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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Tent Has Report
On Recent State
Convention

Report on the recent state con-
vention in Long Beach was the
chief item OF business at Monday
afternoons meeting of Anna Maria
Ross tent. Daughters of Union Vet
Grams of the Civil War. the group
having its session in the El Centro
Veterans hall.
News that Clara Llewellyn is the
new department president is of spe-
cial interest to Imperial Valley
members as she has made several
visits to the valley, particularly in
the days when the Anna Maria
Ross tent was a relatively new or
ganiZation.
Other department officers elected
are: Rebecca Dunbar, senior vice
president; Fanny Mcintosh, jun
ior vice president Anna Riley
chaplain: Louise Buckminister, trea-
surer: May Woodman, first council
member, Virginia Curtis, patriotic
instructor.
Seating of the new officers was
said to be particularly impressive:
the Womcn were all goWned alike
in exquisite organdy dresses one
half carrying arm bouquets and the
other half, the American flag The
procession was led by two women
goWned as shepherdesses, carry
ing their crooks. Long Beach tents
were in charge of the beautiful
service at which the new officers
were installed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Vacation School
Reports Increase
In Enrolment

A 25 per cent increase IN enroll
mcnt over the previous day was
reported Tuesday 70" the vacation
church school being held at Hard
ing and Wilson schools during the
first two weeks of June under the
auspices of the city ministerial
union.
Harding Tuesday also reported
perfect attendance, every CHILD that
had been there the opening day,
Monday. being present on the fol-
lowing day. First, second, third
grades are held at Harding and
the fourth through the eighth, at
Wilson.
Ii wa ruunG necessary to organ
iZe Il new class at Harding Tor Those
"A children who have been promoted
from the third grade and who have
not yet entered the fourth.
-Four new members have been add
eel TO the staff: the Misses Dorothy
Lovelace Angeline Childers. Ruth
Parker and Virginia Hinson.
Dorothy Armstrong, music super
visor for the city elementary
schools. is in charge Of the music
H.3rk u tho two SchCols, synchro-
nl4ins tho Stual SO that Il united
program may be featured at the
graduation exercises the night Of
June II
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Six Auxiliary Units Conduct
Joint installation Monday

iliarv unit. received n special hon
or a national citation for meritor-
iouS service. awarded because the
unit completed its membership quo
In before January l OF this year.
New OofficerS
Edna Morrison is the new prcsi-
dent OF Boyce Aten unit succeed
ing Hazel lehman. Other of
tIcCrS OF the unit installed Monday.
are: Olive Carleton. first vice preSi-
dent; Dorothy Riddle. second vice
president; Katherine Thompson,
secretary treasurer. Effie Zavala,
chaplain; Viola Nails. Scrgeant-at-
arms. RoSalic Prova2ek. marshal:
Genevicyc kenyon. historian:
Frances Kcnealy. musician: Esther
Davis. Marcia Delp. Pearl Farrar,
Committeewomen.
Mrs Morrison has announced ne
following chairmen: GcneYiev
Kenyon. Americanism; Maudie Gies,
child welfare: Fannie Kuhn. con-
stitution and bylaws. Marcia Delp.
community service: Bess Mitchell.
youth activities: Dorothy Riddle.
education. Hester Lehman. younger
junior group. Ruth Conn. older
junior group; Beulah Criss. poppy.
Ethelyn Nye. rehabilitation and CO.
operative sales: Marcia Farrell. dis
unguished guests.
Mrs Deip was i'm charge of
program arrangements Monday
night. Mrs. Conn and Helen Rob-
crts. of decorations and refresh
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Largo and the Presto
Rosie Fiore played two excellent
numbers, "Minuete L Antique" (Soe-
b e c k) and Invitation to the
Dance" tWeber.
AS the closing number on the
program Marjorie Watson and Bob
bic Jean Russell played Cigars
"Pomp and Circumstance" as two
piano number In both of these
two piano numbers the time was
excellent and the girls were very
accurate, playing together nicely.
Certificates of merit for perfect
attendance throughout the year,
awarded by the California Music
Teachers association. we're given to
Doreen jolly, Marjorie Watson. Bob
bic Jean Russell, Margaret Miller,
Clara Pullenza.
The studio was most attractive
with its palms, ferns and baskets of
towers, making a pretty setting for
the recital which was attended by
a large and enthusiastic audience
of friends and relatives of the
performers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Surprise Birthday
Party Monday

