Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-10
BY MRS. ALEX MEYER
Press Staff Correspondent

one OF Cfe interesting events OF
the weekend was the Swing Festi-
val held Sunday at the Swiss club
house near Holtville. During the
day variety of contests were held
and a number of attractive prizes
awarded the winners. The climax
held in the evening with music
furnished by the Swiss band, a well
known musical organization. Melo-
/ land residents who attended were
Messrs. and MesdameS Joe Oder
matt, Albert Studer, Alfred Stehli,
Joe Binter, Louis Berchtold, Glen
Miller, Will Meyer. Messrs. Ted
Won Rotz, Albert Won Rotz. John
Studer, Norman Meyer, Clement
Meyer, and Alfred Stehli Jr.. Albert
Won Rotz was one of the prize
winners in the wrestling matches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bush mot
ored to San Diego Sunday where
they met Kenneth Bush from Los
Angeles and all enjoyed a picnic
lunch in Balboa Park. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bush returned to their hcme in Los
Angeles with their son Kenneth
and the Farleys came back to the
valley after stopping to visit Misses
Imogene and Enola Peterson and
their mother, Mrs. Viola Peterson,
former El Centre residents who
now live in the Mission Hills dis
trict of San Diego. The previous
Sunday the Farleys and Bush fam
lilies met at Palm Springs for lunch
and a visit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bush
accompanied the Farleys home for
weeks visit =
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Christian recently were General
Charles H. Phillips and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cali P. Harrison, of Ell
+ Centro. Bridge was the diversion
of the evening. =
Mrs. Richard Merrill and her
son, Forrest, were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Bridges of Ell Gen.
tro on Monday night. Dick Mer-
rill is spending two weeks at Oasis
where he is experimenting taking
cut acres of grape vines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Berchtold
and son Walter, former Meloland
residents were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Stehli the past week.
end. All attended the Swing Fest
ival Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Herdman
were dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Farley Thursday evening
and enjoyed a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Bush who were the
Farleys' guests for the week.
Cecile Rumsey spent Monday
night at the home of her father in
Ell Centro and attended the meet
/ ing of the A. w. S. of Junior COL
lege. About 18 girls met at the
high school and with their advis-
or, Miss Nettie Bayley, drove to the
home of Helen Hawk near Bonds
Corner where the evening was
spent sewing on window drapes for
the A. w. S. room at school.
1 Mrs. Adolph Odermatt and her
small daughter are visiting her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Setz this
week.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Peters and
family spent Sunday visiting Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Marlowe in Braw-
/ ley.
On Monday, a number OF old
friends gathered at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Burdstedt in Brawley
! fer a pot luck dinner and after
noon chat. Those present were
Mesdames Will Meyer, John Water
man, Rau Sr., Arthur Rau, Black
burn, I. Thanner, Herbert Harris,
Kurt Effler, Walter Dumont and
the hostess Mrs. Burdstedt.
Sunday visitors at the Harry
James home were Miss Edith Gar
row and Percy Gaskell from San
Diego who came via the new JUL
ian highway Miss Garrow remain-
ed for visit with her sister, Mrs
James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Corfmar
and family spent Sunday visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Layton who
live in the Highline district.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Don HaWes was HaWes grand
father, Joe HaWes, who formerly
lived in Kansas and is spending the
winter in the valley.
Junior and Maurice Galloway
spent Sunday with Joe and Jacl
Edwards at their home north o.
Meloland.
Meloland friends will be interest.
ed in the announcement of the ar.
rival on November 5 of a sever
pound baby boy At the home of Mr.
and Mrs. o. D. Blackwood in San
Ia Ana. The little fellow. who hai
been named Arthur Eugene is alst
the first grandchild of Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Merrill who are justl'
proud of him. The Merrills lef
Wednesday evening for Santa An;
TO visit their daughter and see tn
new baby.
Callers at the home of Mr.. ant
, Mrs. Theodore Won Rotz Sunda.
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Jo
Groebli. Rollin Brothers and Jo
Odermatt