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civic. legislative. educational and club
work and is accounted b. men and
women alisa Marylands outstanding
woman citizen.
PhiIo- C,assics.-The members we're
received by Mrs Augustus knight in
her apartment at the Kenesaw the aft
ernoon of January 20 Mrs. r. Bruce
Bare presided during the meeting
The paper for the afternoon was read
by Mrs r. NJ, Roudabush: her sub
ject. The People for Whom Shake
speare Wrote" Mrs J. W Frizzell.
the leader for tho third part OF King
Henry VI" then TOOK charge assign
ing characters. and the reading Of
act was finished, During the social
I hour Mrs. Knight invited the guests
70 the dining room where refresh-
ments we're served. Mrs z, o. Wood
ruff was guest. Members present
Mrs. Frank Fuller Mrs. j H. Harris.
Mrs Ellis Logan. Mrs. T w Newhurn.
Mrs. Leroy Palmer Mrs George l.
Peckham. Mrs. Eugene II. Pitcher Mrs
T. NJ Roudabush. Mrs O T Thomp-
son. Mrs. Alfred Hopkins williams and
Mrs. Sarah A Wolhaupter
r. r. o. Sisterhood. Chapter B.
Founders DAY is annually observed b.
Chapter AZ the nearest regular meet
ing 10 the date January 81. the day
of its organization in 1889 in Mount
Pleasant Iowa This year the chap
ter acting as hostess issued invitations
10 the officers OF the SIX other chap
ters in the District Of Columbia: n
Chapter B. Chevy Chase Nd. and 20
all non-afillated P. z. O. sisters in the
city. Each member OF Chapter B had
, the pleasure Of asking other sisters
not Included in the list If officers
This gathering was held in one OF
the parlors of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregationai Church the evening Of jan
uary "a A. O'Clock the president.
Mrs Worthy ? Storms. called the
meeting 20 order and all Joined in
singing the P. z. o. opening ode After
! the business session letter from Mrs
Lulu Corkhill Williams, Evanston. III.
one of the first four initiated into the
Hopkins Williams who vaS initiated
into the Founders Chapter Original
A. OF Mount Pleasant Iowa. in 1884
A playlet entitled a Modern
P E Os Dream o. the Founders" vas
especially written for the occasion by
Mrs w A. Danielson. member of
Chapter B. formerly OF Chapter AID.
Milton Iowa Following this symbolic
history of the organization veil acted
and artlSticaly written. all vere in
v;ted "a tha banquet hail where the
entertaining committee. consisting Of
the seven officers OF Chapter 3.
served refreshments. The members o.
Chapter r. Familiarity known as the
child If Chapser :, acted as ushsrs
and later assisted N ssrvtnz-
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Club Luncheons. Teas.
Dinners and Bridge
Mark Social Program
Chew Chase Festivities for
Week Outlined - House
Guests Entertained in
Homes-Personal Notes.

