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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-18
New Floor Show Program
on View at Roof Tonight
Mae Board, Eccentric Dancer, viii Do Her Crazy Dance
Speciality for First Time at Indiana Ballroom

entirely Of floor show entertainment will be
send the Indiana the Harlem
the Roofs feature together with Bernie
thirteen
The show which tonight,
Sunday nights night will
Shot singing dancing number
and Sentimental Man which Slim
Clarence much ann1a
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COM MANDS DRY AGENTS

Evansville Man Becomes Acting
Chief of Southern Indiana District.
Official notification of his APP
pointment as acting deputy prohl-
bition administrator for southern
Indiana district was received Tues
day by Harold H. jenkins, Evans
vile, succeeding John w. Morrill,,
who leaves today to become deputy
administrator for the middle Penn
sylvania district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Sunday Night
Suppers To Be
Given By Club

A Sunday night supper series is
being inaugurated by the Barbara
Worth golf club and the first event
will take place next Sunday, May
81, at the club house with Mrs.
Allen P. Nuffer as chairman of the
committee in charge. Bridge will
follow for those who enjoy a game
of cards. s,
The women's auxiliary plans to
hold these suppers during the warm
weather so that members and
friends may have a game of golf
in the late afternoon and stay for
supper and for cards il they de-
sire.
Much interest is being manifest
ed in these suppers which are open
both to members and their friends.
Mrs. Nuffer announces that supper
will be served between the hours
of 6 and and asks that as many
as possible make reservations either
with her, telephone 106-W, or with
Mrs. Duane Stafford, telephone 279.
Contract and auction bridge
games will be arranged for those
who desire to play and prizes will
be given for the winners.
The price for supper will be the
same one charged for the luncheons
on ladies day.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Plans Complete
For Club Dance

Women S University club men,
bers and their friends will gather
at the Barbara Worth country club
Friday evening, May 10. for bon
voyage party, the final events of
the club year prior to the summer
vacation.
Keeping in mind the approach
ing vacation, the affair will be in
the form OF summer cruise and
all details will be carried out ac-
cording to this theme.
Mrs. Harry Horton is in charge
of bridge reservations and Miss
Dorothy Holiday, of those for the
dance. Mrs. A. H. Keller is gener-
al chairman. Miss Gene Edgar is
responsible for the clever decora
tionS and Miss Margaret Lanier, oi
the supper, which following the
general theme, is to be the cap
tain IS dinner.
Enthusiastic response is being
given to this clever idea and it is
anticipated that the cruise will be
one of the highlightS of this year
Those who plan to take it are asked
to make their bookings at once sc
that passage may be reserved fol-
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Chutches
Schools
Shower Given
By Circle For
Former Member

Mrs. Charles Severns, the former
Ruth Price, was guest of honor at
a shower held yesterday in con-
junction with the Christian Church
Circle meeting which took place at
the home of Mrs. w. Rayburn, $40
Adams avenue.
Mrs. Severns no longer makes her
home in the valley, so she was rep
resented by her mother, Mrs. C. S.
Price, and the many lovely gifts
will be sent on to her as a surprise
from the Circle.
During the business session, plans
were made for a pie sale to be held
Saturday, May 81. Members of the
Circle will take orders for all kinds
of pies and arrange for deliveries.
More complete details will be an
nounced in a later issue of The
Press.
In addition, Circle members will
assist the young people of the
church in luncheon to be held
Wednesday, May "a. to raise mon
ey to send delegates to the Idyl-
wild conference. Location and hours
of the luncheon will be announced
later.
Next meeting of the Circle will
be on June at the S. o. Lingo
home, l434 Euclid avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Popular Play
Reviewed For
Drama Section

Dinner at Eight. this years
Broadway succesA. was ably re-
viewed last night by Mrs. Cal Rec
tor for members of the Junior Ten
Thousand clubs Drama section who
met in the club house.
The play is concerned with the
private events in the lives of the
apparently happy, prosperous and
successful dinner guests who have
been invited to dinner party. Hid
den tragedies and disappointments
are revealed to the audience, though
on the surface the group appears to
be a particularly enviable one.
Election of officers featured the
business meeting, Miss Geraldine
Shaw being elected chairman, and
Miss Isabel Millar, secretary.
Mrs B. NJ. Gruwe1l and Miss Win
fired Woodward were guests of the
club, Miss woodward adding to the
program by discussing the presen-
tation of the play which she had
witnessed.
Refreshments we're served by the
hostesses, Miss Millar, Miss Louise
Kennedy. Miss Bernice Voegtlin,
and Mrs. Carl Miller.
In addition to these members,
those present were Mrs. Clarence
Smith, Mrs. Cal Rector and the
Misses Geraldine Shaw, Alice Read,
Viola Dirrim, Dorothy Farnsworth.
Margaret EIDE, Marguerite Robinet
and Claribel Reading.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils

