davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08

"Tehdaz byla mama jeste ma
zivu a chtela sestru svou jeste
jednou spatTiti.
cod te dolby uplynulo asi de-
set let. Nine bylo tehdaz tri-
nact, tobe deset let, a dopiso-
vanf, ktere Sc konalo prva leta
pc rozloucenf 1--WE, pomalu O.
chabovalo, az prestalo konec-
ne docela.
"Ted jsem 81 najednou vzpo-
mnela ma dobrou staTenu a O.
samele jeff obydlf.
"Utkvelo We mn6 " pevnou
myslenku odjeti do Elfova, a
papa, ktery mi prisel s tichou
sympatii v 1strety, slibil, re Ii
Dude psati, abys Sc tam lined
S Mani eli sp1se Sc mnou setka-
la, nebot papa tam prodlf toll
ko nekolik dnf.
"Tazes-li Sc, nae ia costa ma
byti, odpov1dam:
"Jest ustanoveno, abych "a
tajovala svGj 1stup. Nechci by
ii donna, az Sc cele okoli dow,
re USE mprestala byti nevestou.
Obfrali Sc tim tax dlouho, re
nehodlam hledeti ma vsecky O.
ny obliceje prostoTeke, aniz pri
jfmati projevy strojeneho 1cas-
tenstv1.
"Jakmile Sc DOWN, kde Ri
chard dli, budu mu psati. Snad
Sc chce S nami setkati donna.
lSnad uz je tady. O, nef1kej pax
mic = Teknu vse sama.
"Neboj Sc, re 1mysl svdj
zmen1m.
"To jedine, elm Sc dala ne.
pTitomnost jeho omluviti, byla
by nemoc; nemoc vsak mu sot.
va branf, ably medal o sobe We.
deti.
"Bylo by ned1stojno, abycI
mysl Tvou obtezovala narkem
"Naucila jsem Sc uz davnc
nesnadnemu umen1 ovladati Sc.
be samu, i nebudu pfi posledn
zkousce teto kol1sati.
"Pfijd, jak mdzes nejrychle
il Ike sve Hide
Douska. Pros1m Te, neod
kladej cestu starostmi o saty.
"Teta bydlf zcela O samote
synove jeff, byvalf ctitele mas
a druhove, stall sc nyni muzi,
oba mali postaveni. Ostatn'
nen1 tam siroko osoby, ma nj;
by zalezelo.
"Posilam Tt dopis RichardI'
Jest to prvnf, jejz jsem Ii uka
zala - ted ma tom nezalez1
ponevadz Wis vsecko."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08

Franta Penaz pfibehl ma
draha s ocima navrch hlavy
"Kluci, v Sedlackove stodole
strasf!"
A vypravel, jak Sci kolem
mummy, ur1znout 81 Tadne bici-
Ste a jak najednou re stodoly
rrbumbumbum to zacalo racho
tit a take dym Sc vyvalil, "a
pach s1rovy. Vrata Sc trasla
ramusem - a pojednou ticho.
On, jen tax re utekl, no coz,
vzdyt S certem nen1 zadny
zert.
Vyskytli Sc ovsem nekteri
pochybovaci, ale piece jen vet
Sinu NELL chlapci, kterf to stra-
sidlo 81 uminili videt a slyset.
Pepik Kropackdv slibil prime
sti hromicku a Honz1k sterb1v
lahvicku Sc svecenou vodou.
"Kdyz to strasidlo Sc i uka-
re, ia voda jej zazene. Jen tro-
sicku ustriknu, a Dude to!"
"A to zas ia rozsvftfm svlc-
ku, a kdyby ia potvora pekel-
nymi plameny mrskala, mic j
to nebude platne!" kasal Sc
Pepfk.
Ddveru NELL v sve prostfed-
ky i ii ostatnf, ktefi jen bici-
staty posvihovali a pc kudlach
v kapsach hmatali. Y Nektefi
take oblazky 81 vynasli ma bfe-
hu ma pill vyschleho potoku.
Takovy oblazek je dobra vec a
w tenkrat, davno tomu Size, a.
lie podnes znamo, pomohl Da-
WIDOW prot Galiasovi a Golias
byl piece obr filistfnsky.
A kdyz chlapci kravy doh
nall domG, omen lfvanec nebo
vdolek v jedne hrsti. We druhe
sve valecne zbrane, "a mummy
Sc sesli. Kropack1v kluk ma
val hromickou a praskavou sir
ku tfel o cajkove spinave kali
hoty. Honz1k subrt1v ucako-
val svecenou vodu, kterou ma
bral z kropenky babicky do ne
Jake lahve cd sodovky. Avsak
v lahvi byval take olej a voda
zezloutla a dostala mastna o.
ka. Honzik zatku z hrdla lah-
We vynal, ably mohl rychle stfik
nout, kdyby bylo tfeba. Peplk
rozzal hromicku a plamen kryl
dlan1, ponevadz vetrik val. 0
statnf bicistata a oblazky pew
neji sevreli a tax Sc bl1zili k
Sedlackove stodole.
Nebyli daleko, kdyz to
rrbumbumbum, jak Franta Pc
naz vyprav6l, uslyseli. Racho-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08

