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Evening star., 1940-01-21
Col. Peyser
Backs y. G..
Suffrage
Objects to Rule
BY Non.Residents
OF Washington

The reason given when suffrage
was withdrawn from the District
that too many non-residents were
running the city Of Washington
was the same reason cited by citf-
zens several years ago in request
ing that suffrage and local govern
ment be restored. Col. Julius Peyser
recalled yesterday before the Politi-
cal Study Club.
The Commissioners never claim
the District Of Columbia as home,
he declared, adding that the statutes
state Commissioner must have
resided in Washington five year1
prior to his appointment.
Col. Peyser cited several cases IN
which other offlces in the District
government are held by persona
not citizens of the District and
classified all six judges Of tho Gre
cult Court of Appeals as non-resiA
dents. /
Hits Seal Plan.
Expressing his own belief in SUI.
frage for the District, Col. Peysef
touched briefly on the Seal plan for
reorganization of the municipal
government and drew a laugh from
his audience when he made an
allusion to the provision which
would force custer of Health Ofdcer
George c. Rutland.
IF suffrage were included in the
bill 1t would eliminate the Com
missioners," he said. $50 the Com
missioners wrote the bill without
suffrage, but eliminating the health
officer"
The colonel added if he were
writing a local suffrage bill he would
eliminate the Commissioners.
He also expressed the opinion that
the Commissioners should be in
cluded under provisions Of the Hatch
bill instead Of being excluded as has
been proposed.
Mrs. Kay Presides.
Col. Peyser spoke at the clubs
monthly meeting at the Washington
| SAA0 dAtCA GAL I'LL OOUCIlUll ny MIS-
o. w. McNeese, a member Of the
Program Committee. Mrs. Edgar
Boyd Kay, the president. who suf-
fered a prolonged illness last fall.
presided at her first session since
she took office.
Mrs. David Kincheloe was pre-.
sented as the guest artist by Mrs.
Thora H. Seaton, music chairman.
Mrs. Mary L. Fitzpatrick gave the
salute to the flag.
Mrs. Alben w. Barkley. wife Of
the Senator from Kentucky, was
the ranking guest of honor at the
tea which followed, other guests
including Mrs. George E. Allen,
wife Of the District Commissioner,
and her mother, Mrs. Michael
Keane; Mrs. I. E. Bass. wife Of Ad.
miral Bass, and Mrs. Newton
Brewer.
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Williams is bringing very definite
views on the subject of national de-
tense to the conference.
II feel that adequate defense is
absolutely essential to the preserva-
ton Of peace" she declared. II am
afraid that I believe there will al
ways be wars and rumors of wars,
although I had hoped there would
never be another World War. I
have always believed that we, as
Nation, should have adequate de-
fense," she concluded,
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Cause and Cure of War
To Be Discussed at
Conference Here
Carrie Chapman Gait Among
Speakers as II Women's
Organizations Meet
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Women's Club Editor.


Several hundred
ference the Cause and Cure e
world after warV the possibilities building world
cy for the assurance OF The conference
national Womens organizations will
Thursday at the Washington
Carrie Chapman Gait honorary president Of the National
who celebrated her 8s birthday
dress the conference at banquet Wednesday,
Roosevelt also will speak Mrs Rooseve subject Responsibilities
as Individuals while the theme adopted
Choosing Our Direction will developed Nelson at
the same meeting DR. Nelson president COLLEGE,
is chairman of the Commission to Study the
Organization of
To Honor Foreign Leaders
At Luncheon Wednesday,
Another hghigh of the conference
Foreign who will
and who will take part international Thursday
women include Mrs Cairine Wilson, member
kamaadev member of the
woman political leaders Mary Lyon vokan president
the Federation of Women Clubs
Mary Dngman president of the
OF the Womens international Organizations
Geneva, also will address the closing
The conference designed provide
cusSon among the delegates themselves A. A.
% Warren Khner Quincy Wright experts
IN various aspects of foreign relations will participate
the delegates.
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Policy in Far East
To Be Topic

