Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-19

the American Legion Auxiliary lad
les were making for the Holtville
high school drill team were finish
ed Wednesday. The ladies met at
the home of Mrs. Ella Carpenter
and enjoyed a delicious pot luck
luncheon before starting their sew
ing.
A new scheme is being tried by
the high school in their advertis-
ing of the music class operetta,
And 1t Rained,' which is to be
presented Thursday, April IS at 8
in the high school auditorium.
They are distributing hand bills,
giving the time and place and other
necessary data concerning it.
A lovely reception was given
Monday evening at 8 o clock in the
Masonic hall by the Eastern Star
honoring the deputy grand matron,
Mrs. Esther Jewel Kavanaugh. All
chapters of the 63rd district were
invited to attend. Delicious re-
freshmentS were served during the
evening and an entertaining pro-
gram given with each chapter pre-
senting two numbers. Included in
the program was a dance number
given by several of Mrs Kava-
naugh'S pupils in colonial costume.
Mrs. K. G. Burke was chairman of
the refreshments committee and
Mrs. j. ". Yeargin chairman of the
decorating committee.
DR.. and Mrs Harry Thornburg
of Hollywood who are making a
trip TO Maine via Florida stopped in
Holtville Wednesday for a brief
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. R. Snyder.
The literature section of the
Holtville Women s club met Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Martha Tanner. During the eve
ming officers for the year were
elected and Miss Tanner presented
a review of the book 1.-The Load
ed Stick" by Naomi Jacob. Off
GERS elected were: Mrs. Mildred
Freddy, chairman and Mrs. Anna
Gay, secretary and treasurer. Mem
bers present were: Mesdames Anna
Gay, Seigrist, Thames. Dean Rich
mond, G. Crandall, d. G. Floyd, Ira
Fieldman, Anna Kingsbury, Mil
dred Freddy and the Misses Bea-
trice Floyd and Martha Tanner.
Mrs. Maria Louden, mother of
Lloyd Louden, left Thursday for
San Francisco where she will spend
the next few days visiting her sis
ter and other relatives. She then
plans to return to her home in
Washington.
The Holtville Thimble club met
Tuesday in the recreation hall Of
the Methodist church for delicious
luncheon furnished by members of
the Methodist Missionary society
Ladies in charge of the luncheon
were Mesdames Della Baker, Gene
Hatfield, and Luther Hughes. The
members spent a profitable after
noon by completing a quilt, a COM
forter and half of another quilt.
Members present were MesdameS
Sam Cole, Irene Bucket, Ruth Hill,
Brodie, Pearl Gibbons, Myrtle
Bucket of Ell Centre and Sarah
Mills.
The quilting club met Thursday
dU Vic ilOlilC VI ANAi D. 0lO"Si 1o1 -
pot luck luncheon and a profitable
day was spent quilting. Members
are Mesdames Roy Keeble, Jack
Ayres, Pat Turney, Mary Knight,
Olene Stamford, Minnie Knight,
Walter Henry, Gus Umphrey, Ruth
Knight, Neeley Engley, Callie STAN
afford, j. Taggert, G. Boren Arp, Ed
Baldwin, Norman Little, John
Rodgers, G. Price, and Cox.
Mrs. M. o. Busenberg was hostess
at a charmingly appointed lunch
con Wednesday at the Barbara
Worth country club. The Easter
motif was carried out in the place
cards and prizes. Bridge was the
diversions of the afternoon. Guests
who enjoyed the lovely affair were
MeSdameS Sam Webb, H. T. Miller,
Rex MadduX, E. V. Edwards, Elm
er Baxter, A. v. Cravath, T. Sa-
maha, l.. J. Wenirich, j. R. Snyder,
John Domene, H. E. Stalker, Laur-
el Ferguson, Clark Butler, John
zenos, Tommy Henderson, ]. K
Fahring, I. H. Shaw, James Mackey
Jr. and Mrs, Steve Harris of Ell Cen
tro.
The girls drill team of the Holt
vile Union high school is to pre-
sent a matinee at 2 o'clock and an
evening performance at Saturday
in the grammar school auditorium.
The program will include tricks by
the magician, Neleh of Ell Centre;
tap dancing by Elma CASTOR, lead
er, Beatrice Coker, Lucille Brown
and Betty Prim accompanied by
Blanche Baskins; ukulele numbers
by Betty Prim, leader, Ollie Mae
Scroggins, Mazelle Amstead, Nawa-
sa Wilfong, Elma CASTOR, Frances
Schultz, Beatrice Coker, Lillian
Mills, Lucille Brown, Irma Lott and
Frances Thompson; and several
numbers by the Flies and Drums
corps. The flies will be played by
Ollie Mae Scroggins, Mazelle AM
stead. Frances Schultz, Juanita
Wade, Pauline Peacock and Eliza
beth Clevenger and the drums by
Lillian Mills, Margaret Nilsson and