Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-19
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS

Section of the club was announced
! by Mrs. Elmer Heald, curator who
suggested holding an evening ses-
ion every other meeting in order
| that special speakers may be Sc
cured.
1t was voted to draw on the
II Ieasury to make up the club s do
nation toward the keeping of a
! child at the Hipass health camp the
past summer. An annual member
ship card for the Press society
editor was discussed and voted upon
favora bly,. Action was also taken
to send note of appreciation to w.
C.. Costello, business manager of the
Press, for cOurtesieS extended by
linn to the club.
Club members were favorable
toward the Red Cross plan of eX-
tending Home Service to civilian
poor Of the community and all club
members are asked to support the
annual Red Cross roll call which will
be held next month.
In letter from Mrs. J. f. Henck
of Lake Arrowhead, department of
conservation, the support of the club
women was sought in stamping out
the statue evil, which has taken its
place beside the billboard as a means
of advertising.
An invitation from the Brawlev
Woman club to attend the free
electric cooking school October 80.
81, and November l, was read. 1t
is expected a number of local wo-
men will take advantage of this
school. as Mrs. Mabel Ewing, Il
noted culinary expert, is in charge.
New members We're welcomed in
to the club and include Mesdamcs
Ward ,McGrew. J. f. Snivelv, J. c.
Neale, katherine Ward Kupelian,
Jessie Hoyt Hatch. Sem Bacon, d.
f. Creighton and H. T. Miller.
At the close of the business ses-
sion the meeting was turned over
to Mrs. Warren Currier, chairman
of the yearbook committee, who
gave brief talk on the yearbook
in which she thanked members of
the committee for their cooperation.
Special thanks were given Mrs. \.
". Hale for her valuable work in
collecting data. Mrs. Currier said
that all social and other events of
the club We're scheduled on Thurs
DAYS, and asked all members to keep
this in mind when planning affairs
Of their own.
To Hold Pioleer Day
Pioneer Day will be observed on
November l., according to Mrs. Cur
rier, with Mrs Leroy Holt in charge.
Through the courtesy of Mrs.
John T. Rice. Miss Pauline Schafer
of Los Angeles. sang two solos. 80
Sole Mo sung in German proved
very effective and was marked by
its good enunciation and feeling.
Irving Berlin's "The Song Is
Ended was warmly applauded and
showed Miss Schafer's dramatic
voice to good advantage. Ruth
Teeple Reid proved herself a very
sympathetic accompanist for both
Of these numbers.
"Overtones, one-act play by
Alice Gerston Berg. was presented
by members of last years Music
Section. scoring a decided hit with
its clever situation and lines. Mrs.
F. \. Burger, chairman of last year 5
section, described the play and the
setting. which is laid in the New
York apartment of " Harriet,
role capablv filled by Mrs. Norman
c. Deaton. Harriet and Margaret,
childhood friends. are meeting for
the first time after many years fol-
lowing Margaret's return from
abroad. Mrs. John T. Rice, east as
Margaret,' gave splendid in
terpretation of the wife of an artist
who has achieved fame but little
money.
The cleverncss of the play is due
TO the fact that while Harriet and
Margaret are discussing their lives
as women of the world, their inner
selves stand near them, voicing their
real sentiments. Mrs. H. c. Diller
cleverly voiced Harriett's inner
thoughts and Mrs. Don Rex those
of Margaret :.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the program by Mrs. Fred
Nuttall, chairman, and members of