Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-10
HOLTVILLE NEWS BRIEFS

held at the local Methodist church.
This was in the form OF a rally
given for the members Of the
leagues of Calexico, Ell Centre,
Brawley, Magnolia, Yuma and
Somerton in Arizona, and Holtville.
Robert Coyner was in charge of the
entertainment. Refreshments were
served under the supervision of
Mrs. Ira Feldman.
Activity, with which the city
park has been teeming for the past
two weeks. has eliminated this
week in the setting out of trees
and shrubs, marking the first step
OF the cooperative movement to
beautify the park. This was parti-
cipated in jointly by the garden
section of the Woman's club, the
city council, the American Legion
and the chamber of commerce.
AS a part of the plan the row
of tamarix trees along the south
front of the park at the request of
the garden section have been re-
moved and in their place the Chi
nese elm has been planted.
Much progress already has been
made in the Identification pro-
ject, as is witnessed by $50 shrubs,
10 trees and many plants which
have been added to the park. 1t is
hoped it will become one of the
show spots of the valley.
Mrs. Theodore w. Bolin returned
home last Wednesday from the VAL
ley hospital where she recently un-
derwent an operation for the re-
moval of her appendix.
Mrs. Howard Kendall and baby
daughter, Norma Jean, returned to
their home Thursday, from the
Holtville hospital.
Leo Wulff returned Friday from
the coast where he had been visit
ing for the past month.
w. F. Mills of San Bernardino
visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. D. Williams last Thursday.
Sunday, Miss Lillian Mills, Miss
Natalie Drinkard and Ed Smoot
motored to Pine Valley for the
day. ..
Mrs. Arthur Hill and Mrs. P. M.
McCrillis of Imperial left Friday
for Redlands, upon receipt of word
that their mother, Mrs. E. R. Wor-
ley, was seriously i'll. They return
ed Monday
! E. w. Fales, pioneer Holtville
rancher, returned Saturday morn
ing from French Corral, near Ne
vada City, where he has been for
the past two months prospecting
on the Yuma river and its trib-
! utaries. He expects to return to
his camp in few days.
| Ladies of the Emmanuel circle of
the Baptist church met at the par
| Sonage on Friday for a White Cross
meeting which was followed by a
contributory dinner at noon and a
missionary program in the after
noon.
/, The meeting was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Richard Hartzog.
! A box of clothing for missionary
work in Porto Rico was packed.
A missionary program dealing
: Will VIC SdlllOl lid 1llOldllS lOl-
! lowed the afternoon meeting, un-
der the supervision of Mrs. w. w.
Copeland.
Mrs. A. L. Bernshouse and
daughter Miss Lorraine Bernshouse
spent the weekend in Brawley with
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Warren and
family. Mrs. Warren is a daughter
/ of Mrs. BernShouSe.
Mrs. Parson and daughter, Miss
Eva Parson, spent the week in Ell
/ Cajon with Mrs. Parsons mother
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Guth-
rie Smulling was a scene of a de-
lightful party given in honor of
! Mrs. Smulling's Sunday school class
of the Christian church, Saturday
evening. Those present were as fol-
lows Roberta Lambert, Ruby Lee
Roberts, Marie Roth, Elma Jean
Maddux, Vivian Maddux, and r.
ma Lott. Mrs. Smulling was as
sisted by Miss Dorothy Joe Acker.