Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-26

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. McNeece
had family gathering at theil
home Christmas, Mrs. McNeece''
Mrs. Emma Gies of Holly.
wood, and Mr.. McNeece's father
John M. F.. McNeece of San Diego
being with them. Their daughter
Mary Virginia McNeece who at
tends Villa Montemar in San Diego
is home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Asher anC
their son Jerry are at Lake Arrow.
head for the Christmas vacation
spending the holidays with Mrs
Asher's sister, Mrs. H. T. Richards
and Mr.. Richards. Mrs. Asher anc
her son will remain at Lake Ar.
rowhead until the first of the veal
but Mr.. Asher planned to spenc
a few days this week in the valley
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M. Blenkiror
Christmas in Laguna with
Mrs. Blenkiron's parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Arthur Edgar, former Ell Cen
trans. Mrs. Blenkiron will stay will
her family until after New Years
Mr.. Blenkiron joining her fhi
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Kirkpatrick
dined Christmas day with DR.. ant
Mrs. Goble Hurst.
Due to illness in the family MI
and Mrs. I. S. McElvany had /;
quiet Christmas day with the fam
lily celebration scheduled for Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. NordquiS
spent the holidays in Los Angeles
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Martin lef
for San Pedro to have their Christ
mas celebration in that city.
George Kilt joined his mother il
Tucson, Arizona, for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Girard ar
having a delightful holiday cele
bration since their daughter, Mrs
Chester Kluck, with her son an
her husband are here from Con
necticut to have Christmas witt
the GirardS.
Various members of the j. T
Nuffer family gathered in Ell Cen
tro for two celebrations, one Christ
mas Eve at the Lee Nuffer home
and one Christmas day with MI
and Mrs. Allen P. Nuffer as host!
Guests at the Lee Nuffer hom
were: j. P. Nuffer, Mrs. Cora Max
well, Phyllis Maxwell, Mr.. and Mr.
Allen Nuffer, Kay Nuffer, Mr., an
Mrs. Bert Chambers, Mrs. Davi
Chambers, and Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
ford Wallace of Los Angeles. M
Wallace is a nephew.
Mr.. j. P. Nuffer Mrs. Maxwell
Phyllis and Mr.. and Mrs. Wallac
dined Christmas day with the ALE
P. Nuffers.
The E. E. Anderson home wa
headquarters for delightful Christ
mas party Sunday, Mr.. and Mr.
Anderson having all their childre
with them; Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Aguirre and Jean Aguirre of Ca
eXico, MI. and Mrs. Nelson Core
of Heber, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Ar
derson, jr., of BraWley. In additio
they entertained Mrs. Olga Po,
and Jane and Walter Pool for dir
ner Christmas.
The H. r. Andersons Spcr
Christmas day in Los Angeles wit
Mrs. Anderson'S mother, Mrs. v
G.. Macomber, and Monday, in Sar
ia Ana with Mr.. Anderson's brothe
Bruce Anderson, and Mrs. Andel
son, former Ell CentranS. They e,
pected to return to Ell Centro Mon
day night.
DR.. and Mrs. Sem Bacon enter
tained DR.. Bacon's aunt Miss Maj
Pickett of San Diego as their gues
over the holidays. Dinner guest
Christmas day were DR.. and Mr.
w. w. Apple and Mr.. and Mr.
w. l.. Apple.
Mrs. BramkampS family wer
guests Christmas at the Charlie
Bramkamp home, those present fo
the celebration including Mr.
Bramkamp's mother, Mrs. j. N
Douglas; her sister, Mrs. Clyd
ByerS and her child, and her tw
brothers, Merrill and Clifford Doug
las, all of San Diego.
The E. H. Surface family spen
Christmas at Laguna, enjoying tn
snow, Mr.. Surfaces three daugh
ters, the Misses Julia, Kay an
Esther Surface being home for tn
holidays as was Bob Neale, Mr.,
Surfaces son.
The w. J. Clements family spen
quiet Christmas together, Ka
Clements being home from UCL4
for the holidays. She expected Ka