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Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-30

to the 100000 women voters IN the
United States. Who, when all other
candidates were silent, Indifferent or
opposed to women suffrage. was their
valiant champion and the chosen lead
er cf the woman suffrage forces, IN his
state. We present you man who mas
always been for those things when
5vcmen deeply desire. If there be
man in America who is entitled to the
support of the women Of America, that
man is Senator Owen.
"Okiahoma presents YOU a man who
without bigotry has been the faithful
champion of prohibition in his own
state and throughout the nation. One
who can be relied on to faithfully eX-
ecute the Eighteenth amendment.
EDWIN T. MEREDITH
Edwin +. Meredih, secretary of
agriculture, was placed in nomina-
ticn for the democratic nomination
for president today by Claude X.
Porter CN Centcrville, Iowa, as a
man who "would bring to the high
office Cf president qualities that
wculd make the success of his ad-
ministraticn an unfailing certainty"
much of the veal or woe of genera
tions to come will depend upon the
leader chosen here declared Mr.. Por-
ter. "Out of turmoil and tribulations
of the recent past, new conditions have
arisen. Old nations are passing and
news ones are arising. Unsolved in
dustrial, economic and social problems
are pressing fast upon us for solu-
ton. Society everywhere appears in
active ferment, and amidst all this
Kaleidoscope cataclysm, America must
not think herself immune. The four
/C..4;x,.J -, roco +brooN
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-30
J. II. HUFF SUCCEEDS
PIERCE AS DIRECTOR
OF WATER co. NO. IL

st the meeting Of the board of di-
recvors of Imperial water company No.
IL held last week j. H. Huff was ap-
pointed q director to succeed A. l..
Pierce, resigned.
11r. Huff is one Of the pioneers Of
the No. y district. For several years
he was superintendent and is thor
oughly familiar with the entire sys-
TEN.
The directors levied an assessment
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-30

Continued on page three)
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-30

await the report of the platform COM
mittee before proceeding to pick the
nominee. The balloting may not begin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

Binford Junior high school is pre-
pairing the musical play America
First" and VIII present it in the audi
torlum of the school on Thursday
night over one hundred are in the
cast and chorus The leading parts
will be assumed by singers from Gin
ter Park as follows: Carmena, q
Spanish girl. spying for Germany.
Mrs, Binford WaHord, Mrs, Fairfax,
charming young widow, Miss Helen
Starke. Rose Randolph, belle of Rich
mond with dance), Miss Willie Col
lier Dorothy, Miss Eutsier. Admiral
Shotanshell, L. s. navy. Henry Grant;
Major Spotsw God, Confederate vet
eran. W. u. Duke, Billy Breeze,
newspaper correspondent. Binford
Walford Captain Randolph Rich
mond Rifles Bosquet \, Wev: Lieu
tenant Montrose, Richmond Rifles,
Reynolds Racket Sergeant Mac.
Earl Pumphrcy Spaniard spying for
Germany. w q, 4. Baker. chorus of
bellies of Richmond. Red Cross nurses
soldiers and sailors. Pianist Miss
Katherine Braunstein; business man
ager. Professor Joseph II Saunders,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

The Sacret Heart cathedral was
the scene of pretty marriage Thurs
day morning at II O'Clock, when
Miss Margaret Ann Powell, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. John powell Of
Richmond became the bride OF
Charles Edward F'rawncr. Rev.
Father Leo A. GIL. assisted by Roy,
Father Waiter Mott. performed the
ceremony. The bride who was give n
marriage by her father. wore dark
blue ira yelling suit of tricotine, with
hat 70 match and her flowers were
orchids and lilies Of the valley Miss
Marie Hulcher attended the bride
as maid of honor. She wore a gown
Of orchids, colored georgette crepe
conbined with satin and carried pink
roses Misses Elizabeth and kath-
crime Powell. small sisters of the
bride, were the flower girls and each
s,ore white organdie trocks with
pink ribbons and hats of georgette
crepe and carried French baskets
with spring flowers, John Frawner
attended his brother as best man and
the ushers were. John Powell, brother
af the bride, James Taylor Bernard
Jerry, and Edward Drew After a
Northern wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs,
Frawner will be nj home at 1909
Grove avenue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
May Day.

MAY day program will be render =
ed Wednesday afternoon from 70 &
O'Clock at the Neighborhood Settle
nent Nineteenth and Broad streets,
by the Richmond section council OF
Jewish women of America The
queen OF May. will be crowned and
Mother Goose pagent and dances
with scenes from Wonderland, Wall
take place Mrs, Pauline Thalhlmer
Is chairman and will be assisted by
Mrs Raphael Levy, Mrs. II. :. Bins
wanger and others All Interested in
social and philanthropic work are
cordially invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Earnest Workers.

