Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-09
CaIexico News
By Hazel Judd
(Teieph0ne Caiesic0 35f to Report Neus Items
of CalexcO and Vicinity)

Two letters of thanks and COM
mendatfon have been received By
Mrs. Robert Elliott. production
chairman of the Calexico Red Gross
chapter, in appreciation of recent
shipments of materials from here
One is from Colonel l.. A. Walton
of the Air Corps Advanced Flying
School at Stockton, and the other
is from Irene Enrich and Mabel E
Axline, director, Volunteer Special
Service for the Pacific Area of the
American Red Cross, headquarters
at San Francisco. Col. Walton stated
that an emergency Shipment of %
bedside bags had already been dis
tributed and that the bags were in
use at the station hospital at
Stockton. Two shipments of rs and
SO bedside bags, respectively were
mentioned by Red Cross head
quarters. The writer's thanked Mrs.
Elliott for her fine work and ex-
cellent leadership" in Calexico, and
stated that the bedside bags were
now in use at Fort Ord.
Besides the sewing, knitting and
other production work for use IN
this country, Mrs. Elliott and her
many helpers have made a steady
series of shipments that will go to
England for war rellet. Sent in re-
cent weeks have been shipments
including 27 wool dresses, Ia sweat
ers, 80 pairs overalls, Is cotton
dresses, 80 girls skirts, 10 layettes
Now being worked on for a future
shipment are 20 bathrobes (almost
complete), 20 layettes, 20 girls skirts
IL pajamas, 45 yards wool for
dresses, and boxes of yarn TO-
sweaters.
Responsible for assisting Mrs.
Elliott IN her production work are
Mesdames Argyle McLachlan, P. P
Anderson, Bert Reddish, Leroy Lit
tie, David Evans, Tom Anderson.
Mason Watts, E. E. Kelso, Frank
Crosse, Kenneth Owens, Phyllis
Glithero, Fred Bradford, Frank
Britton, o. A. Sherman, AL Vierhus.
Mona Await, Ross Newton, Tom
Young, D. r. Kincald, Della Mer-
cier.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Kincaid are
now residing in Mexicali. Mrs.
Kathryn Griffin, head of Griffin
hospital, has bought the Kincaid
residence as a private residence for
her family.
Miss Margaret Benson presided
over the final seasonal meeting of
the Nev-Cal Girls club Wednesday
night at Tony's Gardens, Ell Centre
at the regular dinner meeting. Will
lis T. Johnson, club advisor, spoke
briefly. Mrs. Paul Werve of Holt
vile was a guest. The club will sus-
pend meetings for the hot weather
period, starting again next fall.
Besides Miss Benson, Miss Gertrude
Binder also attended from Calexi-
co.
The Catholic Women's Study club
will make their last affair of the
season a public bridge-tea, on
Wednesday, May 81, at 2 pm, a.
the home of the club president. Mrs
Alvin NeWbre. Contract bridge and
bridge keno will be played. Mrs.
Della MERCER is chairman, assisted
by Mrs. Newbre, Mis-. John Carroll,
Mrs. Dan Biner, Mrs. George Saun-
ders. Mrs. Paul Cook and Mrs
F. R. Britton. Reservations should
be made with Mrs. Mercier, phone
628, or with Mrs Newbre, phone
42O, before Monday, May 49,
A pink and blue surprise shower
was given for Mrs. Lloyd Logan at
the j. F.. Mayfield ranch home
Wednesday. Various appropriate
games were played, with prizes 60
ing to Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Victor
Erickson and Mrs. Bert Reddish.
Mrs. Mayfield served dainty re-
freshments of strawberry ice cream
Sundae, pastel cakes, and fruit
punch, and the mint cups with
cleverly fashioned little umbrellas
at each place.
present were the Mesdames NAL
COIN Huey T. E. pledger, Alice
Waggoner, Frank Raab, Lorena
layior, j. P. Anaya, Fred Braf-
lord, Victor Erickson, j. H. Mccoy,
Estella Mitchell, A. d. Waggoner,
FRANK Cihak, Leroy Little, A. J..
Homola, Tom Young, Anna Lee
hartman, Bert Reddish, v. V. Will
lams, w. d. Conn, Willard Wag-
goner, Fern Young, Guy Echols:
MISSES Mabel Reid, Rosa Perez; the
hohoree, Mrs. Logan, and the host
ess, Mrs. Mayfield.
Twenty-Five members were pres-
ent at the Wednesday meeting of
the Women's Society of Christian