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

/ The Sunday school of the Pro-
4 eressive Christian church enjoyed !
a social with a Christmas tree ana
Sunday school treat at the church
on Christmas eve and on sunday
night a candle light while service
was given. The pulpit was filled
by the Rev. Mrs. N. J. Reasoner'
who was clad in white ana the
church was beautifully decorated
with all sized white stars and -FOUR
candles burned in each WlhaoW
which made very impressive
scene both on the interior and eN-
terror of the church. At the close
Of the sermon a call was given Tor
people to pledge themselves for
the ministry or the missionary
work. Eva, daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Jess Mccormack, and Mar
torie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Swaggarty, went forward
and pledged themselves Tor the
missionary work. The girls are
each about eleven years of age.
Thomas Scott Mcdowell, son OF
Mrs Rose Mcdowell, of Portales.
and Miss Anne Hull, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f, Hull, of CLOVIS
were united in marriage at the
home of her parents on Saturday,
The Episcopal minister performed
the marriage ceremony IN tne
presence of the two immediate
families. They left the same DAY
for short honeymoon TRIP thelF
destination being unknown
The Rev. Miss Leona FORBES.
q pastor of the Nazarene church of
Moriarity, N. NJ, filled the pulpit
I'll -~pIIpal, hare
last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Rhoda johnson and sister,
Miss Mary West, were the Christ
mas dinner guests of the Rev ana
Mrs. E. p. Kuhl.
Mr. and Mrs. William Barton
and children and brother, Vassar
Smith, of Portales, were enter
tanned at dinner on Christmas day
at the home of Mrs. Barton's sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg,
OF Clovis.
w. o. Oldham and son, Winfield
Oldham, came in a few days ago
from Dallas, Tex, where the son
is attending school and will re.
main here during the holidays.
They were for many years resi-
dents of Portales.
Saturday, December A. was tag
day here for the Baptist Orphans
home. Quite a nice sum was re-
ceived for the little tots.
Mrs. j. G. Compton, Sr., return
ed to her home here Friday from
Childress, Tex, after a sojourn of
several months with her son, John
Compton and family.
Lester Brown, son OF Professor
and Mrs. L. l.. Brown, who Is at
tending Friends university in
! Wichita, Kansas, is spending his
vacation with his parents and sis
ter at Portales.
On Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Mueller and daughter, Miss
Helen, delightfully."- entertained at
a o'clock dinner Mr.. and Mrs.
Earnest Wheeler and son, Earnest.
and daughters, Ardene, Ruth and
Edith Wheeler and brother Roy
Wheeler.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs, r. A. Ham were hosts at a
five course O'Clock dinner In
honor of Winfield Oldham. of
! Dallas, Tex. Places We're laid for
seven at a beautifully appointed
table which was much in evidence
of the Yuletide season.
fl The Portales band boys gave a
splendid minstrel at the Cosy
theater on Friday night which con-
sisted of both vocal and instru-
mental solos, duets, quartettes and
choruses and several marches by
the band and many jokes by the
end men. The minstrels played
to a capacity house.
On Wednesday evening Profess
sor and Mrs. l.. L. Brown gave
party at their country home near
Portales for their son, Lester
Brown, who is a student in the
| Friends university, Wichita, Kan,
| and is spending his vacation with
his parents and sisters. Twenty
I eight girls and boys of the middle
aged set enjoyed the evening,
which was spent with various
games and contests. During the
evening the hosts served Ella borate
refreshments.
The Rev. and Mrs. Albert Bates
are rejoicing over the birth of
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ham enter
tanned Christmas evening with a
o'clock dinner. Covers were laid
at a daintily arranged Christmas
bedecked table for Misses Lea Won
Brown, Dorothy Ham and Messrs.
Lee johnson and Lester Brown.
The Portales band boys minstrel
went down to Eifca on Friday
night of the past week and gave a
performance. They were greeted
by a capacity house and were re-
4 paid financially also.
u On Tuesday evening Mrs. J. P.
'lftone was the delightful hostess
DAT a o'clock three course turkey
7 dinner at her home on the west
side, in honor of her daughter Miss
A Roma Stone. Covers were laid at
pleasing table which was be-
decked with the emblems of the
! Yuletide season for the Misses
Kenneth Bell, La Won Brown,
Emogene Trout and Roma Stone
and Messrs. John Ballow, Lester
Brown of Portales, and Wayne
Harrison and Mr.. Rice Of Clovis.
Miss Helen Lindsey entertained
as n house guest the past week |
her friend, Miss Esther Scale, OF |
Albuquerque.
Miss Edna Stephenson, daughter |
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stephenson, |
and Herbert Conner, both of Por- |
tales, drove to Clovis Monday and |
surprised her parents and friends
by getting married. Mr.. and Mrs.
Conner will make their home in
Portales.
On Wednesday evening from
to o'clock Mrs Arthur Jones en-
tertained the members of her Sum
day school class at her home with
lawn party. The little girls and
boys had gay time with different
gsports for while, then came the