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Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06
Ell CENTRO WOMEN
ATTEND MEETING
OF CALEXICO O. E. s.

Installation ceremonies for the
new Officers of Imperial Crown
Chapter No. 31l, o. f. s., were held
last night in Calexice before a large
and appreciative audience which
gathered for the successful affair.
Mrs. Leo Watts was installed as
worthy matron and Mr.. Watts as
worthy patron. The ceremonies
were attended by group of mem
bers of Signal Chapter from this
city.
Those motoring down from here
included Mesdames James A. Scho-
field, C. w. Maitland, w. A. Tondre,
Ralph Reynolds, c. H. DuSold, u.
/. Martin, r. l.. Graham, E. \. d.
Hatch, james Evans, A. n. Bueklin,
Ioueve Modem, Leta Bryan and Miss
Iereniece Modem.
Delegations from here are expect
cd to attend the installation of the
lloltville chapter tonight, and that
at Brawley on the evening of Decem-
lef Is.
Imperial Valley o. E. S. members
; so viii be interested to know that
7lr. and Mrs. w. J. Hartman of Cal
Z, leo will act as installing Officers
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS

Bile, Wayne Elvander, Harry Horton
and Miss Cecil Thatcher.
Included in the guest list were:
Mesdames j. w. Bucklen, r. O..
Bridges, B. d. Bibbins, o. J. Brad
shaw, Sem Bacon, H. A. Burnham,
d. C. Bitler, E. 0. Carter, Paul Cog
ley, E. r. Cunningham, r. H. Cary,
R. C. Clemons, E. Z. Clements, w. j.
Clements and r. A. Chestnut.
Mesdames Robert w. Campbell,
Dozier Dawson, Douglas Decide, H.
c. Diller, NJ. J. Dowd, j. L. Davis,
J. T. DeVore, Wayne Elvander, V.
F. Frizzell, c. H. Greenwell, H. V.
Gray, Ross T. Hiekcox, Elmer w.
Head, Harry Horton, Albert w.
Hale, L. C. House, E. B. Ingle, j.
s. Jones, r. d. Jacobs, Durand Kup-
elan, Elmo Loynd, H. 2. Meyer,
George Mann and U. L. Martin.
Mesdames Calvin G.. Mousseau, F.
P. Nuttall, H. T. Osborne, R. P.
Pope, Harold Freddy, C. J. Ritz,
Frank Richmond, D. B. Roberts, j.
G. Scott, w. S. Sylvester, l.. P.
Sargent, w. A. Tondro, Percie
Thacker, Earl Vencill, A. NJ. Will
liams, r. Y. Watson and John R.
Zurcher, Miss Nora Epler and Miss
Cecil Thatcher.
Mesdames B. C. Roney, San Di-
ego; Frank Richardson, Hollywood
and R. L. Keller, San Dimas were
out t-of-town guests hidden.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06
CLUB HOUSE SCENE
OF DELIGHTFUL
BRIDGE LUNCHEON

Opening the group of larger social
events planned by Ell Centre host
esses prior to the Christmas holi-
days, Mrs. Charles S. Thatcher and
Mrs. A. B. Hanson gave delight
full bridge luncheon at the Zen
Thousand Club yesterday.
The Christmas motif was carried
out in the decorations. Tall baskets
of poinsettias, red tapers, mistletoe
and Christmas tree were effective
ly used in the clubhouse tea room,
creating gay holiday atmosphere.
The color scheme of red and green
was repeated at the luncheon table,
where clever Christmas place cards
marked the covers.
High score prize at bridge went
to Mrs. L. p. Sargent, with Mrs. c.
H. Greenwell receiving second prize.
The consolation award went to Mrs.
A. NJ. Williams.
Those assisting Mesdames Hanson
and Thatcher throughout the after
noon were Mesdames Douglas Dee
st the installation at Blythe on
Thursday night, and at Coachella on
ON 10
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06

four Girl Reserve Groups, the Holt
Vile Woman's s Club, the History
Section of the Woman's Ten Thou
sand Club and the Missionary Soci-
city of the El Centre Presbyterian
church, in addition to carrying on a
large amount of routine work, inter
views with other organizations, and
visits to rural communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06
Revival Services
Start Tonight