was the first word he learned to
say.-Elaine Plemons, 2-B.
There is a calendar for May on
the blackboard in our room. Every
day we write in the number for the
day. Above the calendar is pic
ture of a squirrel, some birds and
a nest-Dorothy Lewis, 2-B.
The 2-B S are sorry to have lost
two of their girls this week. Betty
Jane Phillips moved to San Diego
and Jacqueline Mervux has gone to
Oakland.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Smith Is
Ia class came and showed us their
Mothers day cards. On the out
side was little picture they d
made. On the inside there was a
Mothers day poem. Jimmy Nc
Mutt read it to us. We thought
they we're very nice cards. Russell
Garvin sang us a Mothers day
song.-3-B, 3-A.
Last week we studied about
Mothers day Facts were brought
to class. We had two beautiful
carnations in the room. Each pu-
pill made card for mother and
decorated it in cut paper work
Pupils In all the. rooms made
Mothers day cards.-Betty Printz
"A.
Last Wednesday Calvert Moody
called at our building and told us
about the Wilson school paper. He
placed two posters in our hall. On
Friday SIS papers were delivered
They were taken home to be read
-Bebe Combs, "A.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
WILSON SCHOOL

Last Friday, May IL, Wilson
school was very fortunate in being
presented with an assembly honor
ing Mothers day.
A selected few from Lincoln
school journeyed here to entertain
us with harmonica pieces and sing
ing.
The program was mainly as fol-
lows: two pieces by the Wilson or
chestra, series of pieces, vocal
and on the harmonica, a sextet
and group of boy singers, vocal
music by Wilson Carollers, piano
duet by two seventh grade boys, a
piano solo by an eighth grade girl,
a two-piano duet, a speech on
Mother IS Trees' by an 8-A-3
student, and a prayer and talk on
Mothers day also by an 8-A-3 pu-
pil.-Leonard Carey, 8-A-3.
Wouldn It it be funny for us
younger folks to have long white
mustache as Gaishi Nagaoka?
1t is really a badge of honor to
him for it marks the history Of the
times since he was a young man
until the present. When he was an
officer in the Tokyo college his up
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Society
Clubs
COSTA RIGA
IS DISCUSSED
AT MEETING

Costa Ricas was the subject oi
the program enjoyed Monday by
members of the Ten Thousand
clubs History section who met al
the John F. Waterman ranch fol
a program, business meeting and
pot luck luncheon.
Mrs. Philip Van Slyck was the
speaker and gave a fascinating ac-
count of Costa Rica which was her
home for eight years. Descriptions
of the country and its peoples, their
customs and mode of living were
graphically recounted by Mrs. Van
Slyck.
Roll call was answered with cur
rent events after which the de-
licious luncheon was served and fol-
lowed by an afternoon of cards.
Contract prizes went to Mrs. w.
w. Apple for high score and to Mrs.
!. w. McGrew for low, while Mrs.
j. A. Straub won the auction high
score prize and Mrs. Van Slyck the
low.
Mrs. Goedhart, Madame Ethel o.
Neil and Miss Roberta Edgar were
the guests present, the members in
cluding Mesdames w. w. Apple,
Sem Bacon, Dan Scott, R. P. Gle
venger, E. j. Mack, j. A. Straub,
Ray Edgar, j. H. Edgar, Edgar j.
Hargrave, John F. Waterman, Rod
ney jenkins. Irving T. Raab, I. H.
McGrew, P. E. Ryerson and A c.
Finney.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Joint Meeting
Of Clubs Takes
Place Tonight

With all available reservations
taken, tonight S annual meeting of
the Ten Thousand clubs bids fair
to be an outstanding success so
great is the interest being evidenc-
ed in the affair
Beginning at $50 o'clock tonight
with a delicious dinner served un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Ross T.
Hickcox and her committee, the two
clubs will hold their final meeting
OF the year.
Officers of both clubs will be in
stalled with Mrs. B. M. GruWell as
the presiding officer, and plans for
next years activities will be out
lined. Junior members will take
an active part in the entertaining
program to be presented
The committee in charge of res
ervations regrets to announce that
it will be impossible to accommo-
date more since space and equip
ment are limited and all reserva-
tions possible have been made al
ready.
While it will be impossible to ac-
ccmmodate any more members at
the dinner, those members of both
clubs who wish to be present for
the meeting are urged to attend
and are assured of a cordial well
come.
Junior club members who will
assist those of the Ten Thousand
club in welcoming the guests and
in acting as hostesses are the
Misses Alice Lund, Marlys Sargent,
Margaret EIDE and Gene Edgar.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
ELECTION OF
OFFICERS BY
M. E. GROUP

