El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-01
PROGRESSING AS NEW
GOVERNOR TAKES OVER OFFICE;
NEW FEDERAL BUILDING, HOTEL
By G. A. MARTIN.
(COntiuued from page L.

MARTIN.
.rOm page l.
4 charge the inaugural ceremonies.
I we're present for the luncheon. At
2:3O the orchestra serenaded the gov
| ernor.
This afternoon from $3.50 to $50
/ the ceremonies conferred about the
/ New Mexico museum. a beautiful
3 building in Pueblo architecture
] across the street from the former
/ palace Of the dOns. where the Spanish
I governors lived when they ruled the
/ territory.
Much ceremony attended this affair
! also In line are the new governor
and wife. the retiring governor and
wife, the new lieutenant governor and
wife, retiring lieutenant governor B
+ Pankey and wife. the justices Of
| the supreme court. adjutant general
bacai Col Senas mayor and Mrs. Win
/ ter, the wives OF the officials. and
many members OF the Inauguration
committee and their wives Adjt Gen
/ Baca is official introducer, presenting
the visitors as they pass along the line
TO meet the new governor and others
in the party. Retiring Gov. and Mrs
Larrazolo stand on the right Of Gov
ana Mrs Mechem and Lieut. Gov. and
Mrs DuckWorth are next, with retir-
ing Lieut. Gov. and Mrs. Pankey next
Col Sena is master Of ceremonies.
A Picturesque Setting.
The museum affords a picturesque
and typical setting for a reception by
the governor OF New Mexico. as the
place itself carries the mind back to the
days OF the conQuistadores and their
predecessors. the Indians while the
archaeological specimens further link
the modern with the past The beau
tiful art collections OF modern paint
ers. students Of the Southwest, show
the love OF the modern New Mexican
for the finer things Of life. No state
can boast more typical museum nor
more typical eollection Of art
Gov and Mrs. Mechem were es-
corted to the museum by adjutant
general Baca, Mr.. and Mrs. Larrazolo
by justice and Mrs. Parker. chief JUS
tice and Mrs Roberts by mayor and
Mrs Winter, Lieut. Gov. and Mrs
Duckworth By justice H F. Reynolds.
a brother OF Mrs. James G. McNary.
Of FL Paso; former Lieut.. Gov. and
Mrs. Pankey by Maj Norman L King.
Ball Closes the Day.
Tonight at 10 o'clock, the inaugural
ball closes the ceremony. Gov. and
Mrs Mechem win lead the e-rand
march, followed by ALr. and Mrs Lar
razolos chief justice and Mrs Roberts. l
Lieut. GOV. and MS Duczworth. and !
mayor and Mrs Winter.
The ball room Of the De Vargas IS I
handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion
The usual ceremony attends the I
arrival Of the distinguished guests I
for the ball Chief justice and Mrs Z
Roberts are 10 call at the executive
for governor and Mrs Me-
chem, justice and Mrs Parker call for
Mr.. AID Hrs. Larrazolo and mayor and I
Mrs. Winter cal for Lieut. Gov. and I
Mrs DuckWorth.
Politics and Business.
Tomorrow being Sunday, Gov.
Mechem viii have q day OF rest be-
fore jumping into the duties OF his
office Monday morning. early, be
governor LarrazOio and take charge.
he viii hold an informal reception
FOR & time and then Il Is expected
that he VIII be closered for most OF
the day with Holm o. Bursum. Re
publican national commffreeman-
chairman. the Otero boys and other
Republican leaders, for the discus
sion Of appointments he viii be
kept busy Tor several days with the
matter Of appointments and the
preparation Of his message for the
legislature, which opens January II
at noon.
There Is a move on foot TO
have the legislature postpone its
sessions In future 10 March, to
give the new governor an op-
portunify 10 get settled in his
Office before he a. called upon 70
make Recommendation.
As 70 appointments, they are al
up In the air. and nobody can say
Who VIII get the plums- It Is said
to be certain that Adit Gen. Baca
wiz not be reappointsd. but that the
JOB viii 80 70 some veteran OF the
world war
State game warden Tom Gable Is
expected to be reappointed- He
worked hard in Colfax county. FOR
GOV. Msehem and came near being
fired BY GOV. Larrazolo for doing SO.
The governors son, deputy game war
Den, worked IN the same county for
the Democratic ticket and was fired
by Gable for his activities.
santa Fe Progressing.
santa Fe has progressed consider
ably since the Inauguration two
years ago and Is stil Progressing.
The new Fonda hotel being erected
on the site OF the old Fonda, or end
OF the santa Fs tran, at san Fran
CISCO SeliEman and Water streets, IS
to be one OF the finest things IN lie
west when completed. It IS IN the
Pueblo architecture which santa Fe
IS trying SO hard TO preserve. and
1s5 feet
Very close by, the government
has purchased ground for the
erection Of new federal build
ing to cost S395s0OOs and to be
after the same style of archffec-
ture- Bids are now being asked
for.
1t was with great difficulty that 4
the people Of New Mexico Induced /
the government to adopt the Pueblo /
type OF architecture, but after hard /
work by Frank Springer, postmaster /
ames l. Seligman and others, the I
concession was finally made.
The building wiz add much to the 1
appearance Of Santa Fe- 1t viii face 1
cathedral place and viii have 'front.' 4
ages on Palace avenue and San /
I francisco street. Both San Fran /
cisco and Seligman streets are to be /
the former to IS feet and 1
the latter to so feet, to give better /
approaches to the new federal build
ing and Hotel Fonda.
The federal building is to occupy
site 100 by lS5 feet and Is to be
.wo stories In height.
Hotel Fonda Is to be two stories,
too The hotel IS being erected by
popular subscription to give the city
proper hotel accommodations for re
.ouristss archaeologists and artists I