Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-29

! of ColfaX county and also with a
ten dollar gold piece given by
NJ. c. Drake. Mr.. /. Woodward
made tho presentation speech.
| The address of the day was given
by L. S. Wilson and was on
'Those Who Speak English" 1t
was an interesting talk on the
English speaking people over the
world.
Mrs. r. c. Haner entertained at
bridge on wednesday evening.
The decorations and fayors were
all in red and white for Christ
mas and a dainty lunch was
served at the close of the even
ing. Those present were: Miss
Viola Thomas, Miss Helen Will
son, Miss Virginia Payne. Miss
Mary Ann Gillespie, Mrs. r. z.
Thaxton, Mrs. Sam Officer, Miss
Frances Buckley and Mrs. Rose
! Gillespie.
The Hesperian club held It's
annual Christmas party on Tues
Mrs. d. X. Sadler with Mrs. H.
| Rainbow as hostess. Each mem
ber Of the club gave little
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gram. A specially interesting one
was the presentation of THE
Night Before Christmas" by Mrs,
Z. Sloat, Mrs. A. Sears, Danny
Sadler and Ruth Sloat. This was
staged in front of a realistic fire
place and was a delightful little
play. There was q tree with
gifts for each member and de-
lieious lunch was served at the
close of the afternoon. Special
guests of the club were Mrs.
hampton, Mrs. Darlington and
! Mrs. w, B. Kelly.
The Ration Concert band held
a business meeting and social at
the library on Tuesday evening.
The regular election of officers
was held and the following elect
ed for the coming year: ]. L.
HIM, manager; B. Cliff, secretary.
and Carl Cramer. director. After
the meeting a social hour was
enjoyed and a fine lunch served.
The Y. w. A. of the Baptist
church was delightfully."- enter
tained by their leader, Mrs. r.
H. Carter, on Tuesday evening
at her home on Fourth street. A
tree with a gift for each one
present was a special feature of
the evenings fun, and refresh
ments were served at the close
of the evening. Those present
were Miss Grace Kelly, Miss G. c.
Culberson, Miss Mildred McAbee.
Irene Moore, Jane and Nella
Damstra, Gladys Sapp, Vera Kru-
ger, Mrs Frank Dick, Mrs. Earl
Kruger, Miss Lennie Hicks and
Kelvin Magill.
The Ration Country club was
the scene of much festivity on
Christmas night when some 10G
of the members were gathered
to enjoy Il tree and dancing. The
club rooms We're most attractively
arranged with cedars, pine cones
and a huge tree in one end OF
the long room. Shaded lights,
brightly burning candles and the
blazing log fire on the hearth
gave a true Christmas atmo-
sphere. The main part of the
evening was given over to dane
ing and at 10 o'clock an inter-
mission was held and each mem
her present received a gift from
the tree, given by some other
member. The gifts We're toys
and jokes on various failings and
foibles of the recipients. A beau
itifully decorated table was placed
in the opposite end of the hall
from the tree and buffet lunch
was served of refreshments suit
able for the day. The party was
a most happy and jolly one and
reflected great credit on the
committee in charge, Mrs. C. r..
Elliott Mrs. Arthur johnson and
Mrs. W. A. Chapman.
The candle-lighted service at
the Presbyterian church on Sum
day evening was very beauti-
iul and interesting one. The
church was beautifully decorated
and the soft lights from the can
dies added much to the service.
The cantata, "The Wonder Child"
was effectively given, the choir
being assisted by Mr.. Evan Jones
on the solo part. After the
service, the choir sang carols be-
fore some 40 lighted candles, 1t
has been requested that the can.
tata be repeated on the coming
lSunday evening, and plans are
being made for another service of
song.
Among the young people who
are attending college and who
are spending the holidays Mt home
are Miss Betty Roseberry. Ben
Roseberry. Miss Anna Woodward.
Crozier Hart, Troy Smith, who is
attending dental college in In
dianapolis; Helen and Charlotte
Kellner, who are students in Las
Vegas; Dovie Mcintosh, Cecil Nc
lntosh, James Whited and Ross
kellerman.