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Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-07

One hundred and so Girl Re-
serves, advisors and Y.WC.A. COM
mitteeWomen from Imperial Valley
were the guests of the San Diego
Girl Reserves at a splendid con-
ference Saturday in that city, one
of three which were held simultan-
eously on that day in southern
California.
The valley delegation left by train
Friday night and found the San
Diegans awaiting them on their ar
rival. various hostesses providing
hospitality for the visitors with
many midnight parties planned for
that evening.
Delivers Address
Official opening of the conference
took place Saturday morning when
Dean Jessie Gibson of Pomona col
lege spoke to theme ITO Face Life
Squarely And To Find And Give
The Best, developing this theme
by asking her listeners: What is
the Good Life?" How May We
Find it For OurselveS?" How May
We Share it With Others?".
Handicaps in achieving the good
life she declared to be: Self CEN
teredness, poor health, ignorance,
while the greatest assets towards IL
attainment are courage, faith, and
good standards which may be
through self discipline the
development of good will, the ability
to cooperate, the ability to appre-
ciate and the love of the beautiful.
Dean Gibson was introduced by
Georgiana Cantu of Calexico.
Discussion groups On religion, hu-
man relationships, leisure time and
avocations, vocations followed after
which the conference adjourned for.
luncheon.
Luncheon Program
Four hundred girls and women
were seated at the luncheon whose
decoration and general theme were
OF. Asilomar. ASilomar
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Sans SouciCIub
Entertained

Ranunculae and stock in gay
spring colors decorated the j. B.
McNeece home, 667 Wensley ave-
nue., Monday night when Mrs. Nc
Neece entertained the Sans Souci
club, members enjoying bridge and
refreshments.
High score was won by Mrs. Nc
Neece, second by Mrs. jefferson
and third by Mrs. Delp.
Mrs Walter B. Havekorst, Mrs.
j F.. Scott were guests of the club,
the members present including Mes
danes John Tyler, w. H. Tyler,
jr.. Harry Horton, Evalyn Boman
Westerfield. John B. McNeece,
Charles p. Delp, John r. Robertson,
l.. r. jefferson, william c. Reed
and the hostess.
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Faculty Wives
EnjoyParty

While their husbands attended
the Schoolmasters' club dinner and
program Monday night in Wilson
school, the wives of Central faculty
members met at the r. M. Arm
strong home, 1861 Olive avenue, for
dinner and card games.
Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Bill Max
we'll and Mrs. Donald w. Ketchen
were hostesses for the evening.
Those present were: Mesdames
Guy A. Weakley, John r. Adams
S. Emmitt Allen, R. A. Chesnut
John w. Cook, Wendell Hammer
Laurence Hanson.
Guy L. Hatch, Adolph Kath,
Glenn Kieffer, H. K. McCracken,
Joe A. Morrow, jr., Eugene Water
man.
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Women Musicians in the News
was the interesting topic discussed
by Mrs. Chancellor Livingston on
Monday for Chapter AV, PEO., the
group meeting at the Forrest E.
Kutz home, 500 Len Rey avenue.
Mrs. Livingston prefaced her ac-
count OF outstanding women mu-
sicians of today with the statement
that few women conductors exist at
the present time and few women
are found in orchestras due to the
prejudices existing relative to the
employment of women musicians in
these two capacities.
The speaker described the careers
of a number of women musicians
including Antonia Brico, Ebba
Sundstrom, and Ethel Leginska,
conductors; Ruth Slenczynski, child
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Senior M. <. Choir
ToHave PARTY

Senior choir of the Methodist
church is to have a Valentine par
ty after the rehearsal on Wednes-
day.
The choir will meet at pm. for
an hours practice after which
members and guests will meet in
the old social hall for a party to be
given under the sponsorship Of Mrs
Garland Young and Mrs. Alfred
Spicy, social chairmen. The Wom-
en- are bringing basket suppers
which will be auctioned at refresh
ment time.
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Schools
Churches
Six Babies Born
In Thre G Days
AtHospitaI

Six babies have been born within
the past three days at the Ell Cen
tro hospital
Tuesday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Rubidoux became the parents
CT a son born at 4:50 o'clock, weigh
ing eight pounds, four ounces, and
named Richard Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Swain
announced the arrival Of a son az
GIT Tuesday morning.
Cherry Rae is the name Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Montgomery have
chosen for their daughter born at
l1:43 p m. Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Parver also
have a daughter, weighing six
pounds and eight ounces and born
at 1920 p m. Monday.
Joe Guthrie Bowler arrived early
Monday morning, 4:35 a. m., his
parents being Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
r. Bowler of Imperial.
Mr.. and Mrs K. Yamasaki of Nj
land also have a son weighing
seven pounds, four ounces and born
at 4:40 a. m. on Sunday.
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Calendar


