Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19

Several calls for help were lnVeStt'
gated and found unworthy. Ten dol
lars was given toward fund which
was raised for the payment of debts
of worthy woman who was unable
to support her children here on her
very small salary, and who left town
leaving several unpaid bills. The
remarkable part of the work done by
the social service committee is that
in spite of all the genuine service
rendered only $S5.l3 was spent, and
a balance of $13s.05 was left to be
turned over to next years commit
tee.
The activities of the social commit
tee according TO RS. James w.
Giassford, chairman, included hold
ling the reception for the president
and board of directors last fall, Civ
ing the Thanksgiving ball, serving
refreshments at the Reciprocity Day
meeting, and taking charge of ar
rangements for the annual meeting
which closed the club year.
Tlle report of the community ser
vice committee made by Mrs. I. B.
Fuller, chairman, tells OF the
strengthening of the committees
power by extending invitations to the
city council, chamber of commerce,
firemen. Rotary club, realty board,
Elks and school board to each elect
ono member to the clab s commit
tee. This was done and the commit
ice has ceoperated in working fer
the swiifg-J ohlson bill, better moy-
ing pictures, early closing OF inter
national boundary, dairy week and
telean milk campaign, probation Of
fieer at border, clean up and paint
np campaigns, arbor day observ-
ance. registration of voters, and city
.watcs bonds.
One eff the reports which indicates
the splendid work on the part of the
committee and. which shows achieve
ment of iremarkabie results is that
made by Mrs. l.. w. Sears, chairman
of the Amerieanzation committee.
This work which was started so sue
eessfully by Mrs. +. D. Morgans.
this year had the assistance of Miss
Nora kreps, Amerieanization work
er and teacher of foreign adult edu-
cation. who was a member of the
high school faculty. Miss kreps,
had. during the various parts of the
season. 800 pupils enrolled under
her
Americanization Work
The work of the club committee
included visits to the Eastside and
Mckinley schools, taking up the
matter of too great crowding In
school rooms occupied bv Mexican
and colored children, there being an
enrolment of over so IN many class
es, and cooperating with the East
side Parent Teachers Association.
The Amerieanization committee as
sisted Miss Kreps in her afternoon
Mexican and japanese classes, fur
nished material for dolls clothes
for Mexican girls, interviewed Ro-
tary Club. American Legion and
Elks, asking there cooperation.
Three volumes were presented to the
Eastside school library. Clothing
was gathered bv the committee TO
give to pupils of Miss Kreps night
classes who were coming to classes
during the winter without warm
wraps OF any kind, and the group
furnished a lunch for the night
school prior to Christmas.
As the result of the work of the
committee, night class in natural
ization was formed by Professor
Seal at the high school. This was
attended bv % aliens from all parts
of the valley, and proved high sue
cessru untl;, aue 20 the hoof and
iaouth disease campaign, the class
was disbanded as the majority of
those enrolled were Swiss dairymen.
A number of other instances of