Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-12

awakening disposition to give our
real pioneers the credit and honor
which belongs to them.
. Mrs. J. R. Garren of FL Centro re-
ported for the County Fair. Very
briefly and convincingly did her re-
port show the part taken by the wom-
zen of the Valley. Three hundred and
fifty articles Of fancy work, ranging
in workmanship from a patchwork
quit to point lace handkerchief, were
on display. The prize of $50 for the
best loaf of bread was competed for
by SO contestants. Seventy cans
of fruit were exhibited. There was
"a floral display covering a wide range
of perfect and beautiful flowers; also
a fine art exhibit.
The schools from all over the VAL
ley contributed of their work. There
was 73 entries in the baby show. A
rest room was maintained by the w.
c. T. u. Mrs. Garren thanked the
women for their hearty cooperation,
but those who listened to the splen-
did report did not forget who "was
the power behind the throne"
Mrs. C. N. Perry of Ell Centro, chair
man on entertainment, spoke briefly,
saving she had no written report;
that the ladies must judge from the
musical proprem to follow what she
had done in fulfilling the duties of her
office.
The report of the chairman Of for
estry, Mrs. Ira Aten Of Ell Centre,
was in her absence read by Mrs. R. B.
Vaile. Her report would have led
one to believe that she had done very
little, but the president supplemented
it by telling Of the excellent work of
Mrs. Aten, saying that she was given
literally of her time and advise in the
matter of soil cultivation, giving seeds
and cuttings from her beautiful home
place to aid the work of her depart
ment.. The Woman's Ten Thousand
Club hopes to establish an annual tree
planting custom on Orbor Day.
Miss Inez Collier of Ell Centro, play
ing her own accompaniments, sang,
in her usual sweet and charming man.
ner, "The Path of Dreams" and, as an
encore, "To My First Love-"
Mrs. R. A. Blair of Holtville gave
brief verbal report telling of her
work as chairman of press.
Mrs. w. w. Apple of Ell Centre,
chairman of education, spoke of the
al lines in the valley. There are now
five excellent high schools, in which
domestic science and manual training
are taught in addition to those
branches regularly a part of high
fort to encourage educational work in
the rural districts, using the country
schools as social centers. There are
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county used more or less frequently
the new grammar school, soon to be
erected in Ell Centre, provision is
made so that two classrooms may be
thrown together, making a large as
sembly hall.
Mrs. w. E. Packard, Meloland, chair
man of civics and sociology, stated
that she had appointed, as an aid in
her work, a chairman from each of
the six towns represented in the coun-
ty organization. A strong effort is
being made to have an annual "clean
up day" on a uniform date. She
spoke Of billboard DETACHMENT, stating
that the law made such an offense
misdemeanor.
A short recess was declared that
the delegates from the various club
might get together and prepare a
slate for the coming year. Each of
the six towns was represented by five
delegates, making the voting body of
the convention thirty. This number
was augmented by the presence of one
state chairman, four district chairmen
of departments and one southern dis
trict officer, besides the presidents of
four clubs and considerable num-
ber of visitors from Holtville and sur
rounding towns.
Miss Cairns of the Union Central
High School faculty, Ell Centre, ac-
companied by Miss Collier, sang
"Hark, Hark, the Lark" by Schubert,
and as an encore "The Florine Song,"
by GODDARD. Miss Cairns voice is of
a very sweet, mellow quality, with no