Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-30
CRUCES PLANNING
SPEEDY SHOW ON
Al |INNI Pep DAY
Football for Grid Fans; Juicy
BarbeCued Beef with Fluff
fly Hot Biscuits, for the
Hungry.
Especial Correspondence to The Journal)


Especial Correspondents TO The Journal.
Las Cruces, N. NJ, Sept. 20
Alumni pep" day at the New
Mexico College of Agriculture ant
Mechanic Arts, October 81, prom
Uses big things. Among othel
items there will be juicy barbe
cued beef, fluffy hot biscuits ant
all the fixins-snappy football
yells and community singing
generals, colonies, majors, cap
tains, lieutenants, soldiers, cadets
brass bands IN" everything!
Worth your time?
Bet your boots, it is!
If members of the Alumni asso
citation have their own way abou
it--and every indication points il
that direction at this time-tht
celebration will easily - ASSUME
"humdinger" proportions.
In the words of big Bill" Suth.
erland, who is lending helpful
hand all. along the line. Pep day
will be the 'peppiest' of the many
poppy affairs staged in these
parts in the memory of Maj. Eu'
gene Van Patten, Judge R. l.
Young and other old timers"
"Bill' pulled one of his best
short distance "spiels" at a meet
ing of the directors Of the Las Cru
ces Chamber of Commerce the 9th
err evening. After he had told OF
the big program of entertaining
features arranged for Alumni
pep" day, Numa c. Frenger, O
member of the board of regents OF
the college, and r. p. Porter
banker-merchant, both directors
of the chamber, offered neatly
worded resolution, urging the as
sociation to accept a fat beef steer,
More than that, the directors,
headed by C. F. Knight. president
volunteered to invite the officers
and members of the various cham
bers Of commerce in New Mexico
and at FL Paso and teachers and
members of the high school senior
s silver Sty, Lordsburg, Hot
Springs and FL Paso and other
nearby parts in Texas to partici-
pate in the festivities.
The officers and members Of the
Dona Ana county farm bureau and
similar organizations throughout
New Mexico are also cordially in
vited to join the college men and
help themselves to the many good
things that will be spread before
them.
The directors of the chamber,
who do not make a practice OF do
ing things by halves, then offered
the services of their entertainment
committee. They also volunteered
to suggest to heads of business
houses and offices to close at
noon.
The program for the Alumni as
sociation's day of days is in course
of preparation. The outstanding
item, of course, is the football
game between the Roswell and
State College teams The visitors
were second to Aggies in the
championship series last fall. They
will try to even up things on the
afternoon of October 81.
The Roswell team Is being
whipped into shape by a compe-
tent trainer and the coach is put
ting in overtime in lining the boys
up for the clash.
Coach Bergman of the State
College team, has the pick of for
ty-odd men and he can be depend
ed upon to bring out the fastest
and sturdiest men in his camp.
when do we eat?"
oh, yes; we're coming to that
part of the program. Ten prime
beeves are to be prepared for the
occasion. A highly recommended
chef, whose experience was gained
in some of the most noted events
in the twentieth century history of
the southwest. will have charge of
the barbecue.
1t is also planned to have 1000
members OF the national guard
come to the campus from Fort
Bliss. The guards of New Mexico
will be encamped there for the an
nual maneuvers and target prac-
'tice from October II to 81.