Mrs. w. A. Poole of Holt'llle.
sister of Mrs. Sam Cox of FL Cen
tro, had a delightful surprise Mon
day night, birthday dinner party
which took place at the Cox home
1920 Olive avenue, where group
of friends and relatives assisted
Mrs. Cox with the affair
This group included, in add
ton 10 Mrs. Poole, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Moore, Terry Lynn and Donald.
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Moore OF Cali
patria; Mr.. and Mrs. Don Brad
shaw and Judy Rae, Mi and MIS-.
Bill Moore, all of Brawley; Mir. and
Mrs. A. r. Underwood, NJ. and
Mrs. H C Buehner and Ronny;
Mr. and Mrs. Sam WISE
uled, Mr. s,.lu MIS-. Cox, Pcggy ana
Barbara, all of Ell CentrO.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Back at Office
After Illness

The many friends of Mrs. Charles
Naylor. the former Laura Jamison,
will be interested in learning that
she has recovered sufficiently from
the effects of her illness and the
operation performed this fall, to
be back at her duties in the county
recorders office.
Mr. and Mrs. Naylor were mar
ried on November 5 in Yuma, Ari-
iona, at the Lutheran parsonage,
the pastor of the Yuma Lutheran
church officiating.
Mrs. Naylor has been resident
of FL Centro for many years and
has a wide circle of friends who
will be delighted to learn of her
improved health.
Mr.. Naylor comes to the valley
from Escondido and he and Mrs.
Naylor are making their home at
765 Olive.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Livingston Students Heard
In Excellent Recital

Estelle Livingston Monday night
presented a group of her piano
students in recital at her studio
l31 South Sixth, a recital distin-
guished by the splendid work of
the students, and by the interest
ing program arranged for the plea
sure of guests.
That the students possess the
basic fundamentals necessary for
proficient playing was evidenced in
each instance as all played with
an accuracy, nice tonal production
and an understanding and musicia-
ship which made their recital most
enjoyable.
The program was opened with a
tWo-piano number, Dance of the
Rosebuds' tKeats), played by Bob
bic Jean Russell and Marjorie Wat
son, which made an effective intro
duction to the program.
Diane Daugherty who has studied
only a few months played perfectly
at this her first recital, her num-
bers being "Maypole Dance and
Poor Pussy tWilliams).
Doreen jolly followed with "On
the Ice at Sweetbriar" Crawford
after which Concetta Maggie was
heard in "Minuet. Madame Pom
padour' Gohanning), the numbers
which followed being played by
Bobbie Jean Russell, Trees" (Ras-
bach); Marjorie Watson, "Grande
Polka de Concerto (Bartlett; Mar
garet Miller, 81 Argentine (Ket-
tereD, all played most commend
ably.
Hatsuyo KaWanami was next
heard in two numbers played beau
tifully with a great deal of ex-
preston, "Berceuse'' (CimadorD ane
"Valse Op. "a. No. 3" Chopin.
Clara Pullenza followed playing
in a highly creditable manner, thre'
movements from the Haydn "Sonat;
in D" the Allegro con Brio" tn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Shower Honors
Mrs. Mason

Mrs. E. B. Mason, jr., was guest
of honor Friday at a charmingly
appointed shower given by Mrs.
Charles A Bratton. Mrs. Wesley
Rauenzahn, Mrs. Roy M. johnson
at the home of the latter, Gal San
dalWood Drive.
The party was dessert bridge,
and all the decorations were in the
pastel colors with emphasis on the
pink and blue shades. Covers were
laid for "a guests.
In addition to the shower, at
which Mrs. Mason received many
nice gifts, the guests enjoyed a
game Of contract, prizes going to
Mrs. J. B. McNeece, high; Mrs.
Robert Berry, second: Mrs. Ray
mond Dessert, third, and to Mrs.
Lila Reed Scott who won the rowing
prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Clubs
Society
SOCIAL CALENDAR
TUESDAY

TUESDAY
Baker recital, 7:45, 665 He'll
Colored Womens state convention,
Second Baptist church
|. v. Gem and Mineral society,
1880, court house
Central labor council, 1870, La
Dor temple
Laoonian club, 6:l5, California
hotel
WEDNESDAY,
Church school, $1,000, Harding,
Wilson schools
Interchurch prayer, 9, PreSbyter-
ian church
COlOred WOmenS state conven-
ton, 1890, First Baptist church
Acacia, IL, l.. NJ. Crumrine home
Mt. Signal, 1890, Harold Brock
man home
City council, 7:3O, city hall
Butchers union, 1880, Labor tenn
pie
LO.O.F. No. 4O8, 7:3O, Brawley
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Final I.V. Scout
Program Slated