Catholic Youth organization, 1870,
Heber.
Advanced bridge, 7:30, G03 Cedar,
HOltvilIe.
Gibson recital. 1880, 142 North
North Eighth.
O.E.S. banquet, 7, Hotel de ANA,
CalexicO.
Troop 6, B.S.A>. 80. Scout hut.
Troop %, B.S.A., 1880. Eastside
Scout hut.
LO.OF. No. 397 8, 532 Main.
l. V. COmmandery No. 81, 1880,
Masonic temple.
Oasis Shrine No. 20, W.S. of j.,
s, Masonic temple.
WEDNESDAY
Spruce e-Westn.orland, 1880, L. E.
Hartnett home.
Fellowship dinner, $50, Presby-
terian church.
Gibson recital, 7:35, 142 N. Eighth
street.
Troop 2, R.S.A., 1880, Imperial
Veterans hall.
Eagles, 8, 500 Broadway.
l. V. Stamp and Coin club, 1880,
ice plant.
Cnoir party, s, NJ. e. social hall
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chnhs. ssnoa, OF Interest to Women soisty S'asp
Edited by Anne Hardy Davis
Modern Women Musicians Is
Theme for Chapter Az

pianist; Mana yucca, composer;
Hephizibah Menuhin, pianist; De-
anna Durbin, Gladys Swarthout,
Kristen Flagstati,l singers, and
Olga Steeb, teacher.
Prior to the program and husi-
ness meeting Mrs. Kutz served a
tempting buffet luncheon, the mem
bers present including: Mesdames
J. d Adams, Stanley Bigelow, Don
C. Bitler. o. j. Bradshaw, Roy E,
Breedloye, w. j. Clements, Warren
Currier, Earle G. Davis, Laural Fer-
guson, Donna Holloway, Elmer w.
Eeald, O. G.. Horne, barry Horton,
L. C. House, M. O. King jr., For
rest E. Kutz, Chancellor Livingston,
R. D. McPherrin, Allen P. Nuffer,
Don Rex, Minor o. Simms, C. E.
Sprouse, Vaughn N. Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-07

Maude Ethel Fleutch, worthy
grand matron. and her attendant
corps Of officers. made her official
visit to the five valley Eastern Star
chapters. Holtville, BraWley. I'M
Oerial, Calexico, El Centre Monday
night at a joint meeting in the
Calexico Masonic temple.
Red and white, the colors for the
year, were used in the effective
decorations, many flowers provid-
ing a sprinslike setting.
Grand officers, past grand off
GERS, including visitors from Ari-
zona, were present, some 60 past
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of honor, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Clay
pool.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claypool are at
home to their friends at 1855
Woodward avenue. Mr.. Claypool is
manager of the English Village
Service station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claypool were mar
married Feb. in Yuma, Arizona,
and announcement of their mar
riage will prove OF widespread in
terest to their many friends since
both families are well known to Ell
Centrans.
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Bush Wins Speech
Contest at Club

H. l.. Bush will be one of the
competitors for the orators trophy
offered by the Toastmasters club
February 20.
He won the honor when his adj
dress, Sudden Death was de-
clared the best speech at Toast
masters club meeting in Ell Centro
Monday night. Other competitors
were Mayor H. w. Fawcett, Henry
Munson, Don Davis, Bob Marshall,
Bert Hamburger.
Willis Johnson was POSTMASTER
and Russell Richmond, general
critic.
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Sub Deb Club in
Meeting Monday

AT the recent meeting of the Sub
Deb club, plans were made to start
a round robin and also, to reveal
the sisters secret, this meeting TAX
ing place Monday at the home of
Virginia Jones.
Life Sculpture" by George G.
Doane was the topic of the prologue
given by Shirley Maddux.
Next meeting will also be at the
Jones home, 727 South Seventh
street, taking place on Feb. 13.
Refreshments were served to the
following members: Bonnie Fqem-
ing, Shirley MadduY, Neva Dowd
Dorothy Dobel, Mary Moore and
Janet Reid and Virginia Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-07
First Birthday
Celebrated

Lee Fitzhugh, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A Fitzhugh celebrated his
first birthday anniversary Monday
his parents having a family party
in his honor.
Guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Chan
cellor Livingston. Philip and Nancy
Livingston, and Mr.. and Mrs. w T.
livingston.
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Beginners Group
Has Lesson

