Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-01-02
PORTALES

Mr.. Standish was host to few O
his friends at a special Christina
table at the Nash hotel, Christina
day. Places were laid for Mr.. an
Mrs. p. M. Greenlee and daughter
Miss Ruth. and Mr.. Standish.
| James Mullens, who went to tn
Mayo Brothers sanitarium a
Rochester, Mimi, some thre
months ago for treatment, returne
home Friday and is much i'm
proved in health. .,.
On Christmas day Mfr. and Mrs
j. l.. Fernandes entertained a few
of their friends at dinner. TIL
guests were Miss Mary West, Mrs
Rhoda Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo
| seph Fernandes, recently from
| Wichita, Kans The afternoon wa!
spent socially with music.
Mr.. Elrod, former telegraph op.
orator at Kenna. N. NJ, has charge
OF the telegraph office here while
Mr.. Seay is on vacation Mr.. ant
Mrs. Seay are visiting friends II
Texas and will be absent until afte,
the first of the year.
Charles Williams of Arizona re-
Gently visited here and purchased
home, and will bring his family
here.
Friday morning was the coldest
of the winter. The government
thermometer registered zero.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin j. Neer. Jr..
and little daughter, Marie, of Ros-
well, are spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win ]. Neer.
Henry and L. d. Bilberry Of
Dickens. Texas, and Elmer Bill
berry of Spur, Texas arrived We'd
nesday and are spending the hoI-
idays with. their uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Stinnett.
Mary West and sister, Rhoda
Johnson, entertained at dinner on
Sunday. Places were laid for Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Kuhl and daughter,
Miss Edna, and son, Master Fred
erick Kuhl, and Mary West
T. A. Greaves and G. G.. SitZe of
Clayton, N. NJ, spent the past week
here.
A wedding of much interest oc-
Cured in Portales Christmas day,
when Miss Lurlene Sandefer and
Paul Morrison were married. Mr..
and Mrs. Morrison left Immediate
ly after the ceremony for a we'd
ding trip to Roswell, after which
they will be at home to their
friends at Portales.
Another wedding of note took
place on Sunday morning at the
Methodist parsonage when Mrs.
Dona Tramuel. late of Las Vegas,
became the bride of II. T. Shumake
of Taiban. The Rev. Vada Davis
performed the ceremony,
Word has just reached here of
the marriage of Jesse Hall, Por-
tales boy who left here for Burk-
burnett, Texas, about year ago.
Miss Roberta Davis was hostess
to about twenty girls and boys of
the younger set at candy pull |
ing Monday night. ....
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Neer, Sr., en-
tertained at dinner on Christmas
day. Places were laid for Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. H. Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. ]. Neer, Jr, DR.. and Mrs. N. F. /!
Wollard and r. ]. Neer, Jr. At a |
little table close by was seated the |
nnly grandchild little Miss Marie |
Neer.
A watch" meeting was held at |
he Methodist church on New Year !
eve. A program consisting of songs, |
'eading, declamations and Bible |
was given by the senior,
Intermediate and Junior Epworth |
eagues, from s until 10:45 o'clock.
Then refreshments were served un-
ii II o'clock, after which a prayer
md song service was held to watch
he old year pass out.
Finis Henderson, who is attend
ng the A. and M. college at Still
water, Okla. is spending the holi-
lays with his parents here.
A Christmas eve dance was en-
Dyed by many Portales and Clovis
people at the band pavilion.
Mrs. S. F. Culberson arrived on
from Taiban to spend sew
lral days as the guest of her old
ime friend, Mrs. Ellen Jones.
On Tuesday evening Mike Lind
ey entertained several of his girl
md boy friends at the home of his
'arents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Lind
ey. Many games and contests
we're enjoyed by the young people.
1iss Smith and Lester Brown won
wo miniature automobiles. In the
AXE contest Miss Roma Stone and
ohm Ballow were winners. La Won
Brown and Gralphus Yoechum Sc
ured the cranberry necklace in
he cranberry contest. After a
cry happy evening the hostess,
ssisted by Mrs. Stone, served re-
reshments to the following guests
disses La Won Brown, Cornelia
iaggerton, Lillian Bramlet, Preb-
lie Boon, Caroline Bradley, Mary
elizabeth Hancock, Letha Ander-
on, Sarah Martin, jasmine Fair
ey. Burton Denison, Miss Smith,
mogene Trout, Roma Stone, Ken
leth Bell and Dorothy Ham;
dessrs. Bert Boykin, Lee Johnson,
Yeochum, Curtis Boone,
Ralph Jackson, Arthur Del Curto,
Garrett, Winfield Oldham,
ester Brown, John w. Ballow and
like Lindsey, the host.
The biggest social affair of the
'ast week was a joint banquet and
installation of the newly elected
fficers of the Eastern Star and
Iasonic lodges at their lodge room
IN Monday evening. More than
25 partook of the 6 o'clock tur-
.ey dinner, after which the follow
ng officers were installed: East
rn Star Ddge-Miss Bess De
Ionic, worthy matron; Frank La
mar worthy natrop. Miss Iacsia |