Estancia News-Herald, 1921-12-29

WITH TROOP The meeting at the cavalry grounds last Thursday even evening, - ing, evening, where a large crowd of people from town and country met and fraternized with the soldier, boys, was a very suc successful - cessful successful and enjoyable affair. The weather was rather un- kind, but it wasn't so bad but that everyone in the crowd en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed himself or herself. The boys put on some camp stunts for the edification of their visitors, such as horse horseback - back horseback wrestling and boxing. The speaking included a welcome address by Captain Hamilton and speeches by Revs. McBride and Harrison and others. The evening's entertainment was concluded with a camp lunch, which the guests en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed as much as if it had been the most elaborate ban banquet. - quet. banquet. Captain Hamilton's talk was addressed for the most part to the general public. For that reason we deem it of general interest and it is printed here herewith - with herewith : . Citizens of Estancia, it is my pleasure this eveni ng, in be behalf - half behalf of Troop A and the La Ladies' - dies' Ladies' Auxiliary to extend to one and all of you a most hear hearty - ty hearty welcome. It is our desire that this be th'e first of many similar meetings that will be held in the future. We had hoped to have all buildings, corrals and improvements that have been started completed by this evening but were un unable - able unable on account of lack of funds. That has made it nec necessary - essary necessary to complete all con construction - struction construction work with our own men detailed to care for hors horses - es horses and equipment. There were, some six weeks ago, twenty towns, each of which is larger than Estancia, who were petitioning the Ad Adjutant - jutant Adjutant General's office for a unit of either combat engineers or cavalry, with all of them giving cavalry as their first choice, so we should indeed feel proud of ourselves when we look around and see what we accomplished by going af after - ter after a unit of cavalry when it first became available. Citizens of Estancia we want you to always feel that this is Estancia's Troop and that each of you are as much responsible for its future as are the indi individual - vidual individual members of the Troop. It is our desire to create an or organization, - ganization, organization, the personnel of which will command the re respect - spect respect of the community; and with this personnel, create an , efficient, well drilled, well disciplined and well behaved organization that public atten tion will always be favorably attracted to it and public pride aroused, deserved and held, thus makinsr the organization an acknowledged, accepted, desirable and fixed feature of the communitv. We want you to believe the fact that the Guard is a most valuable asset to Estancia and deserves a hich nlace in its estimation. It is an institution legally creat ed and accepted by the Gov Government - ernment Government and the State and is a fixed and important part of a large and --tomprehensive scheme of national and com munity defense and protection at a minimum of cost, recently

of officers . and enlisted men, 'should not be "confused with the old National Guard that many of you were familiar with before the war. At that time many of the organizations did not merit being called any thing more than "tin soldiers" for they were often roisterous, and always ready for furi or frolic with the minimum of work and discipline.. A few years ago the annual encamp ment of the National liuard was referred to by the initiated as the Guards Annual Drunk. Each of your boys making the trip last fall can testily that the camp they attended was anything else than a play playhouse. - house. playhouse. If you will look around at the men in khaki here tonight you will see that the guard is composed of 100 per cent of young American blood and are truly the pick of the communi community. - ty. community. Don't understand me to say that we now have all of the 100 per cent Americans who . . . . ti now live here in tne uuara for we have not. There are yet a few who have not had the organization explained to them. I personally feel that we have fewer young men in this district than in the majori majority - ty majority of other districts of the United States who eitner ieei that they are too gojd to wear the khaki of Uncle Sam or just haven't the moral fibre in their backbone necessary for good citizenship. We are leaving it to you, fellow citizens, to find the few men that we may have of this class, for I know that you realize tnat me ciuzen who is disloyal in tnougnt or action to the flag under which he labors and is at the same time a valuable citizen of the community which furnishes his means of support is a very great exception. 'When you are loyal to your troop you are loyal to your national life and inverselv when you are disloy al to the troop you are disloyal to Uncle Sam and are not wor worthy - thy worthy of being called an Ameri American - can American citizen and honored in your own community. In this connection l want to say mat there has in the past been en tirely too many wild stories circulated as to wnat me Guard is doiner or is going to do that were made with the idea that the morale of the troop would be weakened. In order that we may give such reports the widest circulation l want each of you to consider your yourselves - selves yourselves as a committee of one to run down all reports of this na ture and find who the origina originator - tor originator was in order that we may inform others who the bene benefactor - factor benefactor is and let them know that it is just another lie. There are a few who think that it is smart to start such re ports while there are others who have to find action for their infertile minds and do not realize the harm that they do. We want all ex-service men to feel that they are always welcome at the barns or troop affairs. The ladies are organ organizing - izing organizing a Woman's Auxiliary Sq-

