Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-17
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS

feeling IN Mexico Is very faVora bic
toward this country, this friendly
attiilde being largely due to Am.
bassador Morrow and the Hoover ad
ministration.
The meeting was preceded by a
delightful luncheon under the cap
able direction of Mrs. E. j. Nance
aud sponsored by the finance squad
of the Woman's Ten Thousand club
Mrs. Z. O. Carter, chairman.
Decorated beautifully for the oc-
casion, the club house presented a
pretty picture with the graceful
sprays of greenery, an exquisite
basket of gladiolus in shades of rose
and of blue delphinium occupying
The senter of the stage. while the
speakers table was attractive with
centerpiece of calendulas flanked
by candles in a harmonizinC shade.
District Leader Guest
Guests of honor at the luncheon
were Mrs. Marcus Robbins, presi-
dent of Southern District who is
paying her official visit to the fed
Grated clubs in the valley; Mrs. j.
W. Longstreth, president of the Yu-
Ma woman s club; Mrs O. A. Brous-
seard, chairman of the motion pic
ture committee of the Yuma club,
and Mrs. X. d. Jackson, president
of the Calexico Woman s Improve
lhent club.
After the luncheon the regular
business session was conducted. Mrs,
O. J. Bradshaw, president, presiding,
Opening with the singing of Amer
lea the Beautiful which was fol
lowed by the salute to the flag, the
.hceting was then turned over to
Mrs. Marcus Robbins, president of
Southern District. who was gracious
ly presented to the club by Mrs.
bradshaw.
Mrs. Robbins sopke of her first
visit to FL Centre four years ago
when Ell Centre was hostess to the
southern District convention and
when Mrs. Robbins began her dis
trict work as treasurer. Various
matters of interest to club women,
including the foundation plars de
signed to provide money for the
work of the national federation. were
discussed by Mrs. Robbins who also
stated that the magazine ''Club
Service, - edited by Mrs. Henry De
Nyse, former Southern district pres
ident, has been adopted as the off
cial publication of the district.
Mrs. Lougstreth Of the Yuma
club was then introduced and spoke
of the friendly feeling existing be-
tween the Yuma and the Imperial
Valley clubs, stating that she had
come to this melting with Mrs.
Broussard for the purpose of learn,
ing something of the building of
the Ten Thousand club house since
the Yuma club is planning to erect
A club house. A cordial invitation
was extended to the club members to
attend the Arizona state conVen-
ton TO be held in Yuma.
Greetings from the Calexico Wo-
man S Improvement club were grace
ful presented by Mrs. Jackson who
urged the Ten Thousand club mem
hers and Officers 10 visit the cdlex-
leo club.
Business Transacted
Minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and approved and under
the reports of standing committees
il was announced that the annual
dance of the club would be held on
January % and that relightful nlans
were being made by the committee
for this affair.
In the absence of Mrs. Arthur
Edgar, chairman of the card com
nittee, the report of that group was
given by Mrs. Roy T.. Breedlove who
announced that the last party had
nctted $72 and that the three spon-
sored by the fall division Of the
committee had netted a total OF
$3.50. Gratitude to the club mem
bers, the committee members, to the
tirms donating materials for the
luncheon, and to the Imperial Valley
Press was expressed and the next
card party was announced for Feb
ruary 8.
Section announcements were lldoe
and followed by a detailed report by
the treasurer, Mrs. II. c. Dliler. Tn
der correspondence, a letter from
Mrs. Bertha Judd, Americani@atlon
teacher, was read, in which she cX-
pressed her gratitude for tie aid
rendered by the club.
Mrs. \. b. Hanson gave splendid
report of the work done by the mo-
tion picture committee and the Ju-
nior auxiliary announcing that 4
.econd program contest i being con
Quoted bv the members of the com
mittec and asked htat the club ap'
point Judging committee for tins
contest.
The following names were pre-
sented for mem pership in the CLUB
and unanimously approved: Mrs. H.
c. Swink, Mrs. Robert Graham, MIS-
". \. Scheniman, Mrs. l.. >. Eoug
ler. Mrs. NJ. E. Alderman, Mrs. +.
E. Ryerson, Mrs. 7. p, Creighton ano
Mrs. Myrtle Kinsey.
There being no further business
the meeting was then turned oF>
t. the program chairman who pre-
scnted the speaker, the club adjourn
ing at the close Of the program,
The Woman's Ten Thousand club
wishes to acknowledge coui'eslHa
rendered them by the following
firms and merchants: The Grape
fruit Growers association, the J. Y.
Hardware company, Holdan Stuart
and Dan Scott.