Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-22
ENTERTAINM ENT
PLAN ANNOUNCED
FOR LEGION MEN
State Officials to See
Irrigation System
Wnile Here

Arrangements for entertaining
! Nate Coombs, state commander of
the American Legion, James Fisk.
state adjutant and "Snapper In
gram, grand chef de gare of the
30 and s, have been practically com
pleted by the Interpost council and
posts of Imperial Valley, according
to Al Kellogg, secretary of the sp2~
cial committee appointed to take
charge of the Gffalr.
The state officers are to arriva
here Saturday, and will be rendered
banquet by the legion pos.s of
the valley at the Barbara Worth
hotel. at S:45 Saturday night. Ray
Ellis, commander of Boyce Aten
Post, is chairman of the banquet
committee. and will be assisted by
: Commander MeChriSty of Imperial
post. Commander Druar of Br.tNl y
post and \. c. Farrar of Boyce
Aten post.
Tickets for the banquet have been
allotted as follows: Brawley, 90; FL
Centre. so; CaleAico, so; CalipaJria,
%; Imperial, SO; Holtville, 20.
Sunday morning at o clock, the
state officers and valley legionlires
will make a trip to Hanlon S Head
ing and the works of the Imperial
irrigation District in Mexico. Mem
bers of the Imperial post will come
to III Centre and 60 with members
of the local post to HoltYille.
where they will unite with Brawley
and Holtville posts, proceeding then
10 the Alamo store where the Cdlex-
ico delegation will be picked DIP at
7:20. The party will then proceed
over the sand hill route to Andrade,
pilcted by Ray S. Carberry, engineer
of the district.
Allotment of post members who
will make the trip is as follows:
Calipatria, 5; Brawiey, 10; lmper-
al, 5; ii Centre, 10; Holtvil!s );
Calexico, 10; Conservation Club, 10.
Each post will arrange its own
transportation facilities and is urg-
ed to invite the mayor of its town
and supervisor of the district to
the party.
Luncheon at Andrade
At noon, Sunday, luncheon will
ba served the parry a; Andrade,
i fter which there will be IN irspee-
ton of the flood protection system.
Following this part of the program,
the party will return to the valley
with the exception of the yisl ing
officers and the following local
men, who will remain at Aadradc
overnight~ Charles Nice, Henry
jackson. Romeo =. Smith, j. Roy
Adams, p. f. Ryerson, ST C1rey,
Vaughn Thompson, Ira Erickson,
Keith Harrington, Karl Brown and
George Pulliam.
Upon the return of the party TO
the valley Monday, there viii be
an automobile tour of the valley
followed by supper 1T Calexieo.
Thun the party will return TO III
Centre where a public meeting will
be held At the Wilson school It s
@ clock. At this meeting number
OF new citizens win be given the
oath of allegiance to the Cni.ed
States, SURROUNDED by members of
the Bov Scouts and American Leg
ion, who will renew their allegiance
to the flag. Rev. George \. Hart
man. past state chaplain of the
American Legion viii preside. a
musical program for the OCCASION
has been arranged by Coopor Me
Murray of Boyce Ateu Post.
An address appropriate to thC
occasion will be delivered by state
Commander Coombs, following wnicf
ho will install the commanders OF
all valley posts in their offices.
The occasion is one in which tht
members of the American Leglo1
all over Imperial Valley are anxious
TO make good showing, and th'
coopcra ton Of all is urgently de
sired.
"Commander Coombs is a prom
inent member of the California ba
and is known to b, an oxfeptional
" interesting speaker. His Fisl
mere at this time, and his lntcfes
n the Colorado river problem, :
very gratifying to local supporter
Of the Swing johnson bill, keliogi
, said today, "and it is hoped tha
"a MANY as can DO so will atten'
! the public meeting at the Wilso'
school.