Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-02
HOLTVILLE
BY AUDIEN ROGERS
,ress Staff Correspondenl


Rains and daughter, Miss Rose
mary Rains, Mr.. and Mrs. U. B.
McKinnon, Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Nc
Kinnon, Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Nc
Kinnon and daughters, Villa Lee.
Eleanor and Elsie McKinnon, Mr..
and Mrs. Frazer Alldredge, Mr..
and Mrs. Chalmer Whitmer and
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Whitmer.
The evening was spent in playing
cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Lilley and
son Jack, of Redondo Beach have
been visiting with the M. j. Munson
family during the past two weeks.
Mrs. Munson is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lilley.
Genevieve Bolin and Mrs. Virgin
la Watts of Holtville are among
the five founders of Alpha Phi
Delta, San Diego State college sor-
ority which celebrated its seventh
anniversary last Saturday in San
Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Etheridge are
the happy parents of baby daugh-
ter born to them on Friday OF last
week.
The regular monthly session OF
the Badelimousswy bridge club was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Walton of El Centro last
Wednesday evening. Club men,
bers present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Bolin, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Slo-
cum, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Murray and
Sam Reiman. Guests of the club
we're Mrs. Ruth Bohannon and
Mrs. Polly Townsend. Mrs. Joanna
Davis was awarded prize for high
score of the evening, while Mrs.
Genevieve Bolin won low. Delicious
refreshments were served to bring
to an end very pleasant evening s
entertainment.
A party of 81 Holtville folks mot
ored to Hemet to see the eleventh
annual Ramona pageant produced
by a cast of nearly 200 players in
the famous Ramona bowl. The
Holtville motorists went by way OF
Indio taking the Palms to Pines
highway to Idylwild where they ate
picnic lunch. Those in the party
| included: MesSrs. and Mesdames j.
K. Fahring, Dave Vencill, w. L.
Huebner, Wilbur Garrick, j. R.
SNYDER, Elmer Baxter and son
Robert, Shibley, c. H. Sayler, Lloyd
Louden, Milo Busenburg, R. A.
Yazell, A. B. Cravath and son Dale,
Gerald England; Miss Mavis Yeary,
E. w. Royland, DR.. T. B. Turner,
Mrs. Clara Taylor, Mrs. o. c. Har-
ris, Mrs. Anna Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Bridenstine,
Miss Lena Bridenstine, c. F.
Kamm. Mr.. and Mrs. Willys Ord
way, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Tag
CERT were among the Holtville peo-
pie attending the pioneer celebra-
ton at the Imperial County Fair
grounds.
Rev. James T. Jones of the Bap-
tist church has returned from two
weeks spent in Fort Valley Georgia.
where he went to attend the funer-
al of his mother. Rev. Jones spent
some time visiting with relatives
before returning.
Meeting at the home of Mrs. c.
S. Acker last Wednesday after
noon, members of the w. G. T. U.
! discussed the "Harmful Effects OF
| Cigarettes, with Mrs. B. l.. Baker
| as leader. 1t was announced that
all ministers, Sunday school super
/ intendents and teachers OF the val
ley were invited to meet the follow
ing Sunday afternoon at the FL
Centro Presbyterian church for a
temperance meeting.
Eighty guests were present on
! Monday evening of last week at
the Civic Center when one of the
largest and most successful social
affairs of the year was put on by
Mrs. Milo Busenburg and her fourth
section of the Woman S club. The
| theme, representing six leading
! products of the Imperial Valley
lettuce, carrots, hay, citrus, dairy
! ing and chickens-was cleverly
carried out in talleys, tables, bou-
urtets and decorations. Grand
prizes in contract were won by Mrs.
| H. T. Miller, first, and Charles
| Williams. second. In auction, Mrs.
Bart Shifflet won first and Sam
Webb, second. Mrs. O'Connor won
the door prize. Prizes in the
groups were won by the following:
! Mesdames j. K. Fahring, Miller,
Clara Taylor, Barbara Parker,
! Shifflet: MeSSrS. Ernest Edwards.
Forrest Ferguson, Charles Williams.
! Sam Webb and Hoyt Parker. At
the close of playing Mrs. Miller
sang the Imperial Valley song by
| Mary Janet Jacobs, who wrote the
words. and Ruth Teeple Reid, who
composed the music. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Carl Morford.
Mrs. Parkinson of Calexico, favored
the group with an impromptu solo
GA Perfect Day. with Mrs. Miller
| playing the accompaniment.
Mrs. Charles Slocum and Mrs.
Arthur Townsend were co-hostess-
es at a bridge party of pretty ap-
pointmentS last Tuesday evening
at the home of the former. the
guests including members Of the
| Woman's University club. There
were five tables Of bridge. Miss
Helen Kingsbury and Miss Mae
Walker were the recipients Of at
tractive awards for high and Sec
ond score. Those present included
Mrs. Anna Kingsbury, Mrs. l.. Z.
Hawk, Mrs. C. d. Whitney, Mrs.
| Phillip Griffin, Mrs. A. P. Shibley,
Mrs. G. H. Sayler, Mrs. Dean Rich
mond, Mrs. c. l.. Shaw, Mrs. Z. j.
Smith, Miss Elsie Flatt, Miss joyce
Fillingame. Miss Mae Walker, Miss.
Norean Peck. Miss Martha Tanner.
| Mice NTvrtle Mcdonald, Miss Viola