Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-25
VALLEY WILL
STAGE CANAL
FETE TONIGHT
All Roads Lead To Holtville
For Big Party To Celebrate
Appropriation.
ARRANGE FINE PROGRAM
| Fl Centro Delegation Asked To
Listen For Signal On Fire
Siren.

All Imperial Valley is invited to
participate in the celebration to be
held in Holtyille tonight in honor
of the approval of the All-Ameri-
can canal, news of which was re-
ceived here yesterday.
This celebration was determined
at mass meeting held at the Irri-
cation District offices yesterday af-
ternoon. Holtville was set as the
scene of the "big doings' and $50
clock as the hour for them to be-
gin.
Following this meeting, another
was held at the local chamber Of
commerce attended by representa-
tives of all cities in the valley with
the exception of inland and See-
ley. 1t was here decided that the
features of the All-American canal
celebration should be a barbecue
followed by parade, during which
the participants are asked to ex-
press their feelings by making
plenty of noise. Music for the oc-
casion will be furnished by the
Yuma band, the Ell Centre band,
and other musical organizations of
the valley.
Invitations were to be sent today
to Governor Rolph, Senator Hiram
johnson. and representatives from
Yuma, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
A number of speeches will be on
the program and they will be
broadcast to the crowd through q
public address system.
The committee in charge of the
celebration asks everyone who In
tends to be present to be sure to
bring his or her own cup as diff
Guilty in dispensing liquid refresh
ments will result if this request Is
not followed.
F.. Roy Thompson, Holtville, was
named general chairman Of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments for the celebration. Assist
ing him are Leo Watts, Calexico,
George Kruger, Brawley, w. H.
Tyler, Jr., Ell Centre, A. g. Ingram.
Imperial, o. B. Johnson, Westmor-
land, j. A. Bollman, Calipatrta,
Sheriff George Campbell, Seeley,
Claude Terrence, Heber, j. D.
Thompson, inland, and A. O.
Townsend, Holtville. These will act
as subchairmen of the various pro-
gram committees appointed.
Ell Centre Instructions
Ell Centres city band, the Ameri-
can Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
and a traffic escort will Lead the FL
Centro parade to Holtville to par
ticipate in the All-American canal
celebration. The traffic escort, city
band and drum and bugle corps
members will meet at Herb Holt,s
Electrical Service station at the COR
ner of Sixth and State streets at
$50 O'Clock From there they will
make one trip through the southern
residential section of the city and
one through the northern residen-
tial section and all persons who plan
to join Ell Centro's motorcade to
Holtville should fal lin line behind
the bands and escort in order that
the people of this city may arrive
in Holtville in one long motorcade.
In order that thosei n the residen-
tial section may be ready to start
when the bands and traffic escort
circle the city the fire whistle will
give warning 10 minutes before the
group starts on its trip. When the
whistle sounds, individuals should
get their cars ready to fall into line
behind the escort and musical or
ganizations.
An invitation was extended today
by the Holtville Chamber of Com
merce to Will Rogers, to come down
for the celebration and the commit
tee in charge was in high hopes the
noted humorist would be able to ac-
cept. AT press time no answer had
as yet been received from him.