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Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-31
SUMMARY DISTRICTS
OF STATE

port Oh CIle Imperial IL
rigation District and the
associated memorandum, isl
seeking to give its read
ers the fullest possible
information concerning this
big organization and its i'm
portant functions and ac-
complishments.
We believe that the man
agement and control of the
water of the District is the
subject of greatest moment
and concern to every ranch
er and business man and for
that reason we print in de-
tail what we believe our
readers should know.
In connection with this
semi-annual report, show
ING every financial trans
action of the Irrigation
District, we give in this ar
ticle an idea Of the size and
value of the water system as
compared with similar sys-
TENS throughout the state.
That in this comparative
statement the local system
shows up wonderfully well
in nearly every item will be
Z matter of interest to the
reader.
The Imperial Irrigation
District is located in a coun-
tv with 10000 population. 1t
was organized on July IA,
1911, the vote on organlza-
ton being 1904 yes and 800
no. The number of assess
ment payers is about 1000,
with a gross acreage of near
ly 100000, the irrigated acre
age being $4,000, in round
figures. The percentage OF
irrigated acreage to gross
acreage is So. The principal
products are alfalfa, barley,
wheat, cotton, corn, fruits,
vegetables and livestock. The
assessed valuation is approx
imately S27, 100000, while
the authorized bonded debt
is $6,0O0,000. The percent
age of bonded debt at the
time this report was com
piled was 1888, while the
assessed valuation per acre
was 1852, as compared with
$6.07, the bonded indebted
ness per acre. The tax rate
was S1.75, the total tax levy
being about S5O0,00O. The
approximate market value
of the bonds up to the first
Of the year gave a return
yield of $40 per cent.
The above figures were
compiled by Edward N.
Pearson, Jr., Of San Fran
cisco, as were the following
comparative figures on other
state districts.
Alta district is located in
Tulare county, with a popu-
lation of 5000. The district
was organized on August IA,
1883, with a vote Of 326 to
19. The number of assess
ment payers is 1920. The
gross acreage is 100000 and
the irrigated acreage lOO,-
600, the percentage Of l"ri-
gated to gross acreage being
70. The principal products
are raisins and dairy pro-
ducts. The assessed valua-
< ton is $3,077, Ala. The au-
'Nthorized bond debt is $780,
900, a percentage to assessed
valuation of 1924. The pres
ent bonded debt per acre is
$384 the tax rate $2.37, as.
compared with an assessed.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-31
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT

Continued from Coils. and 2, Page II.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-31
MANAGERS ORDERS,

