Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
HOLTVlLLE
(Press Staff Correspondent

HOLTVILLE, Dee. 4.--velm;
| Scroggins has returned from TIL,
Marinello School of Beauty OF 10,
! Angeles to her home in this citv
! She will remain here for the present
DIR. and Mrs. Greaser Entertained
with II O'Clock dinner Thanks
! giving. The guests were: Mrs. Pratt
! Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. c. II. Echert, John Echert
Miss Fedonia Echert and William
Anderson. A delightful dinner wa,
served.
Among the young people home
from college for the vacation were
Mrs. j. 7. Little, Misses Earnestine
Edwards, Esther Ferguson, DIV,
Hart of San Diego State College
Bill White, Miss Helen Kingsbury
of Pomona, Harold Thernburg OF
Cal Tech of Pasadena.
An epidemic of the flu has been
in our community for the past week
Thirty one pupils of the local high
school returned Monday morning
after being absent because of this
epidemic.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church met at the home of Mrs
Arthur Goule Thursday. The meet
ing lasted all day and pot luck
dinner was served at noon.
Mrs. w. w. Goodrich of Bakers
field arrived Saturday to spend the
week with Mrs. Harric Wood of this
city
Mr. and Mrs. d. d. Ellsworth
We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Robinson of Riverside county the
past week.
A family reunion was held
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. +. h. Sperling. Those pres
ent were: Messrs. and Mesdames
Orville Wheeler, Frank kimbler
and Bill Sperling of Pomona; Mrs
j. II. Ireland and five sons of I'm.
perial; Mrs. Julia Glenn and small
daughter, Mrs. f. Looney and son
Mrs. J. C. Kimbler and children
Mrs. III. b. Glum and three daugh
FL Centre. a turkey dinner was ser.
we'd at noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Williams OF
Modesto have returned to Holtyille
where they will make their home
for the present.
Misses Ruth Bourne, Beatrice
Floyd and Martha Tanner spent
their vacations at their homes. Miss
Bourne and Miss Floyd were ac.
companied by Miss Marguerite Gil
lespie II member of the grammar
school faculty. 80
Twelve girls of the Holtville higl,
school have entered the Butteric
Pattern contest which is being spon
sored by the Rumsev store. The
dresses were sent to that store
December , and the winner in this
contest will soon be announced. The
first prize is So, the second $3.50
I the third $50. The winning dress
will he sent to the national contest
ut New York City, December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Sanders spent
their vacation period at Pasadena.
Mr.. Sanders is one of the instructors
of the local high school. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Roblee spent
their vacation at Riverside and
Claremont Mr.. Roblee is the in
structor i'll music at the Holtville
high school and Mrs. Roblee is a
member of the grammar school
faculty.
Rev Howard of the Friends
church presented the evening SER
mon at the Methodist church Sun
day evening.
A revival meeting is being held
in the Baptist church of this city.
This revival started December =
and is to last indefinitely. Rev.
John b. Speed is the evangelist.
Rev. Speed has travelled extensively
and can give some real talks. He
also has an interesting way of pre-
senting his sermon which he calls
the "chalk talks Rev. Speed has
three roomcd parsonage which he
takes from place to place with him.
1t is on truck and is so well ar
ranged as to have the convenicnces
of an ordinary home. Under the
house is compartment in which
he carries tent which can be at
tuched tO the back of the Darsonapp