Idered the county of Torrance ! and the- community of Estan- cia by our honorable sheriff, I Mr. John Block. ! Second We believe that , l.,. t fen titled to a hearing before an ; honest, rational and intelligent lury, and we iurtnermore m sist and appeal to every loyal American citizen to fulfill his his obligation as a citizen when he is called upon to serve n the capacity of ad ministering justice. Third We believe in a community that is not only safe for our own boys and girls to be reared in from a moral standpoint, but one that will attract the homeseeKer witn a family and not cause him to fear our moral integrity and thus stay away feeling it not safe for his children. fourth We approve of healthy and wholesome enter entertainments, - tainments, entertainments, such as the Chau Chautauqua, - tauqua, Chautauqua, Lyceum course, school socials and school athletics as Cay Sales Anywhere Any Kind of Day Prices Reasonable Satisfaction Guaranteed Auctioneer I am now prepared to handle your sales, matters not how big or how small. I show the same attention to all. My past experience has proven that I can get the money out of your stuff and not be all day doing it. If you are expecting to have a sale it would be to your interest to see me and arrange for a date as I am book booking - ing booking dates now for winter sales. Write me at Estancia or Mountainair. Phone me at Estancia. If you don't see me dates can be made at News News-Herald - Herald News-Herald office. Wm. F. Farrell

are the epitome of all the so cial fundamentals of govei'n- ment, state and community. We bespeak the doctrine that no man is a real man who does not adhere to the deeper things of his moral and reli religious - gious religious nature, therefore we en courage the constructive spir spiritual - itual spiritual forces of our town and community. Ninth In conclusion we urge an organization that will incorporate all the above named principles and shall put into operation such prin principles - ciples principles in the town of Estancia and surrounding community. Signed, B. G. Wills Ira Harrison Clay McDonald W. P. Waggener J. J. Hall Thomas Cain D. W. Jennings Seth Williams Harold Merrifield B. H. Calkins Harry A. Hunter Harry J. Fincke Fred H. Ayers We welcome any into our association who an subscribe their name as an endorsement to the above principles. This Men s Wellare Association will meet at the M. E. church the first Sunday in January at P. M. For sale, second hand 2 3-4 Mitchell wagon in good condi condition. - tion. condition. Juan C. Sanchez. Stockholders Meeting The stockholders meeting of the Estancia Savings Bank for the purpose of electing direc tors for the ensuing year will be held at it3 banking house in Estancia the 7th day ot Janu arv. 1922, at 9 A. M. C. E. Bigelow, Secretary. For Sale. Army tents, tarps and blank ets. Two saddles, two sets good new harness, halters, bri dles and lines. R. B. Cochran 1921

