Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-27
By AUDIEN ROGERS
Press Staff Correspondent

Tuesday evening, June 26, the Ma
zarene church held celebration OF
more than usual interest to the peo-
pie of Holtville. The church indebt-
edness of more than $1,000 has been
hquidated and the festival celebra-
ted the event. The occasion was
honored by leading business men OF
Holtville and prominent pastors adj
dressed the gathering. An excep-
3 tional song service was feature Of
! the program. The cancelled note
was burned during ceremony in
which the congregation held the
burning paper.
Elmer Baxter, Holtville manager
of the I. v. Hardware company, re-
turned to the store on Tuesday of
last week following an operation for
appendicitis at the San Diego hos
pital. DR.. Otto Marsh, Mrs. Baxter's
brother, performed the operation.
A corn bake was enjoyed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer
Whitmer on Tuesday evening.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Luallin, Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier, Mr..
Reed Manchester and children, Lois,
Bobbie and Tommy, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
A. McKinnon, Frazer Alldredge; Mr..
and Mrs. u. B. McKinnon; Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton McKinnon and daugh-
ters, Villa Lee; Eleanor and Elsie;
MIR. and Mrs. Everett Broderick and
daughters, mza Rita and Gertrude;
Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Whitmer and
Mrs. Jack Whitmer Mrs. Roy
Raines and daughter, Rosemary,
and Earl and Genevieve Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Whitmer gave
a birthday dinner last Wednesday
evening in honor of Mrs. Jack
Whitmer. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
I. A. McKinnon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Cox and daughter Bernice.
On Wednesday afternoon Mis-
cellaneouS shower was given in hon.
orr of Mrs. Rex Ogier at the home
Of Mrs. Charles OConnors. The
hostesses were Mrs. Charles O'Con-
nors, Mrs. ROSS, Mrs. Charles Ogier
and Mrs. John Elder The tables
were prettily decorated IN white and
pink. Ice cream. c. les and iced
tea were served. aiter which Mrs.
Ross made an interesting talk on
child welfare after which the pre-
sents were presented. Those in at
tendance were Mesdames Duncan
Mckenzie, G. Humnston, A. Smith,
son, Guy Tuttle, r. H. Williams,
Gardner, Charles zehentner, Carl
Ethridge, D. Preece, A. l.. Berns-
house, Roy Elder John Elder, Glib
bons, Rex Ogier; Charles Ogier;
Gordon Ogier, Florence Edwards,
Matte Edwards; Ruthie Mathews;
Flor Edwards and Knight.
Mrs. Gardner of Glendale who
has been spending the past week
with her brother and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Duncan Mckenzie, left the
first of the week for her home.
Mrs. Nelson Long and daughter
Colleen returned last Tuesday after
a short stay in San Diego and Los
Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Jones of Ell Cen
tro, Miss Lucille Warren and Tommy
Rogers attended the annual picnic
sponsored by the Safeway EN-
ployeeS association of both the San
Diego and Valley districts on Sum-
day at Hulburd's Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Butler have
moved into the Rex Maddux house
on Palm street.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Whitmer are
the proud parents of baby girl
born to them on June 23rd. The
baby, named Jacqueline Ann,
Erypi0bc OH rnIry16c Mnthny. on6
baby are at the Storey hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reynolds en-
tertained members of their bridge
club at a dinner of attractive ap-
pointments on Thursday evening.
The affair was the last meeting Of
the group until fall. Contract was
the diversion of the evening, the
awards going to Mrs. Gerald Eng
land and Forest Ferguson. Those en-
joying the hospitality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynolds were DR.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Smith; Mr.. and Mrs. D.
v. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Forest
Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lou
den; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Garrick
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald England.
Mrs. 0. L. Webster has returned
from a weeks visit in Los Ange-
les.
John Eckert has returned from
Los Angeles where he attended coll
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs John Zenos will
leave early in July for trip to
Europe. They will visit relatives in
Greece and Austria and if time per-
mits, plan also to visit in Turkey,
Germany, France and England.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore and
children, Betty and George, Jr., left
Wednesday for visit of two months
in Missouri.
Forty guests enjoyed the hospi-
tality of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Shibley
on Friday evening when they pre-
sided at pot-luck dinner for men,
bers of the Holtville Rotary club,
their wives and number of guests.
The affair was given in the attrac-
tive gardens illuminated by string
of colored lights. Bouquets of zinnias
formed effective centerpieces for
the long tables at which the guests
found their places. Mrs. w j..
Gregg, charming wife of the retir-