tito to veru marianne a chap
cum naskocila husf k1ze. Pc
p1kovi sv1cka zhasla, nebot Sc
ulekl a dian cd plamene odta-
hi. Honzfk bryndal sv6cenou
vodu z lahve predevslm protoz,
re Sc sam cely klepal, jakoby
mu byla velikanska lima.
Vsichni NELL strasidla dost a
dost a byli by radi utekli, kdy-
by mohli. Jen re strach Jim
sklfzil k sobe kolena, nebot po-
zorovali, jak poznenahlu Sc o.
tev1rajf vrata stodoly. seTilo
Sc a strejcfk Sedlack1v mel We
stodole malo sv6tla. Zkousel
novou motorku, zdali il ma v
pofadku, jezto naz1tT1 chtel ma
nj Sc pustiti do krajskeho me-
sta. Ia motorka byla strasi-
diem Franty Penaze a celkem
neznamou veci ostatnfm klu-
kun. Vzdyt je to hezkych par
let, a byla prvnf, ktera Sc Wy
skytla ma jejich vesnici.
z klukG tenkrate takTka ra-
zem spadl strach a kolem mo-
torky Sc seskupili, az je musel
Sedlacek odhanet. Co NELL
najednou rozumu! Pepfk str
ell hromicku do kapsy, ably il
nebylo videt a Honzik polozil
lahev do kouta. Ami ten sfrovy
zapach jim nevadil. A kdyz
toho dine usfnali We svych po-
stel1ch, snili vsichni O motorce,
O tom ori bez hlavy a bez oca-
SUI, ktery b6zf pc silnici jen Sc
prasi, a touzili pc mem. Druhy
den pax vycfhali Sedlacka,
kdyz Sc ma motorce roZjel, a tn
teprve Sc jim stala vrcholnym
snem. .
Jak pravfm, nekolik let to-
mu. Kluci vyrostli, odvod 81
odbyli. Pepfk ma vojne jedi
s motorkou jake cert a Honzfk,
ten co tn svecenou vodu ten
KRAFT ma strasidlo prinesl, ten
dokonce leta v aeroplanu, tax
81 zvykl ma hluk motoru a tax
dGveruje stroll. Ale v kapse
sve pfece jen pry ma malinkou
lahvicku svecene vody.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
Pc nekOlika dnech.

Gnu, dobfe, ted jsem Sc ko-
necne odhodlala pojati 1mysl
pevny - nebot, jak vidis ma.
dele jine nezbyva.
"Vedel, re chceme odtud O.
dejeti dine 49,, a vcera bylo 80,
"Dnes odjedeme skutecne-
ale ne dom1 - ne, ne, domu sc
mi ted nechce.
"Pamatujes-li Sc, name tetu,
dobrou, prfvetivou matronu,
jez bydli ma osamelem Elfove,
prav6 v nejpustejs1 krajine
Smalandske? My ODE jsme 81
druhdy hravaly We velikych
z~ahradach tetinych.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
"Draha Hildo!


