Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-07
LOCAL COOLIDGE
ADMIRERS ENJOY
SPLENDID TALKS
CalexicO Deleg alton
Attends Banquet
at Hotel

Admirers of President Coolidge
gathered around the banquet table
in an enthusiastic and well attend
ed meeting at the Hotel Barbara
Worth Saturday evening. A large
delegation from Calexico joined the
local Coolidge Club in the function.
A. II. Keller, president of the
Coolidge Club, opened the meeting
with toast to President Coolidge,
"the man Of destiny" and called
upon those present to insure cap
able leadership for the nation by
exerting every effort to have Presi-
dent Coolidge succeed himself.
The speakers of the evening were
l.. NJ. Hutchison of Calexico, Ross
T. Hickcox and AssembIyman
George Herrick Davis of FL Centre
and Il. d. Martindale of Los An
geles.
l.. M. Hutchison urged loyalty to
party and the necessity of party
activity if our form of government
is to continue. He pleaded for
greater interest in government af-
fairs as a remedy for many of the
evils of the day.
Government Unity
"Our American form of govern
ment is on trial before the world
today said Ross r. Hickcox. "We
need unity in the Republican party
! if this form of government is TO be
vindicated.
Assemblyman Davis voiced his
pride in having been reared in the
same state IS Calvin Coolidge. He
likened Coolidge's great strength of
! character to rugged Vermont. He
remarked that the lighting effect
was very appropriate for the occa-
sion as President Coolidge had TAX
| en- the oath of office by lamp light.
| (The town was in darkness Satur-
day night but William Conway of
the hotel management got over q
difficult situation very well by pro-
viding candles).
f. D. Martindale, Of Los Angeles,
touched upon the strength and pop
| ularity of President Coolidge as
shown by the primaries everywhere.
| He urged the need of Coolidge s
leadership in the great national
problems of the day. J.
Mayor William S. Faw C ct t
brought down the house with the
statement that he had that day
found two perfect men and that
they belonged to the Republican
party. "We crossed the line to-
day." he said, "and these men
wouldn t drink nor smoke and show
ed no inclination to gamble -
Many Attend
Those attending the banquet were:
! A. H. Keller, president of the
: club; Mrs. A. II. Keller, Assembly
, man and Mrs. George Herrick Davis
Mrs. Chris Jackson, Elizabeth r..
Greer, Judge Franklin j. Cole, II.
L. Barker, William S. Fawcett, A.
C. Farrar, w. NJ. Weaver, G. *.
Harris, w. c. Costello, Howard
Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Horne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy f. Breedlove,
Mont j. Reid, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| f. Bowles, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Car
michael, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Adams,
| II. L. Loud, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. G..
Jones, MT. anu MI .. L. ~ 'Diii'.ii'
Ross HickcoX, Ray Edgar, c. f.
Scott, John +. Greer and +. ). Bo-
dine, all of FL Centre.
L. M. Hutchinson, Mrs. NJ. e.
Hutchinson, A. NJ. Shenk, Bernice
B. Shenk, II. II. Clark, D. Leonard,
j. G. Allison, 0. A. Pratt, NJ. Ja-
cobs, Walter Bowker, c. S. Ander-
son, Argyle Mclaughlin, Sidney Nc
Harg, Z. l.. Daniels, A. w. Rees, $.
D. Laing, Walter X. Bowker Jr. and
T. j. West, all of Calexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Huston, Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Allison, John An
drews, all of Imperial; Margaret
Carmichael of Chicago; r. DiGeor-
gio, Los Angeles; and E. d. Martin
dale of Los Angeles.