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES ON GENERAL MANAGERS
MONTH OF JUNE, 1918 (Continued).
No: Description Aa5Rofiasd ARorat This Ndo"aS Monh
l57 Dredging Mesa Canal and building up
1853 Extension Of Telephone Line No. H. '''''
from Mile l5 {. Nile 11-C D. Levee via
l6l Purchase and installation OF oil and
~ water tanks, for use at Hanon Heading 22O5OO 1929
l02 Construction of toilets etc, Hanon
168 Operation Of Alamo Channel Training
crew, from Cudahy Check 0 Quail
1e4 Operation Alamo Channel Training 0'400 '0'40'
ere GreCii yifo from East Side Heading, to Cuda-
165 Dredging Wolmwood Canal from Ward l0i40' l0o0
law Check to Woodbine Heading - 5435Oo 175e37
100 Cleaning and maintaining levees Alamo
Canal Cudahy Check to Quail River
e7 Cleaning maintaining ievees Alamo '9O200 A'2"S0
e8 Clean Cleaning 9i and maintaining leyees Alamo l''''
~ Canal Sharp's Heading Mile 515 - 968OO 55a7e
10Y Salsl1ng north levee Alamo Canal above
17O Construction Bunkhouses at An ys $1,000 ''00
MI Trenching levees West Side Main Canal
below New River Flume in Mexico - 9776oo 7o4a8
nal in Mexico fo1 Stockton Dredper 4575Oo
l7a Dredging Alamitos Canal in Mexico
from from sharP's Heading to International
175 Cleaning Also Canal in Mexico with z'000 lS442S
176 Construction of concrete block apron. 0000O ~~-
Cerro Prieto Canal below Tue Check - 3225Oo 1es75
l|| Purchase OF instruments for measuring
10 CodstIucIlon OF dehVey for M.
Garcia and S. NJ. Soto in Mesa Canal $4,000 ho1o
l|9 construction of power li1e from Hanlon
Heading to railroad bridge Alamo Canal
Mexico 5oooo oo- ..
1s Raisng both levees West Side Main Ca ~''4
nal, Mexico, from New River Flume to
49, Laguna Waste Gate, with teams - 3S7SO0
lo4 construction of bridge Alamo Ca -
nal near Mile Post 26, n Mexico 461OOO 1o57
100 Dredg1ng west barrel Wisera Canal in '
*, Mexico T. 1,1 lsa7oo 2eaea
54A Construction of CarrilO in Mex
from lower end of Castro to near
l. East Side Heading 4311SO0
l57A Restoring, raising and extending Saiz -
Levee, in Mexico (191S) .-.- o1oeo75
l6OA Survey OF Alamo Canal between Teco-
ote and Beltran Cuts
1884 Extension of Tecoote Cutoff with ~
Dredge Omega and teams h,157,
l64A Raising and widening Sofatara Levee
from Station 20 to Station All - 1A5oooE
1884 Pono;lw ~ y ~ ;e noeef ollosgS IN mexico 5217
houses at various locations in Mexico - 400 40
l72A Operation of Dredge Imperial in Alamo f4''4o
Canal Mexico ,ooo
l73A Emergency repairs and reconstruction
Of Cudahy Check - . 1oo5oAE
176A RemOdellng MeXicaG Warehouse .----. - az
1904 Raising Volcano Lake rail- 0o'o0
122A C Gal tf; tn( 90 m i h. - 3,2S3S3
100, ny ~? :: IN anu oollatala Cahal ~. 9,74183
h0'A 1ri Ideani"@lV 0ulVey-Aano Canal IN SEe&as< -
NeAco --...... 465 51
1894 Operation of Dredge Beta in Alamo ~
: Canal above Tecolote Cutoff - zoo
1874 Construction of Wseia Waste Gate, 0
1854 Penairc 70 and ti;~. 5,6l751
erode in AloT0O( (oclN
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Phone ~
Communication

Editor of The Banner:
We cannot commend Col. An anus
Phillips too highly for the reat
work he is doing for the ca ern-
ment as county director for TIL sale
of Thrift and War Savings ST mps
We, as a people, should look this
situation squarely in the fac 1t
takes the Government fiftee to
twenty billion dollars year ID run
this war, which was brought OH by
the acts of a tyrant, who claims
partnership with God. We cahnot
evade the evil; we must meet il. If
we do not win this war we will be
traitors to ourselves and our country
Before long the casualty list will
begin to roll in, and woe be to those
who stand in the way of victory, or
place obstacles in the way of those
who fight for liberty. We must be-
gin right, and we know no better
way to do our bit than to follow
Col. Phillips plan and buy Thrift
and War Savings Stamps, and buy
them right away.
This method gives those of limited
means a chance to contribute to the
advancement of the war and to help
the Government bear it's burdens
Friends, lend your money to your
nation. 1t will mean much to the
boys with the colors, and will make
America unconquerable. AS a coun-
try the United States has joined with
the great Patrick Henry, saying,
Give us liberty or give us death"
Let US each be true and loyal, every
one contributing his share, and our
boys will cross the Rhine and go on
to Berlin, and the Hindenbergs, Ho-
henzollerns and Hapsburgs will be
no more. Respectfully,
]. II. STAPLEFORTE.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
FOR STATEWIDE
LICENSE TO HUNT
Delegation Strongly Urges Progress
sive Move, as a Source of Revenue