"Vcera jsem tt psal dlouhy
dopis a ma kazde STRANGE toho-
to dopisu jsem slozil cast duse
sve.
"Proc no neodes1lam?
"Proto, re by bylo zbabelos-
tt, kdybych byl pred Tebou pro
zradil takovou slabost. isl sill
ma = podivuji Sc sile I've. Muz
nema rad, ably byl pokoren pr1-
kladem, jehoz nem1ze nasle-
dovati.
"Jsi tedy jeste v lazn1ch.
"Jak hodna isl, re ma mne
cekas! Bezpochyby re prij-
du -. Lame jsou neco tax PEEK
neho, zaj1maveho, svet plny "a
bav -. nu, ano, proc toho Ia
pratt, - cd nektereho casu
potrebuji zabavy.
"stastna Hildo, pri ctihod-
mem klidu SVEN nepotrebujes
niceho jineho krone income vi
lie sve, abys shledala zivot v ka-
zde pf1cine dobrym.
Zach, odpust, odpust! Ma
maham Sc nepochybne, abych
81 udrzel ma oc1ch obraZek -
ale ne, never1m tomu.
"Mela bys sc mnou, Hildo,
tn utrpnost, kdybych "a to "a
dial ?
"Proc pax mne nikdy ne
drazdis? Proc mi projevujes
vezdy trpelivost andelskou ne
BIO bezpecnost, jez 1plne "a
kryva zoufan1?
"Nekolik projev1 plnych mar
ku, nevole a drazlivosti, jimiz
jine dfvky obmyslej1 milence
- a my bychom Sc vyslovili.
"Nenf mi dnes dobre; ale to-
lik vim, re by nebylo mic hroz-
nejslho neil oceli raniti Glove
ka, jenz neklade odporu.
"Liche vytacky, liche vytac-
ky - ktera ocel je ostfejsl mad
ocel slova?
"Nuz, pfijdu tedy do laznf
Jest vy%jednano.
"Odjedu "a osm dn1 - ale
nebud pro b1h nepokojna, bu-
deli to trvati trochu dele!
"Mej Sc dobre, prftelkyne
ma! 'Cokoli Sc stane budouc-
ne, bud presvedcena, re Te bu-
de provazeti nejvrelejsi 1cta,
nejhlubs1 1castenstvi a skutec-
ma oddanost ma. Richard"
"Douska. Ubezpecuji TIE,
Hildo, az list tento pfectes, re
zasluhuji spfse I've soustrasti
neil hnevu. Kdybys ved9la !.
kdybys vedela ...
"Doufam vsak, re pTijdu
stGj CO st1j."
(Pokracovanf.)
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
"Nac vSak nit rozpTadan

Mac VSaK nit rOZpradam.
Vzdyt to vsecko Wis.
"Ano, ano, ale nevis as
pom Sc mi tax IDA re jsem,
dfvka neprozretelna, mcdowell
la citG svych dostatecne chova-
tt ma uzde, kdyz jsem Sc s MIN
ocitla nahodou samotna.
"Budto jest to me svedom1,
jez mluvf, nebo je potfebou las
ky milence omluviti, - dosti,
mne Sc IDA muslin S tim
ven vim, jak mu srdce me
letelo V 1strety.
"PTese vsecko, draha Berto,
sc dovolavam Boha "a svedka
ubezpecujfc, re jsem Sc nikdy
tax nezapomnela, abych tajem-
stvf sv6 primo odhaFila slabostf
"Konec koncG byl vsak, re 81
dodal mysli.
"Ukrutne slovo Vykou-
pila bych je zpet rokem zivota
sveho, nemohu vsak, nebot
jsem Sc Ii zarucila pravdou.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
Do SeSti
Novela cd Emile FIvgareC alenove. PTelozl Valav Pen1.

