Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-23
ANNE DAVIS
NOTEBOOK

bursting into flower and the tender
green leaves to the deciduous trees.
Eyeryone's garden is in full bloom
and parties are exceptionally at
tractive since every hostess has
quantities of blossoms as a source of
supply for her clever floral arrange
mentS.
One of the lovelieSt of this sea-
sons flowers is the really huge
Pink Dawn rose grown by Mrs. Ben
Hulse which measured actually 6i2
inches in diameter and which was
a perfect bloom, receiving much
enthusiastic attention from her
dinner guests the other night-the
Leroy Holts, the James M. Holts,
and the Roy Breedloves. This rose,
said Mrs. Hulse, comes from
slip taken from the parent bush
which she says she lust stuck in
the ground and paid little atten-
ton to it until it started blooming"
One of the most refreshing eX-
periences of the week for those
fortunate enought to be guests, was
the Camp Fire dinner party Tues
day night in the high school where
spme 150 enthusiastic attractive
girls from Calipatria, Brawley, I'm
perial and Ell Centro entertained
the board members and sponsors.
The girls spoke with such ease and
poise when called upon by their
toastmistress, Betty House, tn
they were an object lesson to their
older guests, and l particularly en-
joyed my evening as the guests of
six little girls from Calipatria, Tan
da-Odaka members, and their nice
guardian, Ruth Ann Sinclair
600
Ell Centrans who haven't heard
their own high school glee club
have missed something as those who
attended the PIT. A. convention
Monday will agree; Stan Atkin,
head of the music department, has
done a nice job with this group of
some 10 voices and the glee clubs
gave a splendid performance that
day.
Mrs. A. " Vierhus, retiring presi-
dent, made a charming presiding
officer for that convention, and
an attractive picture as we'll in
her light print frock and most be-
coming black hat. Both Mrs. Vier-
hus and Mrs. George King of Braw-
ley, retiring president Of the I'm
perial County Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, deserve credit for the
deft way in which they handled
their respective conventions, COM
pleting all their business at the
scheduled time. Many of us can
remember conventions where the
reports dragged on until late after
noon and so many more remained
that the convention had to be ad-
tourned to another day.
900
Elections are in order for so
many of the women's organizations
and Ten Thousand club members
are delighted to have their eff
cient Mrs. Don c. Paulus as their
leader again for another year, the
members congratulating themselves
on the splendid officers which will
take charge of club activities for
another year.
900
Did you ever see Mrs. Ross T.
Hickcox look any prettier that at
Thursdays meeting when she gave
such splendid program for the
club? Nor two more gracious host
esses than Mrs. Forrest E. Kutz and
Mrs. PauluS, who poured during
the tea hour?
One of the contrasts of the day
was afforded when several of the
club members appeared in exqui-
site Chinese costumes belonging to
Mrs. w. S. Kong, Mrs. Kong her.
self, dainty pretty young Chinese
matron wearing the smartest OF
new spring outfits, black with white
Z lingerie touches and a big black
hat. The soft blue costume worn
by Mrs. D. B. Roberts belonged to
Mrs. Kongs grandmother and is
a real treasure. Mrs. Laural Fer
guSon, section chairman, was an
other chaming picture in her be-
coming costume.
900
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keller had
a real surprise the other day when
two cousins of Mr. Keller'S whom he
had never met, stopped at the
house to become acquainted with
their Ell Centre relative. The visi-
tors are residents of Pennsylvania
and We're enjoying a trip in Cali
fornia.
900
A popular visitor IN Ell Centre
this week was Mrs. r. Y. Watson,
sr. of Glendale who mas been enjoy
ing, most of all her adorable little
granddaughter, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Y. Watson, il.
Mrs. Watson, Sr., attended the Ten
Thousand clubs meeting Thursday
and it must have brought back
many memories for some years
ago she was chosen by the Twice
Told Tales section TO give the an
nual program for the Club, telling al
that time a delightful Spanish
story, the members all wearing
Spanish costumes tor the day with
Paquita Roberts singing appropriate
songs.