Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-24
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

working on a Thanksgiving pro
gram. Special numbers will be fur
nished by the primary and inter
mediate grades and the upper grade
pupils will present a play. Charac.
tiers in the play are Mary Jane Pc
ters as Priscilla, Allene Roberts as
Mary, Carmen Engebretson, Melba
and Nadine Mcfarland, Geraldine
Ordonez and Mary Jane Hall as Pill.
grim women; Charles Palmer as
Captain Miles Standish. Maurice
Galloway. as Bradford, Jimmy Pet
crs and Jack Edwards, the Pilgrim
men, Joe Chavarria, Indian chief
and Jack Edwards and Hardin Hall,
Indians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Breedlove OF
Los Angeles were weekend visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nike
Ordonez. Mickey Ordonez accom-
panied them when they returned
TO their home Monday. He will visit
until after Thanksgiving.
Hardy Odell made business trip
to Coachella Sunday.
The menu committee of the Melo-
land Ladies social club met with
Mrs. Jesse Mcbride Wednesday af-
ternoon to plan the Christmas din
ner. Members of the committee are
Mrs. Mcbride, chairman: Mrs.
Charles Forsberg and Mrs. Claud
Suttle.
Mrs. Harry James attended the
principals and supervisors confer
ence held in Wilson school Satur-
day. The main speaker was G. K.
Anderson of Brawley whose talk on
Method VS.. Pupil" was followed by
a lively discussion.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hollingsworth
and their daughter, Mrs. Faith Tur-
ner of Los Angeles, were dinner
guests of MI, and Mrs. Alex Meyer
Friday evening. The Hollingsworths
were pioneers of Holtville and at
present own a ranch north of Melo-
land. Mrs. Turner has spent the
past fourteen years in missionary
work in Venezuela and is on short
furlough now to bring her children
TO the United States TO recuperate
from an attack of malaria. Mrs.
Turner expects to return to South
America soon leaving the children
here.
Friends Of Garland Galloway viii!
be interested to know he Is now
salesman for the Liggett and Meyer
company, travelling from San Diego
to Phoenix. He expects to be home
this weekend.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Forsberg Tuesday evening
were Charles Meyer and G. E.
Sprouse of Los Angeles.
T. j. Wells and his daughter,
Beatrice, former Meloland residents
now living in Oregon, have been
visiting friends in the valley the
past week. Together with Mrs. Sa.
rah Bratley of Ell Centre, they were
dinner guests at the Jesse Mcbride
home Tuesday. t...
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Dawes and
family drove to WeStmorland Sun
day to visit their daughter Mrs.
Floyd Hollingshead.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. I. Mcfarland
and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.. Adams
spent Sunday afternoon enjoying
the beauty of the Painted Gorge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mcbride and
family were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Farley Saturday
night. r.. - - ~. Il
Richard Mcbride left for Los An
geles Friday afternoon with H. Lee
All leader, to attend
the Great Western Livestock show.
Practical demonstrations in the
JUDGING of livestock were given Sat
urday morning and in the after
noon the rodeo at the stock show
was the main event. They return
ed home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott spent
several days in Los Angeles the past
week. Mrs. Scott visited her mo.
ther, Madame Ethel ONeil, while
Scott attended to business matters.
w. J. Gregg and Bruce Moore
of Ell Centre, attended meeting OF
citrus growers held in Riverside on
Tuesday.
Calvert and Bill Moody were din