Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-09
Eastside Items
OF Interest

Miss, Bella Taylor, New York,
national Girl Reserves secretary,
will spend the weekend in El Cen
tro and comes to be of service to
the girls and citizens of the East
Side.
Miss Helen Scott, county secrc-
tary and the advisers of the group
of girls have arranged the follow,
ing program of services and enter
taiuments. While here Miss Taylor
is the house guest of Mrs.
r. j. Burleigh, West Holt street.
Thursday evening she attended
and addressed the annual Mother
Father Daughter Banquet at
which 6S persons were present.
Sweet peas formed the table decor
ations and an excellent program was
carried out under the direction of
Geneva Young, who acted as mis-
tress of ceremonies. Friday
morning a conference of Girl Re
serves of FL Centric and Imperial
was held at the G. NJ. E. Church,
First and State streets. This
evening there will be conference
of advisers and county officers at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. r. L,
Augustus. 420 Commercial street
Following the conference the sever
al women s clubs will be given
an opportunity to meet Miss Tay'
lor. Saturday morning she will be
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lev and treated to sand dune par
ty. At o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the Second Baptist church, on
Second and Brighton streets, Yes
per Service will be held, III which
the Girl Reserves and the Boy
Scouts will participate. The entire
community 5 urged to attend this
service. Miss TAYLOR will bring n
special message to the young people
A most excellent musical program
is being prepared. Persons desiring
to know definitely of Miss Taylor :
plans and program while here may
communicate with Miss Scott, tho
county executive secretary or Miss
Exic Lee Kelly, adviser, 420 Com
mcrcial street, or call Mrs. W. y,
Payne, Phone 4l5.
On Tuesday morning, at 9;3C
clock Il. ground breaking cerc'
monv was held at the site on state
street of the women $ Civic and I'm
provemcnt club house. The follow
ing program was conducted:
Chorus. America the Beautiful
PRAYER Rev. Mr.. Edmonds, pastor
G. NJ. f.. church; Chorus, The State
Federation Song; Address, Rev. !.
NJ. Riddle, pastor Second Baptist
Church; formal ground turning,
Mrs. Mary Neal; Address, NJ IS
Exic Lee Kelly; Response, j. l..
Travcrs, contractor; Closing Song
Old Hundred.
The community joins the women
in their pleasure over their rcali-
zation of several months efforts
The club house will mean much to
the social life of the East Side,
There were present many members
of the Women 3 Progressive Club
who joined in fel.citating the Civic
Club on its progress. Mrs, Foster
Smith the president in a very
splendid address congratulated the
club and cited the valued asset it
would be to the community.
East Side Schools
High and elementary schools held
trnck meets this afternoon at
! 80 o'clock. The following events
were included:
100 yard dash; one half mile run;
discus throw; 220 yard dash; shot
put; running high jump; 40 yard
run; running broad jump; 4-mar
half mile relay. To add interest
to the contest the upper grade
elementary school will contest witt
the high school boys. The schoO
winning the relay will receive a pic
ture. The school winning the high
est number of points will receive {