Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-07

skit. THE Railroad Crossing in
which Mrs. A. B. Hanson appeared
As the ticket agent, Mrs. Hugh I.
Osborne. the Mama; Mrs. Guy b.
Hatch, the Papa. and incidentally
the director while the unruly brood
of children consisted of Mesdames
j. D. Townsend. D. w. Ketchen, l.
j L Rentz. p. M. Mercer, Percie
Thacker. N. A. Contos, Malcolm Ma
curda, assisted by four youngsters
David Nuff2r. Mary Hatch, Joan
! and Janet jefferson.
Calipatria presented one of the
most humorous of the SkitS, bur-
/ leSquc on ballet with Mrs. Raymond
| Rose and Mrs. j. A. Wallace as the
ballerinas and with Miss GWendo-
lvn Bliss as pianist.
CaIexico Seniors
CalcXico'S Seniors stunt was THE
| Three Trees" with Mrs. E. E. KelSo
plaving the role of all three trees,
with Pan DiDici as the hunter, Mrs.
! E KitoW. as the rabbit, and with
Mrs II. A. Jaryi, as the reader. Mrs.
Willoughby made the introduction.
Brawlev revived the old Flora
Dora SeXtette with Miss Norma Ed
gar and Mrs. Luther Goldman as
! directors, with Mrs Jessie Copeland
and Mrs. Joe Juvenal as accompan-
lists and with Mesdames E. l.. CraV-
ems, Robert Mcdowell, E. R. Long,
w. Jordan. Luther Goldman ana
Wesley Ellis as the SeXtette. Lillian
Turner was the SoloiSt.
Ten Thousand club juniors pre-
scnted mo, No, A Thousand Times
No" starring Mrs. Dee Percival, Mrs.
Clifton H. Field, Miss RoSalie La
Brucherie with Miss Bliss as pian-
ist and Miss Charlene Wolf and
Miss Ethel Danenburg as the solo,
lists.
COnfucius Says
Holtville took advantage OF the
vogue for Confucius and presented
"Confucius Says" with Mrs. sam
Webb as Confuciu5. Mrs. P. R. Hunt,
pianist. Mrs. H. T. Miller. Mrs.
Fred Heisner, Mrs. L. E. JesSen as
the Chinese.
inland was prevented from con-
tributinn its skit by the illness OF
the principal character. but plans
to present "A Girl in The Kitchen
in the near future, members OF the
cast being Mrs. o. Palladine, Mrs.
G B. Morse. Mrs. L. B. Williams,
EdWina Bronson and Ann Robinson.
Mrs. George King of BraWley'
county president, presided and well
coined the nearly 200 guests, intro
ducins first G. G. Bennett OF Heber'
president OF the Imperial Valley
Associated Farmers who was flrst
sneaker and who introduced the
serious note for the evening.
Civil Liberties
Mr.. BENEFITS speech emphasized
the theme of civil liberties, point
ing out that the question is Whose
civil liberties" since each group Is
apparently anxious to see that lts
personal liberties alone are not IN
fringed upon. He warned his listen
ers against the sacrifice of liberty
for present economic consideration,
stating that this sacrifice OF liberty
for economic advantage seems to
be considered right and proper by
certain governmental agencies ana
labor organizations. Mr.. Bennett
stressed the fact that the Associated
Farmers are opposed to this theory
and concluded with Let us protect
with all the means at our disposal
all the individual personal liberties
and civil rights SO dear to our peo-
pie
UOStcSScS
Mrs. P. N. Van Slyck was hostess
president since the meeting took
! place in the club house and other
presidents in attendance we're: Mrs
Charles Wieman of BraWley, Mrs
E. E. Cavanah of Calexico Mrs
w. j. Gregg of Holtville, Mrs. l.. G
Williams of INLAND, Mrs. Harry An
derson of the Calexico Juniors and
Mrs. Clifton H. Field of the Ten
Thousand club Juniors.
Mrs N. A. ContoS was chairman
of the refreshments committee, the
group enjoying tempting sand
wichcS, cakes. doughnutS and other
tlclCaCicS after tho show
judges were: Malcolm MaCurda
Fred Harder. Charles Wicman and
Roy Kncaid and William Fowler
Mrs. Robert Mcdowell, county
program chairman. was in charge
Of the HijinX
FINAL DECREE AWARDED