The Earnest Workers w. {, T. Y.
met with Mrs Crandall at Highland
Springs Thursday afternoon. The
program on child welfare was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Cridhn. National
w. c. r. L. week occurring in May,
ii was decided that all members be
asked To solicit members and funds
for general work, this TO include the
French orphan fund The goat for
the nation, which the Earnest Work
ers has accepted, it is one active and
one honorary member for each pres
ent, and active member in 1920. The
following amendment TO tn D. con-
stitution was proposed, that the dues
be raised from soc to sl0Q per MEM
Der per year S5c of this amount to
be used for subscription to the
Virginia Calr'. The next meeting of
the union will be held May 20, with
Mrs. Ralph Smith,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
r1oreene NIehtincnlc Centennial

Arrange meBts are almost complete
Tor the reie eration of the birth Of
Florence Nightingale. founder Of the
first training school for nurses which
takes place Wednesday night at SIS
o'clock at the Strand theater under
the auspices # the Instructive Visit
ing Nurses association and the Nir-
GINA League cf Nursing Education.
Mrs. c O 3 Cowardlu IS chairman
Of the program committee and she
has planned an Interesting and varied
list There VIII be no admission fee
the performance being open to the
patiic, bur certain seats Will be re-
served for senior pupils OF John Mar
shall high ecnool, the Collegiate
schools for (tsrls Virginia Elicit
school. Monte Maria academy. ST
Patricks academy and Sacred Heart
school. Amonc The features will be
"A series Of seven tableaux which are
to be explained by Miss Lou Belle
Catesby Jones those Included being
Her First Responsibility showing
the future heroine ~ the Crimea
bind the injured foot Of her collie
Mrs Otto Theodore Hess Will pose as
Miss Nightingale with her dog.
Prince. She Is he only woman in
the tahlea IL. not nurse. but il is
understood mat four footed per
formers are particular concerning
whom they plav opposite, demanding
their owners and student nurses do
not have dogs Miss Bella Mcneil
Carson. OF the nurses settlement. viii
pose as The Lady With the Lamp"
while Miss Jones reads LOngfellow's
familiar poem. Then comes three
tableaux. Nursing AS Miss Nishtir-
gale Found It." The Supremacy of
Sairey Camp" and "A Revolution
Accomplished all of which will be
done by students of the School OF
Social WORK and Public Health. Miss
Pansy FIet7he~, OF Memorial hospital
training school, will represent the
weIl-known statue Keep Her Light
Burning while Miss Elizabeth French
Darlington. ct Stuart Circle school
reads Florence Nighungale's call TO
nursing service The final picture
will be "Her apprenticeship, done
by Miss Elnaoeth Cooke. Miss Ruth
Moore and Miss Virginia Moncure,
Of Johnston Willis school Colonel
Henry " Anderson. formerly head
Of the American Red Cross commits
sion to RumAnia will make a brief
address whirn viii be followed ny
two-reel motion picture, An Equal
Chance" showing the value 10 the
community If the public health nurse
and the variety OF fields in which she
serves, The overseas Red Cross nurses
will be uSH"rs and there Will be
booth OF dolls dressed as student
nurses when Will be sent from the
different hospitals Of the state each
wearing the Uniform OF the train
ing school represented. Three stu
dent nurses from most of the local
hospitals will occupy the boxes.
Among those assisting Mrs. Cowardin
are the Mesdames Tazewen Caring
ton. Henry Wayland, Il d. Hotchkiss.
Stuart MichauX. j. Scott Parrish,
Garnett Buckntr Wall. W. l.. Hob
good Arthur +. Wilmer. Ellis Tai
bolt, Herbert Mann, Arthur Scrivenor
Egbert G. ..nIgh, Jr., J. j. Hickey.
Samuel Cohen, the Misses Anne
Smith. Helen Stevens. Lou Belle
Catesbv, Jones, Adele Williams and
Miss Mcdonald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Tennctt--k alden.