Tonight at the State Street Christ
ian church the revival services
which were announced recently will
open. Rev. Arthur +. Ritchey,
evangelist, will be in charge. The
opening service is scheduled for 1880
p. m., but will be preceded by pot
luck supper for members and friends
of the church at 6:30, and a reeep
ton for Rev. Ritchey.
Rev. w. c. Cheverton, pastor of
the church, has been in Santa Ana
since Sunday evening, but was ex-
pected back late this afternoon.
The public is invited to join with
the congregation in these special
services.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06

There are lots of misfits in the
world. Think how much better Off
everyone would be if Big Bill
Thompson and President Gales could
trade Jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-06

at the installation at Blythe on
Thursday night, and at Coachella o.,
Neremher Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Save the Children
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

AY0 two children since the world began been Just
~ alike
Each child is different combination Of character
ist.cs
He grows up into different sort Of woman from
any that has ever lived the earth before.
When child is killed combination of characteristics is
lost without having had chance to demonstrate itself
The few great the world has had have been great
because of rare combinations of character.
nation that the lives of its children produces
combinations and has greater chance of containing great
One Of the really important forms of progress made in
the last fifty years the development saving the lives
children
Several things have contributed to this progress
Popular education in hygiene replacing uperstions and
fsh-wives tales have increased the chances of chds
living over those of century ago.
The better understanding of Diet both for groWnup
and for children, has been another influence
The microscope bringing understanding of bacteria
serze foods and protect against disease has
saved millions Of infant lives.
Stamping out plaques which century carried off
large numbers Of children every year, another factor
General public interest in child welfare has the
Establishment of Fairgrounds and similar esavng activities
In New York city last number Of play
grounds provided for the children of that city by pub
lie subscription
4 recent report from the community councils quotes
oures from the Police Department which show that almost
fifty per cent fewer children killed in street accidents
in July of this year than the month Of last year
The drop is attributed the Fairgrounds provided
by public4spirited citizens
On these Fairgrounds nearly hundred thousand chill
dren played In safety Ihey otherwise would have been IN
the streets
Increasing efforts to save the children is sign Of health
in modern society.
Copyright. 1877 Mcclure syndicate,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
Trying to Stir Up Friction in
Public School Management

There too many people trying to run the public schools
Of the District
Apparently there are people who how public
school system should be managed than how TO
paper
And our schools are not benefitng the least by the
airing of opinions the reshng Of old charges
SO far are calculated do little but create hurtful
friction
we had one disastrous experience in friction between
school superintendent and the Board Of Education the public
becoming involved The lesson learned then should be
warning
The welfare of the public schools Of Washington Of far
greater Importance than any all matters Of personal diff
frence among those who seek to impose their policies upon
the schools
Whether superintendent BaIlou is the dictator Of the
public school system Of the District the Board Education
the dictator is Of little compared the ques
lions of management harmony and efficient results
It is fortunate thing for District schools that there
friction between the superintendent and the school board
There should be none The administration Of the schools
should be almost wholly in the hands Of the superintendent
whoever may That what he employed for So long
the Board Of Education has confidence him. he should be
the big gun Of school administration.
Whatever may the views the House subcommittee in
vegatng school affairs the District Supreme Court
appointments of members Of the Board of Education the
people Of the District the court debt Of gratitude that
il has attempted to make appointments with view to salts
factory cooperation.
There nothing vicious in the desire of the honorable
members Of that Washngons public schools be kept
free from personal warfare among high school officials On
the contrary, this policy is most commendable.
The meetings of the Board of Education should become
battles and the boardroom battlefield There should be
personal differences Of opinion but the board should in the
final analysis sink these differences for the good of the
schools and the community.
mismanagement and neffciency in school administration
can be definitely shown to the House committee there will be
occasion for action.
If there nothing than that somebody is dictator
and that the justices Of the Supreme Court District at
tempt appoint members to the school board will work
IN harmony for the upbuiding Of schools we needn't
worry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
LISTEN, WORLD!

A D HARVEY
"A has b e en-
talking to me
about the crime
wave. He says
lit g time we
woke up. Some
thing ought to
be done about
all these boy
bandits. If we
could wipe out
the gangs
Ad is sure
that the gangs
are the root of
the evil. Kids
wouldn't start
trouble like that
If they We're
kept from get.
ting together in
gangs. Surely
the police must
know when a
gang is forming
ord xr1AaNn a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
BATTLE BABES IN VINE