Election of officers marked the
final meeting of the Methodist
Missionary society held yesterday
afternoon at the Rollie Clark ranch
on South Eighth street.
Mrs. N. A. Contos was chosen
president; Mrs. F. D. Jacobs. vice.
president; Mrs. NJ. J. Dowd, record
ing secretary: Mrs. j. D. Foss, treas
urer, and Mrs. Claude Vedder, cor
responding secretary for both the
home and foreign missionary soci-
cites.
1t was also announced that Mrs.
F.. D. Jacobs, had been reelected
Imperial county vice-president of
the San Diego district for the wom-
en- S foreign missionary societies. 1t
is anticipated that Mrs. Contos will
be reelected county president
of the San Diego district for the
women s home missionary societies.
Yesterday the mite boxes were
opened with an appropriate cere-
mony led by Mrs. c. E. Sones. De-
votionals were led by Mrs. j. M.
Adair.
After the meeting refreshments
were served by Mrs. Clark, assisted
by Mrs. A. L. Mall. Eighteen men,
bers were present.
The society will not meet again
until next September.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
SHRINE HEARS
FINE REPORT

Initiation OF two members and
the report of Supreme Shrine by
Mrs. Leroy Gillett, worthy high
priestess, were the highlights of last
nights meeting of Oasis Shrine
No 20, w. S. of j. held in the Mas
onic temple.
The impressive initiation cere-
mcny was conducted according to
the ritual of the Shrine. An inter
esting account of the proceedings
of the Supreme Shrine which met
recently in Grand Rapids, Mich,
was given by Mrs. Gillett, who rep
resented the local group at the
meeting.
After the business meeting the
members adjourned to the banquet
hall for refreshments where the
tables presented pretty picture
with their decorations of blue and
yellow flowers. Mrs. Gillett was
given a lovely basket of pink glad
iolas from the chapter
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
STYLE CHATS
With ALMA ARCHER

Months ago Hattie Carnegie and
some of the outstanding fashion
seers said "Buy black linen" but
the few who did felt as conspicu-
Gus as a bareback rider in a tax
icab. ID. .,s
But that was months ago and it
can only mean tragedy and salt
tears if a girl can't have black
linen in some prescription now.
Tennis dresses with no back at all
can't take a beating, and there IS
plenty of luck in black linen eve
ming frocks. ~
Even a topcoat is not a snide
idea and demonstrates ones stam-
ina and resourcefulness for COM
muting without getting train
smeared in unreasonable quanti-
ties. At least the. smear won u
show.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

Mrs Miller was absent one day
and Mrs. Vaughn Thompson was
our teacher Mrs. Thompson used
to teach kindergarten in our school
when her name was Miss Alice
Latin.
We made a tree with a bird Is
nest in it, some eggs and a mother
bird.
This month is May. We are
learning how to count the days in
May. We are learning how to write
the numbers, too.-Kindergarten.
Wednesday was the last bank
day for this school year. We have
had the bank picture every week
We have had 1t every week because
we have had the highest percentage
in banking. Last year our room
won the bank picture. We thought
if those boys and girls could win,
We could too. We did win. Some
times we were afraid we would lose
because some children would forget
their pennies, but we didn t. We
were lucky, 1 guess.-1-A class.
Today we banked exactly six dol
lars. We have 100 per cent bank
ing. We have 81 children present
and 81 children banking. Four
children who are present did not
bank but four who are absent did
They sent their money.-Willard
Curry, la Flying Clouds.
We are reading book about a
little Indian boy. His mother
named him Red Bird because that
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Williams Pupils
To Give Recital

Prof. and Mrs. Horace Williams
will present the first Of two stu
dents recitals tomorrow evening
May l8, in the First Baptist church
The second recital will take place
the following Thursday, May 25.
Beginning promptly at 7:45 o.
clock tomorrow night, a splendid
concert will be presented which will
include numbers sufficiently varied
in type as TO afford an interesting
and enjoyable evening of music.
Violin, piano. clarinet. trumpet.
trombone, saxophon aod cello
numbers will be featured as as
orchestral selections by the VI,
dents orchestra. W
Prof. and Mrs. Williams eytekd
a cordial invitation TO all tho4 in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17