State House, Annapolis, Feb. 90
The Senate and House Committees
on Game and Fish, at a joint ses-
sion today, gave a hearing on Mr..
Bryant's bill providing for a uniform
Statewide hunting and fishing Ii
cenSe.
There was no opposition to the
measure. 1t was supported by Pres
ident w. Thomas Kemp and ]. Ed
ward White, of the Conservation
Commission, and by the Maryland
State Game Protective Association,
which was represented by a delega-
ton consisting of DR.. B. Holly Smith,
its president; Talbot Denmead, Har-
ry Busick, G. NJ. lowering, Felix R.
Sullivan, Jr., Clifton Bosley, Howard
Musselman, Alexander Yearley Sd,
and Henry NJ Wilkinson.
President Kemp and State Game
Warden LeCompte made the princi-
pal addresses in behalf of the meas
ure. They explained in detail the
provisions of the bill and demon
strated that it will prove to be a
large source of revenue to the State
The adoption of the Statewide bill
would mean considerable more reve-
nue. for the State. Several of the
counties now have what in effect is
bill similar to the Statewide bill
These will be benefited particularly,
for the money which will be raised
by the issuance of licenses will be
devoted to the conservation and pro-
pagation of game in those particular
counties.
The Statewide bill provides a fee
of 81 to man to hunt in his own
county; fee of SIS for a license
which will permit him to hunt any
where in the State, and a fee of $40
for non-residents of the State. The
present laws apply only to certain
counties; there is no attempt at en-
forcement, and cases have been
known where county officials did not
know whether a man needed a Ii
cense to hunt.
In the event of the passage of the
bill the work of conserving and
propagating the game of the State
and the enforcement of the laws and
the issuance of the licenses will be
done by the Conservation Commits
sion.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Vienna Red Cross Notes

The Vienna Branch of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has now enrolled 294
Senior members, and 113 Juniors.
We had hoped that our enrolment
would reach 500, and feel sure that
it will as soon as we can get to work
again.
The Salem captains have promised
us 100 members, and as they already
have 80 of these, we feel confident
they will bring in the rest, which
still leaves a part of our territory
not canvassed.
Up to the present time we have
completed 81 sweaters, scarfs, IL
helmets, Fl pairs socks, Is pairs OF
wristlets, So Belgian sweaters, S
afghns, 4 doz. knitted wash clothes.
A great deal of this work has been
done in the section of the Clifton and
Layton schools, as there is an auxi-
liary at each of these schools.
SUSAN 8. HITCH,
Branch Chairman.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22

An introduction to some Of the lead
ers will show that there are brains
as well as bullets behind the Zapata
movement, says the Christian Herald.
Gen. Alfredo Serratos was former
lawyer, who had made a good record
as a soldier. 1t will surprise Ameri-
cans to learn that he was at one time
servant of Mark Hanna the noted
politician of Ohio.
His history is romantic one. AS
a homeless waif he was taken to the
United States by an American, who
promised to give him an education.
In Cleveland, O., the American died
and young Serratos was left stranded.
For three years he worked at the
home of Senator Hanna, moving
lawns and caring for horses.
Later the young Mexican returned
to Mexico and studied law. He speaks
three languages fuently. In the con-
vention cabinet he was elected secre-
tary of war. These were some of the
men who were Zapata's lieutenants
and advisers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
French as II Is Spoken.

Mrs. J. Guy Haugh, 1142 North Me-
ridian street, French woman. born
and bred, and as she expresses it her
helf, French in every one of my
thoughts in every fiber of my being"
has evolved a plan for the help of SOL
diers who are about to 60 lover there"
to speak ordinary, conversational
French. The idea came to her be-
cause some soldiers, friends of her
husband, would undertake to talk to
her in French, knowing her to be q ma
tive French woman.
Now Mrs. laughs home is a meet
ing place for Uncle Sans soldiers,
who under her guidance, are learning
to talk plain, unadorned French. The
privates have a class at her home on
Thursday evening and officers on Mon
day evening, between eight and ten
O'Clock. All men wearing Uncle Sans
uniform are welcomed and there is
no charge for the lessons. No books
are used. and no English is spoken.
Mrs. Haugh advises soldiers who are
already taking French lessons to con-
tinue them, as the gatherings at her
home are merely to assist the men in
acquiring rapidly an ability to talk
French.-Indianapoli News.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
CASE OF 40 UNTO OTHERS"
Grandma's Sizing Up of the Situation
Showed Pretty Good Judgment
Of Human Nature.

