Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-08

birthday. After an informal eve
ming interspersed with music and
songs, delicious refreshments were
served. Guests were DR.. and Mrs.
Lamar Webster, Mrs. George Har-
Ian, Mrs. Agnes Pinkerton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Slocum.
Mrs. H. T. Miller, president of
the local Woman S club accompan-
led by Mrs. James Mackie Jr., rep
| resented Holtville at a conference
of Woman's clubs of the southern
district at Arrowhead Springs last
Wednesday. They returned to
Holtville Thursday.
Miss Evelyn Warren was able to
return to school this week follow
ing her appendicitis operation.
Mrs. f. j. Smith was in Los An
! geles over the weekend.
Miss Helen Kingshury returned
to Los Angeles last Saturday after
| spending a week with her mother
Mr.. and Mrs Frank w. Talbot
and family OF Vacaville, Calf,
were weekend visitors OF Mrs. Tai
bott s sister, Mrs. Anna Hatfield
! The TalbottS were on their way to
Florida to live after being Califor-
mia residents for the past five years.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Zenos, Holt
vile grower and Shipper, returned
Wednesday of last week from a four
, months tour Of Europe. Mr.. and
Mrs. Zenos visited practically every
country except Russia
The body of the late Charles w.
Phillips, who passed away at Ei
Centre October %, was taken 10
Fresno by his sons and inferred
in a cemetery there last Friday.
Mrs. Pearl Gibbens was hostess
last Thursday 10 the Thimble club.
A pot luck dinner was enjoyed at
noon and during the afternoon the
| ladies quilted on a wedding ring
quilt Two new members were
taken in, Mrs. Fannie Blackwood
and Mrs. Robert Plummer.
The Nilsson home was the scene
OF pot luck dinner Sunday. These
who attended were: Mr.. and Mrs.
James Little, James, MI, and Mrs.
F. M. Burns, Evelyn and Helen, Mr..
and Mrs. George Gunderson, sons,
Melvin and Leonard.
Dir. Otto S. Russell, executive sec
retary of Southern California Bap-
tist convention, preached the SER
mon Sunday morning at the local
Baptist church. Rev. Smith OF Bak-
eIsfield was also present and for
the next few months will be the
pastor for the Holtville church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Miller of
Holtville accompanied the Maddux
family to Downey where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Maddux
father, Mr. G.. w. Pendleton. Pen
dleton, a resident of Holtville from
1902 to 1925, passed away October
25, at the age OF 81 at his home in
Buena Park The funeral was held
Saturday at Downey, followed by
! interment in the DoWney cemetery.
The Imperial County Christian
Endeavor Union met Sunday at
2:30 o'clock in Imperial at the
Community church.
The Girls Athletic association of
/ the Holtville high school has elect
ed the following officers: Juanita
Wade, president; Louise Laborde,
vice president; Leila Hall, secre-
tary; Allie Mae Scroggins, treasur-
/ er.
| Mrs. Dorothy Floyd left last
Tuesday to spend a few weeks in
Los Angeles.
Mrs Della L. Baker and daugh'-
ter, Miss Lisa Baker, returned last
/ Tuesday from q motor trip which
took them to Durham, N. c., where
! they visited the formers son, j. S.
Baker. who is an inferno at Duke
university. T ey visited many
points CT interest along the way
including Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico. Miss Baker has a leave Of
absence from her school teaching
duties in Los Angeles and will visit
for some time in Holtville.
Mr. and Mrs. N. F. PoindeXter
of San Diego left their son, Robert,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Baxter
while they are on trip to Webb
City, Mo-, to visit PoindeXter S par
ents
Mrs. John Kavanaugh spent
Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Ralph Kingsbury spent the week
END in Los Angeles.
Among the Holtville folks who
gathered at the C. f. Kamm ranch
last Wednesday for an evening OF
music were Dale CT. Cooper and
daughter, Claire; Mr.. and Mrs. F..
Roy Thompson and daughter,
Frances Fay; Mrs. J. P. Chambers.
Miss Pauline Chambers, Mrs. j. S.
Brdenstine and Miss Lena Briden-
Stine.
Miss Viola Butterfield and Mis-
Gracia Boynton drove to Los An
geles last Friday and returned to
Holtville on Sunday.
The ladies of the Missionary So
ciety of the Nazarene church helc
a meeting last Thursday at the
parsonage. They finished the quilt
which they have been working on.
The program OF the high school
assembly last Friday was put on by
the public speaking class with
Louise Laborde, Virginia Williams
and Ellis Harback taking part.
Boyd Morgan and Richard Lott OF
the dramatics class gave a humor-
Gus skit also.
Work on the new Pentecostal
parsonage in the rear OF the church
at Eighth and Holt has started H
T. White is in charge of construc-
ton.
At the Rotary luncheon in thC
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