Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-25
Former Members
Attend Meeting Of
MeIoIand Club
MELOLAND NOTES

MELOLAND NOTES
Since a number of former men,
bers were present and most of the
guests had been friends for Is
years or longer, the Meloland club
dinner at the Holtville Civic Gen.
ter Friday night seemed like an
old fashioned family reunion.
Bowls of lovely spring flowers from
local gardens decorated the tables
where a home cooked turkey din
nuer was served country style.
Mrs. D. c. Scott, received the door
prize, a delicious angel food cake.
After dinner white elephant pack
ages were drawn, and since no at-
tempt was made to segregate the
mems gifts from those of the ladies'.
a real funfest resulted when the
packages were opened. The remain
der of the evening was spent IN
conversation and tables games.
Participating in the fellowship
dinner were Messrs and Mines
Claud Suttle, r. Neifert, K. K.
Sharp, Lloyd Craig. Alex Meyer,
Earl Maddox, Ward McGrew, Ell
bert Newton, Hardy Odell. Lev Nc
Intosh, Jesse Mcbride, L. G.. Goar,
Richard Kinnaird, w. j. Gregg. D
c. Scott. Robert Doig, Gene Harrell.
Harold Forsberg, Doyle Pritchard,
Fred Waterman, Arthur Farley,
Mrs. Ralph Engebretson, Mrs.
Lawrence Richards, Mrs. Amelia
Havekorst, Mrs. H. A. Wells, Mrs
G.. c. Richards, Miss Vera Have
korst and A. G.. Mcintosh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherroll Belts,
former Ell Centro and Meloland
residents, are moving this week to
Aberdeen, Md, where Belts has
been given the rank of first lieu
tenant in the ordnance depart
ment. His duties are to test guns
and ammunition. The past two years
Belts has been teaching i'll tho
Napa high school and upon COM
pletion of his military service has
| been offered teaching position
in the new Napa junior college.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Muhoberac
of Hayward were recent visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Meyer. Mrs. Muhoberac will be re-
membered as the former Viola
Green, niece of Mrs. Meyer who
attended school at Meloland and
Holtville some years ago. Other
guests at the Meyer home Easter
were Mr. and Mrs. Clement Meyer
and children, Janice and Freddie
of Los Angeles, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Meyer of FL Centre.
; Harry Scott of Los Angeles was
last week and on the return journey
had car trouble at Jacumba; Mr..
and Mrs. Scott motored him to Los
Angeles for parts and returned
home Thursday While in the city
Mrs. Scott enjoyed visit with her
mother, Madame Ethel O'Neil.s
Mrs. Aemlia Havekorst and Miss
Vera Havekorst spent the weekend
with Mrs w. H. Palmer of Olive.
Sunday the party drove to Pomona
to see Mrs. Marguerite johnson,
formerly of Meloland.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Farley, Mr. and Mrs. Ward
McGrew and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Mel
fert were dinner guests of the D. C.
SCOTS. Prize for high score in a
game of hearts went to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward McGrew and the Nei-
ferts were presented with a guest
prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy Odell are
enjoying a visit this week from
their nephew George Delisle, wAo
is stationed at the Marine Base.
San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Neifert who are
the house guests of the Ward Nc
Crews this week, were dinner guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Farley
Sunday.
Construction was started this
week on six room stucco home
for Superintendent l.. c., 9oar
at the experiment station. The
house is of the enclosed patio
type and will be air-conditioned.