Imperial Valley press., 1941-11-05
". COMMUNITY NEWS
Colipotrio News


Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Mar
tin drove to San Bernardino
Saturday and spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Becker.
The regular business meeting OF
Chapter CIV, POE. met at the home
Of Mrs. Bya Sperry tuesday after
neon. In the absence Of the presl-
dent, MIS-. Elsie Mead, the wee
president, Mrs. Bya Sperry, con-
! Quoted the meeting.
The program was an interest
ing constitutional quiz conducted
by Mrs. Gertrude Harris.
The hostess, Mrs. Sperry, served
refreshments to the following
members Mesdames Myrtle Brown
ell, Edith Corn, Ann Farmer, Ger
trude Harris, Margaret Lyerly,
Mary Sinclair, Ruth Ann Sinclair,
Ola Sperry, Ida Belle Swain,
Gladys Wilkinson, Ella Williams,
Lillian Wilson and Bessie Young.
Mrs. Vance Wilson is able to
be out again after an illness fol-
lowing an operation three weeks
ago
Mrs. P. N. Myers is recovering
from an illness which has kept
her confined to her bed for the
last two weeks
Miss Ocea Morehead has re-
turned from Parma, Idaho where
she spent the summer as secre-
tary at the Hamper company
there. M. and Mrs Raymond
Rose also have returned from
Parma. Mr.. Rose is manager of
the branch of factories here and
at Parma.
Mrs. R. L. Sperry entertained
the members of Chapter CIV, PEG,
at bridge breakfast last Thurs
day, the occasion being a sur
prise shower for Mrs. Joe Will
liamS. The Williams recently
moved to their home one-half mile
west of town on Main Street. Mrs
Williams received many lovely
: gifts for her new home
Prizes at bridge were won by Mrs
G.. c. BroWnell, Mrs. j. j. Farmer
and Mrs. Frank Hewitt.
The invited guests were Mes
danes D. D. Brownell, 6 c. Brown
ell, w. M. Corn, Ethel Dixon, Ann
Farmer, F. E Garrett. j. H. Harris
Lois Hewitt, M. Hooper, L. L. Lyerly
E. L. Mead, Mary Sinclair, c A
Sperry Newton Swain, Ray Will
kinson, Joe Williams, w. V. Will
son, w. j. Young, and Miss Ruth
Ann Sinclair.
Mrs. H. T. Martin was hostess
to the Wednesday Bridge club
last week serving a delicious deS-
sert to Mesdames Joe Bailey, w. j
Young j. j. Farmer, E G. Fleming
j. G. Writ Tom Allen, Herbert
Reedy, C. A. Sperry.
First prize was won by Mrs.
Reedy, second, by Mrs. Fleming,
and low, by Mrs Young.
Two of Calipatrias popular young
people were united in marriage in
Yuma on Monday, October 81. The
bride was Miss Ollie Maracinni and
the groom, Raymond Ford. The
ceremony was performed by the
Justice of the peace at the county
court house and was followed by a
wedding supper at the hotel San
Carlos
The young couple left Monday
evening for Fort Ord where Ford
is a member of the army. Mrs.
Ford will stay at Santa Maria with
her sister, Meg Maracinni, where
she will be close enough to camp
for her husband to spend week
ends with her.
Both young people were grad
uates of the Calipatria Union high
school and both haze lived here
most of their lives.
In the wedding party Monday
were the brides mother, Mrs. Law
renee Maracinni; the bridegroom S
mother, Mrs. w. A. Ford; Mrs.
Gene Ford and Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson Dayton.
Announcements were received re-
Gently of the marriage of Dixie
Lee Chalkley and James Whit
more Haines at Fairbanks. Alaska.
The bride is the daughter of MI
and Mrs. Roy Shaw of INLAND.
and has visited her parents sew
eral times. She took the train
to Seattle and from there took a
plane to Fairbanks. Mr.. Haines
is radio operator and has re-
sponSible position in that city.
The Calipatria Woman's club met
at Hoober hall Friday and this
will be their regular meeting place
for this year. Mrs. raymond Rose,
the new president, presided.
Mrs. Jim Coulter read an inter
esting paper on THE History Of
Calipatria"
Hostesses for the afternoon were
Mrs. Ralph Welker and Mrs. Hart
we'll HoskinS.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L L. Lyerly over the week
end were Mrs. Lyerly'S sister and
husband Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Du-
shane of Los Angeles. They were
accompanied by Dick Lyerly who is
attending school on the coast.
| Naomi McKendry came over from