Mrs, Clinton L. Walcott of West
KirHe street entertained Tuesday at
luncheon and bridge
Mr. Henry Gardner and Mr.. Gordon
Kendall entertained At dance Friday
evening at the Chevy Chase Library.
Mrs. John Boyle. lr.. entertained the
executive committee Of the Florence
Crittenton Mission on Friday after
noon At O'Clock. Tea vas served.
Mrs Howard Chandlee entertained
her club AZ lunr leon and bridge Mon
day in her home on Oliver street.
Mrs, Alexander Wylic Of Cedar Park
Uar entertained al luncheon and bridge
Fri1a~
Miss Bett' shacrsr. granddaughter
Of Mai and Mrs. l. n Prince. and
Miss Jean Snuu, daughter of sfr. and
Mrs. F I Shull Of Van Ness street are
spending the week end as the house
guests Of Miss Liza Tucker in VIM
chester Va. They attended The Mid
winter pron1s AZ the Shenandoah VAL
ley Academy
Mrs L B Newell Of Charlotte. N. C.,
Vho Is the house guest Of Mrs Clara A.
Saaer Of Hesketh street, Has enter
tanned this seek by Mr.. and Mrs j. W
Connolly Of MacLean. Va. at tea On
sundar. By Mrs. S. T Anseil Of Bit
more street. ~ luncheon ana bridge
Tuesdey: b. Mr. and Mrs Willough6y
S. Chesley AZ dinner Monday. and o.
Mrs Frank Fish Rogers a. luncheon
and bridge Friday.
Mrs. Z E. Rogers entertained =,
bridge and supper Wednesday evening.
in her home on Nevada avenue
Mrs, Kar! 2 Stuhler Of Mckinley
street entertained ar luncheon and
bridge Monday The guest Of honor
was Mrs. Roger Uhiteford.
Mr. and Mrs Edward z Chaplin Of
Rochester y. Y. 1-i1o are en- route 70
St. Petersburg Fla. where thew viii
spend the remainder Of The Winter.
stonped IN Washington 70 spend sew
eral DAYS With their nephew and niece.
Mr. and Mrs Donald Reid Macleod.
IN their home, ~ Leland stdeet
Mr. William Bum and Mr. Samuel
Nahon of STarthrnore College spent
their Midvinter vacation With Dr. and
Mrs. will;ar, Bum ~ Elm street
Mrs Nathaniel Wilson OF Oliver
street entertained AT tea Fridav n
honor If Mrs winifred Lamb.
Mrs. r. T Galllher If Huntington
street entertained AZ luncheon and
bridge "wednesday.
The reading class Of Chevy Chase
r1e' Wednesday n the home Of Irs-
5. L. TABOR on CheFv Chase carxxav
The hNoE revis-ad vas Mother and
Son" hv Ror,sine Roland Luncheon
Tas ser-ed
Mrs. David S-7vds- If Virginia street
entertained az Iurchecu and bridge On
Taursdav
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The Chevy Chase Chapter, y. w. {. A..
viii meet Tuesday at the home Of Mrs
Charles w Pimper % Primrose street
Mrs Harold z Doyle and Mis-, Dtriop
will tell NJ the work at Ramp Kahlrrf.
the Y. ". c. A. girls Summer camp
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,Cor.inuod from Sixth Page. !

,Contjnucd from Sixth Page
through Mrs Hillyer at the Woodward
Apartments.
Clara Barton Club Of Glen Echo. Md.
The monthly meeting was hcid jan
uary 81 AZ pm. at me mono 81 Ine
director. Mrs Harry w. Houghton lae
nresident Mrs. Ransdell. not being able
to attend. Mrs. Houghton presided, open
ing the meeting by all repeating the
collect for clubwomen and the Lords
PRAYER. Reading OF the minutes By the
secretary. Mrs Edgar Ryan. was ioi-
lowed bv reports OF the treasurer ana
chairman The club voted To renew the
subscription To the Geographic Maya
zinc for use in the Glen Echo Schools,
also to furnish money from the treas
urv 10 buy materials for the layette 20
be made BY the members during the
wear. which is their usual contribution
10 the Needlework Guild OF America,
Mrs. II. B. Humphrey and Mrs. Claude
Norton were appointed 10 select
play" to be used by the club in the
next few weeks. At the conclusion oil
the meeting refreshments were served
b. the hostess.
The Capitol Hill History Club met
January % al the homo of Mrs. Meyer
Mrs. Granger assisting hostess, AFTER
luncheon the usual cuisines, meeting
was called Mrs Jason Waterman was
unanimously elected q member OF the
club. The president. Mrs, w. Nj. Col
lins. showed 100 views OF Panama.
Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. accompanied
by descriptive reading. Mars. Fl. Patter-
son read a paper on Nicaragua ana
Costa RIGA" Next meeting February
3 At the home OF Mrs. Flenkey.
Shenandoah Chapter. United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy. held It's jan
uary meeting at the home Of Mrs. Gar
nett Lee. with the president. Mrs.
Linda v. Nance. presiding. All COM
mittee and officers reports we're dis
posed Of before the members voted on
The proposed amendments To the chap
ter's bv-laws One OF the most lInpor-
tant was 10 raise annual dues from
$50 ~ So This was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted A new committee was Gre
ated TO get in touch with sick mem
bcrs Mrs Rabncr, Mrs. Donaldson,
Mrs Lee and Mrs. Goodman were ap-
pointed 10 serve on this committee, a
new member. Mrs. J. ". Waterman. was
welcomed INTO the chapter. MIS-
Waterman came through tho efforts OF
Mrs. Lee The chapter vas most pleased
to accept her application. The chapter
will meet next time with Mrs. w G..
Ball The hostess. Mrs. Lee. vas as
sisted in serving by her sister. Miss
Mary Patricia Gray.
Wor,ap's Club Of Chevy Chase. Md
The February program OF III" club
opened with an entertainment by the
social section Wednesday evening. when
the members OF the section. under he
leadership Of Mrs George b Wagner,
Mrs Joseph T Mcguire and Mrs. Maj
vim harrington. gave costume dance in
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NEWS OF THE CLUBS

