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Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Signal Chapter Honors Junior
Past Matron and Patron

Signal chapter No. 276, 0. E. S
honored it's junior past matron and
patron, Mrs. c. r. Kirkpatrick and
DR.. Goble Hurst. at the chapter
session Friday night in the Masonic
temple.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick and DR.. Hurst
were honored with special escorts,
as were Hazel Reynolds, deputy
grand matron during their term of
office, and Hazel Erickson, sponsor
for the 1910 matrons.
Other junior past officers in at
tendance were: Della Yearly, 1910
matron for the Holtvllle chapter;
Allie Mae McChristy, junior past
matron of the Imperial chapter;
Anona Mayfield, Junior past matron
OF Calexico, and Ezra Lee, junior
past matron for Brawley.
AT intervals during the evening,
Allene McChristy Clay, who was
Sololst for Mrs. Kirkpatrick many
times during her year, sang several
of Mrs. Kirkpatrick's favorite songs
dedicating them to her. Grace
Blaisdell of Calexico played her
accompaniments.
Present Gifts
Mrs George Bucklin, worthy ma
tron, presented Mrs. Kirkpatrick
with gift, Mrs. Kirkpatrick re-
spending to the good wishes prof.
fered by Mrs. Bucklin.
Mrs. Hurst was escorted to the
East and then was surprised with
a gift from her husband, a gift
in observance of their wedding an
niversary which they celebrated
that day.
During the business meeting a
number of announcements were
made that were of particular i'm
portance.
Mrs. Bucklin announced that
members of the chapter are plan
ming a sanding and vanishing par
ty with the temple chairs as the
beneficiaries. Friday night the
chapter members will have a pot
luck supper at 6:15 in the temple
after which they will sand and re-
varnish the chairs, the materials
for the work all being supplied.
Masons will be asked to join in the
party.
Many Announcements
Other announcements included
the following:
Ethel Witter of Brawley, deputy
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26

grand matron, will make her Of
ficial visit to the chapter on Feb.
IA; the five valley chapters will
have an all day practice on Feb. %
in preparation for the official visit
of the worthy grand matron, Ger
trude Conant, on March /, when
a number of festivities will be ar
ranged in her honor; Holtville
chapter will have its annual birth
day party and pot luck dinner on
Feb. IL, which is open to all valley
chapters; Brawley chapter is spon-
soring dance on Feb. Is at the
Del Flo country club; Mrs. Witter
will make her official visit to Blythe
on Feb. s and trailers from the
other chapters will accompany her
AT the conclusion of the meeting
a committee, headed by Mrs. Ben
Hulse, served refreshments in the
banquet hall, using decorations in
blue and orange, this years colors.
Orange tapers in blue holders, bou-
quets of violets and marigolds, con-
tributed their share to the effec-
tive appointment. Mrs. Ben Hulse
was assisted by: Mesdames A. N.
Bucklin, w. S. Heating, jr., Charles
Long, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Larqe Attendance
Marks Opening Of
Elks' tournament

Over 100 members and guests
were present for the opening event
in the Elks' annual bridge tourna-
ment, the fried chicken dinner
served Friday night in the lodge
rooms.
After dinner both duplicate and
rubber bridge were played, II tables
being devoted to the contract play,
and six to duplicate contract.
Prizes in he contract play went
O.: Mrs. w. A. Swerdfeger, high
,or the women; Mrs. H. C. Diller
second; to M. F.. Ruge, high for
the men, and to Lester Eichhold,
second high.
In the duplicate play, Mrs. Guy
G.. Beynon and Cal d. Rector were
high pair, east and west, with Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. King, second high
pair; Mss. B. E. Lemons and Mrs.
w. B. Swanberger were high pair,
north and south, and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. N. Finney, second high pair.
This tournament will continue
for three more months, one meeting
each month, with prizes given each
evening and with grand prizes
awarded at the end of the series.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Issue Invitations
For Two Parties

Invitations have been issues by
Mrs w. A. Scheniman, Mrs. w. E.
Smith, Mrs. Guy G.. B,eynon for two
bridge luncheons, one Friday and
one. Saturday, both to take place
at the Scheniman home, Seventh
and Sandalwood and both honor
ing Mrs. Judson Million of SEN
ecaVille, Ohio, who is the sister of
Mrs. Smith and the aunt of Mrs.
Beynon. Mr.. and Mrs. Million, for
the past two years, have spent their
winters in the valley.
These parties, first of the spring
season, will serve to inaugurate the
seasons social affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Interesting Groups
On Program for
Concert Mondav