per lip had just little mustache.
He was later granted higher pos
ition as a major, next a colonel,
and finally. a general, but his
mustache grew also.s BY the time
he retired and became a white
haired father of aviation his mus
tache was considered a religion.
In full view of his mustache a
person would estimate that it
stretched over 20 inches from one
tip to the other end.-Lily Nish-
imoto, SAP.
At the present many vital prob
lens confront the national leaders
of the world Some of these are
the Russian problem, the Japan
China trouble, the League of Ma
tions, technocracy, depressions, un-
employment, Nazis and the Jews
and many others. All of these
things must take a long time and
much consideration to prevent SER
ious mistakes-Philip Van Slyck
BAL.
Making crossword puzzles seems
to be the fad now. Maybe it S be-
cause we are assigned this task for
literature. The puzzle must have a
design and the words must be
about current events. This work is
not easy but very difficult and it
takes hours to ucceed.-Barbara
Horton, 8-A-1.
The editors of the Warrior No
mad have been preparing paper
containing the subjects that would
be best for the pupils graduating
from the Wilson and other gram
mar schools It also contains
sports, news, classes, events, ano
clubs of Central Union High school
1t will be a great help to pupils
graduating from all the grammar
schools in the valley.
The paper will be printed May
%, 1893, and will be distributed tc
the graduates among the schools
Daisy Jung, 8-B.
EAST SIDE SCHOOL
Co,.riue hro,ioht hor doll tr
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17

school. We had lots of fun with
it.-Essie Mae Kiles. 1-B.
We are making writing books.
They have the small letters and
capitals in them.-Consuela Lopez,
LIB.
We have a caterpillar in a bot
! tie. We have it there because we
want to. see it when it changes to
! butterfly.-Frank Cassilas, 5-B.
Our caterpillar is very interest,"
ing. He eats sunflower leaves.
Some boys tried to count his legs
but they couldn t because he
wouldn t keep still. He is getting
bigger every day.-Beatrice Arm
strong, 5-B.
| We are having a lot of fun col
lecting lady bugs. We are trying
to see who catches the most. Bea-
trice and 1 are ahead. They are
very interesting little creatures
Quilon Wiley, 5-B.
We have new boy in our room.
His name is Fred Brown. He CANT
Tuesday and did not know the way
to school.--Edward Washington, 4
A.
The boys Goodwill club went on
a hike last Saturday. We left here
about $50 a. m. We went to Paint
ed Gorge. There we're about "a of
us. We got up there at O'Clock
and cooked our breakfast. After
we washed our dishes, we played
volley ball. Volley ball was follow
ed by game of ball. Then we
went for a hike in the hills. We
enjoyed this. After the hike it
was time for dinner and then time
to come back. All of the boys had
a good time.-Lois Craig, 9th grade
/ STYLE CHATS-WS
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
HARDING SCHOOL

I have a dog. He is brown and
white and he has black nose. He
likes to play. He plays on the
grass under the trees. When I
come home my dog comes to meet
me.-Richard Curlee, 3-B.
Our flag was nearly torn up.
Now we have new one in front of
the school, This morning the
whole school went out side and
gave the flag salute We do not
forget to salute the flag in our
room each morping.-Fern Shrain-
Ell, Grace Mazda, 3-A-2.
My daddy bought two calves.
We had to teach them how to drink
out of a bucket. AT first they tried
to kick the bucket over.-Betty Ann
Smith, ga.
I got some bantums for Easter.
One night we had them in the
house. The little rooster flew on
my daddy's shoulder. Daddy was
reading the paper. The rooster
looked at the paper as if he were
reading it too.-Betty Lou Lam
dreth. 3-A.
Once upon a time there was a
little boy whose name was Bobby.
He was very happy. He went to bed
early and got up early. He brushed
his teeth every morning and every
night. He combed his hair every
morning. He drank his milk every
day. He skated and played on the
hill top.-Raynell Armstrong, 3-B.
Once upon time there were
three little rabbits. One rabbit was
named Hop, one was Skip, and one
was Jump.-Mary Tresch, 2-B.
This is the flag. 1t is the Am
erican flag. And girl named
Betsy Ross made it.-Eugene Clay,
2-B.
The children like to play games
at school. The children play hide
and seek at school-Robert Rod
riguez, 2-B.
I see a cat that is in the barn.
She likes to hide. Have you one?
I went on a train and came to
Ell Centro.-Fayola Roach, 2-B.
We went out on the desert west
of Coyote Wells. There we found
several kinds of cactus. We found
ocotillo, cholla and barrel cactus.
The cactus is a pretty sight when
in bloom. Graf, Alb.
I've got 10 cents of my very own.
Maybe some candy like chicken
bone,
No, some flowers for mother, for
her alone.
Maybe some roses or sweetpeas will
dc.
But gardenias are pretty and lilies
too.
But carnations, carnations, I know
will do.
Now here is a store, know what
want,
But going in there it gives me a
haunt,
I will not save any money, I know
I shan t.
Here I go in and III make them
here, -,
I want some carnations, III make
it clear
III get some carnations for my
mother dear.
Edward Malan, 4-A.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
LINCOLN SCHOOL

