Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-06
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

] Gregg, Richard Merrill, Vera Lind
say, G.. c. Richards, Ward McGrew,
Alice Heath, and the hostesses.
a number of ladies gathered on
/ Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Claude
Suttle to surprise Mrs Allen Jerni-
gan with a shower of dainty pink
and blue packages.
During the afternoon, a contest
was played in which Mrs. Merle
Hartsock won first prize, and Mrs.
Joe Bishop, second.
After a pleasant afternoon, de-
licious refreshments were served.
Those present were Mesdames H.
C. Skipper, Walter Grider, l..
Bishop, w. G. Harris, and Nina
Hutson of El Centre; Mesdames
Dave Hart, and w. Jernigan, of
Imperial; Mrs. w. Eston, of Calex-
leo; and Mesdames Elbert Newton,
Merle Hartsock, j. +. KinnaIrd, F.
Layman, Joe Bishop, Alice Heath,
/ Gladys McElroy, NJ. C. Farrar,
Claude Suttle, and the guest of
honor.
The eighth grade class of the
N1eloland school graduated last
Thursday evening at the Meloland
schoolhouse with a short and i'm
pressive ceremony.
Huge baskets of sunfloWerS dec
grated either end of the platform
on which were seated the four
girls and four boys of the gradual
ing class.
The girls wore yoile dresses in
pastel shades which they had made
in their sewing class. The boys
wore summer outfits.
The class members assisted by
their seventh grade associates, pre-
sented from memory The Vision of
Sir Launifal," which they had re-
Gently studied Betty Forsberg rem
dered a couple of delightful piano
solos.
Ed Law, county clerk, was the
speaker OF the evening, and in a
short, well worded address, urged
| the graduates to continue climbing
the peak Of education.
At the close of the program, Mrs.
Harry James presented the diDo-
mas to the graduates. who were
Lupe Lara, Blanche Baskins, Dor
othy Buckle, Anna Leja, Donald
Peters, Theodore Won Rotz, John
Leja, and Richard Cameron.
On Friday, Mrs. Harry James
entertained her graduating class
with a delightful luncheon, at her
home west of Meloland.
On Wednesday, Miss Amy Griset,
! principal Of Meloland school, was
quietly married at the Baptist
church in Ell Centro. to Sheriff.
Belts, who recently graduated from
Berkeley University.
The bride was beautifully gowned
in a white chiffon dress. Only rel
atiyes and a few intimate friends
| witnessed the ceremony.
The bride and groom left immed-
lately on a honeymoon trip to Yos-
emite.
The forty-first wedding anniver-
sary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Have
korst was nicely observed last
! Thursday evening with a surprise
dinner party at the home of theiI
son and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Havekorst, in Brawley
After the delicious dinner, a bas-
ket of lovely gifts was presented tc
the honorees by their little grand
daughters, Louise and Margaret.
Those present besides the host
and hostess, and the guests of hon
or. were DR.. and Mrs. Norman Du.
lpont, DR.. E. o. Carter and son
Addison, Vera Lindsay and r. Y
Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Gregg enter.
tanned at dinner Sunday having al
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
| Hartzog, and daughter, Jane, anc
son, Laurence, of Ell Centro, anc
Hartzog's sister, Miss Ethelyr
Hartzog, from Missouri.
Mrs. Waldo Weeth returned homt
Sunday from the FL Centro hos
pital, where she had been for thre'
weeks after an emergency append
citis operation She is able to wall
about a little each day.
Mrs. w. j. Gregg and Mrs. Day
Williams enjoyed luncheon Tues
day as guests of Mrs. L. o. Whit
mer and her mother, Mrs. Gus Nc
Kinnon, sister-in-law, Mrs. vii