Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-21
PORTALES

Baker Cummings a former Por.
tales boy and graduate Of this
! High school and also graduate Of
Simmons College at Abilene, Tex.
is this year a student in the STATE
University at Berkeley, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Webb and
Mrs. Jeff Hunter and daughter
| Jeffitina of Plains, Tex, were first
of the week guests in the Mr.. and
| Mrs. Harvey Baker home.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. G.. A
| Dickbreeder was hostess at her
home, with Mrs. Murrell and Mrs.
Claud Jones assisting, from to s
o'clock to the Junior Methodist
Missionary Society, entertaining
the little folks at lawn party.
After enjoying the games and
romps, refreshments were served
and the children returned to their
homes happy.
Mrs. Lang arrived here a few
days ago from Minnesota, and will
spend the winter here with her son
and wife, Professor and Mrs. Long.
The Rev. ]. j. Richards has been
returned to Portales as pastor Of
the Methodist church for the COM
ing year.
The Ladies' Aid of the Central
Christian church were entertained
in The home of Mrs. r. w. Mems
on Thursday afternoon at 2:30, for
the purpose of knotting quilt and
started the pieceing of another,
for a bazaar to be held in the
future.
On Wednesday evening after
prayer meeting at the Baptist
church a social and luncheon were
given. honoring Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Fry, who are leaving here
soon for California to locate and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, who
are moving within a few days to
Clarendon, Tex. Each woman took
one or more dishes of prepared
food. The luncheon was served on
the picnic style, with hot coffee.
Brown Smith of Paducah, KY,
who has spent the past summer in
the home of his nephew and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Smith, for the
benefit Of New Mexico climate, left
for his home Sunday, much i'm
proved in health,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Strickland re-
Gently donated one acre of sweet
potatoes to the Portales Baptist
church. On Tuesday afternoon the
church members, both men and
women, drove out to the Strick-
land home, and dug the potatoes
which yielded approximately two
hundred bushels which will in
crease the church fund materially.
Several of the republican candi-
dates for state offices and others
spent two or three hours in Por-
tales, meeting their friends here as
they were enroute from Clovis to
Lovington, Lea county. where on
Wednesday evening they were
billed for a big republican rally
Some of the men were G.. l.. Hill,
C ndidate for governor; Hugh Will
liams. member corporation COM
Capt. Fred Mueller and b.
F. Pankey, eX-lieutenant governor.
On Monday evening Judge and
Mrs g. T.. Reese, assisted by Mrs.
Pearl Stone, entertained about
thirty-five guests with a dinner
dance honoring Mr.. and Mrs j A
Morrow, who were recently mar
ried. Dancing and cards were en-
joyed until late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobby of Clovis
were the 10 O'Clock dinner guests
of Judge and Mrs. j. c.
Compton of Portales.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. J.. Brown were
the delightful hosts at their coun-
try home, two miles out, on Satur-
day evening to the intermediate
League of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown had a camp
fire prepared when the young peo-
pie arrived, over which they roast
cd weinies and marshmallows
which, with other viands already
made fine picnic lunch
con. Many lawn games were en-
ioyed by the young people during
he evening. Those who enjoyed
his happy occasion were Misses |
Grace Williams, Clovis Garrctte, |
Kathryn Kenady Kathryn Mccall, !
Henry Denison, Edna Disney, Irene !
stewart, Louise Trout, Velma An
lerson. Odessa Cutter. Lois Trout, |
gladys Black, Verona Thompson, |
laura Turner. Bonnibell Taylor, !
Wary White, Calista Adams, Lillian |
Bell, Fannie Darby. Ophelia Greer. |
Mice Greer, Wanda Brown and /
Elizabeth Greaves, Messrs. Aaron
Jack Osborn, Phillip |
Johnston, Ray Craig, Leonard Bar
on, Howard Fletcher. Heber Stew
lrt, Howard Baker. Dalton Clark. !,
Fred Florence, Lanell Craig, Attic
Upton, Roy Griffin. Howard Nc
Donald and Raymond Morrison.
j. A, Morrow of Portales, and
Miss Mildred Hamlin of Farwell,
Tex, were united in marriage at
he home OF the bride last Satur-
lay. Mr.. and Mrs Morrow left i'm
nediately for several days honey
noon trip with friends in Texas.