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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1923

Page

3

Elks Charity Ball Sets Wedding Moment at Armory

Arrangements for the Elks Charity Ball include a secret wedding ceremony on Friday night with the couple marrying before Elks and friends on stage. Exalted Ruler Ray A. Brady will give away the bride, Rieman is best man, and Lemp orchestra will play Mendelssohn after favors. Snow has hindered ticket sellers but doors will open as planned.

Elks Armory Lemp Mendelssohn Order Beng Big Lodge Ray A. Brady Rieman Wll Pecos Valley

Teach Children Christmas Spirit in Toy Drive

By Sta06 Thorpe Bear instructs children to review old toys, select usable ones, and help clean repaint and repair them for poorer children via Sunday Schools or the Salvation Army. Miss Carrie Wise can connect families. emphasize giving joy over getting and create cloth or heavy paper picture books for sick children.

Salvation Army Carrie Wise

Program for WCTU meeting highlights Crusade of Pioneers

The WCTU program at Parish Hall features The Crusade of Pioneers by Mrs. Nora Oliver a vocal solo by Mrs. Sylvester Johnson a reading by Margaret Talmage a piano and violin duet by Goldie Chambers and Kathryn Newell and a reading by Gertrude Cozart The meeting aims for full attendance and emphasizes importance of members.

Crusade of Pioneers Nora Oliver Sylvester Johnson Margaret Talmage Goldie Chambers Kathryn Newell Gertrude Cozart

W. C. T. U. Meeting Set Friday at Parish Hall

The Womans Christian Temperance Union will meet Friday at Parish Hall at 2 30 p m A large attendance is urged and many members are expected to attend this Friday gathering at Parish Hall for the WCTU meeting and program.

Womans Christian Temperance Union Parish Hall

P. E. O. Dinner Postponed by Hosts at Pope Home

The P. E. O. dinner planned by Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Blacksom at the D. N. Pope home has been postponed. The next business meeting will be held December 27.

Robert Beers

Beesons Snowbound at Picacho

Dr and Mrs Charles F Beeson who motored to Picacho last Sunday are still snowbound at that point.

Beesons Picacho Charles F. Beeson

Christmas Cantata Promises Festive South Methodist Choir

Christmas Cantata on December 23 by the South Methodist Church choir features the promising "Manger Place" with new members helping the skilled group. The program aims to be the finest yet, offering a sweet melodic experience for all. Guild Has Good Meeting at St Andrews.

Methodist Church South Manger Place Guild St. Andrews Ella Davidson Davidson Marion Hammer Claude Hobbs Ed Neer Joyce Hunter

Circle Club Meeting Postponed by Weather

The Woodmen Circle club announced a meeting with Mrs. H. C. Williams that was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon but postponed due to inclement weather.

Circle Club Woodmen Circle Club H. C. Williams

Businessmen Back Elks Charity Ball in Roswell

A list of Roswell merchants and local businesses including Roswell Trading Company J C Penny Piggly Wiggly Stores Fletcher's Cash Market and others publicly endorse the Elks Charity Ball to be held at Battery A armory next Friday night. The backing from merchants and shop owners signals strong community support for the event.

ELKS Battery Roswell Trading Company J.C. Penny Company Piggly Wiggly Fletcher’s Umfleet’s Cobean Stationery Amonett & Son, Saddlers W. W. Butts Soda Elk Hall Bros Price & Company Roswell Hardware Company Harry Morrison George B. Jewett Billards Everybody’s Cash Ayer’s BE. H. Williams & Co Model E. J. Williams Weler Saddlery Company H. F. Duffy The Clothier Joyce—Pruit Company Smoke House Wiliam Geary Luff Candy Company Fee Seed Company Roswell Auto Company Gross—Miller Grocery Company Roswell Public Service Company Malone Hardware Company No. H .Stine Malone Electric Company L. F. Woodhead Electric Company Ray Levers Whiteman Brothers Will Lawrence Purdy Furnice Company Palace Pharmacy Pecos Valley Drug Company Piano Sales Company Ballard-Dustin

Indians Not Dying Off Says Annual Indian Affairs Report

Washington December 12 Contrary to belief that American Indians are dying off the annual report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shows the Redmen increasing since 1913 by over 13 000 and reaching 244 303. The report notes prosperity with total individual and tribal property valued at 1 010 870 519, up 283 124 122 from last year, and individual property at 535 956 774, up 6 275 548. It records allotments totaling 1 904 000 acres to 3 923 Indians on reservations in Montana South Dakota Arizona and California and over 50 000 000 paid for rental of lands timber from Minnesota National Forest oil and gas and logging and milling on their land.

Washington Commissioner of Indian Affairs Redmen Montana South Dakota Arzona California Minnesota National

Christmas Gift Subscriptions Available at Local Ads

For Christmas a year’s subscription to Ladies' Home Journal or Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman is offered. See Mrs Frank Miser at 804 N Richardson. Advertisement. Another ad lists Irene Santheson at 406 N Pena with phone 495.

Ladies’ Home Journal Saturday Evening Post Country Gentleman Frank Miser N. Richardson Genhg Irene Santheson N. Pena

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