Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-19
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Mrs. J. A. Shonn of 377 Hamilton
avenue has returned home after ;
several weeks visit with friends an6
relatives at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Walter Hamilton expects to
leave this evening for Jerome, Ariz.
where she will jgin her husband, wnu
has opened a grocery store in that
city. The Hamiltons expect to make
their future home there.
Lieutenant Paul Penberthy and
j wife have returned home and are now
on their ranch near Ell Centro. Lieu
tenant Penberthy received his dis
charge last week. Mrs. Penberthy
was formerly Miss Lily Larey.
L. Dan Mathis, gunner aboard the
United States transport Susquehan-
ma, a former German ship interned
in United States port and called
Der Rhine arrived home this
morning after making ten complete
transatlantic trips. Dan, as he is
familiarly called by his friends, is
a two-striper, which means seven
teen months active service. He was
one of the first contingent to leave
Ell Centre after this country entered
the war, enlisting in the early part
of 1917. Gunner Mathis entered the
naval service in San Diego and re-
ceived his discharge at Mare ISL
and.
UIa1t1,, SaDho1,y o% 7 I
c. Tate, of 620 Hamilton avenue, !
this city, arrived this morning for a
visit here. Mr.. Montgomery is dis
charged soldier and saw active serv- ,
ice in France.
NJ O. King, vice president and
general manager of Varney Bros. &
Co., left last evening for a brief bus
mess trip to Los Angeles. II
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. McKinnon Of Il
this city, left last evening for Los
Angeles, where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Mckinnon was the
Valley representative of the West
ern Life Insurance Company, but
has resigned his position to go with
the American National Insurance
Co., with offices in Los Angeles.
L. E. Hamilton of St. Joseph, Mo-,
by his niece, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Henchelwood of 691 Orange
this city, left yesterday for
a weeks business trip in San Diego
and Los Angeles.
Harry Kessler and family arrived
Monday to spend the sbripg and
summer on their ranck~6ne mile
south of town.
Robert w. Brydon, president of
Brydon Bros, has returned to Los
after three days visit here.
Mr.. Brydon was well pleased with
business conditions in Ell Centre and
looks forward to one of the largest
years in the history of the firms !,
business in the Valley.
In honor of Mrs. Dan V. holland 1
of this city, who will in the near fu-
ture mack her home in Los Ange-
les, Mesdames Will S. Fawcett, Rob-
ert Campbell and Charles J. Ritz
entertained with an auction bridge
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Fawcett. The receiving rooms
We're beautifully decorated with pink
carnations and sweet peas. There
were seventeen bridge tables and the
first and the consolation prizes were
won by Mrs. o. G. Horne and Mrs.
May He'll. Delicious refreshments
were served during the afternoon,
after which Mr.. holland was present
ed with an engraved gold bracelet as
a remembrance of the happy occa-
sion.
NJ. A. Schofield, DR.. w. o. John
son, Miss Ruth Dickey and H.
Deitrick are among the speakers on
the program of the McCabe Farm
Center meet to be held this evening.
Henry E. Lizer of the Ell Centro
Cut Rate Tire Company and re-
cuA..y Of the naval service has re-
turned to Ell Centre and is again ac-
lively engaged with his firm. Mr..
Lizer saw seven months in service
and was in training at San Pedro,
New Orleans and Norfolk, Va.