Mrs. Lydia Van Hagan Van zandt
will talk on 1.-THE United States Pol
lev in the Far East" before the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs
tomorrow at 2400 Sixteenth street
NV. She will be presented at 2
pm. by Mrs. George Oliver Gilling-
ham, chairman of the department
Of international relations.
The morning session, opening at
II am, will be devoted to reports
of the department chairman and a
musical ensemble will be presented
at 12:45 pm. by Hazel Brown Piers,
music. chairman. The musicians are
Caroltna Schmidt Randall, violinist:
Harriet N. Grant, cellist, and Clara
Torbusch. pianist.
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Woodward to Speak

Stanley Woodward, assistant chief
of the Division of Protocol of the
State Department, will discuss PRO
tocol as Practised in Our Foreign
Relations" at the luncheon tomor-
row OF the Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club Mrs. D. Tucker Brown,
president of the club, will open the
meeting and Mrs. o. w. McNeesc
will introduce the speaker.
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HerndOn Club in 51st Year
Library Stands as Monument
To Perseverance of Members

suggestion that was readily fol-
lowed.
Creation Of q town library at
tracted many readers, and several
times the library had to be moved
Catastrophe befell the workers about
1915. when the Crippen Building. in
which the library was housed
burned, and with it the entire COL
lection of books.
Club members Immediately set to
work on new library, and in less
than a year more than 1000 books
had been collected. the nucleus of
the present library of more than
5000 volumes. Mrs. w. I. Robey
Mrs. Russell A. Lynn and Mrs. P
B. Buell., assisted by other workers
catalogued the new library. and it
continued functioning in the bank
building.
In 1926 lot was secured, and by
1927 5000 building had been COM
pleted. Mrs. Lynn succeeded Miss
Castleman as librarian, and served
approximately a quarter of q CEN
tury She resigned In 1885, and Mrs.
F. w. Robinson became librarian,
the post she still holds. The library
is kept open one afternoon a week.
Under Mrs. Robinson's direction the
library was rearranged In 1888 and
recatalogued by Mrs. Irene Woltz
as Works Progress Administration
project.
Mrs. Robinson is also a trustee of
the newly created Fairfax County
Board. The Fortnightly Club took
an interest in bringing about the
countrywide setup.
Although the club still bears the
name "fortnightly," meetings are
now held once a month, and the
membership numbers about 20
showing no great increase in size
since its organization.
Mrs. Arthur Buell. is president of
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P. E. O. Pays
Tribute to
Miss Earlene White
Guest Speaker
At Luncheon

AUOut GUU WeIHDeTS ana guests OF
the IS District chapters of the p.
E. o. Sisterhood celebrated founders
day yesterday at luncheon meeting
at the Y. w. c. A. with Miss Earlene
White, honorary president of the
National Federation of Business and
Professional Women, as guest
speaker.
Miss White spoke particularly of
the P. E. O.'s work in behalf of the
education of girls and said one of
the greatest responsibilities of adults
today is to make a contribution to-
ward stabilizing the foundations on
which youth can build. This con-
tribution can be made as much by
the example of "our own living" as
by anything else. she, said.
Miss White also stressed the need
for each individual American to live
up to his citizenship responsibilities.
If there ever was a time when the
world needed America, it is now"
she said, and added: America
needs Americans"
Miss White was introduced by
Miss Laura Van Duyn Hanson, past
president of the District of Columbia
Chapter, after the meeting had been
opened by Mrs. K. F. Warner, presi-
dent Of Chapter K, who presided.
Chapter K and Chapter L, of which
Mrs. William F. Hall is president,
had made arrangements for the
luncheon, with Mrs. Hall as general
chairman.
Tribute Paid Founders.
Mrs. Robert M. Ferguson, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Chapter, brought greetings from the
Sisterhood, while tribute to the seven
founders was given by Mrs. Helen
Turley, Mrs. George o. Sutton, Mrs.
L. A. Townsend and Mrs. L. C.
Simpson.
Musical selections were given by
Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig- and Eu-
gene Sroygert, the latter soloist of
the Western Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. r. j. Tompkins led assembly
singing.
Invocation was offered by Mrs.
c. V. Burnside and Mrs. Leila Pier
King gave "A Sonnet to the
FOUNDERS"
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel,
president of the District Federation
of Women's Clubs and a former
president Of Chapter G, and Mrs.
Florence Kerr, assistant admins
traitor of the Works Projects Ad-
ministration, who also is p. E. O.
member, were among the guests at
the speakers table With Miss White
and others who took part in the
program.
Others at Speakers Table.
Also seated at the speakers table
were officers and past presidents of
the District of Columbia Chapter,
including Mrs. Ferguson, president;
Mrs. S. Elizabeth Reynolds, first
vice president; Mrs. T. A. Hutton,
second vice president; Mrs. F. F.
Elliott, organizer; Miss Hazel B.
Nelson, recording secretary; Mrs.
F. E. Weick, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. M. H. Fohrman, treas
urer, and Mrs. Kenneth F.. Jacob,
DR.. Ella r. Fales, Mrs. Warner w.
Stockberger and Miss Hanson, past
presidents.
Others included Mrs. Edgar B.
Merritt, former president Of the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs,
and members of the committee
which had arranged the luncheon,
including Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Forhman,
Mrs. A. H. Snyder, Mrs. Charles H.
Hoover and Mrs. Haig.
Special attention was directed to
three members who have been affin-
ated with the sisterhood for more
than so years, Mrs. Worthy p.
Sterns, Mrs. A. H. williams and
Mrs, Z. 0. Woodruff,
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Business. Professional Clubs
Miscellaneous Clubs