My Z0uy JSIuo uUOHG, ZAo-
zeny snaseti pon1zen1, a nemu-
zeme 81 ma to ami postezovati,
nebot je-li pycha pokofena,
zbude nam pfece jeste stud a
d1stojnost pohlav1 naseho.
"Ale, milena Berto, draha u
castnice vseho, CO zaj1malo srd
ce me, jak jsem mohla odolati
prosbam, jez oci I've opakova-
ly co den! Odpust mi - do
stane sc I'll ted uplne uprlmno-
sti.
"Abys vsak p%ochopila vse
nalezite, dovol, abych pomery
shrnula V jedno.
"Jest tomu nynf O neco vice
nez tTi leta, co bychom byli ma
projfzdce do mestecka S., pra-
We u vchodu do hostince Taru-
pova, S malym vozfkem lovec-
kym zvrhly, a to prudkym ma
razem o kocarek, jenz am V
pravem slova vyznamu pfiletel
"Berto, Berto, pamatujes Sc,
jak jsme Sc polekaly a jak by
chom byly zcela urcite spadly
do prfkopu, kdyby nebyl mia
dy muz, jenz sedel ma kocarku,
rychleji neil blesk vyskocil a
kon6 nase nepopadl "a uzdu?
"Oci Sc mi dosud zalevaj1 ST.
zami, kdyz 81 vzpomenu ma IL
benny neznamy cit,jenz Sc mne
zmocnil, kdyz jsem no spatrila
tax hezkeho, tax odhodlaneho,
jemuz 1zkost vyz1rala z obi
ceje siln6ho, ale bledeho, kdyz
tn stall jake starry opancefova-
ny hrdina a kone drzel nepo-
hnute belostnou rukou.
"A potion, Berto, kdyz mas
provazel do nejkrasnejs1ho po-
koje V hostinci, kde byl nas1m
hostitelem, mezit1m CO obvykly
mas ochrance, starry Lars Petr
81 pochutnaval, s takovou jed
noduchosti a roztomilost1, re
mas vsecky uchvacovala, al
jsme zapomenuly ma ustavicne
napom1nani matcino: Mile hol-
ky, budte opatrny, kdykoli Sc
shledate S mladymi pany.
"Coz jsme nevypravovaly,
jak jsme "a nahodile nepf1tom-
nosti otcovy S dovolen1m mattel
nym jelly do m6sta, abychom
n6co nakoupily k narozeninam
otcovym? Coz jsme mu nell
ely velikou slavnost, jiz hodla-
me konati, az do podrobna?
Coz jsme neposlouchaly jeho
rady a neskoncily tim, re ne
NIUE byti lepe, nez kdyby no.
w znamy mas, povede-li no &C.
sta -krajem nasim, mas pTi tom
pTekvapil a jake tanecnik spo-
lupGsobil?
"Usm1val Sc meme a bolne
naSemu mlad1stvemu hovoru a
hledel ma mas skoro, jak Sc mi
zdalo, jakoby mel 1trpnost s
tolikerou nevinnostf a d6tin-
Swim.
ga tax jsme Sc rozloucili.-
Zach, kez jsme Sc rozloucili
navzdy!
"Bylo vsak souzeno jinak,
zdalo Sc mi, re padnu do
mdlob, kdyz isl ma pocatku pa
matne slavnosti pTibehla a mne
nemohouc ami dechu popadnou
tt septala do ucha:
"Pan, jehoz jm6na nezna-
me, jehoz jsme vsak pozvaly
ma otcovy narozeniny, stojf
dnes dole ma dvoTe. Co rekne-
me, probuh, otci a matce?"
"Stalyt jsme tam jake dive
zlocincG; ale neil jsme Sc O.
smelly, coze jsme spatrily?
Papa sam uvad6l hosta dovnitr
a pfedstavoval no jake mlade-
no pf1tele a bratra sveho, ryt-
mistra Richarda H..
Papa a on setkali Sc vice
krate, a ponevadz nynf vyslo
take ma jevo, re jsme S rytmi-
strem znamy, zdalo Sc, jake by
chOm Sc byli znali odjakziva.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
Ia rok utratil dsdictvi a pax
Sc obSsiI.

j. Brazdil z Brodku u Pre-
rova dostal pc rodicfch vypla-
ceno 70 tisfc &c, jake dedicky
pod1l. I'll velkopansky a "a rok
vsechno utratil. Kdyz uz ne
mel penfze, SNAIL sc naj1t pra-
eli. Z1stal bez penez i bez pra
ce. Nynf Sc obesil.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1936-05-08
Prelozil Vaclav Petr1.

