Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-13
John Bjorgum
Guest of Honor at
Birthday Party
MELOLAND NOTES
lBY Mrs. Alex Never

Friday evening John Bjorgum was
honored with a birthday dinner at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Ward McGreW. Guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Harris of Ell Gen.
tro, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Bergstedt
and three sons of Brawley, Mr. and
Mrs. Ward McGrew, Evelyn and Ed
die McGreW.
A group Of friends met at the
home Of Mrs. Earl Maddox We'd
neSday for luncheon in honor of
Mrs. E. W. Lindsey, who will leave
soon to spend the summer with her
mother in Texas. Mrs. Lindsey was
presented with handsome purse
rs 4 farewell remembrance from
those present which included Mrs.
Feel Russell, Mrs Herschel Jones,
Mrs r. A. McChristy, Mrs. Earl
Maddox and Bobbie Jean Russell
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Corfman are
enjoying visit this week from
Mrs. Corfmans uncle, DR.. Adam
McElroy of Hereford, Texas. Dr.
McElroy, who is on trip to Seattle,
Washington, is interested in the
earth formations which resulted
from the recent earthquake. Sunday
a family reunion was held for DR..
McElroy with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Everett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Christian
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Halves,
and three children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Corfman and four childen,
and Mrs. Bertha Gilbert ard her
two children present.
Miss Gladys Low of Los Angeles
is spending several weeks in Melo-
land as the guest of the H. H.
Peters and Charles Forsberg fami-
lies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Richards
and their son Clifford drove to
Beaumont Sunday to meet Mar
ianne Richards and the Earl Allen
family of Los Angeles. The two
families enjoyed picnic lunch and
Marianne returned home with her
parents, having spent a week with
her aunt, Mrs. Allen in Los Angeles.
Mrs. H. A. Wells is spending this
week in La Jolla with her aunt,
Mrs. Stuart, who is recuperating
from a serious illness.
Mrs. j. H. Hall and daughters
June and Mary Jane, and Miss Vera
Havekorst were San Diego visitors
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Preston Goar has been interested
in aviation for some time and re-
Gently started a course of flying
lessons with Chad Sproule at the
Imperial airport.
Mrs. Kathleen HartZog, Mrs. Bet
ty Watson and Mrs. Marie Shepard
have been retained on the Acacia
faculty for next year and Mrs. Eve
Ign Beatty of Imperial has been
added to the staff.
Earl Mcbride is working at Cliff
tons in Los Angeles and taking a
summer course at the Bible Insti-
tute. Mildred Mcbride also remain
ed in Los Angeles for the summer,
having been a student at the Bible
Institute the past two years.
Helen Bishop will spend her va
cation in. the mountains assisting
at the Hipass Health Camp again
this year.
Vacation plans for Meloland
teachers include summer school for
Mrs. Chestnut and Miss RumSey
Mr.. and Mrs. Chestnut and daugh-
ter Doris will attend summer school
in Colorado and Miss Rumsey will
spend part of her vacation in the
northern part of the state and take
a summer course at Long Beach
Miss Una Mae Hale plans to spend
most of the summer at home with
her father, taking a short vacation
on the coast later.
Louise, Peggy, Ann Amelia anc
Walter Havekorst, children of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Havekorst spent
Sunday with their grandmother
Mrs. Amelia HaVekorSt. Big event al