.
| Last week on Thursday after
noon Mrs Kretsinger entertained
informally with a sewing party for
her mother, Mrs. Keneman. There
were half q dozen ladies' to enjoy
the social afternoon with their
/ fancy work and the hostess served
a dainty luncheon.
on Tuesday evening Mrs. Branch
! and Miss Frieda Becker invited a
dozen of Mrs. Ellermeyer's most in
innate women friends to a miscel-
laneous shower in honor of Mrs
Ellermeyers recent wedding. The
| gifts were hung from colored rib
bons in the large archway Of the
Becker home, and the bride as well
as guests enjoyed the unwrapping
Of each dainty gift The party was
then invited to the Branch cottage
where a table of dainty eats was
laid for the twelve guests. The
color scheme was pink and white,
and this pink luncheon will long be
remembered by those present.
Mrs. VIM, lie Brun was hostess
on Wednesday afternoon at an ele-
giant siX-courSe | o'clock dinner,
the occasion being her birthday.
The table was beautifully decorated
with violets and ferns from Cali
| fornia, with the violet scheme car
ried out in all the table decora-
tons. The rooms were decorated
! with ealla lilies, ferns and sweet
peas, After the dinner the guests
played 500 and before leaving were
served a luncheon.
There were several dinner parties
given last week in honor of Henry
Enderstein of Springerville, Ariz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Branch entertained
and Hyalmer Enderstein Wednesday
| " n Inns al
| evening at dinner. Thursday eve
ming the same party was enter
tanned BY Miss Lindberg, assisted
by Miss Abilene. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellermeyer were host and hostess
to the Endersteins, and the Misses
Abilene and Lindberg and Paul Fell
on Friday evening. Mr.. Enderstetn
returned to his home the last of
the week.
Miss Lureen Hubert entertained
the sewing club Thursday evening
with a Handkerchief shower in
honor of Miss Cornelia Bludworth.
The hostess served dainty refresh
ments. :, ~
Mr.. and Mrs. John Becker, Jr.,
entertained at dinner Wednesday
evening. Covers were laid for the
Misses Bludworth, Lucie Becker,
Ruth Thurman and Messrs. l.. C.
Becker, James Bludworth, James
Bludworth and Walter Burnett.
There will be a sacred concert
given at the Methodist church Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock by tai
ent from Albuquerque. 1t is hoped
that many will take advantage of
this rare treat. An invitation is
extended to everyone to come and
hear these young people from our
neighboring city.
Rev. Ferguson of Albuquerque
conducted special services on FRI
day and Saturday evenings of last
week at the Lutheran church and
they and the subsequent conmu-
ion service on Sunday morning
were well attended. six persons
were made members of the church
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