lor me mesa cuuiiuy suum ui i Mountainair are yet to be ap-1 poiniea- MARRIED On Christmas Eve M. L. Vanderford and Miss Pearl Roland of Mcintosh were mar married - ried married in Estancia by Ira Harri Harrison. - son. Harrison. The young couple will make their home in Mcintosh. DR. F. S. TINCHER The next number of the Es Estancia - tancia Estancia Lyceum Course will be January 16, 1922, and will be a lecture given by Dr. F. S. Tincher. Dr. Tincher is a man of national renown and comes to us with a message .full of great thots. ciety and those who are inter interested - ested interested should consult with Mrs. Neal Jenson. We also wish to organize as soon as possible an honory membership to the troop composed of leading citi citizens, - zens, citizens, both men and women who wish to co-operate in af affairs - fairs affairs of prime interest to the troop. We want you to realize that there is a place for every everyone, - one, everyone, you mothers, sisters, fath ers and brotners wno are either too old or for business reasons are not able to take an active part in the regular rou routine - tine routine of drill and training. I want to assure you again that you are just as welcome as you can be here tonight and hope that each of you can shed that dark coat of .dignity and reserve and enter wholeheart wholeheart-t.hfi - t.hfi wholeheart-t.hfi entertainment that the boys have prepared for you.

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES X3n Sunday afternoon, De December - cember December 11th, the men whose names are appended to the following "Declaration of Principles" met at the Baptist church and organized a Men's Welfare Association. The as association - sociation association adopted heartily, without a dissenting vote, the following principles : As a result of conditions and events that have hitherto oc occurred - curred occurred in the town of Estancia and the community of same, men have seen the necessity of bringing themselves together for the purpose of effecting a movement and thus promoting a progressive and constructive program for community war warfare. - fare. warfare. As a result of these gather gatherings - ings gatherings we have been called to together - gether together this 11th day of Decem December, - ber, December, 1921, for the purpose of organizing a federated wel welfare - fare welfare brotherhood by subscrib subscribing - ing subscribing and placing our names as an endorsement to the follow following - ing following Declaration of Principles: First We stand for, and believe in a strict law enforce enforcement, - ment, enforcement, relative to the prohibi prohibition, - tion, prohibition, gambling and criminal laws and our town ordinances, and we heartily endorse the noble work and services ren-

ASSESSORS WILL BE BUSY SOON Assessor Dixie C. Howell and C. M. Milbourn, chairman of the board of county com commissioners - missioners commissioners attended the meet meeting - ing meeting at Santa Fe last week where the state's problems of revenue and expenditure was discussed. The problems are hard ones, and no doubt the exchange of views will be productive of good results. One illuminating address was by Assistant Attorney General Edwards on the pow powers - ers powers and duties of assessors. - Because the question of as assessment - sessment assessment and taxation strikes every taxpayer in an exceed exceedingly - ingly exceedingly tender spot this is a question of very live interest to all, and it will be printed next week. Assessor Howell has in ac accordance - cordance accordance with the new law ap appointed - pointed appointed deputy assessors for the different parts of the county with a certain territory assigned to each. ., The appointments made are as follows: Harry Bigger, Moriarty. Walter Pace, Tajique. Volias Sanchez, Manzano. Paul F. A. Kayser, Abo. J. H. Doyle, Mountainair. Harry Hanlon, Willard. J. T. Barnett, Duran. C. B. Hamrick, Negra. E. C. Halderman, Palma. Deputies for Estancia and Í iv. AV. Í

now conducted and any other of similar nature, and are against any social, entertain entertainment - ment entertainment or institution that has or shows a taint of immoral influ- ence. Ffth We endorse a pro progressive - gressive progressive program for the ad adolescent - olescent adolescent boys and girls of our community such as outlined and conducted by the Boy Scouts of America and the Camp Fire Girls. Sixth We believe that one of the greatest assets to any town or community is her edu educational - cational educational and school systems, therefore we put ourselves be behind - hind behind our school and shall al always - ways always work for the promotion of the best interest of same. Seventh Realizing that poverty should be reduced to a minimum because of the many evils that come from such, we believe that cases of charity should be under the adminis administration - tration administration of the community as a whole, therefore promising our support to a community philanthropic welfare work. Eighth We stand four foursquare - square foursquare for the church and her principles, believing that the teachings of Christ were and