Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-11
PORTALES


haine manifested here among the
churches in 80 much that all the
other churches have dismissed all
their services excepting Sunday
school and the Sunday morning
service. and the ministers, four of
them. are attending and helping
in the Methodist evangelistic serv-
Y ices which have been held during
the past two weeks. There has
already been about 40 accessions
TO the different churches. During
the past week Evangelist r. b.
Freeman has had seven services
held each day, preaching each
morning and at night at church
and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
at some store up town; three pray
or meetings at the different homes
at the same hour, and at $50
young peoples meeting at the
church. On Sunday afternoon, as
one of the revival services, a meet
ing was held at the church for
men only
w. e. Lindsey was a visitor IN
Albuquerque on Monday. He at
tended the meeting of the Taxpay-
ers' association
Prof. ]. S. Long was called TO
Sapulpa, Tex, last week on &C,
count of the serious Illness and
later the death of his brother-in-
law.
The Rev. DIR. Ray was an over
Sunday visitor in Portales and on
Sunday morning filled the pulpit
at the Baptist church. Although
the Rev. Ray has been blind since
ten years of age, he is a graduate
of the School for the Blind, also
|, of the State University of North
Carolina, Harvard university, and
received his D. d. degree at the
Theological college at Louisville
Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II, Mcdonald
and sons Howard and Harold, LETT
Wednesday for Dallas. Tex, where
Mr.. Mcdonald has purchased a
grocery store.
Mrs. Joseph Lang, who has been
visiting her daughters, Mrs. 5. a.
Morrison and Mrs. Matte Mitchell
for the past three weeks, left sat
urday for FL Paso, where she VIII
remain during the winter.
Thursday afternoon the chain OF
prayer meetings that have been
held on each afternoon met at the
Methodist church and after prayer
service the missionary society took
charge, and it being the time to
elect new officers for the ensuing
year the following officers were
elected. Mrs. Claud Jones. presi-
dent; Mrs. Walter Krattli, first
vice president; Mrs. Henry Deni-
son, second vice president; Mrs.
w. Fl. Daniels, secretary; Mrs.
Monroe Compton, treasurer; Miss
Bess Dehoney, press reporter.
Temple Molinari. retired post
master, with his wife and daugh-
ter. Mozelle, left Monday in their
car for an overland trip to Call
fornia, where they will make their
y future home.
Wednesday afternoon the Bap-
fist missionary society met at the
country home of Mrs. M. b. Jones
A splendid talk on the years les
son was given by Miss Buelah Fon-
willie, matron of the Baptist
orphans home, to the 80 ladies
..--present. During an after social
hour the hostess served cherry pie
with whipped cream and coffee.
A son was born on December +
to County superintendent and Mrs,
r. A. Palm.
S. N. Hancock received notice
on Monday of his appointment by
Gov. M. C. Mechem to the state
board Of optometry. to succeed the
late r. ]. Taupert of Las Vegas,
who was president of the board.
DR.. Becker of Oklahoma Is in
Portales and while here will select
o site on which to build a sana-
torium.
The Parent Teachers association
held its regular meeting at the
high school auditorium on Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. An in
teresting program was given. and
splendid talks by different ones.
Word has just reached here OF
the recent death of Mrs. Jessie
Claudell, a former Portales girl, at
a hospital in Texas. Mrs. Claudell
was the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
C. w. Carroll, who were residents
of Portales for many years.
The Rev. J. G. Jones, presiding
elder for this district of the Meth
' odist church. was a visitor in Por-
tales last week.
Portales was visited on Friday
by three notable people-Dr. c. c.
Drummond. who, after 20 years
service as a medical missionary In
India, is taking a much needed
rest: Mrs. Terry King. general
field worker of the United Chris
tian Missionary society, which was
formed by the union of six great
national organizations, and Mr.. G.
r.. Dean, regional secretary for the
Rocky Mountain district of the
Christian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. H. Sandefer have
been entertaining for some time as
house guests their daughter and
her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. e. F..
Johnston, who left overland sat
urday for Mexico City, and will
visit several other towns along
the way as they are en- route to
their home in Los Angeles, Calf.
Mrs. G. w. Carroll, former res
ident Of Portales, came in Wednes-
day from GAINESVILLE, Tex, for a
visit with her daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Mccall, and
many other friends.