The wise man Solomon remarked a
long time ago that if man is to have
friends. he must show himself friend
ly; and it might be said now that if a
man is himself good neighbor, he
is mighty likely to have good neigh
bOrS-aS q rule
On this point we recently ran across
an interesting farm story, fresh from
the prairies of the West. The moral
is one that cannot be too often empha-
sized; and this is the story as the
American Cooperative Journal gives
it:
They tell of an old grandma who
was sitting in front of her home, knit
ting in the sunshine, when an immi-
grant with covered wagon drew up his
team and gave them rest and drink.
'Howdy" spoke up grandma.
Where be you s'goin?'
ITO Nebraska, grandma.
"'An' where be you fromf
"'From back in Indiana state
wall, l s'pose you jest hated to
leave the old home and neighborsr
again asked grandma.
mo! Deed we did not; we had the
peskiest, meanest neighbors; we was
glad to get shed Of EN-
Yes, but you'll find plenty more
just like 'em where you're a-goin'.
And then grandma went on knitting.
"A few days later another immigrant
wagon with its family drew up at the
water trough. And again grandma
asked the usual questions as to where
they were going and where they were
from.
But this time the answer to the
question of whether they did not hate
to break up old home ties was differ
emit.
Indeed, we did hate to leave,
grandma. 1t nearly broke our hearts.
We had the best neighbors that any
one ever had
Yes consoled grandma, I know
New It's but yslisl1i f End more
just like 'em where you're a-goin'.' 80
The Progressive Farmer.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Showing Him Up,

ave must fight on till the Germans
see how absurd their aspirations are, "
said James w. Gerard in New York
the other day.
'Yes, we must show up the domi-
neering German militarists thorough
ly. We must act like the professor
who visited a loan shark to borrow
800.
"'You want 500 for one yearT the
loan shark said. We'll, sir, here you
are. My terms are 5 per cent a
month. That leaves just $40 coming
to you. Here you are-four crisp ten
spots
But the professor mildly took out
his own pocketbook and extracted a
couple of bills from it.
You're mistaken, SIR he said. 4
want the money for two years, not
one. How much, then, is there COM
ing to your"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Peoples Loan, Savings & Deposit Bank
Capital, Surplus & Profits $135,8O0.0O
ASK US

Whenever you contemplate making invest
ment ask your banker about it, Not that the banker
is nfallbe than you are-but because that
is a part of his business.
If he is successful banker, that is an indication
that he knows good investments when he sees them
This bank keepsin touch with good investments and
presumes know by experience what to leave alone
While we, like all human kind prone to mistakes
we have been reasonably successful and we will take
great pleasure in advising with any who to call
on US.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Phillips HardYare Co.
Phone AZ

Hubbard, $50; 8. w. Linthicum,
Charlie Mitchell, Miss Mary Little,
Donald Stewart. SIS each; Benjamin
Brown, $40; LeCompte G Harper,
Truston Wilson, T. B. Radcliffe, F.
X. Moore, Hamilton Spedden, SIS
each; Elmer Dodson, So; Webster
Richardson, William Byrd and Geo.
Wolff, 81 each.
The expenditures are:
Special work on the scow, $15.26.
Nails and rope, 48c.
Lumber for wharf, SO.
Hauling shells, 1888.
Shells by scow and wagons, 1900
bushels
If anyone wants to help us COM
plete our job, send money to Mrs.
Sadie Bell, Route 4. Mr.. George
Wilson has already offered to help
us unload the next scow.
E. L. HUBBARD.
N. B.-Please, anyone, correct any
errors by mentioning same to Mrs.
Bell.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22

