Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11
RATION

The First Presbyterian church
held its annual church and Sun
day school picnic at Wootton last
Monday. The picnickers left the
church by auto. 1t was an old
fashioned basket picnic and was
we'll attended.
Mary M. Hicks, deputy supreme
chief of the Pythian Sisters for
New Mexico, completed the organ
ization of a temple of the order
here Sunday night with q list of
rs ladies and IL knights. She left
Thursday morning to institute
temple at Dawson and will return
September 23rd to institute the
local lodge.
1t was stated last week by Coun-
ty Road Superintendent Turner
that If the 100000 bond issue
for good roads goes through, Col
fax county would get about 1914
miles of good roads. There are
600 miles of highways in Colfax
county and this would greatly in
crease the number of miles of inn
proved roads in the county. Mr..
Turner urged all to support this
amendment,
The Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks held a carnival dance in
the high school Monday night. The
dance was we'll attended and all
spoke highly Of the affair as fit
ting close to the Labor day pro-
gram.
The Rotary clubs Of Ration and
Trinidad will hold Joint picnic
on the scenic highway next Thurs
day night with their ladies as
guests. This will take the place
of the regular noon luncheon on
Thursday. An excellent time is
promised all who attend and the
committee is planning on taking
care of large crowd.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
will meet at the home of Mrs. Sid
ney S. Harlan, 1877 Cedar avenue,
next Tuesday afternoon.
The Episcopal Guild will hold a
food sale in the Miller and Zeller
cleaning establishment Saturday
morning beginning at 1890. Cook
ed foods of all kinds will be offered
for sale.
The Ration public schools opened
for the session Of 1922 Tuesday
morning. The registration broke
all records for the first day and
indications point to greater en-
rollment than ever before. All
teachers have returned to take up
their work and the faculty is
stronger this year than last. Sew
eral exceptionally strong teachers
have been added to the high school
faculty.
The planning of road work and
making of budget of expendi-
lures for the coming fiscal year is
being taken up this week by the
county commissioners. All expen-
ditures for the county road and
b. idge work for the year will be
allotted. The meetings are open to
any interested person in the coun-
ty and it is expected. q number OF
representatives from various parts
of the county will be present, seek
ing to have roads in their section
Of the county.
Mrs. Herman Fauber and Mrs.
Coffey will entertain Division No.
/ Of the Methodist Aid on Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
Coffey.
The Brotherhood of American
Yoemen will hold Its meeting on
Friday evening. This will be the
annual election of officers and all
members have been requested to
attend.
Large crowds attended the flow
IL f,, thn (or.naOin H.
brary last Thursday afternoon and
evening. The show was held under
the auspices of the civic depart
ment of the City Federation oil
Women's clubs. The show was the
first held by the federation and
brought out many exhibits.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. B. Stewart, Mr.,
and Mrs. l.. B., Stewart, DR.. and
Mrs. A. B. Wigle and their daugh-
ter, Miss Eleanor Wigle, are the
guests this month of DR.. and Mrs.
A. B. Stewart, their son and cousin.
DR.. Stewards guests came here
from Detroit.
An exceptionally interesting La
Dor day program was staged here
on Labor day. Practically all the
unions .urned out for the parade,
which was held under the auspices
of the Federated Shop crafts
Handsomely decorated floats were
the features of the parade. Fol-
lowing the parade exceptionally
fine addresses were given by the
Rev, r. &. Baker of the Methodist
Episcopal church and Attorney A.
C. Voorhees,. The Ration concert
band gave an excellent program of
music. The festivities Of the day
were closed by the annual carni-
val dance given by the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks.
Races and cowboy sports Will be
the feature at the Northern New
Mexico fair to be held in Ration
on October 4, 5, Q and 7. Frank
Walker is the superintendent OF
races; Monroe Denton, assistant
superintendent; r. C. Hill, SUPER
intendent of novelty events, and
A.. j. Meloche, arena director.
Broncho busting, bulldogging, steer
roping and other stunts have been
arranged. Prizes will be awarded