Miss Verna Ruggles, Miss Loretta
RuggleS and Miss Eula Martin were
hostesses Monday night to the
members of the Junior Ten Thou
sand clubs Beginners Bridge sec
ton who met at their home for
their lesson in contract.
Those present, in addition to the
three hoSteSSes, were: Winnie Tru-
dell, Louise Chamlis, Matte jim
Michael, Rose Bryant, Rosalie La
Brucherie and Mrs. B. E. Lemons.
Next meeting will be Feb. IA at
the home of Winnie Trudell, $50
Olive, with Miss Chamlis as CO.
hostess.
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Dams Entire Has
Bridge Session

Mrs. r. E. Daniel and Miss Marie
Dearborn entertained the Dams En-
tre bridge section Monday night
at the Daniel home. 1902 Brighton
avenue, members enjoying a game
of contract and the tempting re-
freshments served by the two hos
teSSeS.
Miss Bess Stansbury won high
score and Mrs. C. S. Reed, second,
Next meeting will be in two
weeks at the Paul Mackey home,
Imperial, with Miss Margaret
Moore as cohoStesS.
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Plan Program for
Dams Entire Group

Dams Entire section of the Ten
Thousand club is to have its month
ly meeting Thursday night at 7:3O
o'clock in the club house when an
interesting program will be pre-
sented. A business meeting is plan
ned and at its conclusion refresh
ments will be served.
Mrs. Clark Jacobs, Miss Mar
garet Lanier, Mrs. Paul Mackie
and Miss Edna Martin are the
hostesses in charge of program and
refreshments.
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NOVARRO FUNERAL
PLANNED WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for Rita Novarro,
II, who died in Ell Centre Tuesday.
will be held at the Hens chapel
in Ell Centro at 10 am. Wednesday.
She will be buried at Mountain
View cemetery. Her survivors in
clude her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Manuel Navarro.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-07
HoItviIIe PARTY
Popular Affair

Hipass health camp was enriched
by some $13 as the result of the
benefit dessert bridge party Sat
urday in the HoltVille civic center
sponsored by the Holtville Women S
club. Some rs residents of the val
ley were present for the affair
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BrawIey GIRLS
D. A. re- Choice

Miss Marjorie Pearson of Braw-
ley has been sponsored by De ANA
chapter, OAR, as high school
candidate to the OAR. national
conference this spring in Washing
ton D. c. and is now preparing for
the necessary examination in good
citizenship.
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THOMPSON FUNERAL
SERVICES HELD

Funeral services for G.. W
Thompson, 73-year old Imperial res
ident who died Saturday, were held
at the Lemons chapel in FL Centro
at 1920 am. Tuesday. He was
buried at Evergreen cemetery.
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Buffet Supper
Postponed

Due to a conflict i'll dates the
Ten Thousand clubs buffet bridge
supper scheduled for Wednesday OF
this week had to be postponed
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AnnOunC ementS
Of Me etinss

Anna Maria Ross Tent, Daugh
terS Of Union Veterans of the Civil
War, will meet Friday at 1:30 pm.
in the Veterans hall
McCabe-Eucalyptus home depart
ment will meet Thursday at l0:30
am. at the home of Mrs. Inez
Burns, 1860 Olive. During the NOR
ming book reviews will be featured,
each member responding to roll call
with an account OF a book or article
which she has read recently. After
the pot luck luncheon at noon, the
afternoon will be spent in music
and games.
Rcse- Mesquite home department
has postponed its meeting set for
Thursday Of this week until nXet
Thursday. Feb. 16. The meeting
will be held on that day begin
ming at 1890 4. m, with Mrs. Mil
dred Pyeatt. and home grounds
planting will be the subject. Jack
Brem, nurseryman, will talk on
the plants and shrubs suitable for
planting in the valley
Drama Study group of the Read
ers Round Table OF the Ten Thou
sand club has postponed its meet
ing one month due to the illness
Of Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX A double
meeting will be scheduled for
March with both morning and af-
ternoon sessions
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-07

THEk-melt a spoonful
OF VapoRub in a bowl
OF boiling water.
Breathe in the vapors
for a few minutes. AS
these vapors work their
way down through the
air-passages, they
loosen phlegm and
ease the cough.
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Heres Quick Relief for
RASPY COUGHS
DUE TO COLDS

EiRsI-put a small lump of vicks
VapoRub on your tongue and let 1t
melt. The medication bathes the irri-
tated membranes as 1T trickles down your
throat-bringing comforting relief
where you want it-When you want 1t.
Evening star., 1939-01-29
Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