tn" Chevy Chase Library. having as
guests the husbands Of the members
Each lady brought a box suppe" for
her partner and coffee was served by
the committee in charge.
The Junior department, Mrs. Hoover
Hanger, leader gave a successful bene 3.
fit card party Saturday in the Che1inn;
Farms community room. The Junior
department met again on Thursday n
the home of Miss Catherine Merritt or
Shepherd street
The French section. Mrs william y.
Brady. leader, announces a chanc' H.
the schedule Of classes taught ~ nine.
Winslow Herschel: La class avancee.
Chevy Chase Branch of the Public Lii
brary. Livingston street near Cornecti-
. cut avenue. Mondays 1890 am. la
classc intermediate. Chestnut Farms
community room at ! 80 pm. the same
Gay: Ia premiere claSSe. Chestnut
Farms community room at 9,l5 am,
Tuesday
On Tuesday AT 10 am the nature sec
ton. Mrs. Truman Able. leader, VIII
meet at Chevy Chase Circle for walk
At 1890 the same day the February
luncheon committee. Mrs. Edward c,
Bebb. chairman. will meet AT Chestnut
Farms community room. while at IL.
same time the executive committee OF
the social section will meet with the
chairman, Mrs George r Wagner on
Hesketh street At II am. the MEM
tarship committee will meet with its
chairman. Mrs. Karl &. Corley. on
Western avenue.
On Wednesday at 10 I'M. the music
section. Mrs. LyleS O1utt leader. and
Herndon Morsell. director will meet al
Chevy Chase Library, Connecticut ave-
nue. and Kirke street. for rehearsal. Al
pm the executive board will meet a:
the home Of Mrs, STANLEY l. Wolfe on
Maple avenue Mrs Wolfe will be az
sisted in entertaining AT luncheon by
Mrs William b Greely and Mrs. Camp
bclI e, waters.
The Chevy Chase Chapter. y. w. {. A..
will meet Tuesday al the home Of Mrs
Charles w Pimper. % Primrose street
Mrs. Harold z Doyle and Mis-, Durlop
will tell ol the work at Ramp Kahlrrf
the y. ". c. A. girls Summer camp
The Sornptimist Club Of the District
met Washington at the La Fayette
dent presiding After the usual roll
call. Polly Pollard gave report OF the
Senate committee meeting on the wom-
ems bureau bill. citing the approval
evidenced and stressing the pride
Soroptimists should take In Nina Van
Wrinkle. its chief sponsor. Fannie
Shreve HeartsiIl well known in local
musical circles was the soloist. accom-
panied By Virginia Burford. vi Sutton.
Scroptimist. gave an informal account
Of her recent Ave month European
trip with Mabel Garrison, Metropolitan
soprano
The Nomen's Alliance Of All Souls
Church Unitarian will meet In Pierce
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SLAP TO ACT AGAIN.

ftsetn-,pneisf.~ ni ne As-,r ste.I r3...s.
LONDON. MINE EirinGberg viii
emerge from retirement IN act III pro-
cuctiDn EYeryman Thester vii MAKE Of
lef istr husband = Dream Play" Rob
ert i1iaine folloa 1919 the great success
nt had win ;3trindbergf "Fsth@r." r.
preparing production of the same
pistp nights The Dame u Death q"
Inie u 0ne 81 the most violent of
sirin1b~fgs ~ nod pIsYs but critiGs
pfecIei : hearty reception for II this
SEASON ~ mot ~ The sucnSsfes nov
running IN LONDON turn about murder
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Old Deeds Turn Up.

