Show A W 0 COLORFUL FIESTA GARB descendants of spanish con quist adores and pueblo indians will stags stage a enactment reenactment re of their final peace treaty as a highlight of the santa fe fiesta colorful costumes like those worn by the pueblo indians above will add a reminder of the past to fiesta time r IN THESE UNITED STATES historic fiesta commemorates of old santa fe features Fea tares SANTA FE N M hasta la fiesta that old spanish greeting resounds through the streets of old santa fe as preparations near completion for the annual edition of the historic santa fe fiesta descendants of spanish con quist adores and pueblo indians once again will join together at the four day labor day da fiesta ta opening august 29 and continuing through september 1 hy by staging a reenactment ol of their final peace treaty drawn up in 1692 americas oldest community festival the santa fe fiesta commemorates the of the southwest territory and especially of santa fe the former spanish capital by gen don diego de vargas in the year 1692 the came 12 years after the indian uprising in which all spanish persons north of the border fled back into mexico or were killed twenty years later in 1712 marquis de la ren penuela uela governor and captain general of the new II mexico exico territory decreed that a fiesta should be held annually for all time to come in honor of the re taking of the city of santa fe this was in keeping with a vow TOW made prior to the by general de vargas to hold a fiesta in honor of the virgin of guadalupe this annual celebration prior to world war II 11 was one of the outstanding rA festivals in the count country ry with thousands of tourists coming to join with local spanish amer leans mexicans indians and anglos caucasians who have settled here from other states the colorful pageantry of the of the city the covered wagon days parades indian markets and dances native musicians with their folk tousle music and dancing often including as it will this year the importation of a mariachi Mari achl band or orchestra from old mexico conquistadores quist adores baile or ball always have intrigued fiesta visitors this year for the first time since 1841 1941 all major features have been included in the program and from the burning of a giant foot figure of the god of gloom on friday evening until the last musical concert on monday evening hilarity and the spirit of fiesta will reign supreme sunday is given over largely to appropriate religious activities highlights include a procession to the church of high catholic dignitaries a high pontifical mass and an evening candlelight procession in which thousands of pilgrims bearing lighted candles candies wend their way through the streets with luminaries and pinon fires helping to light their way santa fe oldest capital city la in the nation will be d decked e out la in gala cala holiday attire for fiesta time gay hunting bunting and colorful banners will adorn city streets and many residents will be be decked in colorful old costumes reminiscent of early spanish md and indian days perched in mountainous country at an elevation of feet santa fe F holds forth its cool invigorating climate as an added lure for fiesta visitors the city and the nearby area are replete with authentic historic sights which beckon to many tourists who like the freighters of old make their last stop at the terminus of the santa fe trail a 6 EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with tb thi Klon bureau of western new putter paper union at as 1616 eye street N W v washington D DC C is able to so bring read readi ers en this weekly column on problem of the she veteran and anil serviceman and ami his lam ily fly questions may be addressed to tin she above will bean siverd in a subsequent column no replies replie can be made direct by mall mail but on only I 1 in the I 1 column which will appear in this newspaper regularly c congress angress stalls vet benefits thousands of war veterans likely will be disappointed with the failure of congress to increase subsistence payments tor for both single and mar aried ried veterans attending school der the GI bill ailing congress also tailed failed to raise the I 1 ceiling for on the job training pay ments and to extend the law giving automobiles to amputees amp this column has been in receipt ot of many letters inquiring about the action of congress on these various measures although several bills varying little in objective were introduced trod early in the session it was not until the last week before adjournment journ ment that any action was taken on the floor through the tha efforts of sen wayne morse rep ore and sen spessard holland dem fla and over the objection of the GOP policy committee the tha senate finally passed three bills by unanimous vote one would have hav lin increased creased the subsistence allowance ave to veterans in school another would have raised the ceiling on on the job training and the third would have extended the law providing tor far tree free automobiles tor for amputees amp these bills then went to the house hous and died there in committee although mrs edith nourse rogers rep mass champion of veterans rights and tor for many years chairman of the house committee on veterans affairs made a deter mined effort to bring the bills out ot of committee without success speaker joe martin congressman leo allen alien rep chairman EP of the rules committee and GOP floor leder leader charles halleck rep ind are credited with holding up the bills first on the GOP economy pledge and second because they maintained that president truman in his bis state of the union message last january had declared that except tor for minor adjustments just ments I 1 believe that our program of benefits for veterans is now complete after the three bills had passed the senate without a dissenting vote vota lt it was expected that the green light had been given and that they also would pass the house the reverse however was true so despite the tha increased cost of living veterans must get along on their present allowances low ances and there will be no more tree free automobiles tor for those akpu tees who di did d not get their application in before the deadline when the th old law went out of existence questions question and answers Q I 1 have a national sert ice life insurance policy but do not know the number of it I 1 made mada two months payment and have received no acknowledgment ol of it irom from V veteran e t e r a n so s administration what record or proof of payment should I 1 have received W A vo V o little rock rack ark A veterans veteran 8 administration should have sent you a receipt of payment but inasmuch as you list a policy number on your remittance the they y may not have been able to find an account to which to credit the money suggest t you write to VA insurance fance division at washinton D C giving them your story n military serial number name address and amounts of money mailed to them Q what la is the punishment gehis gehas generally given lor for a person who been absent without leave tirom from the army anny tor for 11 14 months in peacetime and will they kep keep on looking for far K L new york no N T Y A peacetime absence without leave usually draws draw a lighter sentence than in wartime no one could tell what the court martial board would impose as a sentence rf because the circumstances surrounding it Is I 1 each case are different better for an AWOL serviceman to turn himself in than to wait until he be Is caught the government will continue its search until the tha soldier is I 1 apprehended apprehend edL Q how m many ot of the tha 0 8 airborne divisions have divisional songs L P S richmond va A only one airborne division is credited with having an official song and that Is the airborne divisions the all ali american soldier music was written ritten i by charles kofl koff and tom jones and words by mgt carl Q I 1 would like to get in touch with a good friend and would bo be grateful if you could help me t get his present address in august 1945 he was with the occupation forces in germany last address addres we have Is pac AT atry C AAA gun APO AFO new york B A S bit hareb horeb wis not give the tha yet ve A since you do erans eran full name we cannot help you suggest you write direct to the th B bureau breau of enlisted personnel of 01 alce ce of the adjutant gen general elslo wan D C |