ART, and New
York avenue NWThe Society of Washington Artists 4sth
ton Society of Miniature Painters Scupos and Exi-
biton of dry points by Martin Lewis
THE ARTS CLUB WASHINGTON, NW-Exhibi-
ton of colors Carol Dudley
Clara Stroud of Point Pleasant, NJ j.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Division Graphic Arts
at Tenth street sWExhbon Of etchngs by Harold
UNITED STATES History Building
Constitution sreet-Exhtion
sketches of wild flowers national
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY 1900 Twentyfrst street NV
Drawing Exhibition of paintings by Edouard
Print Autographs Edouard WILLARD
nard also water colors by Margaret Fisher Chicago.
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART GALLERY OF WASHINGTON,
736 seventeenth street NWParis Painters of
hibion of paintings Paris and lent
THE WHYTE GALLERY 1707 NW-Painings
color and pastels by Nicolai Cikovky:
PUBLIC LIBRARY Main Building Eighth
Exhibition of architectural renderngs by j. Rowland Snyder;
Mount Pleasant branch photographs national
by the Forestry Northeast paintings
bers of the Landscape
CHIDRENS FEDERAL GALLERY independence avenue
SWExhibiton of paintings drawings Polish children
w P A. ALLEGATIONS Independence
OF THE street between Eighteenth
Nineteenth Naturalization
of Mills College, Calf, Pennsylvania Academy
Also chdren's
GEORGETOWN GALLERIES, 1924 Wisconsin avenue NW-Ex-
hbon of the work of Ariel group
THE BOOKSHOP 916 Seventeenth Naturalization of
paintings and prints by Carl Nyqus
WOMENS CITY CLUB place
and still life paintings by Lillian Abbot
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS- Department Arts-Exhbion
original Illustrations by F. Walter Taylor others.
THE GRAFTON HOTEL-Exhibition of works by Forty
Painters under the auspices of the District of Columbia
OF the National League of American Pen Women
WOMENS CLUB, Chevy Chase colors
miniatures and other works
LITTLE GALLERY 1904 Naturalization paintings
by Moses soyer and drawings by Elizabeth Ods
Evening star., 1939-01-29

surface eager for expression, but
upon close scrutiny these admirable
elements are discounted by what
would seem to be carelessness or
disregard OF the amenities which
ip the aggregate assure success.
Is 1t, one asks oneself, indifference
to the fundamentals, such as good
compositions, accurate drawing,
properly related light and shade,
or is it lack Of patience which alone
enables those who undertake a great
task to attain in full desired end?
No one but the artist can say-and
perhaps not even he.
The fact remains that while Mr..
Cikovsky's original conception In
most instances has not only interest
and merit but spiritual quality, his
expression Is oftentimes so poor
that its virtue is nullified. Perhaps
he Is not sensitive to beauty but
enamoured with painting and draw
ing-setting down what he sees.
Henry Mcbride, critic of the New
York Sun, once said, in comment
ing upon Mr.. Cikovsky's poor draw
ing, that he seemed at times to be
so absorbed by other things (among
them sympathy that he forgot he
was an artist, which Is very apt and
Evening star., 1939-01-29

painted out of doors in the strong
light of Riviera sunshine, has much
to commend it, as has Andrea
Peitro Zerega's self-portrait, which
Is, however, none too f1attering.
Marguerite Munn's Lucy" is inter-
esting in color, but not sufficiently
studied. Elaine Hartley's Apple
Peelin'," while good in characteri-
zation, lacks in strength.
Two of the novelties of this ex-
hibition in the style of render
ing are Football Game" by Alice
Acheson and collectors Paradise"
by Susanne M. Mullett-the for
mer showing the field with teams
in action against the patchwork
quilt of the rear bleachers crammed
to capacity with spectators in gaudy
colored raiments; the latter the
front yard Of country antique
shop streWn with homeless treasures.
Both are painted with a stiff pre-
cision which harks back, perhaps,
to the days of American primitives.
Subjectively out of the ordinary
is a painting of the interior of a
conservatory or greenhouse with
many plants abloom, by Jeanne
Begien, and the interior of a sunny
studio by Margaret Scu1ly zim-
mele, both of which are atmos-
pheric, luminous and colorful, also
admirably drawn. The one by
Jeanne Begien has a suggestion in
its rendering of the French school
of today and is rendered with q
freshness and an ease which are
alluring; Mrs. Zimmele's work needs
no introduction to Washingtonians,
but she has probably never pro-
duced painting with more skill and
distinction than this.
In this exhibition landscapes and
still-life subjects numerically take
the lead, which is not as IL has
been for the past few years. In
both fields excellent works are shown
works which must incline to COW
etousness in the matter of possess
sion. A remarkable variety in the
painting of landscapes is displayed,
ranging from the extreme simplic-
ity and fatness of such canvases as
Waiting for the Tide" by Row.
land Lyon and Drying Sails" by
Mildred B. Miller to the elaborate
third dimensional correctness of
works by Benson B. Moore, Lillian
Moore Abbot and others.
1t is rather the fashion today to
paint trees so that they look like
overgrown mushrooms or even pack
ing boxes: and haystacks that ap-
pear to be so rough and solid that
to fall upon them would be injury
if not death, but only a few of
such type have found their way into
this exhibition. Representatives of
the Landscape Club seem to keep
up the morale and to be sufficiently
old fashioned to seek and manifest
beauty. William F. Walters Broad
Branch in Winter" is an excep-
tionally good painting, technically
Evening star., 1939-01-29
By Florence S. Bergman.

