Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-11
Press Staff Correspondent

! last Thursday afternoon in honor
of Robert Shultz who was thirteen.
During the afternoon refreshments
CT cake and punch we're served.
/ Those present were: Eldon Caudill,
Howard Caudill, Bueford Lambert,
Birtue Perritt, Norman Sharp,
Kenneth Sharp, Clifton Scroggins,
Herman Fhrun, Cleveland Knight,
A. j. Knight and Aran Weeks.
Robert received many nice gifts.
! Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Weeks were
business visitors at FL Cajon and
San Diego over the week end. They
also visited at the home of Mrs.
Weeks sister, Mrs. Della Parker
of Escondido.
Mrs. Henry williams visited her
daughter, Mrs. Della Parker of Es-
ccndido, over the weekend.
The Holtville chapter of the Or
der of the Eastern Star held their
first meeting last Wednesday eve
ming at the Masonic hall. The pot
luck dinner was followed by a
business meeting presided over by
Mrs j. r. Snyder. A pleasant sur
prise of the evening was a shower
Of gifts for Miss Kathleen Kavan-
augh.
The local branch of the Y.W.C.A.
board met at the home of Mrs.
Philip Griffin recently. At the busi-
ness meeting plans for the years
work were discussed. Mrs. A. P.
Shibley spoke of the work of the
organization and Miss Virginia
Truttman gave a piano solo.
The ladies of the Altar Society
of st. Joseph's Catholic church will
hold card party at the civic CEN
ter at 2 pm. Thursday. Mrs. Joe
Enz and Mrs. Earl Davis will be
hostess. There will be prizes for
both contract and auction, also
refreshments will be served.
The home of Mrs. Robert IT.
Yeargin was the scene of a pot
luck chicken dinner in honor of
her husbands birthday, Sunday.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing cards, high prize being won by
Mrs. Aaron Afford OF El Centro
and second by Mrs. George Moore.
! The guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Afford, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Green of Ell Centro, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeff Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Will
liams, Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Holmes, Mr..
and Mrs Joe Mcqueen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Crohne, Miss Margaret
Morgan and Mrs. Tex Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Johnson
gave surprise birthday party for
their daughter, Iona Laurel, eight
years old, last Wednesday after
noon. Ice cream and cake were
served and games were enjoyed
Those helping celebrate were: Iris
Lee Mauldin, Betty Moore, Mar
garet Haynes, Cora Campbell Will
lie Bernice Williams and Iona
Miss Evelyn Burns of Holtville
is working in the beauty parlor
at the .Dunlack hotel in BraWley.
F. M. Burns and Raymond Bail
ey drove to Phoenix last Sunday.
They returned on Monday evening.
Dr. ana Mrs. c. L. Bradford re-
turned to Holtville last Thursday
following a pleasant vacation in
Brentwood.
Rev. j. A. Kring, pastor of the
Nazerine church at Escondido will
begin a two weeks meeting at The
Nazerine church Of Holtville. Ev-
cry one is invited to attend this
meeting.
Mrs. j. S. Bridenstine has re-
turned from a visit at Santa Ana
where she spent the past three
weeks.
Mrs. Harold Hall, while enroute
to Tucson for the winter stopped
at Holtville for a shcrt visit with
friends last week. Her husband
with whom she had been spending
the summer in Banning, made the
trip by train.
Mrs Perry Hunt visited in Es-
condido over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Schwartz
and Rupert Boyett of San Diego
were weekend guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Schneid-
er.
George Shaver has returned
from the mountains to his ranch
north Of town.
Joe Grande was seriously i'll
with an appendicitis attack last
Sunday. He underwent an opera
ton, and is recovering at the Holt
vile hospital.
Miss Betty Harris motored from
San Diego to attend the wedding of
Miss Kavanaugh and Mr.. Hartzog
last Saturday night and also to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Harris over Sunday.
John McMann returned to Holt
vile last week from Long Beach
where he spent the summer. He
contemplates building a cabin on
his property in the west end. Of
town.
r. A. Boyette is making the reg
ular annual audit OF the accounts
at the city hall.
Mrs. w A. Redden who spent
the summer month at Live Oaks,
returned home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Arellano Villa be
came the parents Of girl recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Ferguson
crrived in Holtville last week from
? trip to the Chicago Fair Mrs.
Ferguson spent the summer months
n La Junta, Colorado
The James Hooks visited Mr.. and
Mrs. J. b. Brown last week. Mr..
and Mrs. Hook have been summer
ing in La Mesa and were on their
way TO Texas when they stopped