Co-7s=Hnrdanae ~ ,He Ass,~fs,ec Press
ROCKLAED. Ms.-A warranty deed
ia Years old. and q quit claim decd
dated an even century ago have been
registered at the Knox County, register
Of deeds Office for the first time. For
many years the deeds we're lest. bit
they we're found II a ciace Of
antique furniture sid cv a local dealer.
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The Bethesda high School PIT. A
viii meet Wednesday at $50 O'Clock at
the school Mrs Giles Scott Rafter
Dili be the speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
Officer Prevents
Two Burglaries

Two attempted robbcries were
frustrated by the timely appear
ances of Patrolman Rosenquest over
the week end.
Late Saturday night Rosenquest
patrolled an allcyway just in time
to see two men run from the rear
of the Abstract and Title company
and speed away in an automobile.
Investigation revealed that they
had left a typewriter at the door
way. The manager of the company
was called and reported that as far
as he could learn the typewriter
was the only thing disturbed.
Sunday night two men were
scared away from rear door of
the Cunningham drug store in slm'-
lar manner by Roscnqnest. Gun
ningham was called and reported
that as near as he could learn the
men had not yet entered the place.
\ screen had been removed from
the doorway.
In each instance there were TWO
men and escape was made by auto
mobile but the patrolman said that
he did not believe the same parties
were the principals. He was nnaoie
to catch the license number of ell
ther machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
LOCAL WOMEN TO
ATTEND MEETING OF
FEDERATED CLUBS

FL Centre will be represented at
the annual convention of the Calf
ornia. Federated Women S Clubs,
which will open tomorrow in San
Diego and continue for three days.
Those who will represent the
w omen S Ten Thousand Club will
be Mrs. Q. J. Bradshaw, president
elect, Mrs. Albert w. Hale and
Mrs. F. ID. Jacobs, past presidents,
and Mrs. c, W. Maitland, a member
of the executive board.
Mrs. John Kavanaugh, of Holt
vile, county president, and Mrs.
Earle G. Davis, Of FL Centre, coun-
ty vice president, will also be pres
ent. Other valley clubs will be re-
presented by delegations.
Mesdames Bradshaw, Hale and
Jacobs left this noon, while Mrs.
Maitland motored over yesterday.
FL Centre S delegation. with the
exception of Mrs. Bradshaw, is ex,
pocted to return the end of the
week. Mrs. Bradshaw is staying
over to entertain her p. +. o. chap
ter, Chapter + r, of San Diego,
which she will entertain at the home
Of her mother, Mrs. VI. Y. Walters
On Monday.
Following the three days business
session, a play day will be enjoyed
on Friday, with interesting trips
arranged for the visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
Girl Reserves at
Hi Pass Camp

The East Side Girl Reserves and
their advisers spent delightful
weekend at Hi Pass, leaving here
Friday afternoon at O'Clock and
breaking camp at . p. m. Sunday
afternoon. Twenty three persons
enjoyed the pleasures and benefits
of the camp and term this outing
the most inspiring held. Not only
was the camp an outing and re-
creation but it was a camp with a
purpose. friendship was the
theme of the camp program and the
three groups of girls who were for
tunate enough to make the trip
have keener appreciation of the
meaning of loyalty to friends, i'm
partiality in judgment, and victory
over self.
On Sunday number of persons
made the trip to Hi Pass and visited
the girls. Among the number were
several of the Boy Scouts of Troop
%, who were outspoken in their ex-
preston of the hope that ere long
they too, may have the opportunity
of real week end camp. Mrs. Nc
Crorv of the Lincoln school and
Miss Skinner, the school nurse, were
guests of the camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
FINE NUMBERS
ANNOUNCED FOR
CLUBS. CONCERT