The visitor to the Arts Club until
next Friday can travel long way in
Imagination, spurred by the water
color exhibitions now on view, one
in the gallery, by Carol Dudley of
New York, the other by Clara Stroud
of Point Pleasant, N j., in the re-
ception rooms. Miss Dudley went to
Norway and Scotland for her sub
jects, with a brief excursion to the
tropics, judging from two of three
pictures. Miss Stroud found her in
spiration in the deep South, which
seems almost as remote as Scardi-
navia to most of us except the
leisure-ridden minority which win
tiers in Florida.
Miss Dudley's work is broadly han
died. simplified but undistorted
realty, and does credit to the teach
ing of Eliot O'Hara of this city, who
was one of her instructors. She ex-
ecutes practically all Of her painting
in the open, carrying her water colors
to completion on the spot. 1t does
not matter what methods painter
employs, so long as the results are
satisfactory; but out-of doors paint
ing today would appear to be the
more difficult way, with such hazards
as idle onlookers resting their chins
on the artists shoulders.
However Miss Dudley probably
escaped very large audiences in
Evening star., 1939-01-29

Quality
Colorfu a yandV
in Phillips Memorial Gallery

which lends q bit Of zest, perhaps,
to the exhibition but does not linger
pleasantly In remembrance. "The
Shenandoah" by Garnet Jex and
Meadow Brook" by Clara r. Saun-
ders are Of other type. Both are
true to nature and convey to the
observer bit Of natures message.
Mr.. Jex's painting is peculiarly
charming In composition; Miss
Saunders has reticent quality rare
and quite its own.
In the matter Of composition Flea
nor Craighill's "Old Aquaduct, Paula
du Ware, France" is especially inter-
esting, and certainly none will fail
to appreciate the art, as well as the
humor, In the painting by Mary G..
Riley which Is entitled Mexican
Family" and is found to represent
three Mexican donkeys, one very
young, standing on the outskirts Of
a little town in the shade of a tree.
Engaging also and well painted
is "Monhegan Harbor" by Paul T..
Arlt in which rough, gray water un-
der stormy sky is especially well
represented. To this painting The
Evening Star prize Of 500 was
awarded.
Among the still life studies two are
particularly outstanding-one by
Henry Wadsworth Moore, which is
painted as did the Dutch masters
Of the past-the other by Iona Mil
Ter Keplinger-a gorgeous piece Of
color. The former IS simply entitled
Still Life" and is dark in tone but
rendered to perfection; the latter is
"An Old Fruit Dish" filled with
colorful fruit and seen against no
less colorful background.
Beulah Weaver shows q vase of
flowers very well delineated, but
without shadow; from Josefa Crosby
Backus has come an attractive vase
of magnolias very well painted
Norma Bose and Leslie Emery both
show rather elaborate compositions,
tables on which are various objects
very skillfully set forth. Elizabeth
Muhlhofer has sent q large painting
of gladioli, Ruth Osgood a still life
study featuring peonies, and so it
goes.
Some of the still life in this as
in other exhibitions seems to have
been painted not because of inherent
beauty, but oddity or by chance
there is nothing lovely about 1t and
little opportunity given the artist to
display his powers, but that Is
characteristic of the times. On the
whole, in this branch of painting one
finds in this exhibition, as elsewhere,
some Of the soundest work shown.
The sculpture section Of this ex-
hibition is larger and better than