Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-23

The eleventh annual get-together of
the Masonic fraternity of Imperial Val
ley went off yesterday the biggest
| ever. - This is true of each succeeding
| event as the gettOgether passes into
| history year by year and Ell Centro
| simply kept the traditions true to form.
The comment was heard last night
! after the curtain was finally rung down
that the eleventh get-together was the
| best managed large affair that has e>
er been seen in the Valley. The affair
was advertised to begin at 2:30 and to
close at $50. Tt began at 2;30 and it
was exactly $50 by Western Union
time when j. X. Ford, as master of cere
| monies, announced that the program
was complete. In the interval betweelt
those hours each event had paraded
| along in orderly sequence without
single hitch or delay in the proceedings,
and there was not dull,moment in the
whole program.
1t is probable that attendance was
| affecte dsomewhat by the rains Of the
previous day and yet the high school
auditorium was practically at capacity
| and in the audience were the men who
are making Imperial county go-bank
| CfS, Idi ihSio anu .Iu'o - VI
nary craftsmen, each contributing su
| important and indispensable part to the
| industrial and social life of this corner
of California where we live.
To Whom Credit is Due
The event itself was u unit and al
fitted together into q perfect whole,
| but as persons contributed, honor
| should be given, as far as possible, 10
| i H.,
on the afternoon program was the drill
of the boy scouts. This took place on
| the campus under the direction of Mr..
| Stephenson and Scout Director F. l..
Lake and furnished an opportunity for
! Masons to see in operation an activity
| in which all are interested. The stunts
were al put on with snap and skill.
| Later the scouts contributed further
| by acting as ushers and impressiyely
| bearing flowers to the honored perform
| ers
Not q number OH the program vas
| better received than that staged under
the direction of William A. Payne,
leader of the colored schools of the city.
| The performance of the FL Centre Chor-
, al Club was of the highest order aud
revealed the presence in Mr.. Payne S or
| panization of a number of real artists,
and perhaps more, some real genius.
In addition to the singing of the club,
there was a solo executed with artistic
ability and the work of accompanies,
Young girls, would be Il credit TO pro
fessionals.
An Egyptian dance was put on under
the direction of Wooda Blessy, local
dancing teacher. The number was not
merely notable for the quality OF
training which was plainly in evidence,
but quite rs much for the talent which
Miss Blcssy has discovered and given
expression. Alfred Lauraine and little
Claire Newkirk, who performed the
dance, gave an Interpretation which 1t
would be difficult for professionals to
improve upon and they brought to the
act that which no professional could
contribute, namely, the unaffected, un-
conscious charm of childhood. Little
| Dorothy Lou House, niece of DR.. House
/ and Professor House, us an attendant
upon Oriental royalty, captured the
heart of the Masonic fraternity in
minute,-and has it yet. Eileen Salo
mon, Harriet Stafford and Lillian Me
u Cormick, were tiny Oriental dancers
before the court of King Alfred.
The climax of the dancing feature
was a hula hula dance put on in cor
rect costume by Alfred Lauraine, as
it developed to the modification of
the crowd when he removed his wig.
Music for the dance was furnished
by Mrs. Harry Ott, Frank Otto, Jose
phine Williams and Donavan Jenner.
Mrs. Il. Il. Barnes gave series of
Spanish songs all of which were ap-
preciativev received and enthusiastic
ally encored.
Community singing was led by NJ.
W. Washburn, Percie Thacker and L..
p. Alexander.
f. Il. Martin, member of the frater-
nifty here in FL Centre, gave a mono.
loguc of scandinavian selections.
During the dinner which was pre-
pared and served in exemplary style
by the local Eastern Star ladies, music
was furnished by the high school or
ehestra The performances of this or
chestra were n surprise and the spride
of every Mason present. Ell Centre
people are not as well acquainted as
they should be with what this orches-
ira is doing under the training aud di-
rection of David W. Schlosser There
are lhuNiuual aft'sts Oh abititS ana
the work as an organization shows
painstaking work.
The program closed with selections
! by the Masonic quartet consisting OF
N. w. Washburn, l.. +. Alexander. L.
G. Thacker and Otto Jeaneon. The
high class work of this quartet is fam
iliar to every Mason:
| The lecture of James w. Foley was