To be members of the Board of
Managers of the Maryland Workshop
for the Blind for two years-George
R. Bellows, reappointed, Baltimore
city; William t. Shackleford, reap
pointed, Baltimore city; Arthur G.
Barrett, reappointed, Baltimore city.
To be members of the State Board
of Health for four years from the
last day in January, 191S-Dr. Will
liam H. WEIGH. reappointed. Balti-
more city; DR.. Nathan r. Gorter, re-
appointed, Baltimore city.
The following is list of Dorches-
ter appointments:
Justices of the Peace. NJ. Cor
dy, Galestown; Benjamin w. Hol-
land, Secretary; J. Rawlings Cam
per. East New Market; Guy H. Nc
Williams, East New Market; J. Mil
lard Reed, Vienna; Albert j. Mobray,
Vienna; James A. Geoghegan, Tay-
lor's Island; James C. Morean, Lakes
Vile: Laurence P Ashton, Apple
garth; V. Murray Sulivane, Cam
bridge; George w. James, Cam
bridge; J. R. D. Collins, Cambridge;
J. Watson Thompson, Cambridge;
Daniel L. Moore, Cornersville; Will
liam A. Vane, Church Greek; James
M. Lewis, Wingate; William James
Brown. Williamsburg; Benjamin F.
Johnson, Hurlock; Thomas J. Hac-
kett. Hurlock; William c. Hurley,
Elliott; William H. P. Bryan, Madi-
son.
Notaries Public-W. J. Brinstield,
Rhodesda1e; Clarence L. Saxton,
East New Market; William C.Brins-
field, Vienna; Sleighter Wallace,
Lakesville; Robert H. Keene. Col
den Hill; Laura B. West, Cambridge;
Alfred W. Hoge, Cambridge; Ernes-
tine E. Taylor, Cambridge; Henry
Lloyd, Jr., Cambridge; James E.
Reese, Cambridge; Leila G. Bran
mock, Cambridge; Arthur S. Hopk-
ms, Cambridge; L. Philip Skinner,
Cambridge; C. Guy LeCompte, Cam
bridge; Ray J. Slacum, Cambridge;
William S. Armiger, Cambridge; Eva
L. Haggett, Cambridge; ]. Howard
Phillips, Cambridge; George w. Meek
ms, Cambridge; Chas. T. Mace, Cam
bridge; L. Asbury Adams, Grape; J..
T. Robinson, Toddville; Bernard o.
Murphy. Wingate; Hubert c. Har-
per, Hurlock; Swain o. Neal, Hur-
lock; William w. Turpin, Salem; c.
R. Brooks, Woolford.
Supervisors of Elections-Dr.J John
Mace, Democrat, vice self, Cam
bridge; Charles S. Ralph, vice self.
Vienna; Howard P. Spedden, Repub-
lican, vice Howard Moore, James.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
Report Of Castle Haven
Road Smelling