Final rehearsal for the concert
to be given by the Imperial Sing
ers Men s Chorus and the lmperia
alley Women $ Lyric Club will bt
held at the Wilson school tonight
urdcr the leadership of John c. Gan
ton, chorus director. Tomorrow and
Wednesday nights the clubs will
appear in their closing program fol
the season, which will be given al
tie Brawley high school auditorium
Tuesday evening and in this city
at the Wilson school auditorium on
Wednesday evening,
Indications are that the even
ings program will be of unusually
Eigh quality, as we'll as being of
interest as real valley-wide af-
fair. John c. Canton, popular
tenor soloist, whose appearances
through out the valley this season
have won him many admircres, will
bc heard as the soloist of the even
ins.
Mr.. Canton S selections will in.
clude "My Lovely Celia (Old
English; Killarncy,' an old
Irish ballad, (Ralfc); "Nale, by
Russell and LA Fanciulla > (Puc-
cini). and aria from The Girl of
the Golden Vest Nina H. Gan.
ton will act as accompanist through
out the evening.
The numbers that the two Choir
uses will sing include sacred sclec-
tions such as Handel S " Largo,
concert numbers such as Trees
by Rasbach and "Thc Clang of the
Forge and Il popular number
"Rosita, and others. a mixed
quartet will sing "The Blue Dan,
ube, by Strauss, and a male oct.
cite, Rolling Down to Rio,o by
German.
The opening number will be the
Triumphal March from the opera
Aida, sung by the combined chorus
The closing selection, also by tn,
two clubs, and Miss Ada Hickory
of Brawlcy, soprano, will be thu
lnflammatus, from Stabat Matre.
Tickets arc going well, and ma;
be purchased from chorus members
or at the door The auditorium will
be opened at s o'clock, with tn,
program beginning at $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
Junior Class to
Present Play

Having chosen their play and
east, the Junior class is now rehears-
ing Boomerang to be presented
in the high school auditorium May
Is and 10. Boomerang is not
Il mere amateur play but has been
a hcadlincr during long and success
full runs both in New York and Chi
cago. 1t really has two parallel
plots and its amusing situations and
clever lines make it highly inter
csting from beginning to end.
The play is being directed by the
Junior class advisor, Miss Margaret
Collins, whose ability as director
has been shown in the presentation
of the opcrcttas for the past two
wears. The east includes Virgil
Hamilton, Lottic Self, Lloyd Miller,
Guy Maggie, Opal Hunt, Claribel
Simpson, Thclma McNutt, Phyllis
Wclch, and Edgar Martin.
Tchama county has 1850 dairy
cows and 23S farms have four or
more mature dairy cows.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
SEVERAL AFFAIRS
PLANNED FOR MISS
WINIFRED PECK

Complimenting Miss Winifred
Peek, who has been attending the
Stanford Lane Medical School at
San Francisco where she is taking a
course in nurses training, several
affairs are being given.
Saturday night Miss Peck was
ccmplimented by a dancing party
given by Mrs. Blanche Howard at
Jacumba. Tomorrow night Miss
Nora Epler is giving bridge party
i'll her honor.
Miss Peck was graduate of Cen
trail Union high school in the class
Of 1927. She is now visiting her
mother, Mrs. J. +. Peek at Jacumba.
Miss Peck is taking vacation from
her studies, following a recent i'll
ness, from which she is already con-
siderablv improved.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
Firewater Gets
Five Into Court

1.-Two mon were arrested over the
weekend on charges of being drunk.
Three were arraigned before Judge
Perkins this morning and PLEADED
guilty. One failed to appear ana
/ all was declared forfeited while the
fifth is scheduled to appear later.
William Hobbs, %, of FL Centre
las arrested early Sunday morning
on State street. Patrolman Mayo
had little difficulty in making the
catch although Hobbs did dizzy
dash in an effort to get away.
Hobbs, however, succeeded III rid
ding himself Of half pint of in
toxicating liquor, the patrolman
furnishing the broken pieces of
flask to support his assertion. Hobbs
paid a fine of $25.
c. f. Prentice, 20, of San Diego
turned in a good natured guilty
to a similar charge and said that
he had paid a short but disastrous
visit to MeXicali on his way to his
home in San Diego. He was scntcnc-
cd to pay fine of $25 or spend II
l-2 days in the county jail. He in
timatcd that the fine would be paid.
Purman Singh, 48, of FL Centre
failed to appear in court and bail
OF $25 for his appearance was de-
clared forfeited. NJ. Ramcrcz plead
cd guilty to being drunk and paid
fine of $25. p. Bcnado of FL
Centre was released by Chief Os-
walt following his arrest for ap-
pcarancc later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
CLOSES WEDNESDA,I

