Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-01
Brief News From MelOland
Mrs. Alex Meyer Staff Correspondent

The Ward McGrew home was the
scene of a Halloween party on Tues
day afternoon when Evelyn McGrew
entertained a number of her class
mates and friends. They told ghost
stories and played appropriate games.
In two contests Carmen EngebretSon
and Barbara Buck won prizes.
After the games. Mr.. McGrew
served a buffet supper to the follow
ing: Barbara Buck, Janet Thomp-
son, Allene Roberts, Geraldine Or
donez. Muriel Meyer, Carmen En-
gebretson, Mary Jane Peters, Mary
Edwards, Virginia Scott. Beverly
Meyer and Evelyn McGrew. Friends
invited to spend the afternoon with
Mrs. McGrew and enjoy the party
were Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. McGrew.
MesdameS w. w. McEuen, Virginia
Thompson, w. H. Palmer, Ralph
EngebretSon and Dan Scott.
! Members of the Meloland Ladies
Social club spent the afternoon We'd
! nesday as the guests of Mrs. Henry
Havekorst and Miss Vera Havekorst.
A discussion OF the club constitution
took place during the business meet
ing and Mrs. Ralph Engebretson,
Mrs Dan Scott and Mrs. Lawrence
Richards were appointed to draft a
new constitution for the club.
! A discussion of interesting cur
rent events was followed by a Hal
! lowe'en game in which Mrs. Ralph
EngebTetson won the prize. Refresh
mentS were served at the close of
the afternoon to Mesdames Ralph
Engebretson, Ebert Newton, w. G.
Herdman, Alex Meyer, Lawrence
Richards, H. A. Wells, H. o. Gal
loway, w. J. Gregg, G. c. Richards,
j. R. Kinnaird, Isaac Mcbride,
Hardy Odell, Jesse Mcbride, Charles
ForSberg and Arthur Farley. Mrs.
Walter Havekorst and children,
Louise. Peggy, Ann and Walter Jun
ior were special guests. The next
meeting will be in two weeks at the
home of Mrs. Hardy Odell with Mrs.
/ Jesse Mcbride as co-hostesS.
High school and tunior college
Christian Endeayorers of the Holt
vile Christian church held cos
tune party at the home of their
sponsor, Alex Meyer, Tuesday even
ing. After each of the guests had
been identified, masks were remov-
ed and all took part in old fashioned
Halloween games and stunts under
the leadership of Faustine Lilies.
Prizes for the best costumes were
won by Ora Casey and George Hale
Harlan. After the games Cleola
BOYD and Flora Fay Langston Serv-
ed refreshments.
The group then adjourned to in
Spect a haunted house in the vicinity.
Those present included Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Langston, Mrs. w. E. Han
cock, Vivian Maddux, Ora Casey,
Faustine Lilies, Cleola Boyd, Flora
Fay Langston, Robert Pinkerton,
Tyndal LangSton, Robert Kamm,
Stanley Harlan, George Hale Har-
Ian, Milton Bailey and Charles Han
cock James Ryerson, Glen Fudge
Frederick Brown. and Dale Cooper
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cate of Re-
dondo were visitors at the G. c.
Richards and Lawrence Richards
homes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Kinnaird. Mr..
and Mrs. Ebert Newton, and Mr.
and Mrs. F. E. Boyd attended the
card party given by the American
Legion auxiliary at Imperial Tuesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Vogt Of San
Diego were overnight guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Scott Thursday.
The E. L. Dawes family are moving
to DiXieland this week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Strom are par
ents of baby born October 25th.
The Isaac Mcbride family were
I dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Lewis Sunday.
Bruce Crawford and a party of
friends from Jacumba visited Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Palmer Sunday while
on dove hunting trip to the valley.
Myrle Clayton of FL Centro was a
guest of Betty Forsberg Sunday.
Miss Vera Havekorst Mrs Walter
Havekorst and her children motored
to San Diego Saturday, returning
the same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley were
among thee who enjoyed the card
party given at Acacia school last
Saturday night.
Mrs. Dan Scott and Mrs. Ward
McGreW were guests of Mrs. Dwight
Smith of Heber at a delightful
bridge luncheon Wednesday after
noon.
Mesdames Jesse Mcbride, Hardy
4 Odell, Isaac Mcbride, Alex Never.
and Grandma Meyer were guests al
at tea at the home of Mrs. Dave
Vencill of HoltYille Thursday after
/ noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rogers and son.
Bobby, and Mrs. Rogers mother
Mrs Lewis, were visitors at the
Isaac Mcbride home Friday.
Arlene Sharp and Edwin Brown
were elected captains in Mrs. Eng
lands room at school for this month.
A number of Meloland residents
attended the amateur night program
at Holtville high school Wednesday
| night.
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