Beta Sigma Phi-Tuesday, 8 pm,
Gamma Chapter, with Mrs. Lu-
cille Cracroft, 5006 North WASH
ington boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Thursday. 3 pm, Delta Chap
ter, 2460 Sixteenth street NV,
Niss Opha Thompson In charge Of
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Opening Session to Review
Events Of Past Year.
Events Of the past year will be re-
viewed at the opening session to-
morrow night by DR.. Harry D.
Gideonse, president OF Brooklyn Col
lege, when Josephine Schain, chair
man, will preside. At succeeding
sessions, various national presidents
Of the women's organizations COM
prising the conference will alternate
In presiding.
Speakers at luncheon on Tues
day will include William c. john
stone, Vera Micheles Dean, Ernesto
Galarza and Clarence K. STREET, who
will discuss problems of Asia, Europe,
Latin America and Union Now" re-
tpectively. In the evening DR.. Harry
Rudin of Yale University will talk
on THE Challenge of Totalitarian-
ism" and Robert j. Watt, member
Of the Governing Board of the In
ternational Labor Organization
Social Justice Within and Among
Nations"
Delegates will turn their attention
on Wednesday morning to legisla-
ton pending in Congress and will
discuss the reciprocal trade agree
ments program, military and naval
appropriations and the question of
restrictions on trade with Japan.
Senator Schwellenbach will be one
Of the speakers. In the afternoon
Mrs. Roosevelt will receive the dele
gates for tea at the White House.
David Bryn-Jones, director of the
Kellogg Foundation, is scheduled for
the main address at the closing ses-
sion.
Local Organizations
Planning to Entertain.
The local Committee on Arrange
ments for the conference is headed
by Mrs. William L. Darby, with the
following as vice chairmen: Mrs. T.
j. Howerton, Mrs. j. Claude KEEPER,
Mrs. Frank A. Linzel, Mrs. Max o.
Lorenz, Mrs. Harry G. McCarty and
Mrs. E. B. Sonneborn. Mrs. H. G.
Waldo is secretary and Miss Bar
bara Wiegand assistant treasurer. A
number of smaller committees are
assisting with the arrangements.
Among the local organizations
planning to entertain during the
conference is the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club, which will
give a tea tomorrow at the Raleigh
Hotel, for its national president, DR..
Minnie l.. Maffett, of Texas; its in
ternational relations chairman, Mrs,
Nettie Simms, of Nebraska, and
other federation officers. Miss Ma
Meta Antilotti heads the general
committee on arrangements. The
club also has Cancelled its January
dinner meeting for the convenience
of members wishing to attend the
conference.
The International Relations Com
mittee of the Washington Branch,
American Association of University
Women, will give tea tomorrow
also for the foreign guests and dele
gates of the association at the con-
ference. Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley will
be hostess, assisted by Mrs. John
Donaldson, committee chairman.
Miss Mary Alice Mathews will in
troduce the guests who will speak
briefly,
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the club, Mrs. Marvin Perkins. vice
president; Mrs. Harry Breckenridge,
secretary; Mrs. James Myres. as
sistant secretary, and Mrs. Robinson,
treasurer and librarian.
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Community Clubs