4 very pretty marriage was ce!e-
hrated al Red HiN Baptist church
recently. the contracting parties be-
lag Grace &adGu and Dr. James
Alien Bennett. The bride was attired
in a travelling suit of dark blue, with
hat % match and carried brides roses
Little Carrie Tate Aylor, Carried the
ring in a rose and tho wedding music
was played by MIS- owen. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. II, +. l.
Ayior Immediately after the cere-
mony Or and Mrs Bennett left for
a Northern wedding trip and on their
return will be a. home 1t Nohead,
Niddlesex. county
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

4 An iaterestipg affair for Friday,
May IA, will be the dinner dance given
10y the members of the Richmond
chapter of the V. NJ T. Alumni asso,
eiatton. which viii include all grad
yates and eX-cadets. Arrangements
are being made to make this a real
V NJ l. hop. The music will be sup
piled by the cadet orchestra, which
will come to Richmond especially for
this occasion as will General and Mrs.
Nichols. The committee of arrange
ments consists of J, A. Moncure, r.
Foster Witt, u. NJ. Waddey, IT. w.
Wilmer, q. G. Munce. r. NJ Dashieli,
Max L. Ruehrmund and General
Charles j. Anderson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

A number OF interesting affairs
viii he ssiN>a this week in honor of
members OF The Virginia state Bar
association. wAich conyenes at the
Jefferson hotel Tusecay. Many prom
inent lawyers and their wives viii
come here fps the occasion from va
rious parts of Virginia and a good
deal of entertaining ic always done
In their honor Featuring these So
cfal sunctfolls will be a large recep-
ton TUESDAY evening from 10 II
o'clock at the Country club Of Nir
ginia and or Wednesday afternoon at
so o'clock 4 reception will be given
to the wives IF the members OF the
association at the Woman's club. Mrs
Robert ~ Pollard is chairman OF
the afternoo and Will be assisted in
doing the honors by Mrs. George
bryan, Mrs Sidney Buford. Mrs. Ber-
snesA 1xagedi4h Me- ~ q. Janaes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

Miss Lou Belle Catesby Jones will
give a reading in the home OF Mrs
T.. NJ Crutchheld on the Cary Street
road next Thursday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. BY special request she will
read from Yeats Land of the Hearts
Desires This is the second of the
series given by Miss Jones this spring
and the public is invited to attend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Lawn Fete at .whitcomt,e -.

The ladies Of All Saints Guild Will
hold a lawn fete- at Whitcombe. the
home Of Or and Mrs. Hugh NJ, Tay-
Tor, near stop IS. Westhampton on
Saturday afternoon. Nav Is between
the hours Of 4 clock and = A cor
dial invitation 70 the public - ex-
tended The committee in charge con
sists OF Mrs. JOSEPH Button. chairman,
Mrs. Everett " addey, Mrs Waller
Scott Mrs Z G Thornton and Mrs
Fred s Valentine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Musicians Club Musical.

Wednesday morning at u o'clock
at the Woman's club, the last in a
series Of morning musicals vii be held
under the auspices OF the Musicians
club OK Richmond when work OF
modern composers will be used IN the
program Those taking part, VIII be:
Mrs W h Trigg. Mrs, Richard Fox
Miss Levitt, Mrs. Il. W Darlington,
Mrs Hequembourg. Miss Mary Lack
land, Miss Gladys Mallouse. Miss
Florence Dansey,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
commencement Exercises.

The annual commencement eXer-
cises of the Virginia Mechanics in
stitute will take place Thursday even
ing in the school auditorium. ]. D
Crump, is general chairman and will
be assisted by T., w Farley, Frank
NJ Duke, c. II. Ratcilffe and Gran
Nllle @ Valentino.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
" Mnn,an : G,lnh

- The annual business meeting Of The
Woman's cluu will be held tomorrow
afternoon al I clock instead OF 4 so.
after which tie usual informal recep-
ton viii he held.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

A lawn fete has been scheduled by
the uinter Park Woman's club for Fri
day. .biay IS. from to . o'clock. Floral
parade, brass band, youthful sports
!Eanaes. refrsshmentA lids shows aefl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

drinks and tobacco will lure the crowd
to the scene OF festivity. Pollard park.
at car stop IS A small admission fee
viii be charged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
Harmon junction school


