Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-19
MILDRED PAINE
Press Staff Correspondent

ITCSS otdil Correspondent
A wide variety of entertainment
was offered at the farm bureau
meeting at the McCabe school Fri
day of all the centers of the south
ern end of the valley.
After pins were distributed by
representative of the banks to the
4-H club members, several dance
numbers were staged. From Ala
mo IA experienced and practiced
dancers participated in the Minuet.
They were costumed in the colonial
dress of their great-great-gra
parents, while in the encore they
gave quadrille, the dance of their
great-grandparents. These accom-
plished numbers were presented
under the direction of Mrs. Green
leaf by Mr. and Mrs. Morton Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Lydecker, Mrs.
j. d. Channon, Mrs. Charles Zehn-
ter; Misses Murrell Cary, Blanche
Channon, Rita O'Connor, Alice Du-
Bois; Messrs. Clinton Anderson,
Mora Cary, Harry and Mercer Will
liams.
Next on the program was the
performance of the McCabe dane
ers in the Green Sleeves, an old
English folk dance. In this the
pink -frocked milk maids with their
shiney tin pals and the blue-over-
allied and white-shirted men fromed
an attractive picture. Participants
we're Messrs. and Mesdames l.. H.
Baker, Earl Northrup, Clyde Hav-
ems, Charles Hackleman, Ernest
Willetts; Mesdames Ollie Lydick,
Evan T. Hewes, Rose Forester, /.
Thanner, Jannette Bennetss; Mes
srs. John Goss, F.. w. Paine, John
c. Rouser, Everett Forester, Pete
Lund, Herman Swink.
A very large number of people
from other districts we're present.
Mr.. and Mrs George c. Laidlaw
of Upland were entertained over
the weekend by Mr.. and Mrs. John
C. Rouser here.
Mrs. Florence p. Horner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Lasher of
Los Angeles spent the weekend as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Paine.
Since this was the first trip Mr..
and Mrs. Lasher to the valley they
were very interested in the several
drives they made. Upon their de-
parture, March Is, they were ac-
companied by Mrs. Horners daugh-
ter, Barbara, who has enjoyed sev-
eral months with her grandfather
in this community.
On Thursday Mr.. and Morris M.
Myers made a round trip from their
EncinitaS home to McCape to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Veliquette.
Don Wagner from Imperial has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
S. Wagner for about week.
Mesquite Lake residents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ellington and son,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hahn,
we're Sunday evening callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Slovak.
Mrs. Claude Thompson has been
confined to her bed several days
this week. Wednesday she was
able to resume her work as prin-
cipal of the Verde school.
A dinner guest March Is of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Havens and family
was William Tipps from Calipatria.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wright motored down from San
Diego to spend a day with Mrs.
Edna Forester and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Thanner were
hosts to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Binter
and three children OF Alamo Verde
at a dinner on Tuesday.
Emil, Jr., Mariana, and Rosa
Burch have been i'll for several
days but are improving rapidly.
At the weekly meeting of the Nc
Cabe All Sewing club plans for a
clever little cactus garden were
decided upon. This will be made
on the school grounds. After the
business meeting the girls played
numerous games.
A shady nook in the mountains
was the picnic grounds of Mr.. and
Mrs. Merit Cox, their children, Mr..
and Mrs. John Knapp, and family.
Sunday afternoon w. H. Ferris
and Mrs. r. D. Ferris visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Hoppin.
Later they continued on their way
to Mrs. Ferris home in Arizona.
She is returning from a visit with
her mother in Los Angeles.
Miss Cleo Coomes spent the
Weekend with her sister, Mrs.
ErneStine SchartZ in Brawley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Wagner
drove to Puente to visit Wagoner's
father, Andrew j. Wagner who
lives there.
The McCabe Boy Scout troop
met as usual ON Friday night at