Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22


Attending a meeting of the Sou
thern Cross Regional convention of
the EpWorth League of the Meth
odist church, at La Mesa, were
Rev. Edgar Zimmerman. Roy Rood,
Vernon Rood. Marian Stanfield,
Clarice Campbell, Jack Candland.
and Bill Mac Campbell.
The Main project OF the Wom-
ans Improvement club is the ope-
rating of a student loan fund,
whereby local students seeking
higher education may be aided fl
nancially. A card party was given
for the benefit of this fund by the
finance committee, Mrs. E. j. Mer-
cier finance chairman and Mrs.
Marie Roberts, chairman for the
day.
The celebration of Boy Scout
week in Calexico was climaxed by a
court of honor in the Baptist
church. Merit badges were award
ed Tom E. Brents and Everett Mil
Ter. Certificate of advancement
was given Heleodoro Manjarez and
Troop 13 won the Rotary club BAN
ner. Ethel Castanian, music direc-
tor, of the elementary schools, pre-
sented the Boy Scout orchestra in
several numbers.
Mrs. Joe Burdick entertained
members of the Estrellita club at
a contributory luncheon at her
home. Mrs. H. A. Jarvis won first
prize and Mrs. Tom Caughlin, sec
ond prize The auction bridge prize
went to Mrs. A. Hulsizer Attend
ing the luncheon were Mesdames
Dunn. Hulsizer, Meader, Jarvis,
Lee Little, Mac Bratney, Echols,
McHale, Carter, jenkins, Laurgo-
ard, Ferig Newton, Babcock, Bates,
Goode, Caughlin, Norton. Round
tree, Anderson, Standard, Reddish
Tom Young, and the hostess Mrs.
Joe Burdick.
Founders Day was celebrated by
the CaleXico P.-TA. association
Feb. II at the Hoffman school
with Mrs. AL Vierhus, president in
the chair. Mrs Malcolm Huey,
first president, spoke briefly of
some of the outstanding objectives
of the group. A tree planting cerc-
mony Is part of the annual
event. Hoffman school received the
second tree for Identification of
the school grounds, presented by
Mrs. Vierhus
In charge of Mrs. Dorotha F'itz-
patrick, of the high school faculty
a Home Arts program was pre-
Sented. Working with her in the
home economic department are
Miss May jenkins, Ramona Allen
and Esther Lewis.
Girls demonstrating the work
were Frances BumpaS. Mary Kate
Risch. Erna Young, Eleanor Rubio-
douX, Victoria Sanchez, and Maria
Roberts, all of the high school.
From the elementary school we're
Joan Bowker, Joan McCampbell,
Eleanor Ritter. Dorothy KaWakita
and Frances Roberts.
Patricia Finn cared for the
children Of mothers attending the
program.
Attending the county meeting of
RotarianS in Ell Centre were j. H.
Mccoy, president, Herbert Going,
secretary, and E. E. Anderson, p
p. Anderson Nelson Correll, Vic
tor Gonzales, Ralph Gray, Eddie
KitoW, John kubler, r. M. Hen
derson, A. j. Mercier, Orlo Pratt,
Bill Sprecken, Leo Watts and How
ard Bowman.
High School Girl Reserves gave
a formal dance for members and
friends at the De ANA.
The patrons and patroneSSes in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, Earl
Linholm, Ramona Allen, Adele
Van Zantt, Edgar Hanna. Elsie
Lueck, A. D. Morehead, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, all of the school
faculty, Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Jacobs
of the school board, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl StraWn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Reddish and Mr.. nd Mrs. Earl Sci
glitz of the Girl Reserve sponsors.
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