Harmony junction School a
humorous Entertainment depicting
the trials OF the principal and teach =
ers of the various grades, caused by
impish and fun craving youngsters OF
many atiOnalitIes; their parents with
ridiculous complaints and absurd
id cas- OF our school system. Will be
given on TUESDAY night. May llth,
at SIS O'Clock IN the Bellevue Junior
high school, fer the benefit of Union
station Nj Il, church Those taking
part are as follows.
Mr. Wise, principal. Mr. Tee
Wright. MISS Prlm. teacher M4sa
Kate Hechler; 1anitor. MIR. knoitall,
Mr. Edwin M5lchell, Tony, fruit deal
er Mr.. MEMS n Nunnaliyi Mr.. Haule-
min truant officer, Mr., Clarence
Ford Pareut&--Mrs. Shimelovitcn'
Mrs. F l. Brauer. Mrs. LlttlebiI
Mrs. J. l.. Ma,Iin Mrs. O-Flannigan.
Mrs. George Oliver, school nurse
Miss Hobsou. Miss Berenice sterling
s. h9oi doctor. Or. solomon, Mr.. ".
w Jones Tupiis-Arny Litueplt
Miss Hazel Jones, Grace Brown, MISS
TheIma Brauer. Susie Dauby Mrs.
+ IL Allen Rachel ShlmeoYitch, Mrs.
AHeen Hord Hebrings Bridget
. Flanagan. Mrs G, W Kerr Ma
tIfdv LAVENDER. Miss julia Allen;
peggy Dash, Miss MANNER Dunkley;
Melissa Malone. Miss Ellen Ford,
Almra Pur3y. Miss Annie HICKS
Cynthia Abuer. Miss Ella Liggan'
Peter Suffer, Mr. Wilton Atkinson
Tommy Terry, MIR JOHNNIE Hebringt
silas Shrewd. Mr. Earnest Frlaf .
Patrick q Flanagan, Mr.. r. T.
Adams, key Shimeloyitch, Mir
Johnnie Herring Rastus colored'
Mr.. Harry TaNaferre, Fatty Drake
Mr. Walter burroughs expreSsnan'
Mr. Edwin Mitchell
An attractive program OF songs
humorous selections, dialogues has
been arranged by Miss Prtm for the
entertainment Of the parents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Josephine Wagner, of Wash
ington. arrived in Richmond yester-
day for an indefinite stay.
Mrs Charles w. Crowder, ST., of
<CQnkinUe4 on Eago yArnoj 49, sS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09

Mrs. Hiram Smith. Mrs. Henry Mil
Ter, Mrs. Richard Darlington, Mrs.
Edmund Waddill, Jr. Mrs. Brocken-
borough Lamb, Mrs. Beverly Crump'
Mrs. John Is. Minor. Mrs. Lewis G.
Williams, Mrs. Robert Eden Peyton,
Jr.. Mrs. j. koge Ricas. Mrs. James
Cannon A musical program will be
rendered during the afternoon by
Mrs Harry Wall, harpiest and soloist,
recommended by lanes Womhle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
phlltiy---Ifatfii.

A very pretty home wedding took
place On Monday. Mas 5 at 10 A
n az lhe home OF the bride near
Ban Air. IN Chesterfield county a.
me contracting parties were Miss
Margarel l. Hatch, daughter OF Mrs
Margaret Is Hateh. and Or. Booker
Knudy, very promising young
nAtS!lsans Of Abingdon, Va
Dr and Mrs Samae! Draper, OF
Pulaski Va. attended the couple as
he.t man and matron OF honor. MISS
Rosa f.. Robertson. Of Richmond
p4aysd ,hv wedding march. and Miss
Hone Harris, OF North Carolina, sang
L Love You Truly, Rev W r
Robertson. Of Richmond, uncle Of the
bride, per4crmed the ceremony
The bride was beeomingiy dressed
IN travelling salt OF navy blue with
has and gloves 10 correspond, and
carried bouquet Of brides roses,
Tho happy couple were the recipients
of many beautiful presents.
Tor. and Mrs. Ethudy left immed-
lately after the ceremony tor a
Northern trip. ON their return they
viii reside at Abingdon, Va. where
The young physician is rapidly build
ing w a lucrative practice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-09
EDDISGS
TIrper------Baker