In Athens, particularly among
the poorer people. the baby is COW
cred with one Of its fathers old
shirts, Then, if it be boy, a gold
coin, the Bible and black. handled
knife are placed under his pillow.
These, of course. signify that
wealth, piety md courage are
hoped as the lot of the infant. In
the case Of a girl, jewelry and or
naments Of various kinds are sub
stituted for the knife, for obvious
reasons.
A. custom not observed in any
other part of the country is prac-
ticed iE Cyprus. When the baby
starts to teeth the family and all
the frieends are assembled, singing
songs to celebrate this important
event. The baby is then bathed in
boiled wheat and water. and then
81 grains of the wheat are strung
and sewn to the ch;ld's bonnet ia
safeguard the cutting of the rest
OF the teeth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

TT is interesting to study the
L customs Of the various races
among the different nations of the
world, and it is equally interesting
to note how in various parts of
the country. totally different rites
are performed, Take, for instance,
the customs of the Greeks at the
birth Of a child.
In one part of the country, when
the infant is born he is washed
with an infusion OF myrtle leaves
in bottle Of lukewarn wine, and
then is covered with layer of
salt. In the Island of Rhodes,
however, not only is this rite per-
formed, but on the bsby's eighth
day. after final bath of the wine
and leaves. ne is placed in cradle
surrounded ~ lighted candles.
Then the eldest child in tho
family touches the baby's lips with
honey, saying: BE thou as sweet
as che honey"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
coMoN, 5kINNA2 LES
Guild A PIRATE DehI
By ELSIE ROBINSON

and intertribal relationships is
medieval and feudal in its or
ganization rather than modern
and urban. The hang-out of the
gang is its castle and the center
of a feudal estate which it guards
most jealousy. Gang leaders hold
sway like barons of old, watchful
of invaders and ready to sWoop
down upon the lands of rivals
and carry off booty or prisoners
or to inflict punishment upon
their enemies. Sometimes their
followers become rowing, lawless
bands. prowling over a large ter.
ritory and victinizins the com.
munity."
The thrill of hunting, capture,
conflict, flight and escape" those
are not bad thrills for growing
boys. Indeed, it il doubtful IL
ANYBODY can grow to normal
manhood without such thrills.
And it is just because we are
depriving our boys OF the change
of getting such thrills THROUGH
LEGITIMATE CHANNELS that
they are seeking them through
illegitimate ones.
What we need for our Maynard
boys is not more law, more re-
form schools. more police super
vision and punishments, but more
farms, more cattle ranches. more
public Fairgrounds. more gymIla.
sums. swimming pools. race
tracks. football fields and decent
pool halls. Above all we need
summer camps, or large ressrva.
tons of semi-wild lands where
problem boys can stay the year
round and work the poison out
Of themselves with honest sweat
and noisy fun.
Would that eliminate all the
''bad boys? No. of course it
wouldn't. AS long as unfit human
animals are allowed to breed,
you're going to have some vicious
results--spIrits which are born re.
formed and which will always
be menace to society. But the
vast majority of boys would re-
spond to such treatment.
Do you think that the mettlc-
some young Lincoln would have
grown into such splendid man
hood If his young vigor had been
cooped in a reeking tenement and
nurtured on the filth and rebel.
lion Of slum atmosphere? He
was bound to be q leader-what
would he have. led had he been
born in the factory districts Of
New York or Chicago today?
those who do not mean to keep
theme. c. Cotton.
We are Immortal till our work
IL done.--Whitefield.
Children have more need Of mod.
els than oRaties.-Joubert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
WISE SAYINGS
TNALEBEARERs are just as bad
i as talenlakers.-Sh Sheridan.

NNALEBEARERS are just as bad
Il as talemakers. Sheridan.
There is little hope Of equity
where rebellion reigns. Sidney.
love to be alone. ! never found
companion so cempanionable as
solitude. Thoreau.
Light is the symbol of truth
hJ r. Lowell.
Be not merely good; hn good for
something. Thoreau.
Man is an animal that cooks his
victuals. -Burke.
1t is in learning music that
many youthful hearts learn to love.
Richard.
Gaiety is often the reckless rip.
pie over depths of despair. -E. H.
Chaplin.
Novelty is the great parent of
pleasure. South.
Some people viii never learn
anything for this Esasom, because
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
,By Helen Rowland-
Mixed and Served