leila, Jak DOleSCne sc mne do
tykala tato jeho trpelivost?
"Pamatuji Sc, jak isl pri OBJ
novenych jeho navstevach Ca
sem upfnala meme zraky sve
ma mne, a jak isl pravila neko-
likrate: "Kdyby byl zenichem
mym, ustal by navzdy cd cest
svych.'
"a proc to? - odpovidala
,jsem sobe S vecnym nepronik-
nutelnym klidem, jedinou pa
vezou, jedinym vftezstvim svym
i nebot Sc mi IDA, re by po
mne bylo byvalo, kdyby ty ne
DO nekdo jiny byl videl,co jsem
vystala, kdykoli jsem Sc mohla
svobodne oddati rozj1manf sve-
mu.
"Hleda-li te pax kdy We spo-
lecnosti, jake cinfvajl milenci
jin1?' prohodilas. "Navstevuje
te jen zde doma?"
"Mila, draha Berto, isl prilis
romanticka, nerci-li prflis smes
ma S pozadavky svymi. Zpnsob
RichardIv, jfmz mi dava nehu
svou ma jevo, mne postacuje a
must postaciti i jinym."
"A k nemu jak jsem Sc cho-
vala opatrne, jak trpelive, jak
ponfzene!"
"Nikdy ami sebe mensi po-
sun nebo pokynut1, re Sc DOM
nfvam, re Sc mi treba jenom
IDA, re by mohlo byti jinak.
me, nahlizela jsem, re by
prvnf zaloba s me strany zav-
dala podnet k rade vystupIv,
ktere by Sc jinak neskoncily,
leda S rozejit1m. Pres to setr-
vaval We zdrzenlivosti.
"Jak Sc nejednou uchopil v
upr1mnem pohnut1 ruky me:
Zach, jak spatne plnim povin-
nosti! Ale az jednou tomu bu-
Ede lepe!"
"SveTil Sc mi, re byl tajne
zasnouben, re miloval - sly
SIS - vasnive mladou divku,
jez city jeho splacela; ale kdyz
konal cestu ma Jill v pffcine
zdrav1 sveho, pTinutili rodice
jeho milenku provdati Sc "a
muze, jimz opovrhovala, pone-
vadz nebyl Richardem.
"Zpravy teto Sc mu dostalo
" cizine, a navrativ Sc, spatril
il pouze jedenkrate. Co Sc teh-
dy udalo, nevim. Ale zname-
nal potrebu utlumiti Ear, jenz
no tisnil, i uzavrel vejfti We sva-
EEK jiny.
"Stalo Sc jeho vinou, re jsem
nemela takovych vnad a tax
poutaveho chovanf, kolik bylo
treba, ably mohl zapomenouti?
20 toto sc sdelil Sc mnou
hned ma pocatku naseho spoje-
nj v okamziku srdecnem. Od
tie DOLBY sc vyhybal ustavicne
sebe mensi narazce ma byvale
pomery sve.
"Vratme Sc vsak zpet Ike
konci smutku.
"Vfs, re papa pocal tehda5
mluviti, ably 1mluva ucinena
stala Sc skutkem, re chce vede-
tt urcite, kdy budou ohlasky.
eco Sc stale DOtOm2
"Jednou to byl zenich, jenz
vec odkladal "a rozlicnych W.
mluv, podruhe to byla nevesta.
az Sc konecne pfestalo nadobrc
mluviti o svatbe.
Gale Ike konci to jednou do
speti muscle. Nemohla jsem
vecne vyhybati Sc otazkam OF.
covym a Tvym zadostem.
"Tehdaz jsem ucinila navrh
re doprovodlm otce do lazni, a
ponevadz Sc mel Richard die
ujednani naseho S Mani tam
setkati, hodlala jsem zp1sobiti
ably Sc v poslednich nedelich
ltechto O osude nasem rozhodlo
ada tusil 1mysl mIj?
"Pravila jsem Ii, Berto, ma
pocatku listu, re Sc cas- chyli Ike
konci, a on jeste neni tady, q
dostala jsem jedine, polozbrk.
lie psani.
"Kde jest? Nepochopuji
Setkala jsem Sc S lidmi z jeho
bydliste, ii no nevideli - dom.
nfvali Sc, re jest v laznich."
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Mrs. Forsberg
Honor Guest