Scout activity in Imperial county
will be Climaxed at McCabe School
Wednesday night III court Oh
honor for Ell Centro, Scciey, Heoer
and Imperial scouts and cubs, ac-
cording to Bert Hamburger. scout
advancement committee chairman.
The final scout activity until the
fall season opens, will be n lle
form of an outdoor council IRE
and wiener roast, Hamburger SAID
Ell Centre Kiwanis club Will Spoh-
sor the affair. and in preparation
of the event and will PROVIDE tral,S-
portation for scouts to the McCape
school. Scouts were requeS'eu W
meet at the court house at o;oo
Wednesday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Six American Legion Auxiliary
units of Imperial Valley pIrtiei0ato'i
in the Joint installation ceremony
conducted Monday night in the FL
Contra Veterans hall with Beulah
BordWell of National City. 22nd dis
trict president, as installing officer
end with the BraWley units drlll
team in charge.
An audience OF some 300 valley
residents witnessed the impressive
ceremony as the various Officers
were seated. the drill team mem
Der in their smart grey blue uni
forms making picturesque APP
pcarance as they moved with pre-
cision through their snappy routine.
Many flags. huge baskets OF green
cry and of flowers created color
ful BACKGROUND for the ceremony.
AT the conclusion of the instalia-
ton a part of Wilson schools COM
mcncemcnt program was presented,
q program that was particularly
fitting since the theme for that
graduation was patriotism.
Wilson Program
The eighth grade chorus. under
direction of Dorothy Arm
strong was heard in the beautiful
and inspiring Ballad for Americans
after which the eighth grade elee
club sang America. Thou Blessed
Land" Three OF the five students
who gave talks on conservation. re-
peated those talks: Jeanne Delp.
Conserve the Soil" johnny Blu
ron. Conserve the Food Resources.
Armina ElvandCr. "Conserlc the
American Spirit
At the conclusion Of the program
refreshments of punch ana homt-
made cake were served.
Boycc Aten unit, FL Ccniro'S Au>-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Two RecitaIs at
Reid Studio

Piano students of Ruth Teeple
Reid will be presented in two re-
citals this week, the closing ones
in the series featured this spring
Thursday, June 6, the elementary
students taking private lessons will
be presented and on Friday, June
7. the high school and junior COL
lege. Both recitals are at O'Clock
in the studio 523 Holt avenue, and
are open to all interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
DON'T EXPERIMENT WITH
DRY CLEANERS

Good clothes deserve good care.
Marsh's Workmen, trained in Valley
conditions for over 20 years, can
keep your garments in excellent
condition. Experienced workers and
up to date methods form a reliable
cleaning service. Marsh's. in ad-
dition to fine dry cleaning on all
kinds of garments. also offer expert
service on blankets, drapes, curtains
and knit blocking. Phone 435-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Monday Bridge
Club Hostess

Monday bridge club members were
entertained this week by Mrs. Louis
Slee, 879 Orange avenue, Mrs. Slee
being not only the hostess for the
day but winner of the high score
in the evenings play.
After the contract game Mrs.
Slice served refreshments to: Mes
danes George C. Adams, Edwin
Aiken, George Fluter, Mark Nc
Mahan, Robert Rayburn, Raymond
c. Reeder, Ted Schmidtmann.
Mrs. Adams will be hostess next
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
News Hens About
Valley Residents

