Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
MEMBERSHIP IN
CLUB OPEN T0.
ALL CITIZENS
Continued from page y.
Another Prosperity Sign I

When this announcement is
thoughtfully analyzed, itF presents
aItotiier phase. Of the prosperity
story which is being ;5ehronicled by
the. Press. d Good business men do
not take up a proposition such as
this ulrsss they, believe that, there
is need for tin -stheir city, and
they do not sense a need in a dead
town, where there is no pep or COM
munity spirit.
For some time the civic center IN
our neighbor city, Calexico, has
been justly popular, and the equip
ment which is to be at the disposal
of those who join the new athletic
club here will be even more COM
plete than any found in the valley.
la.3hc plan of the originatorssof tn.
athletic club is. broad and compre
hensive, and includes benefits to Or
ganizations such as the American
Legion and other groups of similar
Importance, which will be extended
sthe courtesies of the.,club. To give
the young people share in the 'beY7
!-efits, gthe floor Of the club room u
to be put in the best of shape for
dancing, and arrangements will be
made, upon request, for women S
organizations to use the building for
soGaiJparposes:..' .qTjHpi.
Wives, daughters and guests of
members will also have the privilege
of using the tennis courts. w..
I :. The building, which is well known
by most of the people of this city,
has in addition to IS single sleeping
rooms and big sleeping porch, the
big club room, library with several
hundred volumes, dining room,
Kitchen, billiard room and ladies ,
dressing room. The dining room
win be open for regular boarders
and for other members who. care to
drop in for occasional meals. Spe-
cial parties may be arranged for as
soon as the organization is in work
ing order. -..... ... .<
The affairs of the club, which is
to be strictly non-profit making
institution, will be handled by a
board of directors composed of ac-
tive members. ......
Non-Profit Plan
The present hackers of the organ
ization wish it distinctly understood
/ that they will In no way benefit
financially by the success of the
club, as the whole plan is to be CO.
operative. A business manager and
steward will be elected in short
time, and everything put on strict
ly business basis.
+ Men of the community, members
of the former Cocopah Club corpor-
alton, who. are active in the reor-
ganization are DIR. +. A. Burger, II.
&c. Diller, William G. Allen, w. l..
Hodges, /. f. Hinrichsen, James w.
Gassford, Ross r. Hickcox, II. l..
in the group include George w. An
dcrson, Howard p. Meyer, Frank
and Earl Richmond, Charles f. Sones,
o. G. Horne, IL. G. Stevens, John
w. Johnston, Ray Edgar, Mark
Washburn, and DIR. Norman b. Du-
pont. Full details regarding mem
bership can be obtained from any of
tAtoS
To to the "old timers'' of Imper-
ial Valley the announcement of re-
newed life and activity around the
club house will be hailed with de-
light, and will recall the early days,
when as "The I'll Centre Country
Club it stood in the country"
well outside of the residence section
of the town. . r. -,sss
In former times there were tennis
courts on the corner of Sixth and
State streets where the Press office
now stands. About 1910 these were
moved out to the present location
and the erection of the. club building
begip5 which was completed in f9fl,
according to tle, memory of%onc of
the pioneers interviewed today. VI
Following the seagthquakeIa nunt-,
Der Of years ago it was necessary to
make repairs to the building, and
later an addition to the original
structure was erected.
AS a social center the club occu-
pied a prominent position in the
valley and many parties and balls,
as well as keen athletic contests,
were held there, At the time of its
opening, Harold Bell Wright, fam
Gus novelist who was living in the
vo lla,r fbnn, tonls a propipaut napt