Mixed and Served
MARRIAGE, which should be
1Nl the High Road to Happi.
ness, turns out so often. alas, to
be just a little detour!
These days, an eligible bachelor
regards Orestes, who was pursued
by the Furies. as a lucky man.
For, the Furies may have been
women--but they were neither
blonde nor beautiful!
There are a hundred ways of
killing love; but a woman's fav.
orite ones are by strangling it to
death, smothering it to death and
firing 1t t. death; a mans by
freezing it to death, starving it to
death, or bullying it to death.
The average woman looks upon
her husbands ability to make
money as some sort of sleight-of.
hand performance. which should
leave him lots of time and energy
to play around with her at parties
every evening.
A man fancies that in order
to keep young, he must have a
new sentimental diversion every
now and then: but it never oc.
ours to him tina the same old
diet Of domestic plactdity and
after-breakfast coffee-kisses may
give his wife a luch Of heart.
flag, too.
A woman loves clothes for
their own sake; but when a man
begins taking vital interest in
his sartorial effects, it is either for
the sake of business and the pur,
suit of the dollar or for the sake
of love and the pursuit of women.
Old books, old wine, old friends,
and even antique furniture may
be best: but when it comes to a
motor car or woman. every man
is looking tn latest model.
The ancients used to carve their
love-lyrics upon the rocks; but
nowadays almost any man can
manage to compress all his emo
lions into the space on the back
of postage stamp.
The best safety-devices for
avoiding a breach of promise suit
are a sprained wrist, a paralyzed
Imagination, and a fountain pen
that won't work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
mrs. Cornelius Beeckman.
When You Give Letter.Paper
A TTENTIoN, please!

When You Give Letter-Paper
A TTENT1oN, please!
A May i make a plea to the
readers of my column to give Sc
rious consideration to the choos-
ing of stationery when they decide
to give this as a gift?
Stationery is one of the best
gifts that one can give and is prac-
tically always appropriate Except
when we know that the person has
his own die and uses certain
kind of paper OF his own choicel
But II can be chosen with 50 little
taste as to reveal at once that we
are careless or thoughtless or just
haven't any taste. All during the
year receive this kind of letter:
What does one do with the afro
cious letter-paper which one re-
ceives and which one should, Ii
only to show the giver that one is
an apprqciative person?"
And Neith these letters come
samples of the gifts-terrible pinks
stationery, even of the most ex,
pensive kinds, should never, never.
never be pinkl, Sea-sick green
(green, too, is a taboo hade in
letter.paperl. bilious brown, jaun-
dicey tans, atrociouS shades of
blue, misunderstanding reds, night.
mare salmons, poisonous puppies.
Terrible, all uf them, and an in
suit to the person to whom they
are given.
Besides dishonoring the taste Of
the person TO whom they are sent,
the purchase of these outre papers
creates a market in America for
such bad-taste papers. and manu-
facturers, with an ever-alert eye
for q market" make more of
these atrocities. What pity!
Instead of going out of your
way to choose these hideous pa
pers and hideous colors, why not
choose plain. conservative white
or very light gray, or even a
very light blue? Then we are
sure Of our taste and the per.
son to whom we give 1t win not
10 dSAdulSQ 10 uSS 4Ls
Then choose paper of a gen.
erous size-this is the most use
full as a rlile-and Of the very
best texture that you can afford.
Train yourself to know the tex
ture OF papers, and do not be
content to be shown any flilnsy
kind.
And one more warning! DO not,
! beg you, choose any paper OF
the trick variety. That is,
choose no wiggly edges, no garish
marks of any kind on it, no fancy
edges on the paper or envelope,
no rundown corners Tor no turn.
up ones. either), no curious or out
landish details of any kind on it.
These will stamp it at once as
outside of the realm of good taste.
Concentrate all yonp taste on
the conservative shade OF the pa.
per and on the excellence Of the
texture leave the queer and So
sailed unique" papers in the
shops where they are. and you
will thereby add your contribution
to the good taste not only OF
yourself but to the nation. And
certainly your friend, the. one to
whom you send your gift, will he
grateful for your taste as well as
your self-controI.
If you plan to have die made
for the letter paper you may have
either the street address engraved
on it or the monogram of the
person. Plain monograms are best
remember that--or plain letters
for the street address. The mono.
gram is usually placed in the
upper left corner Of the page.
The street address IL in fhe niids
die Of the top et the sheet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

they understand everything too
soon.-Pope.
Man says what he knows woman
says what viii please. Rousseau.
~~
None are 20 fesd -ee secrets Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

