Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-10
Their Section of Ten ThouS- and Club an Efficient Factor in Progress
Club Elects New Officers For Coming Year s,Nd Plans Further Improve
 ment Work Proposes City Have Annual Arhor Day and Plant Trees.

Strong in numbers, strong in the character of it's individual members, and strong in its record of achieve ment, the Women's Section of the tran. Thousand Club of Fl Centro en- CT Aed Thursday night upon new fis al n year by electing q new set of of ict ITS and making more and bigger )la ns for the advancement of El Cen ro.A T&ne club has been in existence for six months and during every day of thatt time it has been active, enter prisiArg and efficient organization. It has N,ore than half hundred mem bers 4ind tbat they are all working nembtrs has been evidenced by the big atVandance at all the weekly meet ings. The members themselves claim only th|at they have made an excellent start toward the building up of a club which shall have some part in the civic and moral Improvement of E3l Centro and which hopes to accom- plish sopething toward intoxicating In the mints of Its inhabitants feeling of loyalty pride and affection for what is destinkd to become a model city, a city tautiful fittingly set in the center q Imperial Valley the richest and mos fertile garden spot in all the couyry. But in making this claim tn members are overmodest. They ha ls accomplished more. The club hasblayed an important part n
 the entsainnent of visiting dele
 cations Anl other cities. It has been
 of practkl assistance to the Board
 of Trusts in keeping the city clean from garbage. It has made sub stantial start toward establishing a fund for park It has, by means of it's garden contest helped to make the dooryarGs more attractive. It has induced many to plant trees, flowers and shrubs. It has encouraged civic pride and raised the standard of the community And it's members are not weary in well doing; they are plan ing even more for the coming year. sTo the officers of the club who have done so much toward accomplishing these things the members gave due credit and appreciation Thursday eve ming. The Board of Education rooms, where the meeting was held was banked with great masses of roses and sweet peas. most of them having been brought to Mrs. Swanson, the retiring president Warm and sin cere expressions of regard and grati- tude were made to slI the retiring officers, especially Mrs. Swanson, whose administration as president has been not only able but popular, and to Mrs. Crawford who as chairman of the Park Committee, is making one of the most desired ambitions of ths club possibility
 The new officers are: Mrs. White scarver, president Mrs. Paris, vice president; Mrs, Williams, secretary; Mrs. Eshleman, corresponding secre- tary; Mrs Noland, treasurer; direct, ors: Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Garren, Mrs. swanson and Mrs. Havermale.
 Arrangements were made for re- ception to be given Saturday after noon, April 17, at the home of Mrs. Brown to the retiring officers. Re- treatments will b. served and short entertainment provided
 The club decided thaA 1t would make an effort to have March of each year declared an Arbpr Day for lGl Centro. That date is guthcr Bur banks birthday and mas jeem adopted by Los Angeles and ot4er cities as Arbor Day. It also is tKe right time of year to plant trees.
 Mrs. Eshleman and Mrs. Campbell were made committee of two to en- deavor to have course in the gen. eral study of treeV Velanting and tree culture made a pM of the school course.
 The meeting adj rned with the members extending utual congratu. iations. The club, ar even more the citizens of El CentrC are to be con graduated on the c pice of oflcers for the coming year AdmiTable and efficient as the exc utive force has been, 8 no less ad lrabIo and able