Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-03
FORT BAYARD

The ladies of the Dietetics staff
gave a Halloween Masquerade ball
Monday evening in the Nurses Red
Cross house to the personnel of the
post. Among the most striking Co.'S
tunes were Representatives of East
Side clothing statesmen, Pierrette
and Pierrot, the shiek, farm rat,
cowboys, Chinese, Persians, ladies'
| of the Harem, Ku KluX Khan, In
dian maidens, Indians, and many
other costumes. Miss Gritzmarker
won the prize for ladies in her rep
resentation of 1.-THE Farm Rat"
and Mr.. Boyd as the East Slider
won the gentlemen's prize, In the
receiving line were the following
members Of the dietetics staff:
Misses Doris Pammel, Gertrude
Milliken, Mary Faris, Dorothy Bel
KNAPP, Marie Lund, Madge Jewell,
Majorie Niles, Mamie Hooker,
Bertha Meyers and Mrs. Bertha
| Bossard. The hall was decorated in
orange and black in honor of Hal
lowe en-, and apples were bobbed
for, and all the other Halloween
tricks and mysticisms INDUCED in.
There was also dancing and de-
lightful refreshments.
Mrs. Bertha Bossard and Miss
Dorothy Belknap have resigned
from the Dietetics' unit and will
leave for their homes in Wisconsin
within ten days.
Among the local Shriners visiting
the Shrine ceremonies in FL Paso
last week were Messrs. II. B. Nc
Clure, Layman, Boerker and DIR.
A. f. Seidler.
Miss Katherine Usher, a nurse,
has been transferred to Camp
Kearney, San Diego. Miss Usher
has been at Fort Bayard two years
and was second in the American
Legion popularity contest held in
October.
The family OF DIR. A. P. DENLY,
a recent arrival at the Post, ar
rived this week from Greeneville,
S. C.
Among the members of the med
ical staff attending the Shrine cere-
monies in FL Paso last week were:
Drs. Fennell, Shamaskin, May and
Schroeder:
Misses Pammel, Coulson, Trus-
sell, Bleum and De Lancey were the
hostess at a Halloween party Tues
day evening at their outing cottage,
Buena Suerta, in Pinos Altos.
Howard X. Blinkey returned this
week to his home in Denver, Tenn.
Miss Ida Hirsch, reconstruction
aide, has been transferred to Vet
erans' hospital in Chicago.
Francis Wornell, who was for
merly on duty here as an assistant
to the quartermaster, is spending
short vacation with Drs. Frank B.
Brewer, Bayard Sullivan and c. r.
Altman.
On his trip to Fort Lyon last
week General Pershing was enter
tanned at luncheon by Major w. +.
Leverton, commanding officer, and
Mrs. Leverton, in their home on the
| reservation. Col. Marshall, Gen.
Pershing's aide, and DR.. Leverton's
personal staff, composed of Capt.
Frank r. Brewer, executive officer;
Major w. L. Abbott, chief of medi-
cal service; Major Couplin, chief of
! dental service, and Capt. Norby,
chief of surgical service, were also
| guests. Gen. Pershing was here
from II a. m. to 3:15 p. m, Friday,
October q.
Mesdames Leverton, Couplin
Walker and Martin entertained tbs
ladies of the reservation and a few
friends from Silver City at cards
Tuesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Leverton.
The first snow OF the season fell
at Fort Bayard last Saturday. II
commenced at o'clock in the aft
ernoon and continued until IL
o'clock. Nearly two inches fell, but
it melted away Sunday. Very slight
snowfalls also occurred Sunday af-
ternoon and Monday.
The Red Cross gave a costume
Halloween party for patients and
personnel in the big Red Cross
building Tuesday evening. The
rooms were decorated in Wild West
style with bar room and saw dust
ton the floor, although cider was
who attended were requested to
wear cowboy or cowgirl outfits, and
there were some owboys on hand
with only a bandana kerchief to
denote their new calling. Apples
ginger bread, doughnuts, pumpkin
pie and other dishes reminiscent
Of Halloween In the east were
served.
Miss Leola Coleman has returned
from an 1S-day leave spent in New
| York city.
Rev. William ]. Elsing, of New
| York, gave series of lectures at
the Red Cross. While here his son,
Morris Elsing, of Warren, Ariz..
paid his father a visit and both
were guests of the Red Cross.
DR.. and Mrs. Plimpton, of Los
| Angeles, who have been the guests
of their daughter. Mrs. Albert
Walker, returned to their home
this week.
Mrs. Ernstberger entertained at
bridge Tuesday afternoon compli-
mentary TO Mrs. Plimpton of Los
Angeles.
DR.. and Mrs. McNall entertained
q score of their friends at bridge
whist last Friday evening.
Senator Holm o. Bursum, ac-
companied by w. D. Murray OF
Silver City were the guests OF
Major w. r. Leverton Monday eve
ming. The party accompanied by
several members Of the medical
staff had dinner that evening in the
patients mess hall in the infirmary,
and Senator Bursum made a speech
later in the Red Cross house in the
interest of the Republican state
and county tickets. -.
The Ever Ready Sunday school
class of the Community church will
have charge of Sunday school SER
vices next Sunday. Mrs. y. Il.
Rosa is in charge Of the class.
Luther Barnard, Y. M. G. A. Sec
rotary, has returned from an ex-
tended trip to Ell Paso where he
was at the bedside of his father,
n Il