Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-18
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/ highly effective against a back
ground of rose draperies. Baskets
of desert holly completed the
( charming picture. while the stage
banked with greenery and deco
rated with Christmas candles, and
/ the silver candelabra on the presi-
dents table heightened the effec-
] tiveness OF the setting
The program was sponsored by
the Twice Told Tales section OF
/ the club. Mrs. w. W. Apple
charter member of the group
! graciouSly introduced Mrs. Reid
explaining briefly the origin Of the
section and its work.
Mrs. B. M. Gruwell, president,
presided at the business session
preceding the program. The sing
! ing of Christmas carols by the club
under the leadership of Mrs. Hugh
T. Osborne and with Mrs. Edgar
Hargrave at the piano, opened the
meeting.
Standing committees reported,
, the chair announcing for Mrs.
Glenn A. Hipes, motion picture
chairman, that a special charity
matinee would be held at the Fox
Imperial theatre, Wednesday aft
ernoon, when admission would be
some article of food to be used
later in the Red Cross Christmas
! baskets. She also commented on
the excellent work done by the Fox
Leaders club under the direction
of Mrs. A. B. Hanson.
Outstanding in interest at this
time were the reports of three
chairmen who. with their commit
tees, are engaged in excellent So
cial service work.
Mrs. j. w. Donohue, chairman of
the public service committee. ex-
pressed her thanks to Boyce Aten
unit of the American Legion aux
iliary, and to the Y.W.CA. for their
help in aiding her committee to
make a house to house canvas dur
ing the recent Red Cross roll call,
stating that they had collected
! S127.50.
Aid Red Cross
Mrs. Donohue's committee keeps
a clothes closet for the Red Cross,
asking donations of clothing, mend
ing the garments SO that they are
fit for use. and even making new
garments. a large number of gar
nents, both for children and
adults, have been turned over to
the Red Cross, and have proved of
such aid that last month the Or
ganization needed to spend less
than seven dollars for clothing
while the year before, at the same
period, their expenses in this line
had been much greater. Mrs
Donohue asked club members tt
/ continue their donations and urgeC
| them that when they needed eXtrf
labor they notify the local employ
ment bureau.
Mrs. Harold A. Burnham for th'
. Americanization committee, gaVt
an equally fine report, telling o
! their work in the children's clinic
on the Eastside. Through dona
/ tions from friends and through tht
generosity of Mrs. Romeo C. Smith
they have been able to suppl!
/ needed medicines and foods Il
children in the clinic. Mrs. w. G
Hill of Imperial is volunteer
worker, visiting the homes and see.
/ ing that DR.. E. L. HainsWorth's in.
structions are carried out as far a.
! possible. Doctor Hainsworth, under
! the county health department. con-
ducts monthly examination Of
/ children. Mrs. Burnham con-
cluded her report with an account
Of the two Christmas parties to bt
given this week at the Eastsidt
Community clubhouse.
! Mrs. F. H Mitchell, chairman o.
| child welfare, announced that hel
| committee was functioning as
/ clearing house to prevent duplica.
ton of giving at Christmas and Il
see that those in need received
gifts, the poor as well as the des.
/ titute. Anyone wishing to care fol
either a child or a family at Christ.
mas is asked to call Mrs. Mat
Sherry Winans, Red Cross secre'
/ tary. who will give them the names
of families or individuals in need
! Donations Made
| Mrs. ]. D. Huston, for the socia
| committee. announced that the re.
cent charity ball had netted S89. 20
and expressed her gratitude to al
! those who had aided in the work
Later in the melting, Mrs. Cru
well announced that from this func
the board had voted $50 each tt
J the Red Cross and the Salvation
Army and that the balance of the
money would be used by the three
social service committees to further
their splendid work.
DR.. r. c. Clemons, on behalf o.
the county dairymens' association
and the chamber of commerce
gave an interesting talk on the
value of milk in the dietary ant
it's Importance in causing proper
tooth development.
! Section announcements Wert
made by Mrs. w. w. Apple for the
! history section; by Mrs. w. G. Cos
! tello for the literature section. anc
by Mrs. Edgar Hargrave for the
music section.
The name of Mrs. David L. Rus
sci was presented for membership
in the club and was unanimously
endorsed.
The chair announced the contest
/ sponsored by the county chairmor
Of music for a county song, an.
nouncing that both the winner ant
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