The evening herald., 1921-06-19
The Land of the Mesa
And the Mountain Top
BY LoRA 8. NANCE
In the Union Signal

each more than one hundred mites
by aomr singular chance three OF the
long rides were made va winds that
were almost gales ono drive % los
miles was In the face OF a sand storm
thai came with a velocity OF 81 miles
an hour. That old sinner. the oldest
inhabitant." promptly declared Il was
tho worst sand etorin ever expert
cnccd In the state but II was not.
because 4 faced two others ~ bad.
Probably the state viii be on Us good
behavior and not have another sand
htorm in 1921
We had some mountain cxperi-
ences Fort summer IN "a small new
county snat when our meeting came
OF there was a prise fight 10 contend
with. school meeting and lodge
meeting or two. Nevertheless, we
in the club house that answers for
court house. n club room. dance hall.
church and sunday school room.
Tucumcari IL very much alive, and
Joins hands with the church In ciyis
cleanup. They have stopped im-
moral shows and sunday moving pic
lures. and provided the W. g. T. u.
Legislative superintendent she CO.
operated with other women's societies.
got Out neat folder, what the
Women want" and put " on every
members desk early In the session.
ON that folder were succinctly out
lined over twenty good laws for wom-
On and children. schools and commu-
mites. and others against gambling
aud vice. she was 10 able a general
that the women won all OF these laws
but orc--nn almost unhcard of thing.
Santa Rosa u thrcc-fourths MeNi-
can. on as they say In New Mexico,
| Spanish. Every county officer, every
town officer, the postmaster. police
/ tA fHs tUf fI the
school board Was Spanish. The one
| evangelical minister was distressed
because they would not let me speak
/ In the schools. the reason being that
7 am not ~ their faith. Father
i Peycn. the genial. widc-awakc priest,
heard of the school board action. lie
! went after them IN good shape, gained
the requisite permission, and both he
and I spoke. aud then he introduced
i the Protestant pastor, and had him
make q few remarks Many Of the
priests are anxious that n children
in their charge shall 60 TO the public
! schools. as they have few parochial
schools in the state New Mexico
has long Fmartcd unGcr the charge
of great ililtrmCy. and is making
| praiEcworthf efforts 60 put every boy
and virl in the state into school.
las Vegas is one ~ the states hos;
towns. and 70 promising union begins
I
| very best local unions in the state.
clayton. Clovis, portaics and Amistad
have also truc-hluc unions that can
hc counted on To do their best. Clo-
Wis could hold no meetings while
was there ON account of high winds
and a furious sand storm.
! iittlc Elida started W. &. T. a.
lIagerman. Carrizozo ana Alamogordu
are an rcaoy 10 follow her example
ns soon as hey can secure u leader.
| las Cruces ana Magdal.na, tho
latter place the last where ! organ
izcd n union. both have many Spanish
people. They will do good work IN
that line.
| Albuqueruuo gave us reception
Mrs. Keith OF that city IL leading a
movement against the immodrsl
dance. Sho considers dancing an art
but she mas been quick To see the im-
moral tcnucury Of the Eo-called
"chcck" dance, ara ~ making strong
social campaign against a. The state
". e. r.. a. has endorsed her efforts