Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-22
COLLECT TURKEYS
FOR BATTERY D
.VALLExRESPONDS TO CALL FOR
MESS FUND FOR BOYS.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS GIVEN IN EEL CENTRO.
Worthy Cause Fostered by the COun-
ty Council of Defense Gains
Ground Today

Members OF the county council OF |
Defense today received from Chair
man Nichols the following letter per-
tanning to the proposed mess fund
and Thanksgiving dinner for Battery !
d boys:
Dear Sir: You have been selected
by the County Council Of Defense as
a member of the committee to raise
company mess" or emergency
fund" for Battery d, l43rd Fled Az
tillery, now stationed at Camp kear-
ney.
"Out of the 200 men in this bat
tery, more than 125 are volunteers
from the valley and the suggestion
that their friends in the Valley raise
a special emergency fund" for the
use OF the men, as occasion may arise,
is fit and proper.
"The following is a list Of amounts
we would suggest be raised in various
districts in the county:
Imperial and vicinity, $500 and
our turkeys.
"Brawley and vicinity, $3.50 and four
turkeys.
"Holtville and vicinity, $3.50 and four
turkeys.
"Caiexico and vicinity, 5000 and
four turkeys.
"Seeley and vicinity, $50 and two
turkeys.
"Calipatria and vicinity, $50 and two
turkeys.
"Westmoreland and vicinity, $50 and
two turkeys.
"Heber and vicinity, $25 and one tur-
key.
eel Centro and vicinity, $400 ana
ten turkeys.
eve hope that you will appoint such
heln as you deem advisable, ana set
Z. report of your actions 20 Mr. Horne,
2f the Security Commercial ana Sav'
inps Bank of FL Centre, Wno has leen
appointed terasu er Of TINS fund. Ihe
n"ney should all be turnec in to NJ
orne not later tlan Wednesday. ' o.
rcmber 26, 1917, at 10 o'o!o"A Il. ~.
"A movement has also beer starred
to furnish the men of Batter d 4
lLlkey dinnero il Thankag: .in., day.
,:.i ;.is same "..'1mittee is "9queSted
to hcIp secure a number of turkeys,
sam. to be delivered to p. willis, Ill
Main street, Ell t'entro, Pho"c l25, no.
later than next cnday nCo". Novem-
her 26, 1917. These TURKEYS will be
taken to San Diego, and turned ever
to Battery d, who will prepare them
for the Thanksgiving dinner. All their
friends from, this valley are invited to
be present and take ThanksglI ing dim
her with the Battery, at which time
the money raised for their "emergen-
cy fund" will be officially pre-, ented
to the boys. Would also suggest that
you appoint one or more ladies in your
district to have a number OF home
made pies donated and delivered IN IL
Ccntro by Tuesday noon, November
q, 1917, at AIT Main street.
"We assure you that your &C opera
: ton in this important matter VIII ne
. thoroughly appreciated by oul soldier
boys, and also by the County Council
of Defense, and it is hoped that you
will grab hold of the work and
through whatever committee you ap-
point, or other means you Use IL raiS-
ing your share, you will do you ''bit
promptly. Very truly yours,
"GALEN NICHOLS,
chairman Imperial Count Council OF
Defense.
"By PURL WILLIS,
Member Imperial County Council
of Defense and chairman Lat
terry d Committee"
The Contributors.
Following are those who have con
tributed from 81 to $25 for the pur-
poses outlined in the letter from the I
County Council of Defense:
B. Salomon, Purl Willis, Hermon-
Worthington Co., c. A. Dilley, Sam
Danenberg, 0. Sebastian, Ell Centre
National Bank, A. p. Nuffer, j. Il,
Davis, d. w. McGrew, o. w. Hosio,
Cash, p f. Echols, J. w. Goza, b. ?.
Hemeon, L. p Alexander, Security
Bank, Phil Swing, c. w. Collum, Tom
Force, p McCulloch, Professor Ran
dali, +. l.. McCune, Frank A. Krause,
Bowles q Son, M. S. Cook and First
National Bank.