Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-16

Before = large audience of cluD
women and teachers of the FL Cen
tro schools, who were special guests
! IN entertaining afternoon pro
, gram was presented at the Woman S
Ten Thousand Club yesterday, fol-
! lowing the regular business meeting.
Under the direction of Mrs. Rich
! ard Y. Watson three interesting
| features, II group of songs. state
convention high lights, and a one
act play were presented.
"A Banjo Song" arranged by
Victor Harris, "A Storm compos
cd by Anna Priscilla Risher, q Cal
ifornia musician who makes her
home at Laguna Beach, and "Amt
Marjorie. Il clever hit of musical
humor. were delightfully."- sung by
, Mrs. Hugh Osborne, Mrs. Howard
! =. Never and Mrs Watson. The
blending of these voices in trio ar
rangement proved particularly har-
n.onious and pleasing. Mrs. George
\. Hartman accompanied the mum
bers. interpreting the varied themes
with sympathy and skill.
Reporting on the state convention
held at Santa Cruz last May. Mrs.
J. Drummond Huston gave Il we'll
selt tcted resume of salient features
of that gathering. Opening her ad-
dress with statement of the con-
vcntion theme of ''world under
standing,' Mrs. Huston paid trib-
ute TO the personality of Mrs. John
c. Trquhnrt, who shortly before
the convention had returned from
attending the conclave on World
Peace at Washington, d. c. \
splendid ANALYSIS of the causes of
war and methods for its elimination
was reproduced by Mrs. Huston
from Mrs. Urquhart s address.
DIR. Miriam Van Waters. referee
of the Los Angeles juvenile court
and author of much discussed books
ana articles on youth and its prob
lens, was another speaker mention
ed by Mrs. Huston. That the
curve of the broken home and the
curve of child delinquency are the
same was one OF DR.. Van Waters
statements repeated by Mrs. Hus-
tcn. 1.-The true home of the child
is in the emotional peace between
its parents. Mrs. Huston quoted
from this authority.
The forum of - American Citizen
ship conducted by Mrs. Maynard
+. Thaver was briefly reviewed, as
n, No Al y,
of Truth which forms the key
not Of DR.. Bertola 5 administration
Interesting statistics regarding the
mental capacity OF the 100 million
inhabitants of the United States
were given by Mrs. Huston from an
address by DR.. Romans, the lead
ing masculine speaker, appearing
BE- fore the convention. That 81
per cent of our total population has
the intelligence ratio of - to II
years, while only Approximately ten
million are capable of constructive
thought were assertions made by
this speaker.
In closing Mrs. Huston brought
out forcefully the thought that the
lAdlVldual IS the power 10 save the
world, and ended with the pithy
quotation, ''know thyself. - which
strikes the keynote of Mrs. Hus-
ten s administration, and is included
in her foreworG in the present year
book.
Following Mrs. Huston's address,
one act play, "For Distinguished
Service,' was presented. Members
of the east We're Mrs. Watson,
Katherine, the somewhat con
vcntional heroine who is much ad-
mircd by the husband of her friend,
Ethel which role was portrayed
by Mrs. Frank Anderson, and
Mary the maid, interpreted by
Mrs. Hugh Osborne.
Amusing lines, an ingenious plot
which kept the audience alert for
the next development, and really
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