House guests at the Charles A.
Biatton home this past weekend
included Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shan
non of west Los Angeles. Mrs.
Shannon is the former Lorene Line
kin, sister of Mrs. Bratton. Mrs.
Bratton'S mother, Mrs. Gertrude
Linekin, who has been visiting the
BrattonG, returned with the Shan
mons TO Los Angeles Mr.. Bratton's
mother, Mrs S. E. Read of Jacum-
ba. IS visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bratton
The Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty.
pastor OF the First Baptist church,
and Mrs. Doty left the valley Mon
day TO attend the sessions of the
Baptist Women'S Mission society at
Pacific Palisades. Santa Monica.
Mr.. Neal H. Gavin and her son,
James Neal, are planning to leave
this weekend for their summer cot
tage at Cale%ico lodge.
Mrs. Marguerite Brooks and her
mother, Mrs. John Adams, are en-
joylng a two weeks stay at La
guna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Loud and
MIS-. j, D. Adams returned this
week from brief stay in Los An
geleS.
Mrs. Roy E. Breedlove, Mrs. Ben
HulSe, Mrs. o. G.. Horne and Mrs.
Howard p. Meyer left Tuesday for
an overnight trip to San Diego.
MIS- l.. c. House. Miss Dorothy
Lou Gillian and Mrs. w. j. Gle
ments leave soon Tor Los Angeles.
Mrs. Clements enjoying a visit
with her daughter, Kay, who
is a student at U. c. L. A.
U. S. c. is home for the summer
vacation and entertained as his
house guests this past week end,
Mat HALEY, Edith Wesson and Flea
nor Carrell all fellow students at
Southern California.
DIR. and Mrs. George Swami are
planning to leave this week to spend
the summer in San Diego where
they will be located at Rosemary
Court 1884 B Street.
Mrs. w. l.. Wright entered Mercy
hospital, San Diego, Monday to
undergo major operation Tuesday
morning. Mr. Wright will remain
in San Diego for the next several
days until his wife is we'll on the
road to recovery
Wright Darter, manager of the
Pacific Freight Lines, has returned
to FL Centro from SaWtelle where
he underwent an operation Mr..
Dartcr, who has been i'll for some
months, is greatly improved in
health.
Mrs. Alex McRae planned to leave
the valley Tuesday lor Trona, Cali
fornia where she will visit her
younger daughter. Mrs. F.. r. Mac
Alpine. Mr.. and Mrs. MacAlpine
have just adopted a three months
Old baby boy and Mrs. McRae is
eagerly looking forward to meeting
her grandson. Mr.. MacAlpine is
Il chemical engineer FOR the Ameri-
can Potash Co. Mrs. McRae plans
to spend some time with her daugh-
ter and Son-in-law and may 20 to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04
Soroptimis+s
In Session

Ell Centre Soroptimists met Mon
day in the Barbara Worth hotel for
dinner meeting at which plans
for the national convention were
discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

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Auto Finance plan. Our aim is to
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on a schedule that is suitable and
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Emphasis the hips feature Of the evening gowns IN
is achieved with of palette embroidery In gold
and green lovely shade of straw yellow AT right
IelOnp jersey The
worked full folds They are vertical from shout
and horizontal from mere 10
below the hpne producing the smart low wasted effect
Gloves material have Aounces Of very hne whe ee
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Mr. Neal H. Gavin and her son,
James Neal, are planning to leave
this weekend for their summer cot
tage at Cale%ico lodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

The Rev. Mr.. Harold E. Doty.
pastor of the First Baptist church,
and MIS-. Doty left the valley Mon
day TO attend the sessions of the
Baptist Women's Mission society at
Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Mrs. Marguerite Brooks and hel
mother, Mrs. John Adams, are en-
joying two weeks stay at La
guna.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Joe Badger who is a student at
U. S. c., is home for the summer
vacation and entertained as his
house guests this past week end,
Mat Haley, Edith Wesson and Flea
nor Carrell all fellow students at
Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

DIR. and Mrs. George Swami arc
planning to leave this week to spend
the summer in San Diego where
they will be located at Rosemary
Court 1884 B Street.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Wright Darter, manager of the
Pacific Freight Lines, has returned
he underwent an operation Mr.
Dartcr, who has been i'll for some
months. is greatly improved in
health.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Loud and
MIS-. j. D. Adams returned this
week from a brief stay in Los An
geleS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
EPISCOPAL

St. Johns - Third and Red Cross
streets. Rev. E. W. Halleck, rec
tor. Services for Third Sunday after
Easter. Holy Communion at 1880 a.
m. Church school, Bible classes 10
a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at
II a. m. Y. P. S. L. $50 p. m. Even
ing prayer and ermo at 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
St. AndreW's-on-the-So und - Rev.
J. Leon Malone, rector. Third Sun
day after Easter. Sunday school
9:45. Y. P. S. L. 7 p. m. Church ser
vice 8 p. m. Mr.. J.. o. LeGrand will
read the service and Mr.. H. E.
Rodgers will deliver the message at
the church service.
st. Paufs - 10th and Market
streets. Rev. Alexander Miller, rec
tor. 1880 a. m. Celebration of the
Holy Communion. 9:45 a. M. L n e
church school. Ills a. m. Morning
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
HOLINESS