Mrs. c. E. Forsberg had a de-
lightful surprise party Monday
night when a group of friends
gathered at her home near Melo-
and to help celebrate her birth
day anniversary.
The first event on the evenings
program was the opening Of the
many attractive gifts, after which
games were played and refresh
ments, including a big birthday
cake, served
Mesdames Anna May Russell,
Nell MadduX, Juanita Clayton. r.
A. McChristy and A. A. Moody
we're the hostesses, and in addition
to these five those present includ-
ed MeSdamS l.. O. HughS, N. P.
Poole, S. A. Cooper, c. G. Brooks,
H. Temple, C. C. Smith, Olga H.
Doty, Guy Harper, A. P. Burke
Herschel Jones, A. j. Hudspeth
j. w. Briggs, Eula Farmer, Laura
Norris, M. Low, Olive Cannon, c.
M. Hays, G. Ritter, L. W. Cope
Harold Hunt, Callie Lindsey, Vesta
Doffing, E. j. Skipper, j. A. Whit
acre, L. A. Dunlap, Edna Cross
land, M. H. Gavin, H. w. Snyder
w. B. Cecil, T. j. Harris, l.. w
Richie w Taylor, Miss Vivian
Harper, Miss Betty ForSberg.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Won1en's Council
Studies Mexico
At Session

Mexico was the general theme for
the study Tuesday conducted BY
Women's Council of the State Street
Christian church, the members
meeting with Mrs. j. S. LareW, 545
Wensley avenue.
The Rev. E. K Laitmer, church
pastor, led the devotionals which
centered on the topic, seeking living
treasures.
Mrs. Wesley He'll gave a talk ON
the country Of Mexico, describing
its peoples and their customs as we'll
as its scenery, giving something Of
its backgrounds.
Mrs Larew spoke on Disciples III
Mexico, telling Of the activities OF
the Christian church in that coun-
try through its leaders.
Tell Me About Mexico" was the
title for an interrogation period in
which questions we're presented and
answered relative to various phases
of life in that country. Those par
ticipating in this feature were Mrs
Phil knights, Mrs. Russell Graves
Mrs. r. d. Hoy and Mrs. Harmon
Tyler.
The Lord is My Shepherd" was
sung as a duet by Mrs Arthur Par
ris and Gwendolyn Bennett.
The afternoon ended with the
serving of light refreshments by
Mrs. LareW to the % members pres
ent.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Much Furniture
Upholstered

Shabby pieces of furniture, dav-
exports, chairs of all sorts and de-
5Criptions have been transformed
into comfortable and attractive ar
ticles as the result of the two
meetings on furniture upholstering
conducted Monday and Tuesday by
Miss Jessie Lee Decker, extension
specialist in home furnishing.
Home department women from
all parts of the county assembled
in the Methodist church in Braw-
ley where much hammering. cut
ting, and sewing and lacking took
place, ending in handsome pieces
of furniture, good as new.
Usually Miss Decker complains
that she hasn't enough work to
keep her busy when she visits the
county but this time she was more
than satisfied when she viewed
the assortment of disabled and
worn furniture ready for re-uphol-
STEERING.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Society
Clubs
Entire Nos Club
Rendezvous
On Tuesday

