Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-13
PORTALES


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ire Rev, c. w. Davis, district
superintendent OF the Nazarene
church, and Mrs. Davis, district
evangelist, arrived here Saturday
and we're the over Sunday guests
OF friends. ON Sunday they filled
the pulpit at the NaZarene church
ut both morning and evening SER
Vice While here they attended to
the financial and other business OF
the church.
On Wednesday afternoon the
Home Makers club met at the
court house at 8 o'clock. No pro-
gram was given and officers We're
elected as follows: Mrs. j. S. Long,
president; Mrs. Hubert Livingston,
first president; Mrs. S. b.
owens. second president; Mrs.
Ford, secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
Carl Mueller, press reporter; Mrs,
j, z. McMinn, chairman of the
cooking committee; Mrs. John v.
Miller, chairwoman Of poultry COM
mittee; and Mrs. c. NJ. Taylor,
chairwoman of clothing committee.
j.. B. Sledge received wire
Thursday notifying him of the
death of his father in Mississippi
Mrs. II. T. Ward is entertaining
in her home this week her sister,
Mrs. M. l.. Bushong of Vancouver
Washington.
Miss Mary Malone of Olive, N.
3 NJ, former high school student
here, was visiting her many friends
during the past week, returning to
her home Friday.
The Rev. and Mrs. Albert Bates
were week end visitors in Amarillo,
Texas
After having spent the past year
in Portales with her aunt, Miss Lii.
Ian Carr, Miss Marjorie Happier
left for her home Thursday in
Yuma, Arizona.
Judge and Mrs. G. L. Reese and
son, Randolph, and baby daughter
returned Tuesday from a several
weeks visit with their daughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
Greathouse of California, and also
their son George Reese, who is TAX
ing a Post Graduate course in law
at the State University at Berkeley,
Calf.
The Baptist Missionary society
met at the home of Mrs. S. b.
Owens on Thursday for an all-day
session. Each lady prepared and
took one dish of food and at the
noon hour a delightful luncheon
was served. This being the annual
week for prayer, it was decided to
hold an all-day meeting and de-
vote so many hours Of prayer to
each subject instead of holding
meeting each day during the week.
There We're twenty EIGHT ladies in
attendance.
G. w. Ison is erecting a nice brick
business house on East Main street
and when completed will move his
stock of shoes and dry goods into it.
The last Roosevelt county singing
convention for this year was held
Sunday at Pleasant Valley, q few
miles out from Portales. Many peo-
pic from adjoining counties were
III attendance, and fine program
was rendered, and picnic dinner
was enjoyed at the noon hour.
A baptismal service was held at
the Baptist church Sunday evening,
when several people were received
into membership by immersion.
A county fair will be held in Por-
tales on October 20 and 81. and
will consist of farm products and
live stock exhibits, rodeo, races.
street carnival and parade.
Miss Alice Richards, who has
been guest in the home of her
nephew and wife. the Rev. and Mrs.
]. j. Richards for the past several
months, left for her home in Flor
ida last Wednesday.
Mrs. Saunders, who is i'll. request
ed the Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church to meet with her and her
daughter, Mrs. George Hancock, on
Thursday and piece quilt for the
December bazaar, which will be
given for the benefit of the church.
The quilt was completed. Sixty la
dies took prepared dish of food
each and at the noon hour a de-
lightful dinner was enjoyed. Dur
ing the afternoon a business session
was held. A Scripture lesson was
given by the president, Mrs. ]. c.
McMinn, and prayer by Mrs. V.
Poston, after which officers for the
ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Gait, PRESIDENT; Mrs.
Haning, president; Mrs. Paul
Stokes, secretary-treasurer Mrs. A.
ID. Ribble, assistant secretary-treas-
urer; Mrs. j. s. Long. press report
er. The Rev. and Mrs. V. Poston,
pastor Of Clovis church. enjoyed the
day with the ladies. The pleasures
of the day were closed by a water
melon feast on the lam.
A double wedding occurred at
the Baptist parsonage here on
Tuesday, when Mr.. Emmett Ballew
and Miss Emma Price and Mr..
Wayne Metcalf and Miss Ova ALI
son, all Of Elida, were united in
marriage by the Rev. j. f. Nix.
Arrangements are completed for
a revival service to be held at the
Methodist church here during the
month Of November by Evangelist
r. B. Freeman of Texas. The Rev.
Freeman is not stranger here, as
he was engaged in revival services
about the same time last year.
On Thursday of the past week
the Methodist missionar, society
held an all-day meeting at the
home of Mrs. l.. l.. Brown, two
miles in the country. The morning
was spent socially. Each woman
took dish of prepared food and at
the noon hour bountiful repast