Club members and their friends
are reminded that the closing party
of the Ten Thousand Clubs bridge
tournament series will be held on
Wednesday.
Tho attention of everyone plan
ming to attend is specially called to
a change in the hours. Bridge will
begin at IL O'Clock, with luncheon
to be served at l o'clock. The
event promises to be particularly
interesting as the seasons prize
will be awarded, in addition to the
prizes for the days high scores.
Reservations will be received un-
til 9:3O Wednesday morning, and
may be placed with Mrs, James W
Glassford, chairman of the commit
tee, by telephoning 420, or with an!
other committee member.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
COAST VISITORS
COMPLTWENTED AT
PRETTY BRIDGE

Katherine Weiss and Rose Weis:
were hostesses at a merry bridge
party given at their homo Saturday
light, complimenting Mary Jane
Weiss and Mary Adell Amadon OF
San Diego.
High scores for the evening were
made by Dorothy Weir and Samuel
Weir. Consolation awards went tC
Mary Jane Weiss and Lloyd Ken.
yon.
Those present included Anna Me
Manus, Mabel Kenyon, Dorothy
Weir, Dorothca Amadon, Mary AdelI
Amadon. Mary Jane Weiss, Rather
len Weiss, Rose Weiss, Samuel
Weir, Lloyd Kenyon, Louis Me.
Manus, Valentine Weiss, Percy
Spray and Paul Sharts of San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
The Campaign Log
By United Press Leused Wire


f. Scott Mcbride, general super
intcndent of the Anti-Saloon league,
in a speech in Washington said
that if Governor Smith of New
York received the Democratic pres
idential nomination he would be
defeated by 100000 votes.
Returns from Texas precinct t
conventions indicated the state
Democratic convention to be held
in Beaumont probably would name
an uninstructed delegation to the
Democratic national convention.
Eight candidates for the presiden-
tial nominations in the Republican
and Democratic parties have been
called to testify at the opening
meeting of the senate campaign in.
vcstigating committee today.
Great interest was manifest in
Indiana on the eve of the state pri-
mary election tomorrow, at which
record vote is expected. Both
Senator James f. Watson and
friends of Herbert Hoover were OPP
timistic.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-07
LOCAL OFFICIALS
ATTEND MEETING
OF TAX EXPERTS

j. c. Neale, city clerk, and Wal
ter Gary. county auditor, returned
to Ell Centre last night from Los
Angeles where they attended the
recent conference of the California
Taxpayer s Association. The con-
ference was held Thursday and Fri
day in the headquarters of the as
sociation in the Subway Terminal
building.
The conference was most in
teresting one and highly educating
along the modern manner of tax
assessment and collection,' declar-
ed the city clerk this morning. cit
was especially enlightening relative
to the interpretations of the new
rulings coming under the recently
enacted Bogg's Budget bill.
Among the speakers there were
several who have studied the tax
situation in this state for number
of years and their addresses were
interesting and educational
The many purposes for which
taxes are raised and the manner in
which this is done were brought out
by the speakers. The study of bud.
get forms, road planning and fin
ancc were the principal features of
the first day s program. The speak
ers included: NJ. D. Lack, tax coun-
sellor of the association; Edward
Monice. of the state board of con-
troll; II. A. Payne, county auditor
and II. A. Stone of the engineer S
department.
The second day s program includ-
cd talks on school budgets and plan
ming, economic conditions in taxa
tion; county and city budgets. The
speakers included: G. l. Nelland,
secretary of the Los Angeles board
of education; +. w. Hopkins of the
county assessors department; Il. A.
Nandergrift, director of research OF
the association and Francis Mar
shall. chief accountant of the Los
Angeles county offices.
Similar conferences are to be held
this week in Fresno and in Sacra
mcnto.
Colusa and Williams, ColuSa coun-
ty, last week shipped 1000 lambs