Noman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md
Tomorrow, 2 pm, music section
tea. Program artists, Helen Tur-
ley and Doris Sturgeon. Hostess,
Mrs. David K. Robinson; $50
pm., drama section. play reading.
Director, Mrs. James r. Davidson.
Tuesday, 10:30 am, international
relations section. Speakers, Mrs.
Oliver w. 0atchell and Mrs. g.
e. Rightor. "Peru, Past and
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Soft Voiced Fighter Here
For Cure of War Parley
Miss Anita Williams, Tennessee
Campaigner for Vote, Interested
In Progress by Legislation
By GRETCHEN SMITH.

Washington club groups have played hostess recently an aac
tive visitor williams
Nashville at the Conference the Cause and Cure Of War;
Miss Williams gifted conversationalist
group
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Wartime prices Of materials are
slowing the Phiippines' building
boom.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Future Meetings Of Women's Clubs Announced

Present: 2 pm, art section,
visit to Riggs Memorial Library,
Georgetown University, for ex-
hibition Colonial Maryland relics.
Lecture, the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons,
Wednesday, $3.50 pm, physical
education section. Folk dancing;
husbands night. Music, Mrs. Ida
Hanson. Thursday, 10:3O am,
music section. Guest artists,
David Palmer, Robert Ruckman
and Violet Breeding.
Petworth Mothers Club-Tuesday
SPIN, with Mrs. D. J. Price, 701
Whittier street NV. Speaker,
Mrs. P. A. Wright, "A Trip
Abroad"
Takoma Park Women's Club-Tues-
day, 1890 pm, contract bridge
with Mrs. Guy Goodman, 502
Tulip avenue. Wednesday, 10
am, choral group rehearsal, 107
Tulip avenue; 8 pm, drama de-
partment with Mrs. Albert F.
Lingle, 10 Grant avenue. Hus-
bands as guests. Guest artists.
Hugh Smythe, F. L. Pratt, viii
Carleton and Roy Harbin.
Thursday, 10 am, music depart
ment with Mrs. E. v. Crittenden,
120 Albany avenue. Deems Taylor
works to be studied. Mrs. Rus
sell Ridgeway in charge of pro-
gram. Artists, Mrs. T. T. Slowie,
Miss Helen Williams, and choral
group. Speaker, Mrs. Clarence S.
Ross. National Symphony Or
chestra";; 10:30 am, physical
education class at Town Hall.
Silver Spring Woman's Club-Tues-
day, 1:30 pm, home and garden
section, Jesup Blair Community
Center. Speaker, Mrs. Sloss, "The
Art of Table Setting" with prac-
tical demonstrations.
Petworth Woman's Club-Friday,
1880 pm, fine arts section,
luncheon, Kenesaw Apartments.
Speaker, Mrs. Philip Wright,
Touring the British Isles" Co.
chairmen, Mrs. r. s. Hart and
Mrs. Walter Conway.
Current Comment Club Of Silver
Spring, Md.-Wednesday, $3.50
pm. with Mrs. Hugh Bucking-
ham Linden. Speaker, Mrs.
Joseph Gwyn.
Business, Professional Clubs
Pilot Club-Tuesday, 6 pm, dinner
and business, Y. w. G. A.
Business Women's Council-Tues-
day, 8 pm, Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church. Speaker, Mrs
Tolson, How to Plan Your Ward
robe for 194O."
Quota Club-Thursday, $50 pm,
dinner meeting. A. A. U. w. club
house. Speaker, Charles E.
Sener ir
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Courageous Valley
Pioneer SuCCumbs
AT Ho|fviNe Home

