This is the invitation to THE first annual commencement of the Quay Public School in New Mexico. The date was 8 April 1911 and my 1st cousin twice removed, Maud Fisher Bonds, gave the valedictory as one of the graduates. Note there were three graduates: Maud Fisher Bonds, Annie Hunnicutt, and Laurence Hunnicutt.
Another of my 1st cousins twice removed, Nellie Bonds, performed a song called "The Gypsy Girl." I searched the Internet unsuccessfully to learn more about this song. It seemed an interesting choice for a graduation.
I was able to find that Quay was a ranching community 17 miles south of Tucumcari. It was established in 1902. It was in Quay County and was located on Quay Flat. The same source says that the "name of Matthew S Quay, US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1887-1904, seems to have played a part in all of these names." The town was moved 1 mile southeast of its first location in 1917. (See https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Quay_County,_New_Mexico,_Place_Names.)
No comments:
Post a Comment