north. on the
west and on the
south. They
dwell among the
shadows of the
s | u m. Y e t,
dreary and re-
polling as their
external enyir-
o n m e n t may
seem to the cas-
uai o b 8 erv err,
their life is to
the initiated at
once strange and
ia sc in 4 ng.
They live in a
world distinctly
their own--far
removed from
the h u m d rum
existence of the
average citizen.
THE broa d
expanse of gang.
land. with it's
intricate tribal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

has its, hang.out. IF they'd
break 'em up as soon as they
start we wouldn't have those ter
ror raids" says lad.
Ad is quite sure that gangs
are 100 per cent bad medicine.
But they aren't. The boy instinct
to form into gangs isn't a bad
instinct. We had gangs before
we ever had crime waves. When
Ad went down to the old swim.
ming hole on Saturday afternoons
he went with his gang. He
thinks his gang was an entirely
different thing than the boy gangs
of today. 1t wasn't. The same
spirit created Ads gang which
created the skulking association
OF yeung criminals down by the
railroad. tracks today--the desire
of budding men to establish a
world for themselves, a more
thrilling. colorful world than the
drab compromise OF their elders.
That isn't a bad instinct. It's
a good instinct. It holds the
seeds of strong. brave adventur.
ing. But unfortunately those
seeds haven't chance to root in
our large modern communities.
They are choked or starved in the
poverty, congestion and sperver-
sion Of city life. Weeds spring
up in their place. The gang life
Incomes menace. instead of a
wholesome expression.
Prof. Frederic M. Thrasher has
written splendid article about
gangs in the October is issue OF
THE SURVEY. You should read
that article, ais well as his book,
THE GANG, /" which has just
been published by the University
OF Chicago Press. He says:
Gangs represent the spontan-
eous efforts OF boys to create a
society for themselves where none
adequate to their needs exists.
What boys get out of such asso.
citation that they do not get other.
wise under the conditions that
adult society imposes is the thrill
and zest of participation in COM
mon interests. more especially in
corporate action. in hunting, cap.
ture. conflict, flight and escape.
Conflict with other gangs and the
world about them furnishes the
occasion for their exciting group
activities.
The characteristic habitat of
Chicago's numerous gangs is that
broad twilight zone of railroads
and factories, Of deteriorating
neighborlloods and shifting popu.
lations, which borders the city's
central business district on the
they understand everything too
soon.-Pope.
Man says what he knows woman
says what viii please. Rousseau.
None are % fead se secrets a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21

Mabel Ball. OF New YORK,
wearing sweater made of eighteenkarat gold mesh It
said to have $4,000 Perhaps did So good deal
Of the money must be charged to Workmanship. Ten
thousand dollars worth Of gold would weigh about thirty
pounds; too heavy for sweater. I .#s
Queen Marie will enjoy those gold stockings from Indianap
oils and very likely her friends in Rumana will get from them
she tells the story home somewhat exaggerated idea
Of American wealth and extravaganza.
Il is hoped that pretty Miss Ball also may enjoy her
ghteenkarat gold sweater and that she wise enough
wear wooden sweater UNDER it,
For the comfort Of young girls that can't afford tenhou
sand-dolar sweaters of gold we offer this:
81 HEART OF GOLD rs WORTH GREAT DEAF.
MORE THAN a SWEATER OF GOLD, AND LEADS TO
GREATER HAPPINESS
And every young worth WHILE thanks to the myseri
generosity of Providence identity heart gold when
he sees it. And when he it he wants it. It is more
important to him than all the gold and all the gold
stockings that made since first began 10 won
DER "how can be more beautifuLa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-21
Gold, Gold, Yellow and Cold
It Is Used Now for Ladies Clothing
You know the old lines:

You know the old lines:
aGold, gold, yellOw and
cold,
Spurned BY the young and
loUed By the old
Almost Dithin the graOe's
cold mold"
Gold is no longer "spurned
by the young, " it seems, for
at can be made part of an in
teresting COSTUME.
When Queen Marie Of Ru-
mania went to Indianapolis
admirers presented to her a
pair Of stockings made Of finely
spun gold. She accepted them
good n aturedl saying,
stockings are always vel.
come
It was different long ago
when the Queen of Spain
visited the silk district in
france and townsmen, on their
knees, gave her the most mag
nificent stockings of silk en-
broidered with the arms of
Spain. They were haughtily
informed by a court official
that, so far as they knew, 1.-The
Queen Of Spain has no legs.
Nowadays everybody knows,
thanks to short dresses, that
EVERYBODY, queen or peas.
ant girl, HAS legs.
This picture shows Miss