Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-29
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The usual activities of the
Christmas holidays have occu-
pied the time of those who follow
/ the social whirl in this cOmmun-
Iity Dinner parties, suppers, gay
little dances, parties and other
entertainments have followed in
close succession throughout the
week and the calendar remains
fun of events that are ahead.
The school auditorium was fill
ed to overflowing on Friday ev-
ening which was the occasion Of
! the community Christmas tree.
The event, which was in charge
| of the Dexter Woman's club, was
of interest, more especially per-
haps to the great crowd of kid
dies, who were present to partic-
ipate in the excellent program
land incidentally to meet Saint
Nicholas, who paid his annual Wis
| it to this community during the
latter part of the evening and
distributed generously big
stocking full Of Christmas
goodies" to all of the young
sters present and then made ar
arrangements with those in charge
! to leave in their care a number
OF other Stockings" to be sent
out to those who were unable to
attend.
The program was composed of
various numbers given by mem
bers of the grammar grades of
the local schools and one num-
ber by students of the High
school. Each number was in
charge of the teacher of that
grade and the whole was assem-
bled and guided by Prof. John
Melhop, superintendent of the
Dexter schools. The program fol-
lows:
Christmas song, Third grade,
Mrs. Beryl Walters.
Motion and marching song,
The Little Red Hen" First
grade, Miss Daisy Bealls.
Motion and marching SONG,
PUSSY Cat, Where Have You
Been?" Second grade. Miss
Blanche Pollock.
A three-act play Entertain
ing Santa Claus" and featuring
an aesthetic dance by Miss Lou
Use Sumner, Fourth and Fifth
grades, Miss Dolly Goodin.
Girls marching and costume
drill with Christmas song by EN-
lily Belle Cazier and instrumental
duet by Gretchen Mielenz and
Eliza beth Melhop, Sixth and Sew
enth grades, Miss Violet Smith.
A scene from THE Birds
Christmas" by the High school,
assisted by Master Thomas Blu
chanan, Miss Warner.
Monologue, "Telephoning Santa
Claus" Master John Melhop.
The Boy Scouts of the eighth
grade under direction of Mr..
| Thomas, acted as ushers.
| S. Waskon and son, John, for
merly Of this place, late of Long
Beach. Calf, will return TO their
! homes in the coast city the latter
part of the week. They were
called here by the death of their
wife and mother, Mrs. Stella
Waskom, who was buried in
South Hill cemetery, Roswell,
Wednesday afternoon, December
20.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Johnston and
| family of Lovington, spent the
Christmas holidays with DR.. and
/ Mrs. Z. j. Hubbard.
Mrs. Chas. Whitman is in Ma
son City, Iowa, where she went
to be in attendance upon her
father. who was seriously i'll and
later died.
The basketball quintets of the
Hagerman and Dexter High
schools met on the local court on
Friday of last week and when the
smoke of the resultant engage
ment had cleared enough to per-
NIT some sort of vision 1t was
discovered that the visitors had
scalped the locals by the score of
| 80 to 1S. Pete Losey of Hager-
man refereed the game.
j. c. Weaver of Roswell was
in Dexter last Friday to review
the remains of his Dexter prop
erty, which was gutted by fire
| late Thursday night.
C. j. Mcdonald of Tuttle. Ok
lahoma. Is visiting at the home
of B. +. Fields and family.