HOLTVILLE. April 13.-The ranks
OF Imperial Valley pioneers lost an
other member today when Mrs
Alice Hooker, 81, died at her homo
mere after a long illness.
The courageous woman lived alone
IN spite OF the blindness she suf-
Tered during the last eight years of
Fer life. She preferred to be in her
own home where she could find her
way around without assistance.
Mrs. Hooker came to the Holtvillc
area 35 years ago.
Funeral services were scheduled
at the Holtvillc Christian church at
10 a. m. Tuesday with the Rev Mr..
Carlton G. Buck, I/Stor of the
church, officiating. The body was
taken to the Fields mortuary pend
ing burial
She is survived by two sons. Henry
of CalcXiCO, and Clarence of Glce-
son, ArH.; a brother, AlfrcG Living
sfOn OF Los Angeles; a nice, Rebecca
Amen of Brawley, and other rcla-
tlVcS
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Engineer browns
After Falling Out
Of Boat on Lake

WINTERHAVEN. April 13.-The
body of Stanley Jewell, As, engineer
for the Arizona Edison company
III Yuma, was taken from Haugh-
telln lake near here late last night
after Il four-hour search.
Jewell pitched from a boat Friday
night while making a trial run
preparatory to purchasing it from
"A. Hetzlcr Later Hetzler said he
heard the motor chugging free. and
saw papers from JEWELS Shirt
pocket floating on the water.
During the four-hour search Dep
uty Sheriff John Crousen of Win
terhaven, Fire Chief George Robert
son and Abe Marcus of Yuma drag
ged the lake and searched along its
banks. They found the body at
ii pm. Friday.
An inquest was to be held late
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Flashes From
The War Front
JAPAN FORESEES
WAR IN PACIFIC

TOKYO, April I3. (UP)--The newspaper HOci said
editOrialy today that tha European Would be
tended to the Pacific the Netherlands became
lUiU the Japanese foreign office continue to declare
policy of nOninUOiUenen and permit the Pacific to be
OUerrun by the British and American naUies:?"
NORWEGIAN DESTROYER
SINKS GERMAN TRANSPORT
STOCKHOLM, April I3. (UP)-The NorWcgian de-
StrOyer Draug, 5W TOMS has sunk German transport
ship by gunfire Haugesund, spokesman for the
Norwegian legation announced today. Word OF the
on from the commander of the Draug, the SpokcS
said.
GERMANY CLAIMS
BRITISH CRUISER SUNK
BERLIN, A pri I3. (UP)--Thc official German
agency D.N.B. said today that had been confirmed
that the British cruiser York had been sunk off Tyond
helm, Norwegian iUest coast port The York. $3.50 tons,
built in 1929 and normally carried complement of
500 officers and carried sr S-inch guns, four
finch anti-dTcrdn guns four three pOunderS and II
smaller guns. 1t equipped With six 2I-inch triple
torpedo tubes and had arpldne and caidp0H.
BRITISH WARN NATIONALS
or PERIL Nv HOLLAND
AMSTERDAM, April -. (UP)-British authorities
today circuarized ali British residents of Holland ad
rising "as precautionary nedsure' that they shoUId be
ready to IedUe necessary. on short notice. In that
eUent, the circular said BrtOns should proceed Wih
hand luggage to British conSuldes either in Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
New Records Set
By Contestants in
CaIipatria Event
Attendance Also Near
All-Time High For
Flower Displays

