Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-06

Rev. H. 0dgers
Leaves CaIexico
CALEXICO NOTES
Rev. Mr.. HASTE Odgers who has
been filling the Methodist pulpit
for several months left Saturday
morning for Santa Ana with Mrs.
Odgers who has been i'll for some
weeks. They will not return to CAL
exico because of Mrs. Odgers'
health.
Mildred Burdick entertained
members and guests of the Kaydett
Klub with a barn party at her
home Wednesday evening. After
the games tacos and punch were
enjoyed by members of the gay
party.
Attending the party were: Phyllis
Strawn, Phyllis Branz, Helen Nc
Coulough, Toshe Kanawaza, Shirley
Brown, Billy Myers, Darrell Glass,
Eugene Cook, Everett Miller, Clare
mon Wheeler, Les Cardiff and Ed
ward Burdick.
Mrs. George Willoughby, chair
man of the music section OF the
Woman's improvement club, has
announced that the section has
completed it's objective, the pur-
chase of music recording machine
and will dedicate the instrument at
the regular meeting of the club in
March.
Mrs. Artie Mason Carter started
the accumulation of funds nearly
two years ago. She has not been
able to visit the valley this year
and so the project has been de-
layed.
Mrs. James Cole entertained
members of the Methodist Women's
Society at her ranch home WedneS-
day afternoon with a silver tea.
Thirty five women were in at
tendance. Mrs. Cole was assisted
in serving by Mrs. Ernest Cole and
Miss Laurial Zuckerman. The tea
table was covered with lovely lace
cloth and centered with colorful
spring flowers. During the after
noon some garments were worked
on for the migrant camp which
Mrs. Gertrude Meade, missionary
nurse, will distribute.
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar thinner
man and two children formerly of
Calexico were visiting friends in
the community over the weekend.
The Rev. Mr.. Zimmerman occupied
the Methodist pulpit Sunday in
place of the Rev. Mr.. HASTE Odgers
who was ill. The Zimmermans re-
turned to Los Angeles Monday.
Mrs. Edith lockwood off Los An
geles, pioneer of Los Angeles, a
pioneer of Calexico and Imperial,
came down for the Cavalcade Mrs.
Rockwood's husband was a brother
of c. r. lockwood, the man who
made Imperial Valley possible.
Calexico P.-T.A. celebrated Found
ers day Thursday at Hoffman
school. Six of the seven former
presidents took part in the cere-
mony; Mrs. Malcolm Huey, first
president, Mrs. David Goodrich of
San Bernardino, Mrs. AL Vierhus,
Mrs. Travis Smith, Mrs. Porter
Brown, Mrs. Leslie Dove. Mrs. E.
E. HARDWOOD the second president
was not able to be present.
Mrs. r. l.. GlaSby, founder of
Imperial County Council who re-
organized the Calexico PITT. af-
ter many years, also took part in
the ceremony.
The World Day of Prayer was OBJ
served Friday at the Mexican Mis-
sion at two o'clock.
Mrs. j. F. Steintorf of San Diego
a pioneer woman off Calexico, came
over to take part in the Desert
Cavalcade last weekend. Mrs
Steintorf was the first presiden
of the Woman's improvement clut
which was organized in 1908.
The Red Cross section of thu
Woman's improvement club me
Monday at the club house with Mrs
T. E. Bartholomew in charge o
the nursing class.
Wednesday the sewing group vii
meet with the crafts section a
the club house. This group has al
ready completed "A sweaters, 2
dresses, 10 layettes of 40 piece
each, "a ditty bags and six bedsid
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