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

way; trustee, Earnest D. Reynolds;
chaplain, George B. Latamore
senior deacon. Alonzo B. Sears;
Junior deacon. Ray Fl. Southworth;
senior steward. William G.. Smith;
Junior steward, ]. C. Kepner; mar
shall, W. A. Chapman; typler, Ches-
ter d. Stevens.
Ladies' night was again cele-
brated by the Ration Rotary club
with a banquet and entertainment
program in the basement of the
Methodist church on Thursday
night. 1t was the closing event OF
happiest Of 1921. About so mem
bers with their wives, sweethearts
and guests participated. The serv-
ice was by the ladies Of the Meth
odist church and reached a high
record mark. Tables were set in
the form of an oblong and beauti-
fled with blooming plants set at
close intervals. Plants were also
clustered in the central space. This
arrangement permitted all diners
to face each other. Singing OF
Rotary songs and the entertaining
stunts pulled off by the program
committee made this one of tho
best affairs held so far this year.
Last Sunday afternoon, at the
Errngton funeral parlors, the fu-
neral Of forge Evanson, an eX-
soldier. was held with a small at
tendance by the civilian public.
Fred voorhees,, president of the Col
fax County Ex-service Mems asso-
citation, made the talk of the after
noon. The body was escorted to
the Paramount cemetery by the
firing squad, a small company o.
eX-service men and a few of the
friends of Mr.. Evanson. Three
volleys were fired over the open
grave and taps were sounded. In
terment was made in the newly ac.
CURED plot of the association, dc
mated by the G, A. r. post of
Ration.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Christian church will meet with
Mrs, Swift at 1926 North Third
street Thursday afternoon. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year will take place.
All during the Christmas period
and up to the present time Ration
has enjoyed weather approXimat-
ing Indian summer through he
day with slight freezing or none
Mt all at night. With the cXCep-
ton of one or two brief intervals
Of wind and light snow, this - tho
weather record for the pas; three
months, fair balmy days. This
weather has brought relief to many
financially distressed in the mat
ter of fuel purchases.
The annual meeting Of the Col
fax county farm bureau was held
at Springer last Friday and Satur-
day. All districts were we'll repre-
scented, there being about fifty
members present. Director Mon
roe, of the state college farm bu-
reau extension service, was also
present. The meeting was very
enthusiastic, the county commits
sioncrs meeting with the executive
committee. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
Fred Howarth. president; John
Wine of Maxwell, secretary treas
urer.
There will be a special meeting
of the o. E. S. Circle Wednesday
afternoon in the Masonic club
rooms. At the meeting held last
week officers for the coming year
were elected as follows; Mrs. e. e.
Thaxton, president; Mrs, o. ].
Whitcomb, vice president; Mrs.
Lena Sims, secretary treasurer.
Several of the students Of the
New Mexico Normal university
who spent the holidays in Ration
with relatives and parents left on
Monday evening for Las Vegas to
resume their work Among them
were Miss Pearl Campbell, Miss
! Charlotte Kellner, Miss Rose Con
way. Miss Evelyn Kruger, Miss
/ Vera and Miss Vivian Johnson and
Miss LOttie Wood.
The KiWanis club will meet Fri