With q record number Of
exhibits and with indications
that a record attendance is
to be expected, Calipatria' S
annual flower show opened
So numerous were the exhibits
and so great the variety that the
judges were delayed in making
their decisions until we'll after the
hour set for the official opening.
Judging in the yard and garden
phase OF the contest was COM
pletcd Friday afternoon with the
following results: Section |, small
lots: Mrs. F.. Gaynell Adams. first;
Mrs. Frank Grubel, second and
Mrs. Chester Cook honorable men
ton; Section 2, large lots: R. M.
Chapman, first; w. c. wilkinson.
second; c. A. Sperry, honorable
mention: Section 3, outdoor gar
dens: Mrs. Ebert Mead. first: Sec
ton 4, water gardens: r. M. Chap
man, first.
Prizes were largely flowers or
flower orders. Judges were: Mrs.
M. NJ Robinson, Mrs. Roy Shaw.
Mrs. Marguerite Catanich of Nj
land.
The attendance for last year
reached the 200 mark but judging
by the many arrivals early in the
afternoon, an even greater attend
ance was anticipated for this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14


cd before water can be turned in.
j. K. Rohrer, bureau engineer in
charge of the project in the absence
of l.. j. Foster, indicated at his
Yuma office Friday. First, the clay
lining that engineers hope will stop
be finished and second. at least a
part of a drainage system for Bard
must be completed
AS for the clay blanket. the
and Will finish at least by July 4
He is about half through now. y
Rohror said. Rohrer indicated that
work Will start in two weeks digging
the first section of the Bard drain
and should be completed in two
months First excavation. which
will be carried on by force account.
will bo located in the northern,
upper cno Of the valley where heavi-
est Senpagc from the canal was
noted
Rohrcr Indicated that digging of
a second section of the drainage
system would be advisable before
water is again turned into the big
ditch. Although complete plans have
been made for a drain system in
Eard. only so much as appears
necessary will be dug. The gov
elnment appeared to be advancing
slowly and cautiously on the theory
that once water is turned in there
will be no stopping"
1t was still question as to how
the bic ditch will react beyond the
Bard area. although what data is
available was favorable. When
water was first turned in small
head carried nearly to the Coachella
turnout, substantially beyond where
some OF the engineers had anticipat-
ed. This would indicate that water
loss and difficulties in seasoning
viii not be so great as feared in
some quarters.
Asked if he thought it would be
necessary to clay blanket in other
sections of the canal, Rohrer shook
Continued on Page 5; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14

forced Gown at set, the admiralty
said
This raid on Bergen was separate
from attacks by royal air force
planes in which eight planes were
lost yesterday, according to an air
ministry announcement
The air ministry announced that
following up attacks on German
forces III Norway the royal air force
today bombed the StaVanger air
drome where. it was believed. a
hangar and planes were destroyed
A British plane shot down a German
tighter plane, the ministry an
nounced.
The admiralty said that off Bcr-
gen the fleet air arm had machine
9unned a motor torpedo boat.
Except for one plane forced down
at sea near an island, all planes
returned despite unfavorable wealth.
er. the admiralty said. The two
men IN the plane which was forced
down were seen to leave their ship.
The air ministry'S announcement
said that in addition to the eight
planes lost by the RAF in a day of
fighting in Scandinavia yesterday
Two more were forced down at sea
on their way home. Four German
fighters were shot down the min
lStry said, two more were believed
to have been destroyed and others
were damaged.
Aside from the official communi-
queS 1t was reported That a lone
RAF coastal command plane patrol
ing the North Sea in SnoWstorm
fought in quick succession Ger
man naval destroyer and Il Dornirr
is flying boat.
The British plane first rakcd the
aeStroyerS deck with 100 rounds
OF ammunition and then attacked
Continued on Page 5; Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
DE-. TeeI New Head
OIL. V.Pioneers

Between 600 and 700 pesons gath
7red at the fairgrounds at Imperial
Saturday for the annual "oldtimers''
picnic.
During morning sessions d. E
Teel of Magnolia was elected new
president of the association with r
d. Mccall of near Imperial and
Mrs. Lota Cook of Calipatra as
first and second presidents.
The new board of directors will
De D. w. West of Bmwley. Roy
Breedlove, Elmer Forester and Ira
Aten OF Ell Centre, c. F. Boarts of
Westmorland, Dan Grumbles of Ell
Centre, c. F.. Kamm of Holtville, H.
A. Hastain, Sr., of BraWley, j. D.
Huston of Imperial, G. Roy Klncaid
Of Calexico, John v. Taggart of
Holtvllle and E. j. Smith of Holt
Vile