Sweethearts Rendezvous was
the title for the Entire Nos club
dance Tuesday night and the Ten
Thousand club house afforded one
of the most attractive meeting
places that could be desired either
by Sweethearts or those less ro-
l1antically inclined.
OF course, with such title,
Valentine decorations were used.
huge red hearts decorating the
walls, while in the center a series
of graduated steps in moderniStic
effect formed a base on which
rested pole from which in turn.
crimson streamers radiated to the
lights.
One match dance was featured
in which partners we're found by
matching numbers on candy
hearts.
The party was exceptionally well
attended and one of its features
which met with the mems hearty
approval was the refreshments, hot
biscuits, jelly and coffee.
Hosts for the dance were: MIR.
and Mrs. Charles A. Bratton, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy G.. Benyoa, Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie Harrington, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Miller, Mr.. ana MIS-.
James H. Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Mattox, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Correll
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Bartee, there arnt enough
pencils, came from one of the 7-4's.
Over here at Wilson they have quite
a tim with their pencil distributing
They have tried the method of Civ
ing the children a pencil to keep for
six weeks and then resupplying
them. But that didn't seem to work.
So now each teacher has As or SIS
pencils which they pass out to every
class. But that doesn't work either,
for some children forget to return
them. We're now calling sop
Save our PencilS.-HMarilea Han
son, IA
It is a great honor to have all the
fine music teachers associations con-
concerts in our auditorium. 1t is a
fine auditorium, but think that if
Ell Centre had large municipal au-
ditorium built, it would show these
visiting musicians our appreciation
In this new auditorium we would put
more seats so more of our population
could attend these wonderful con-
certs. This fnie auditorium would
also spread a good reputation for Ell
Centre. Think of Nelson Eddy or
some other fine musician eXclaiming
to his friends What fine auditor
ium Ell Centric has! My performance
there was pleasure Prank Dix
on, IA class.
X X h
What! a new poem on the bulletin
board? Come on let's get out of the
way for here comes the stampede
Miss Bartee types all good poems on
sheets of paper, She then publishes
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Missionary Work
In China Theme
Of Aid Program

Recruiting her experiences as n
missionary in China, Mrs Milo
Hogan of Heber gave a fascinating
program for the members of tho
Methodist Womens Aid society 1T
the meeting Tuesday at the M. J.
DoWd home. $50 Wensley avenue.
Mrs. Hogan told her listeners
something of the beauty and love-
illness CT China as we'll as of the
hardships and dangers which the
missionaries must face in their work.
Characteristics Of the people were
described, Mrs. Hogan outlining also
Pearl Bucks new book, Exile"
which tells of the life of missionar-
les in China
Mrs. Guy A. Weakley was in
charge of the devotionals.
Leonard Moore announced briefly
the EpWorth League convention to
be held in Ell Centric Feb. 81, %, %.
During the business meeting final
plans were made for the program
sponsored by the society and in
which DR. Roy L. Smith pastor Of
the First Methodist church of Los
Angeles, will be presented, speaking
on THE New American Revolution. /"
Mrs. Eugene Waterman will give
program of songs.
The Aid society met for luncheon.
Mrs. George Bennitt being chair
man of the committee composed OF
Mesdames r. C. Clemens, M. j.
Dowd, w. w. T'ison, E. S. Allen, Rog-
er M. V. Walton, Waiter Wakefield,
Charles Bartholomew, Langston j.
Goree, John r. Robertson.
Covers were laid for As members
and guests.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1936-02-05
Chapter Az Entertdins B. [. LIS
At Valentine Dinner Party

Leap year was duly observed
Tuesday night by members OF
Chapter AV, PEG, who gave q
party for their Bills, calling
for them, eScorting them to the
affair and seeing them safely to
their homes at its conclusion.
The party was a Valentine din
ner bridge held at the Henry L.
Loud home on SandalWood Drive
the house being decorated with a
profusion of crimson carnations,
these same flowers being present.
ed the men as boutonnieres.
Each table had "a crystal candle
stick decorated with a frill of red
cellophane from which the tall
white taper stood out in distinct
contrast.
The buffet table was particularly
decorative: white cloth was
adorned with scarlet hearts and
long scarlet runners. On either
side was tall brass candelabrum
with scarlet candles PlatterS of
appeClzlng 1000 completed the APP
pointment.
During the dinner hour a pro-
gram of accordion numbers was
played by Duke Westover to the
enjoyment of members and guests.
Hold Initiation
After dinner two Bills were
initiated into the organization, Al
len P. Nuffer and Chan Livingston.
Judge McPherrin assisting the
chapter in the initiation.
The remainder of the evening
was devoted to contract, Mrs.
Horne and MI. Polzine winning
the high score prizes and Mrs.
Davis and Mr.. Rex, the second
high. The prizes also were in
keeping with Valentines day, be-
ing large satin heart-shaped boxes
of candy.
Mrs. Dozier S. Dawson was a
guest of the chapter PEGS and
Bills present being: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. o. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don C. Bitter, Mr.. and Mrs. o. ].
Bradshaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy E.