Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-20
PORTALES

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A valentine silver tea was
given by the ladies of the Christian |
church at the home Of Mrs p. 10 !
Jordan on Monday afternoon from |
1880 to 6 o'clock. The public was
invited and q liberal offering was
received, which will be used to-
ward building Sunday school
room adjoining the Christian
church.
on Saturday evening Mrs. Maud
SmiTh was hostess at her home to
several Of her friends at 6 o'clock
dinner.
p M. Greenlee, manager of the
Roosevelt oil well that is being
drilled near Portales, has gone to
Los Angeles, Calf, his former
home, on several days business
trip,
Friday evening the Misses Mary
Elizabeth Hancock, Burton Dem
rison. jasmine Farley, Lillian
| Eramlet and Cressie Turnbull, and
Messrs. Curtis Boon, Roy Bealert,
| Gin. Farley, Lee Johnson and
| Reed MIrrell gave Miss Letha An
! derson a surprise party at the home
Of her urclo and aunt, Mr. and
! Mrs. james May. A gay evening
/ was spent with cards and dancing.
TUESDAY afternoon Mrs. J. c.
| Whitcome was hostess to the U. d.
C. chapter The president, Mrs.
Ellen jones, was in the chair. Roll
call was answered with current
events. A program was given and
| refreshments were served.
| Mrs. George Hancock entertain
ed a dozen girls and boys on Sun
day afternoon with a tennis party,
complimentary to her niccc, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Hancock, who was
visiting there.
Mrs. s.. ]. Nixon, of Fort Sum
ner, was a weekend guest of
friends in POrtales.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hawkins were
| hosts to several of their friends at
q dinner on Sunday.
Evangelistic services, which have
been in progress at the Baptist
church here for some time, Will
continue through another week.
There have been several accessions
to the church.
The Rev. j. c. Searcy, who has
| charge of the near east relief work
for this district, attended the Meth
odist Missionary society on Thurs
day afternoon and gave a talk
about his work, and requested the
society to care for one Armenian
La, IA al,
readily agreed to do.
| Judge S, G. Bratton, Of Clovis,
held district court in POrtales Sat-
urday and disposed of some civil
cases.
Mr.. Carver, of NARROW, okla,
has been guest the past week in
the home of his uncle and aunt,
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Ison. @
The local fans had called
meeting on Tuesday night, and or
ganized d baseball team for the
coming season. They also laid
plans for enclosing a ball park
and building a grandstand.
The Methodist church now has
two circuit pastors in the country
and it is arranged that every one
in the country can attend Sunday
services part of the time.
The Rev. j. w. Barnett fills the
pulpit once month at Mount
Zion, Longs, Dora and at the Okla
homa school house. The Rev. ]. C.
Searcey breaches at Floyd, Rodg-
ers, Redlands and Inez.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock
were host and hostess at their
suburban home at q dinner. Plae-
es were laid at table for eight.
A benefit" was given at a local
theater on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock for the Near East relief
No entrance fee Yves charged but
each one was requested to make
donation.
An illustrated talk was given by
the Rev. j, G. Searcy. A nice sum
was realized.
The weathe,' has been exceed
ingly warm most Of the time for
the past week, as the thermome-
ter registered 20 degrees ard above
some of the time
Friday Mrs e. N. Wheeler invit-
ed the Methodist Missionary So
ciety to hold an all-day meeting at
her home. Each woman prepared
and took one dish, and at the noon
hour a picnic dinner was enjoyed,
|, which was followed by a program
consisting of tho 'niesionary lesson.
Music and re
Mrs. Fred Lubbock,
, TEX. was sitor here
the past weel
Mrs. w, f. irned Sat
urday from g week to