Imperial Valley press., 1940-03-11
vesta Crouch,
Dale Greer
Married Feb. 28

Married Feb. 28
CALIPATRIA NOTES
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Garrison of
Los Angeles were in Calipatria Sun
day to visit Mrs. Garrison's grand
parents, Mr.. and MIS-. Frank Sperry.
L. f. Sinclair attended a recent
Parents dinner at Scripps college
at Claremont where his daughter,
Hazeldel. is a freshman this year.
Mrs. Cecil ClouSe entertained her
card club at luncheon at their
last meeting. Members present were
Mrs. Frances Fowler, Mrs. Lucille
Wallace, Mrs. Irene Wilkinson, Mrs.
Helen Holmquist, Mrs. Louise Man.
ming, Mrs. Jerry Rose, Mrs. Alma
Powell and the hostess, Mrs. Clouse.
Mrs. Fowler won first prize and
Mrs. Rose second
The Half-and- Half club met last
week at the home of the Misses
Grace and Blanch Writ. A very
pleasant social evening was en-
joyed by Mrs. Leonard Higgins,
Mrs. Jack Young, Mrs. Billy Cobb,
Mrs. James Coulter, Miss Oils Mar
accini, MISS Cleona Clouse, and the
hostCsseS, Miss Grace Writ and Miss
Blanch Writ.
A very interesting program was
enjoyed at the Calipatria Ebell
club Wednesday when Mr.. E. H.
McMath discussed the question of
Unemployment Relief. Mrs. Fran
ces Rademacher was program chair
man and introduced Mr. McMath.
Miss Eleanor Lechler drew the
door prize.
Mrs. Thelma Wood as hostess
served delicious refreshments to Mr..
McMath, MIS- Rademacher, Mrs.
Julia Riley, Mrs. Loie Ford, Mrs.
Ethel Dixon, Mrs. Louise Manning,
Mrs. Hortense McKendry, Mrs.
Alice Reedy, Mrs. Jerry Rose, Mrs.
Ola Sperry, Mrs. Lucille Wallace,
Mrs. Rose Writ, Mrs. Bessie Young,
Mrs. Joan CHATTER, Mrs. Irene Will
kinSOn.
Mrs. Jack Elster, wife of a prom
inent northend rancher, died in a
hospital in Los Angeles at eight
O'Clock Wednesday night. Mrs. Ell
Ster has been sick for more than
a year.
Mrs. Elster leaves her husband
and five children The funeral was
held in Los Angeles Friday.
Church services will be held at
Calipatria Community church Sun
day under the direction of the new
pastor the Rev. P. c. Jessen, who
is expected TO arrive from his home
in Richmond, Michigan, Friday.
The County Council of the Amer
lean Legion met in Westmorland
Monday night. Those attending
from Calipatria were Mrs. Verne
VaWter, Mrs. j. G.. Writ, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Young, MI. and Mrs.
L. T. Morehead, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Sperry and Ebert Mead. Mrs. Beu-
lah Bordwell, 22nd District presi-
dent was at the meeting Mrs. Bord-
well will be in Calipatria at the
reAllar meeting of the Auxiliary
on Monday night. March II and
she asks that every member make
an effort to be present.
Mrs. w. T. Fowler and Mrs. R. L.
Sperry went to Los Angeles We'd
nesday to visit relatives and friends
and expect to be gone till Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Lee have
announced the arrival of baby
girl on March l at the Brawley
Community hospital The baby
weighed pounds nine ounces. The
Lees have two other children.
The -and-Half club was en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Leon
ard Higgins on Monday evening
Bridge and other games were en-
jOyed during the evening. Refresh
ments were served to Mrs. Billy
Cobb, Mrs. Jack Young, Mrs. Jim
Coulter and Miss Cleona Clouse.
Mrs. Charles Everett, Mrs Hart
well HoSkinS, and Mrs. j. B. LESLEY
were luncheon guests of Mrs Allan
Sorenson in Brawley Thursday.
Mrs Eugene Werve and baby and
Mrs. HartWell HoskinS went to San
Bernardino Tuesday returning We'd
nesday While there they visited MI
and Mrs. Roy Love in Cotton and
relatives of Mrs. Werve in San Ber
nardinO
The Calpatria Melo-Dears, girl
vocal trio composed of Miss Blanch
Writ, MSS Grace Writ and Miss
Vesta Lee Crouch, entered the am
ateur contest at the county fair
Thursday night and won the prize.
Phil Benson, who has coached the
girls since the trio was organized,
was the accompaniSt.
Miss VeSta Lee Crouch and Dale
Greer of Brawley surprised their
friends by slipping away to Yuma
on Feb. % where they were married.
TbnU nynaptp6 tp kaon their mar