Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-16
McEuen Tells W0men's
Club of Mexican Life

w. w. McEuen, who addressed
the Ten Thousand Club yesterday
afternoon on Mexico and her prob
LENS, believes that it is quite pos
sible for that country to come into
its own as a pari OF the great fam
lily Of nations, and that she will dc
SO in due time. The one thing, III
his opinion, which would contribute
most greatly to this desired end
would be the recognition of the pres
ent government down there by the
United States.
He believes that the moral effect
of such movement would lead to
a rapid recovery of conditions and
aid in quickening of the Obregon
government that would make il
alive and effective, to a large ex.
tent, at least.
Mr.. McEuen was 4 member CT the
Doheny Research Commission which
made &; survey of Mexico, to study
transportation and economic condi-
ticns. In his address of yesterday,
Mr.. McEuen told most Interestingly
of the investigation, Of the people
and their customs, of the difficulties
that beset Oregon and his admin
istration, etc.
In his opinion, the world expects
too, much of Mexico. Obregon is
dealing with civilization less than
500 years old, and people of mixed
blood, living for generations under
conditions Of repression, that have
not tended to develop character and
initiative. 1t is his task to deal
with the Mexican as he is.
The address Of Mr.. McEuen was
international and intensely inter
esting
The business session Of the club
dealt with several questions of i'm
portance, the most important of
which WIS the nomination Of Off
GERS for the coming year.
The nominating BALLOT as it now
stands is as follows:
For president, Mrs. +. D. Jacobs,
Mrs. Forrest Kutz, and Mrs. Burnett
s. Allen.
Vice president-Mrs. J. R. Garren
and Mrs. Frank Morgans.
Recording secretary-Mrs. How
ard p. Meyers.
Corresponding secretary - Mrs.
r. HssCouch.
Treasurer-Mrs. John Mccormick.
The last three afe incumbents.
For the board Of directors, three
to be elected-Mrs. E. L. Garth
wuite, Mrs. Allen Nuffer, and Mrs.
c. +. Owens, incumbents, were re-
nominated. Other nominees for the
board were: Mrs. r. b. Kepley,
Mrs. T. NJ. Gill, and Mrs. Thomas
Gebbie.
"A committee viii visit the nomi-
nees and ascertain their willingness
to serve before the next meeting.
Mrs. William Fleming, Mrs. s. w.
Dunaway and Mrs. ". r. Conway
were appointed on this committee.
A report of the county convention
was given by Mrs. Burnett Allen,
who made il but briefly, inasmuch
as the meeting had been fully re-
ported in the Press of Saturday and
Monday.
A motion was carried after some
discussion instructing the cores
ponding secretary to write or wire
10 Governor Richardson asking that
the appropriation for home demon
stration agents be restored in the
budget so that the department may
be kept under the extension service
Of the university.
Mrs. L. l.. Garthwaite spoke on
the question, explaining its status,
and expressing the opinion that the
idea of Governor Richardson that
the high schools could carry en- the
home demonstration work effective
ly, is entirely erroneous. She also
stated that as the plan now is, it is
proposed TO preserve the university
home demonstration work, with no
means or contact with the people,
insofar as their services are con
eerned.
A number of women's clubs have
taken up the question and have pass
ed resolutions urging that the home
department be left 10 function un-
der the extension service as AT pres
ent and that due appropriation be
made for it in the state budget.
Imperial County has had the home
department for several years and
the club women are more or less ia
miliar with its methods of work,
though it is carried on exclusively
for and with the rural women of the
county.
The Ten Thousand Club is deeply
in symnafhy with the Ypsolut IONS
passed by the federation Saturday
dealing with the narcotic question
and the closing of the border to
minors.
Receipts for the matinee program
given by the Konecny concert trio,
at the high school, amounted TO
$1,000.