Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-09
BELEN

The reading room entertainment
on Thursday of last week was one
of the finest we have had this sea
son, The Los Angeles Concer
company with the following per.
sonnet, Marco Bertini. tenor; Ha'
4el Goude, reader; Felice Jung
whistler, and Leah Heller, pianist
were the entertainers and give q
most creditable performance.
Mrs. G.. Il. Severance died OF
Wednesday morning at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
V. Turner of Belen. Mrs. Saver
ance and husband came to New
Mexico about two years ago in
hopes that the change would ben
eft Mrs. Saverance's health and
have lived here and in Albuquer-
que since that time. Deceased was
born in Des Demona, Texas, %
years ago. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist church on
Thursday afternoon and the body
was taken that night to FIT. Worth,
Texas, for interment.
Bishop F. B. Howden conducted
an impressive confirmation service
at the Episcopal chapel on Thurs
day evening. A vocal duet by Mrs
Fischer and Miss Thurman was a
feature of the service.
The Lutheran Aid was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. +. b.
Dalies on Thursday afternoon.
The Friday Card club met with
Mrs. Waite Keeney this week.
Mrs. Feeley was hostess to the
Bridge club on Wednesday after
noon.
This week will witness the clos
ing exercises of the Belen schools.
on Monday evening the seventh
grade will present a pageant al
the Goebel hall. The eighth grace
graduating exercises with 25 grad
yates will take place on Wednes--
day, the 18th. The public school
exercises are to be given on Thurs
day evening, the 18Th, ana the
high school graduation with SIX
teen graduates will occur on frl-
day, the 14th. Much time ana
work has been given in prepare
ton and the weeks exercises Will
no doubt be a credit to our schools.
Miss Bertha Ruiz was a pleasant
hostess at a delightful dinner par
ty on last Friday evening at the
Hotel Belen. Covers were laid Tor
nine.
Mrs, Frank Fischer entertained
at a 6 o'clock dinner on last sun
day evening. The guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Tompkins and daughters,
Miss Ruth Tompkins and Mrs.
Chas. Weber, and Mr.. Chase of
Albuquerque and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Emory Davis of Los Lunas.
Mrs. p. b. Dalies and Mrs. j. F.
Linn were joint hostesses at Sc
ries of pretty parties this week
held in the spacious Dalies nome.
On Monday afternoon there were
six tables at auction bridge. A
delicious two-course luncheon was
served and each guest was pre-
scented with a dainty May basket of
pink crepe paper with a pretty
floral offering. Mrs. S. X. Cotton
was winner of highest honors and
Mrs. Robert Ernst carried off sec
ond highest. The Misses Dorothy
Dalies, Lois Simmons and Zell
Lewis assisted in serving. On Tues
day afternoon there were thirteen
ladies' at a thimble party with a
contest concerning advertisements
in which the ladies guessed from
the pictures the articles adver-
Used. Mrs. McElroy was winner.
A delectable plate luncheon was
served with yellow May baskets as
ravars. On Tuesday evening SIX
teen of Belen's younger ladies
we're invited to bring their fancy
work and book and song cartoon
contest was greatly enjoyed, IN
which Miss Lureen Hubert
correctly the most of the
cartoons and Miss Esther Lind
,erg had the best illustration. AT
his affair a plate luncheon with
basket favors was given. the
)alies home was unusually pretty
With its decorations of cut flowers
md ported ferns. III
Mrs. Frank Fischer entertained
eyenteen young ladies on Friday
vening at a charming o'clock
ink luncheon of four courses IN
,onor of Miss Margaret Sheean.
he guests were seated at large
able with pink sweet peas ana
lace cards and decorations car
led out in the pretty pink color
cheme, Miss Mildred Sheean or
was an out OF town
uest.
In the contest with essays on the
inject, "Why Be a Soldier?' MISS
: a Davidson of Belen won hlgh-
st honors in Valencia county ana
to ba awarded a prize,