Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-08
CELEBRATION
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Of FC0LOR
Greatest Fete in History of
Valley Closes; Chairman
Joe Seymour COngratu-
lates All; Visitors Depart

Transcontinental Railway Week is
over. 1t officially ended late Saturday
night in a blaze of color. Saturdays
celebration was the greatest celebra-
ton ever seen in the Imperial valley,
both in point of numbers and in point
of enthusiasm
Chairman Joseph F. Seymour, upon
whose shoulders fell the major portion
of the planning and detail work, mod
estly ascribes the success of the celes
bration to the newspapers, "You boys
did fine he said today, II want to con-
graduate you for without you we could
not have made the celebration the sue
cess it was"
However, Mr.. Seymour's friends and
the papers refuse to let the success of
the celebration rest entirely with them,
for. it was due to Mr.. Seymour as the
+{fettl OF the organization tand his hum
dreds of efficient helpers that the AFFAIR
was the success it was. The people of
Imperial valley pulling together demon.
strated once more what they can do.
Revised figures on the barbecue in
dicate the total number fed as 1880.
This is by far the largest crowd ever
fed at a barbecue in the Imperial val
ley.
There are no figures available for
the number at the street dance Satur-
day evening, but it was estimated $4,000
were there. The streets were so crowded
that it was with difficulty that space
for the dancers could be secured.
Mr. Seymour today gave out official
figures on the number of guests from
San Diego on the special train. There
We're 4S1 persons on board, not count
ing Signor Tommassino and hsi band
and President Spreckels and his private
party.
The official special back left Satur-
day evening and Imperial valley hos
pitality was such that only 126 persons
left on that train. The remainder re-
turned yesterday and today.
The women who served at the bar
becue Saturday afternoon deserve great
credit
In Ell Centre, the arrangements were
in the hands of J. E. Davis, George
Anderson, f. e. Clements, Fred Gian-
ola, J. M. OFT and S. w. Leffingwell, DIR.
w. o. Johnson, c. E. Coggins, j. Stan
ley Brown and others.
The following general committee
shares credit equally with the others in
the success of the celebration and to
them the credit is due.
]. +. Seymour, general chairman.
Executive committee-W. f. Beal.
Brawley; j. G. Scott, Calexico; j. r.
O'Neil, Calipatria; Jasper Travers. FL
Centro; Russell Jones, Holtville; Harry
Dyke, Imperial j. ID. Moughmer, Seel-
ey; c. +. Boarts, Westmorland.
General committee-Directors OF AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce:
Brawley Commercial Club-W. +.
Beal, president; Fred Lack, Tom Ed
gar.
Calexico Chamber Of Commerce..
d. Hevener, president; l.. Nj. Hutchin'
son, f. f. Anderson.
Calipatria Business Mems Club--O.
X. Thomas, president; Il. A. Johnson,
Victor Sterling.
Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce
Jasper Travers, president; c. E. Cog
gins. j. +. Seymour.
Holtville Commercial Club-O. c.
Harris, president; Ernest Shacklett,
Russell Jones.
Imperial Chamber of Commerce
Lester Eichold, president; Mark Wilkin.
S. Z. Burrows.
Seeley Chamber of Commerce.. III.
Connett, president; j. ID. Moughmer, A.
r. Ezel
Westmorland Chamber OF Commerce.
C. L. Boarts. president; X. II. ches'
ebro, w. Il. Edwards.
Farm Bureau Directors
Mrs. Sam Robinson, Eastsiee-Sunset
Farm Center.
Mike Liebert, directorat-large.
w. O. Johnson, county agent.
j. T.. Hertel, agricultural instructor.
Il. ID. Irvine, Magnolia Mulberry
Farm Center.
r. w. Sears, McCabe Farm Center.
A. III. Smithson, Alamo-Verdc Farm