Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-29
PORTALES

| A pageant, 1.-THE Star of Beth
lehem," was prepared and staged
! by the Methodist Sunday school
and preceded the distribution of
presents from the Christmas tree
at the church on Saturday even
| ing. Twenty-Five people of the
Sunday school, dressed in ancient
costumes, were represented in the
cast This pageant was staged
/ to show to the children that they
might realize more fully why
Christmas is celebrated. The prl-
mary class gave drills and reci-
tations. The presents on the
Christmas tree were distributed
to happy children and adults
Lee johnson from Simmons
college, Abilene, Texas, LaVon
Brown and Caroline Bradley OF
Clarendon college, Texas; James
Cunningham of Colorado Univer-
sity, Boulder, Colo; Misses Eliz-
abeth and Maurine Priddy OF
| Wayland college, Plainview
Texas, are all here to spend the
holiday vacation with parents
and friends.
| Miss Lottie Smith left Saturday
for Roswell. where she will be
! the guest of relatives and friends
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed ]. Neer, sr.
were over-Sunday guests OF
! friends in Clovis and on Christ.
mas day were delightfully."- enter.
tained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Brown at a turkey
dinner.
Miss Eulla Dyer arrived Thurs.
day from Texas, and will be the
guest of her sister and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Murrell, dur.
ing the Yuletide.
The second, third and fourth
grades gave a delightful enter.
! tainment on Thursday afternoon
All the parents and friends OF
the children were given specia
invitations to be present, and q
large crowd appreciated the pro.
gram put on by the children
which consisted of songs, piano
solos. readings and declamations
School closed on Thursday aft.
ernoon and the pupils were given
a vacation until January 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor
and daughter. Miss Bonnibell
left Thursday in their car fol
an overland trip to Kansas
where they will visit for severa
days with Mr.. Taylor's parents
and where on Christmas day a
family reunion was held.
! The Baptist Sunday school gave
a splendid entertainment at the
church Saturday evening. Aftei
the program old Santa distrib.
uted the presents from a Deauti.
full Christmas tree.
The Portales gin was sold last
week TO c. NJ. 8eeman Of Low.
ing, N. NJ. AS soon as the gin.
ming season is over Mr. Beemal
will begin reInodeling and adding
to the building. When complete
it will be an up-to-date gin IL
every respect. The gin was never
entirely completed on account OF
the rush of cotton which came
in, The capacity will ne en-.
larged.
d. l.. Smith left Monlay fcl
Birmingham, Ala, where he vii
visit relatives for some weeks.
A wire was received here Fri.
day announcing the death thai
morning of Otto Skorskowslly
who was taken recently to the
home of his parents at oklahoma
City, Okla. After arriving there
Mr.. Skorskowsky regained con.
sciousness and recognized hi.
friends, and lived until Friday.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Bates
son and daughter, and mother
Mrs. Mary Bates, left the pas
week for Floydada, Texas, anc
will spend the holidays with tht
parents of Mrs. Bates and othel
relatives and friends.
Miss Robbie Kemp came in thu
last of the week from Amarillo
Texas, to spend the Yuletide a
the home of her cousins, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Arthur Jones, with whom
she made her home for severa
Years during childhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith wer,
the pleasing hosts at a Christmas
dinner. Seated at a beautiful,
arranged table were Mr.. and Mrs
William Wilson and daughter
Louise; Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Muir
irell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ham Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. j. B. Crawford anC
daughter. Miss Ethel Crawford.
Miss Jessie Stephenson of thi
city was an over-Sunday guest o
DR.. and Mrs. c.. o. Warriner o
Clovis.
Announcement was made herr
| rn1naf1t nf -
well Of Miss Mary Malone o
Olive, N. NJ. and Mr.. Hildrf
Carter of Acme, N. NJ. Mrs. Car
ter is a former Portales Higl
school girl and just before he
marriage was visiting friend
here for several days.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell entertained
at dinner on Christmas her sister
in-law, Mrs. Haning. and tw,
daughters, Misses Ruth and Els
therbel Haning.
Mrs. Ed Copeland arrived her,
Sunday from her home in Lub
book. Texas, to spend the Christ
mas holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stephenson
and sisters, Mrs Erb Conner ant
Misses Jessie and Bessie Stephen
son.
The Misses Ruth and Estherbe
Haning presented their piano
violin and expression pupils in ;
Christmas recital in the audi
torium of the High school oil
Thursday evening and were greet
ed by an almost capacity house
, The program consisted of plan,
and violin solos, duets and trios
The instrumental music was nice
ly interspersed with readings ant
songs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Williams AM
. family delightfully."- entertained
with a Christmas turkey dinner
The guests were Senator and Mrs
Seth A. Morrison and daughter
; Miss Mardell and son, Joe.
Miss Leona Forbes arrived Sat
urday from Moriarty, and was |
, Christmas guest in the home o
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E
Forbes. Miss Forbes is pastor o
. the Nazarene church at Moriarty
|. and on Sunday evening filled TIL
pulpit at the Nazarene churcl
here.
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