When we began Smelling Castle
Haven road there was one thing we
felt must not be repeated, viz: she'll
ing a part or parts. and leaving un-
shelled spaces. When the unshelled
parts are bad, the wagons must load
to suit these bad places, and the
drivers go or 10 miles over good
roads with half loads. 1t is also
proven that where a road is but
partly shelled, the county does not
keep the short stretches up, and in
very few years the whole thing is
wasted. An example of the entire
waste is found IN Ragged Point. The
main road was shelled for quarter
of a mile below Howard Spedden's
store, and then skip to below Will
liam Dail's farm. Here the shells
began again and went nearly to the
village The county has kept the
she'll road in repair to the end below
Spedden's store, but never touched
The piece beyond the skip. Today the
piece shelled below Dail's farm is
as much mud as ever. The money
spent in Smelling it is entirely was
ted.
A similar bit of folly is seen in
Ross Neck A long piece of road
was shelled below George Apple
garth's store, and last year piece
was shelled in front of John Bells.
Already the piece shelled below APP
plegarth's store is in ruins, and un-
less the pieces are connected and fin
ished to the main road, the county
will not keep up repairs.
Todd's Point has two patches, and
Morris Neck has a second patch.
Castle Haven has its first shells, and
has three patches. Two of these
will be connected when the ice clears
away and we get the scow load of
shells now awaiting arrival. The
other patch must wait until we can
get an appropriation for either shells
or stone. Crushed stone from Port
Deposit may prove as cheap for
roads as shells We skipped what
we felt was the best bit of dirt road
we had, and began to haul from
Cambridge, and make road by the
school house to the main road. Be-
ing both new and imprudent, we u.s.
ed up our appropriation by the time
we reached the school house. 1t was
more than a quarter of mile from
lucl ~ Iuc we SpSul q
few sleepless moments and struck
out.
Mr.. Skinner added 1900 bushels,
Mr.. Linthicum loaned us 1000 more.
By faith we got about 1900 more
and connected Castle Haven with
Dorchester county. We intend to
keep up our own repairs until the
piece we skipped is shelled, and then
turn it over. Somewhere in this
struggle it was that "Puckham" and
the tNeckeriner'' had bout. At the
offset Jno. Bell and Bob Wilson were
made road bosses, and Mrs. Sadie
Bell treasurer.
The following gave aid, more or
less, entirely free:
William Chester, William Wing,
E. S. Phillips, Caleb LeCompte, M.
Wheatley, Webster Richardson, John
Wheatley, William and Victor Bell.
Those who worked part and gave
part were:
Charles Hastings, Robert Wilson,
John Bell, o. F. Hubbard, E. L.
Hubbard
Those who paid cash, or it's equi-
yilent, are:
Castle Haven Corporation, $50;
Matthews & Co.. $40; Eastern Shore
Trust Co., s25; Charles Hastings,
John Bell, Robert Wilson, o. F.Hub-
bard, E. L. Hubbard, $50 each; T. B.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22
In Union There Is Strength

The question every citizen should
ask himself is, am l patriot, loyal
to my country in this time of peril,
or am l a Stacker, and give comfort
and aid to the enemy by neglecting
that which l might do to help my
country and to help the dear boys of
my nation who are sacrificing so
much for us? If you are loyal to
your nation and if you love your
country, you will help, and with
your help and the help of every citi-
zen of this nation there will be a
union of strength that will surely
bring victory IN this great conflict.
Strikes may impede, but they cannot
check the victorious march of our
armies of the launching of our mer-
chant armadas, if our country has
the proper support of its citizens.
Make every blow of your hammer,
every stroke of your pen, every
stitch of your needle help, and re-
member the motto of the United
States, I'm union there is strength"
Pour out your money to your
Government through the purchase of
those little bonds, War Savings and
Thrift Stamps. Do it now. Your
country must have your help. II
you are patriot you will help.
ALBANUS PHILLIPS,
County Director.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22

II. Murdoch r.. III. Souldby 1. e. Jones
Gen. Mg~ A. G. P. A. D. p. A.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22

HOUSTON ARNETT. Proprietor.
2-1S-1w
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-22

The Red Cross Society never
fails to touch the heart, and a splen-
did way to help the association is to
patronize the entertainment to be
given Friday night, March LIST, at
the Grand Opera House.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-21
GIFT
FOR LUCKY HERO
History Club Sends Present to
Soldier Who Occupies Their
Bed at C0Ionia
BIZ sneoinI Correspondsnt.

~ OPtttVt ~
SEWAREN, Dec. 21-The History
Club was entertained by Mrs. l.. 8.
Thompson at her home, 1872 Water
street. Perth Amboy. Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The club voted to send IS to the
woundde man in ward ., bed 20,
which Is the History Club bed at the
Colonia hospital.
Tho members of the History Club
having beds there are making plans
to 90 for the men in their beds
Mrs. F. l. Perry, chairman of the
Woman's College committee, sent an
interesting paper on the college. gain
ed through q personal interview with
the dean. Mrs. w. S. Douglass.
Mrs. Thompson planned a delightful
surprise for her guests by inviting Miss
Amy Marsh, of Perth Amboy. to be
r~~-o~+ 80 give several clever char
acter readings, which were greatly en-
-. ..e.. eshments were served.
The next meeting will be on jan
uary 10, when Mrs. L.. II. Brown will
be the hostess. Miss Mary Daniels
the new third district vice president
will be the guest of honor and speaker