Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-01
BY MILDRED PAINE
Press Staff Correspondent

A guest from Los Angeles OF
George Hornbeck and his sister, Mrs.
Marguerite Grimes, was Mrs. Mary
Ellen Hunter. She spent almost two
weeks visiting here, returning to her
home December 29
J. H. Kissee suffered for several
days with an injured rib. However,
he is practically recovered now.
Many friends and relatives OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joe A Wilson enjoyed the
Christmas feast with them. The list
of guests. which totaled thirty, in
cluded: Messrs. and Mesdames John
Boiling, Earl Bennetts, Gordon
Swarthout, Mesdames Abbie Lind
sy. Frank Riddles; Messieurs Ches-
ter and Raymond Boiling, Earl Ben
netts Jr., William Lee Riddles; Ber-
nice, Marion and Merle Wilson,
Misses Ruth, Echodel, and Margaret
Wilson, Martha Siovak, Sarah and
Delma Boiling. Thelma Gray.
The Christmas festivities of Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Moline and family
consisted of a lovely dinner served
by Mrs. Moline and cards in the eve
ming for their dinner guests, who
were Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Lund, Misses
Alice and Helga Lund, Walton Ben
son. and Harry Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bogue and
Mildred Bogue combined business
with pleasure in trip to the valley
on Saturday. After taking care Of
their business affairs, they visited
their daughter. Miss Irene Bogue. IN
Calexico and spent the night with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Paine.
Andrew Vanderpoel, guest Of Ell
wood veliquette for two days, re-
turned December % with Veliquette,
who will remain in San Diego two
days.
A novel Christmas program was
arranged by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lloyd Lydick Their guests all mo-
tored with them out to Dos Cabezos,
spring at the foot of the noun
tains several miles north of the San
Diego highway. where they partook
of the delicious turkey dinner, which
was immensely welcome after seve-
raj hikes in the hills. In the after
noon the guests all hiked across the
little valley to see some curious In
dian paintings that are found there
ON rocks. The explorers found some
very interesting pieces of pottery in
that vicinity.
In the evening the party returned
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Paint, where they enjoyed numerous
square and round-dances.
Guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Shannon Lydick. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Paine, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lee Lydick, Miss Mildred. Dorothy
and Caroline Paine, Frances and
Virginia Lydick; and Messieurs j.
Bryan Lydick, Stanley Lee Lydick,
John Edward Farmer, and Don Lee
and John Lloyd Lydick Jr.
Hosts at a dinner given Christmas
day for Mr.. and Mrs. William Cook
and Mrs. Mary Ellen Hunter, were
George Hornbeck and Mrs. Marquee
rite Grimes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dubois and
family have returned from Santa
Maria, where they had spent the
week. En- route they stopped to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lynch, who left
the valley several years ago to make
their home in Burbank. where they
and their daughter, Miss Edith. are
sill residing.
On December 25 charming din
ner wan. given by Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert HousN for Mr.. and Mrs s. A.
Grimes and family.
A week and~a half Of vacation
spent here ended for Mrs. John
Lloyd Lydick. her sons, Don Lee and
John Lloyd Jr., and nephew, John
Edward Farmer. when they returned
10 their homes in Riverside Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Parker and her son, Ro-
bert, celebrated Christmas night
with Mr., and Mrs. Fred Sunstrom
and two children, William and
Frances. at the Sunstrom home.
Mrs. Marguerite Grimes gave a
picnic party on the desert Sunday 10.
honor Of her guest. Mrs. Mary Ellen
Hunter. who left the following day
for Los Angeles. These people
helped make the party quite a sue
cess: Mrs. Mary Ellen Hunter, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Northrop, Mrs. Joe
Tressel, Earline and Joe Northrop,
Mr.. and Mrs. william Cook, Mrs.
lotto Mason MI. and Mrs. Frank