Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-05
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Paul Langworth of Los Angeles is
registered at the Barbara Worth and
is looking over his business interests
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weddipgtop<>Couch
returned this morning (to>>take up
their home in FL Centre. Mr.. Couch
has been .with the marines, having
been stationed at Bremerton, Puget
Sound Barracks, since his departure
! from FL Centric last spring. Mrs.
Couch was formerly Miss Mamie
/ Northcott and has a host of friends
/ in FL Centre who are delighted to
welcome them home.
The bridge party given nbny Mrs.
Joseph f. Seymour annd Mrs. Vaughn
Francis at the Barbara Worth yes
terday proved itself a very enjoyable
affair The first prize was awarded
Mrs George Anderson and Mrs. Da-
Wis of Den Rey captured the second.
The guests numbered abou sixty
four.
A most interesting program under
the auspices of the Ladies' Guild of
the Methodist Church of Ell Centre,
who met in all-day session at the
home of Mrs. Thacker on Sixth and
FL Centre streets, took place yes
terday. The session opened at 10:30
in the morning, when Mrs. Howard,
president of the Home Missionary So
ciety, discussed the project of taking
up the work with the MeXicans and
the possible maintaining of a sep
arate Sunday school for them. A
reading by Mrs. Sones, also of the
Guild, entitled "Dese Beeg Unita
States,' followed the discussion and
was greatly enjoyed by all. Mrs.
F'oss followed this with a very in
teresting paper entitled Lost and
Found" During the intervention Of
the neon hour, a delicious luncheon
was served to the ladies and the aft
ernoon session was opened with a
business meeting of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Mrs. Foss, presl-
dent of the Ladies' Aid, took the in
itiative following this, and the ladies
each took it upon themselves to earn
a dollar to be devoted toward char
itv purposes and May fete planned
when they will tell each other of
their experience in earning their
money. The session proved itself
most interesting and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene De Pree of
Mexico spent yesterday in CN Centro
| visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Long, prom
inent Valley people, have sold their
| ranch west of town and intend to
make their home in the northern part
of the state.
Thomas H. King, we'll known in
| brokerage circles in different parts
of the country, is in Ell Centre with
the intention of opening up a brok-
| arage office here. He expresses him.
self as being very much pleased with
the prospects of the Vally ana it's
future looks exceedingly prosperous
to him. He is registered at the Ore
| gon hotel
L. c. Bacon and H. H. Black, pro-
prietors of the Virginia hotel, Long
| Beach, are at the Oregon hotel look
ing over the Valley. They are ex-
| pressing much interest in the Val
ley, this being their first trip here.
4 j; i:
E. F. Bell, wholesale druggist of
| Chicago, is here on his annual visit.
He is residing at the Princess ho-
! tel.
Hoyt Collegiate, former automobile
man of Ell Centre, and wife, are over
from San Diego and are staying at
the Barbara Worth hotel. Mrs. Cole
gate was formerly Miss Stevens of
Seeley, where her family are we'll
| known.
c. f. Sprouse of Los Angeles is
spending the day in FL Centre look
- cver his interests here.