First ~PentecOstal, North Second
and Parsley streets. Rev. I. D. Dick
ems, pastor. Residence, Oakly, Cas-
tie Hayne road. P~ostoffice address,
Box POI, City. Sunday school, 10
a. m. B. A. Blake, superintendent.
A class for all ages with friendly
teachers. Morning service-11 a. m.
Sermon by evangelist Rev. Lessie
Polston who for the past week has
been conducting revival services at
the church.
Young peoples service, $50 p. m,
Miss Alene Greer, president. All
young people are invited. Evening.
service, 7:45 p. m. Sermon by the
evangelist. The revival services will
continue through the week with ser-
vices each night at 7:45. A special
feature of the services is the music
and singing of the singing evange-
list Mrs. Bessie Edwards who is as
sisting in the meeting. The Friendly
Workers circle will meet at the
church Thursday afternoon at $3.50.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with Ia in all of our SER
vices. Come today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
Sunday School Lesson

sliding. He loves them freely, and
His yearning that that they should
return to Him is greater than His
anger.
This is a high point in the
progress of Old Testament teach
ing concerning God. From the
idea of yengeance-"an eye for
an eye and a tooth for a tooth
we are progressing toward the
idea that will find its full express
sion in the New Ttestament-the
message that it is only through
good that evil can really be over
com and that only love and grace
can bring salvation from sin.
AS the a of selfishness and
sin is the way of folly, 80 the way
to return to God, the acceptance
of His mercy, and the dependence
upon His power to uphold and
save, is the way of wisdom. "Who
is WISE said Hosea, that he may
understand these things? prudent,
that he may know them? for the
WAYS of Jehovah are right, and the
lust shall walk in them; but trans
gressors shall fall therein"
Surely, just as the words of
Amos have such keen and force.
full application to our own time,
so these words of Hosea come to
men women in a modern society,
many of whom have wandered away
from God, and who will find peace
and restoration only in the path of
wisdom which is the, way Of re-
pentance and acceptance of Gods
forgiveness.
May Gods call of mercy and
grace prove stronger than Gods
judgments to all who, in our day,
have gone the way of folly and
have discovered that the paths of
sin lead to unhappiness and disaster.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-14
Today;s Sermon
BY RABBI MORDECAI NJ. THURMAN
Temple of Israel

ferred the function of thought to a
few self-chosen messiahs. Millions
of people are taught to despise men,
tai independence. OF course, there
were always millions of docile brains
who hated to think, but 7 believe it
is a fact that in the last ten years
there are in the world millions more
blindly obedient, more slave-minded
than there have been in centuries.
AS the new brutality is a corrup-
ton of the heart, SO the new docility
is a degeneration of the mind.
In two great countries at lnqst
the battle against religion or agl-lst
the traditional religious organization
has been going on relentlessly and
Systematically for years. Millions of
young people are being taught either
to scorn religion or to detest relig-
ious institutions. What is the ex.
PLANTATION of the sudden anti-relig-
ious movement on the part, espec-
tally, of the Nazi-Soviet group?
There are, of course, many contri-
butory explanations, but there is one
important one to which I direct your
attention. These anti-religious gov
erhmental efforts are really a sub
stitution of one religion for another.
All thu religious sentiment of peo-
pie is channelled off in a new direc-
ton. Observers say that Stain re-
ceives regularly thousands of let
tiers and gifts using the adoring lang
uage that people customarily use
for God. Hitler himself is virtually
worshipped and religious language
is used to describe him. Both these
new gods are symbols of a larger
ideal. Stain represents the work.
ing-class, the proletariat which in
Russia is looked upon as noble, pure
mountaineering. What has occur
red is this: that new masses of men
have begun to worship the group to
which they belong rather than the
power which is above and beyond
all human classes and races. The
worship of God is being pushed aside
by the worship of self.
And the mighty poor substitute it
is, a dangerous substitute, a world
dividing, a Notwithstanding sub
stitute. The world will never be
safe as long as millions believe that
only one economic class is noble
and to be adored, or one s~o-called
race divine and god-like and other
races devilish and evil. This new
self-Worship is d~isintegratng man.
kind. AE the brutality is a corrup-
ton of the heart and the new docil-
ity a corruption of the mind, so
the new self-Worship on the part of
millions of men is a tragic corrup-
ton of the human soul.
These modern evils are making
the world unhappy and mar sad and
confused. But the time will come
when brutality will be erased by
suffering and mercy will take its
place once m&re, when intellectual
slavery will be broken by disilllus-
ion and mental freedom will begin
to grow, when self-worship will be
swept away by a new humility and
men will turn again to the Eternal
Father Of all mankind. On that day,
may it not be far-distant, man will
be reconciled to his brother.