Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-08
PORTALES

On Tuesday night a delightful
program was rendered at the higf
school auditorium under the aus
piCes OF the Portales band which
consisted of overture marches
sacred selections, serenade, ant
popular airs, which were inter
spersed, with readings, violin solos
and vocal duet with Miss Ruth
Haning at piano. One reading need:
especial mention as a pleasing feat
ure of the evening entertainment
which was given by Mr.. Whitcomt
Sr., who is 93 years of age, and
caused a great deal of merrlmen'
by his reading
After two years absence Mr.. and
Mrs. Knowles and daughter have
returned to Portales to again make
this their home.
The Home Makers club met or
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
at court house in regular session
After a business session Ralph
Will, county agent, gave a talk tC
the ladies in regard to the feeding
and care of poultry to make the
hens produce eggs. A goodly mum.
ber of members were in attendance
Schools were dismissed on We'd
nesday afternoon for the week end
and many of the students from d
distance took advantage of the va
cation and enjoyed Thanksgiving
with home folks.
| Mrs. Armstrong and two children
arrived here from Belen Tuesday
to spend Thanksgiving with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lillian Taylor, and father
Mr.. Dezonia and others returned
| here Friday from their mountain
hunting trip and Mr.. Dezonia
brought with him his trophy of the
trip, a very large deer which he is
! sharing with many of his friends
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Sutton en-
| tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Skors-
karowsky at three-course dinner
on Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ], Neer en-
tertained a company of friends and
relatives at a Thanksgiving turkey
! dinner. Among them were their
| son, Edwin j. Neer wife and
daughter, Marie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Stokes were
| pleasing hosts at a two-course wild
turkey Thanksgiving dinner. The
| turkey was the trophy Of Mr..
Stokes hunting trip to the noun
! tains beyond Roswell. Places were
laid at a beautifully appointed ta-
BILE for a. w. Stokes and daughter,
Miss Ruby Stokes and son, John
Stokes; George Mccormack and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Stokes.
Several Portales people are hav-
| ing plants installed in their homes
to burn distillate for fuel to hea.
their homes and cook with, which
they consider a great deal cheaper
on account of the high price of
coal.
Miss Faye Jones delightfully."- en-
| tertained the junior class of which
she is a member at a party at the
home of her parents on Thanksgiv-
| ing evening. A jolly evening was
spent with various games and con-
tests and later delicious refresh
| ments were served.
Prominent among the social af-
fairs during the past week was
when Miss Mardel Morrison,
daughter of Senator and Mrs. Seth
A. Morrison entertained several of
her lady friends at a three-course
Thanksgiving turkey dinner at high
noon. Covers were laid at beau
tifully arranged table for ten. The
afternoon was spent with music
and socially.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Smith were
n hn IL gfftT TFf ,Er
turkey dinner which included sew
eral relatives. Seated aat table were
Mr.. and Mrs. Spear and two chill
dren; Mrs. Nora Morris and son.
James, and daughter, Mary Lynn
| Morris, and their grandmother,
Mrs. Smith, all Of Clovis, and the
hosts.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. H. II.
Buchanan gave very unique party
at her home from $3.50 to $50. The
invitations sent out requested the
ladies to dress like little girls with
their hair down. At the appointed
hour the ladies arrived at the Bu-
chanan home dressed as girls, with
hair curled or plated and hanging
down their backs, were carrying
dolls and various toys, used by chill
dren. The ladies entered into the
pleasures Of the afternoon with en-
thusiasm, played school, sang
songs. spoke declamations, etc.
After much fun, the hostess served
a two-course plate luncheon to the
following make-believe little girls.
Mesdames Lillian Taylor, Edward
j. Neer, sr., Lula Stone, r. Hardy,
A. M. Heath, Coe Howard, T. L.
Mears, N. +. Wollard, ]. G.. Greaves.
E. e. Sutton, NJ. B. Jones, Ellen
Jones, A. e. Lang, p. e. Deem, A.
D. Ribble, C. j. Whitcomb, G. L.
Reese, S. N. Hancock, j. NJ. Comp
ton, G. Turner, j. G. McMinn, ]. S.
Long, G. V. Harris, J. S. Cunning
ham, ]. C. Compton, ]. G. Cox, r.
G. Bryant, Wright, j. T. Wilcox,
Rose Mcdowell, w. B. Oldham,
and Edward ]. Neer, Jr., Of Ros-
we'll, and Mrs. Armstrong Of Belen.
Mrs. G. V. Harris received the prize
for dressing most girlish, and Mrs.
Edward ]. Neer, Jr., of Roswell,
won the prize in a guessing con-
test.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Chick and
three contest children Of Caprock,
N. NJ, are visiting the parents of
Mrs. Chick, Mr., and Mrs. John
Stephenson, and sister and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Erb Conner.
c. V. Harris is having a dwelling
house. on Nevada street, re-
modelled. enlarged and prepared
for a joint residence and central
telephone office. The district man
ager and family will occupy the
residence and central office will be
moved soon into the part prepared
for 1t.
On Friday evening Mrs. Greer,
assisted by her daughters, Miss
Ophelia and Olive, entertained at
their home. about fifty girls and
boys, members OF the Junior Ep-
worth League OF the Methodist
church. Each one was requested to
bring one onion and five cents in
money, and few were asked to
bring skillets also. After delight
full evening with all kinds Of games
ond nonfaota ~,