El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-27
FRUIT DRYING IN
VALLEY PLANNED
Movement Is Started With
View of Relieving Pos
sible Food Shortage.

Vinton. Texas. March "a move
ment is being started to organize So
oieties in the valley for the drying
of fruit wherever there is an excess
OF this commodity. The fruit will he
held in storage and later shipped 10
districts wherever food is needed and
TO educe living cost Women's or
CARNATIONS are to help in this work
as it can he carried on by any number.
Water has been turned into the
bitches on the west side efter being
for several days cut off. because Of
some difficulty at the diversion dam.
Residents IN the la Union district
are out electioneering for school board
members.
Planting Sugar BeetS-
Much ground Is being prepared for
the cultivation of sugar beets and some
land has already been planted
The newly installed revOlsOs are IN
good shape and are handling the big
flow of water
The directors of the Ia Union Irri-
CATION company held a business meet
ing at the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. I. Hoskins0n enter
tanned the following guests at dinner:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. WaIsch and on;
Misses Hazel and Nell Crutcher, from
Ell Paso; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lightfoo-
and son. 4 J. jr, Of Berino. and Mr..
and Mrs. 7 z. Grayson.
Engineers Barnes and Patterson were
down from Las Cruces on business
connected with the reclamation SER
vice and this irrigation district
Mrs. l. H Brand was in Mesilla
Park to attend the semi-annuaI meet
ing of the Dona Ana county women's
auxiliary at St James church.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyd and Mrs.
Maud Wylie mOtored TO NintOn up from
1911 R2Cn and visited friends
The meeting of the Embroidery club.
which was postponed last week. will
be held Thursday with Mrs. J. T. Gray
son.
Mrs. Carl Price was a visitor here
from Berino.
a party composed Of Misses Meta
Belt. Irene Eeckhart. Gladys Garfield.
Nessrs. Francis Durack. RAYMOND Muir
Fl Paso 10 Vinton and spent an after
noon at the E~ishaberger home.
Gives ChIdren's Party.
Mrs. J. l. Edison entertained with a
party complimentary TO her daughter.
Louise. for her tenth birthday ami
versary. Games We're enjoyed and then
a contest OF making ape hats was
held. the prizes, which We're Easter
novelties. going 20 Anna Tenuy and
William Week Lunch was served from
the dining table. which was attractive
" arranged with suggestions OF Easter.
The center piece was OF JonqullS and
Terms Two DrrlnQaE X adorned
with burning andles were cut for the
guests; mint sticks were in q wicker
basket tied with ribbon ans q silver
basket held assorted candies. The
table cloth, napkins. doilies and plates
were violet ideas and the place cards
were dainty hand painted affairs. the
work Of Louise Edison. Children pres
ent were: Anna Tenny. Mary Ruth Hos
kinson. Ruby Week. Jesse BinkIey. of
Fl Paso. William Week. Louis Edison
and Tom Hoskinson. Mrs. Edison was
assisted by Ms. f T. James. Mrs. J.
L Graysou. Mr.. II. T. HosdiusOn and
Miss Harry Hishaoerge--
Mrs. H IT. Holbrook was here from
Anthony ON business.
School closes here on Friday Of this
week.
school Census Completed.
Miss Vera Lewis. from Moutoya- was
here and finished up the school census
Of this district. The census shows 40
OF school age.
The -four Kinkel children ave re-
covered from their recent attack OF
measles. i number Of children have
had the disease
Juan Carrasco has left for Roswell
to make his home with his sor.
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fiorencio Rey-
nOsa. a baby girl.
Several car loads OF straw We're
shipped from here to the Fl PasO
market