An unusually pretty marriage &C
CURED Thursday evening. May 9Th
at the home of the brides parents
Mr. and MRS. w. Henry Baker, l0l7
Lamb avenue, when their daughter,
Doris Mildred, became the bride of
Robert Elmo Piper, son OF Mrs
Annie Piper and the late j. g. Piper
of Durham \. {.
Rev Thomas A. Snoot .. D., pas
tor Of Centnary Methodist church,
performed the ceremony and the we'd
ding music was played by Miss Clarice
Bib al the piano, assisted by Miss
Mary Lakeland on the violin. me
rooms were beautifully arranged with
palms and Pink rosebuds-
The bride who entered with her
father was lovely in an exquisite
wedding gown Of white satin fashion
ed with All overdress of tulle and
silver lace draperte~ Her voll OF
tuIle tell 1rcaI a cnsnnet of pearls
forming a train ana f.s flowers were
white xardenias eApwered with
sweetpeas.
Miss Rita Mae BAKER was her Sis
ter's maid OF honor nd she wore 3
dress OF ruffled blue satin, trimmed
with silver lihbous and carried an
arm BOUQUET cf Aa-sz.eap beauties
Little Miss Aunie PN er Umstead. or
Greenville, :. c. in p frock of pink
organdie and Ice. with pink ribbons
carried the ring on silver tray. Joe
piper OF G-enVIlle. : G. attended
his brother as best man. The BRIDE $
mother wote Il lowered georEette OF
rose color and carried an arnfuI Oh
sweetpsas-
A largo recertipa followed the Ger
Duonv ana NJ aad Mrs Piper left
for a trim 10 Washington and the
South tho btf8e wearing a travel o.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-14
Big Track Meet Tomorrow
at Rutgers In New Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK. May 14.-Ef-
nal arrangements nave been compiet-
ed for the holding Of the eighth an
nual and field championships of the
Middle States Collegiate Athletic Con-
ference which takes place OF Nelson
Field. here, tomorrow morning and
afternoon.
With an entry list of 900 and 419
men competing from fourteen colleges.
Indications point 20 the meet being
bigger this yea than any OF the pre-
vious ones The colleges taking part
this year are: Lafayette. Lehigh,
Franklin. and Marshall. Muhlenbers,
Gettysburg, Swsrthmore, Stevens, New
York University. Washington and JET
~ferson. Delaware, Johns Hopkins.
Dickinson, Haverford. and Rutgers.
who has charge of the meet this year.
Bucknell and lebanon Valley are
not competing this year on account
OF having no teams, while Johns
Hopkins Is a new college In the on
ference.
The return OF a number OF star
athletes from the service will make
opposition SITTER This year and with
weather conditions favorable new rec
ords ought TO be hung up in a num-
Der of events. Last year whom the
meet was held at Swarthmore none
were hung up due to rain falling dur
ing the entire time the meet was
going on.
A number OF the leading entries
are prospects for tho Olympic team,
which is to be sent to Antwerp this
summer. Among the most notable Is
Howard Cam. Of New York Univer-
sity. who Is favorable 20 win the jave-
lin. discus and shot put. being Middle
States record holder in the latter
event. Lafayette is sending Bob Craw-
ford and Kunkle. both good men and
of great ability. The former is a
miller and half miller. while the latter
Is a broad jumper and an excellent
man in the sprint. Rice. Dewitt and
Troup, the first two being flash mon
and the latter formerly interscholastlc
champion in the high jump. will be
features of the Rutgers team. Her
rington, of Lehigh, is another good
high iumper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-14
SAINTS PLAY ORIOLES AT
RED BANK THIS SUNDAY

One of the biggest games on the
schedule of the St. Anthony baseball
team Of this city viii be played on
Sunday when the strong local combi-
nation travels to Red Bank, to match
wits with the strong Orlole team OF
that place. The local players with
"a collection OF fans will leave the Gen.
trail station Sunday at 12: 90 o'clock.
The Perth Amboy combination has
hung up two Victories already this
season. one over the West Ends of
Woodbridge, and tho other over the
Sacred Heart team OF South Amboy.
The Red Bank outfit has played four
games so far this year. In all Jour
they outclassed their opponents. win
ming by big o res Their victories
havo been scored over Keyport, Mata-
wan and two Asbury Park teams.
The lineup of the st. Anthony team
will be materially strengthened In this
game by the addition OF Willie
Flynn. who will DO q regular in the
Saint lineup and will assist Young in
the 1inging department. A practice
session of the Saints will be held on
the R CIV, diamond tonight at 6
o'clock, weather permitting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-14
PERTH AMB0YS WILL MEET
STIFF OPPOSITION SUNDAY

A team that should compare favor
ably with any minor league organi-
kation has been secured by Joseph
Mullen to oppose the Perth Amboy
baseball club on the Rarftan Copper
Works Sunday afternoon. This team
Is the Harrison Hudsons, a nine that
for many years in the past made a
strong bid for the semi-pro champion
ship of the state and this year mas
started winning in old time form.
The Paterson Independents made a
big impression with baseball fans In
this vicinity in their numerous visits
here but according to the Harrison
management his team Is in an alto
Eether different class from the Pater-
son outfit. This team Is said to be
even stronger than the Marshall &
Ball outfit which defeated Amboy on
the local lot last Sunday.
Mullen's entire team seemed to
have an of day last Sunday when they
were called upon to exert every effort
to keep in line with the Newarkers.
The result was hat the Marshall &
Ball team stepped into q lead and
were never headed. The Amboy COM
bination expects to make up for the
set back of last Sunday by defeating
their stronger opponents. 500 will BIO
ready to give Apologize assistance In
the pitching department Sunday.