There is a visitor to our valley
every spring. He whistles all "a
round the house blowing down trees
and flowers. He even knocks down
children as they play. This visitor
is the mean old wind himself
Opal Ann Creed, 5-B-2.
On our side board we are max
ing an undersea picture with col.
ored chalk It is a little difficult
to pick out 'colors for the fish that
will blend. Many have to be eras-
ed. When we finish, I think 1t will
be very pretty.-Alice Combs, g.
Al.
On Friday, May IL, 1888, the Will
son school sold their paper, "The
Spotlight -, at Lincoln school. We
think it is very interesting and
hope that we will have it over at
Wilson next year.-Budd Scott, g.
Al.
I know fellow who isn't at all
polite. He even spits at you and
gets you wet. On cloudy days ev-
eryone stays in the house, for those
are days he plays. He ruins pic
IuCS, pdTJleS, anu dll kllluS VI luii'
However, he is the farmers friend,
and the friend of all growing
things. After all-rain is not so
bad!-Norma Lewis, "A.
Miss Melbourne has been read
ing us Waterless Mountain -, q
Navajo Indian story by Laura
Adams Arner. She started it in
January and will finish it Mon
day, May 15., 1t has been very
good book for children and Pm
sure everyone has enjoyed it,
Dorothy Woodward, 5-B-1.
Sunday, May IA, was Mothers
day. We all tried to be especial
ly thoughtful of our mothers on
that day. If our mother is living,
we wore pink carnation. If she
ism t living, we wore wore a white
carnation. We wear carnations be-
cause they stand for sweetness,
purity, and endurance. / hope ev-
eryone thought especially of his
mother on her day.-Sarah Thorne-
hill, 5-B-1.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Club Officers
Are Reelected

Miss Nora Epler will again mead
the Business a nd ProfesSiona
Women s club of El Centro as g
result of the election of officers
held last night in the Wilson school
when all of this year S officers were
reelected.
Mrs. Evalyn Boman Westerfield
is the president; Mrs. Leah
Boyer, recording secretary; Miss
Josephine Graham, corresponding
secretary, and Miss Winnie Barry
treasurer.
Plans were outlined for the next
meeting to be held Tuesday, May %
at the I. w. Epler ranch when q
pot luck dinner will be featured
and a program by Mrs. Boyer and
Miss Estella Falla This next meet
ing will be the final one of the
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
PARTY AT GOLF
CLUB TUESDAY

Honoring Mrs. r. j. Mcnamara
whose birthday occurred yesterday
a group of her friends gave sur
prise dinner party last night at the
Barbara Worth country club.
Those invited included Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcnamara, Mrs. Mcnamara IS
sister and brdther-in-law, DR.. and
Mrs. w. Gregg of Hartford, Conn,
who have been visiting McNamaras;
Mr.. ana Mrs. John B. McNeece,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. McNeece, Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Philley Mr. and
Mrs. Norman c. Deaton, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nolan c. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. L.
r. jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Carson. Mr.. and Mrs NJ. j. Hor-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schon-
fielder, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dor
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Elvander
Mrs. Mcnamara is accompanying
Dr.. and Mrs. Gregg today on a trip
to Fresno where tney will visit her
mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
Postpone Card
Party One Week

Postponement until next week of
the card party to have been held
tomorrow at the M. E. Stewart
ranch under the auspices of st.
Mary's Altar society is announced.
The card party will take place
on Wednesday, May "a, at the
Stewart ranch and more complete
details of the afternoon s plans
will be announced in later issue
of The Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
PRESIDES AT
DINNER PARTY

Mrs. Paul Kennedy entertained
a group Of friends at dinner last
night, the affair being in celebra-
ton of her husbands birthday an
niversary.
Spring flowers were used in the
decorations and covers were laid
for Mr.. and Mrs. William Porter,
Miss Frances Connors, Miss Paul
inc Vaughn, Cy Shipway, Carleton
Edmison, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
nedy.
After dinner the evening was
spent in an hilarious game of bum
CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
EPIDEMIC KILLED TEN

Ell PASO, Tex. U.P) = An cpl
demic of whooping cough among
children here has resulted in 10
deaths, according to City Regis
trar Alex K. Powell. More than
400 cases of the malady were re-
ported to authorities.