Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-08
BELEN

The Belenites who spent the hol-
idays away from home have nearly
all returned. The early part of
last week Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Arm
strong and daughters, Mary Jane
and Moselle, returned from a ten
day vacation spent with Mrs Arm
strongs father in Portales, N. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Ware returned
from FL Paso to spend New Year
in their new home here. Charl7@
Pulver and family spent the hOli-
days in Kansas City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Mason and son have returned
from Kansas City and Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris and daughter
spent Christmas with relatives IN
Roswell, n. NJ. Mr.. and Mrs. Up
pleasant trip to washington ana
Oregon.
The dance given on New Years
eve by the Belen Dancing club was
the largest in way of attendance
and good time OF any this season
Besides the usual good danCiur
several features in the way of cor
fetti showers, paper caps, horns
and whistles helped to ring in tho
new year and with lots of good
sandwiches and coffee the crowd
managed to enjoy themselves IN
til considerably after midnight.
The II. L. Gathers entertained
at dinner on New Years. Besides
the Gather family and Mrs. Dohhs
and Miss Grace Smith there We're
as guests Mr.. and Mrs. A. stephen
son, Misses Ruby and Braeme
Stephenson and Louise Longino,
Russell Dalies, Z. f. Nolan and
Fred Nolan.
Mr.. and Mrs. J, w Records hai
as dinner guests on New Years
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Merrill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Curl, Mrs Katherine
Shea. Alfred Guffey and Mr. Cuff
fey. Sr
On New Years day Mr.. and Mrs.
L. c. Becker had as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. John Becker, Sr i,
Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Becker, Mr..
and Mrs. John Becker, Jr., Louder
Vielstich, Walter Burnett and
Master John Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. F. Linn had as
their company at dinner on New
Years evening Mr.. and Mrs. p. b.
Dalies. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard ia
cobson, Mr.. and Mrs. s. X. Cotton.
Herbert Case and Leo Gee.
The twelve young ladies that
have named themselves the r n.
r. club entertained twelve OF their
young gentlemen friends on last
Friday evening at n delightful
party at the home of Miss Dorothy
Dalies. Games were played and n
general good time had, including
dainty refreshments to all of which
splendid justice was given.
On december q in Albuquerque
was performed a wedding Cere-
mony which Joined in holy wedlocll
Mrs. Mercedes Chavez and Pedro
Torres of Belen, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Father Cordova.
The bride has been one of Belen's
successful teachers for several
years and Pete" although a resi-
dent of Belen for many years, has
for the past few months heen en-
gagged as guard at the penitentiary
at the state capital.
Charles E. Mcclure, superlnten-
dent of the Belen schools and wh1
was county chairman of the double
Red Cross seal drive, reports that
5000 worth OF seals were sold in
the county, and of this amount
Belen is credited with $40. The
eighth grade room. with Miss Fay
as teacher. sold $50 worth and
won the IS prize, while the high
cond. with Miss Cassl-
mera Baca as teacher, sold most
in the grade building and was
awarded the other IS prize. So
far as reported Laguna disposed
of most seals outside of Belen.
having sold $40 worth.
During recent visit Of Mrs
Strumquist and Miss Whiting to
the Belen schools the former of
fered a IS cash prize to the pupil
writing the best essay on "Truc
Americanism." Miss Whiting to be
the judge. Tula Mae Boren of the
eighth grade and Amorette Wet
more Of the fifth grade did equally
well and the prize was divided be-
tween them. Special credit in this
contest was awarded Paul Lance,
Florence Mauser, Dorothy MAY
Livingston and Katherine Delgado.
Fred Nolan, special Santa Fe Of
Hcer in Belen for some time past,
lett on Wednesday for an indefinite
visit in Los Angeles Calf.
The Baptist aid met on Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. F. D.
Alley.
Frank Fischer entertained the
Episcopal guild on Friday.