For her concert Monday night in
the high school auditorium Lee
Whitney, beautiful lyric soprano,
has arranged particularly inter-
esting program in which everyone
will find something to enjoy.
Miss Whitney will be presented
at BIS o'clock Monday under the
auspices of the Imperial VAL
ley Music Teachers association,
the third concert in this seasons
artist series.
Miss Whitney will open her pro-
gram with three old English songs
after which she will present an
Italian group which will be followed
in turn by the popular aria from
Puccini's Madame Butterfly"
Some Day He'll Come"
Her next group include lie Pas
SAINT" (Hue, La Flute de Pan
(Debussy) and "Toujours a Toi'
(Tschaikowsky). For her closing
group Miss Whitney will sing "Pi-
rate Jenny" from THE Beggars
Opera" (Kuft WeiD, then two
poems of Edna st. Vincent Millay
set to music, the first by Harrison
Down, THE Betrothal" and tn,
second THE Return From Town
by Constance Herreshoff. San Die.
go. This group will conclude with
the song with All MY Heart" from
''The Great Waltz" (Strauss), IL
which Miss Whitney was prims
donna during its three year run ir
New York City.
Tickets for the concert may b7
obtained from Mrs. Arno G. Yaecke
or may be purchased at the door
Monday night.
The closing concert Of the series
will be presented by Gregor Piati-
gorski, greatest cellist playing today
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
World Wide Guild Girls Give
Shower for Mildred Noble

Miss Mildred Noble, whose mar
riage to Hampton Foreman of Ell
Centre will take place Sunday af-
ternoon at 4:3O o'clock in the First
Baptist church, Ell Centre, was
guest of honor at shower Friday
night, this affair being given by
the Senior World Wide guild girls
for whom she has been sponsor
during the past three years.
The shower was carried out in
particularly clever manner: the
church basement, where the party
took place. was decorated to re-
semble a radio broadcasting room,
that of Station WE'D. AS the
guest of honor arrived, the an
nouncer broadcast: This is Station
WED, the Mildred Noble hour. Opal
Greed then, as master of cere-
monies, saw that the guest of honor
was led to a special seat and con-
Quoted series of entertaining bri-
dal contests after which an original
poem written by the group, was
read to Miss Noble.
Then Jean Bennett, garbed as
page, made her appearance and
presented the gifts, one by one,
the future bride receiving an array
of attractive articles for ner new
home.
Wedding Table
After the shower was concluded
the curtains on the stage were
drawn and a beautifully appointed
wedding table was revealed, bearing
the handsome brides cake.
FaNors, tiny nutshells bearing
the legend, Truth in Nutshell"
were passed around in pretty
baskets, all the work of the girls,
and the nutshells, when opened, re-
vealed announcements of the we'd
ding.
Eugenia Thompson and Ruth
Parker poured, and Mrs. Harold
E. Doty, supervisor of guild work
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Friday Bridge
Club bHos+ess

Mrs. r. D. McPherrin was host
ess Friday to her bridge club, en-
tertaining members and guests at
luncheon at 551 Hamilton avenue
the group later returning to the
McPherrin home, 855 Olive avenue
for game of contract.
Mrs. Dorsey Whitelaw, Mrs. Nuf-
fer and Mrs. Carlos Worrall of
San Pedro, won high score prizes
in the afternoons play.
Members present were: Mesdames
Forrest E. Kutz, Don G. Bitter, j.
D. Adams, Dorsey Whitelaw, R. B
Whitelaw, Allen P. Nuffer, and the
hostess, the guests including: Mrs
Worrall, Mrs. Frederick Powers
Heald, Mrs, Russell Yeager, Mrs
Harry w. Horton, Mrs. Elmer w
Heald.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Cavalry Dance
Success

Fridays dance for the 18th cav
airy regiment proved the most sue
cessful yet of the weekly dances,
some 300 cavalrymen and residents
of the community enjoying dancing
to the inspiring music of the cavalry
band.
These parties are held each Fri
day of the week in the Veterans
hall and are given under the spon-
sorship of the American Legion
post and Auxiliary unit with the
purpose of providing opportunities
for the cavalrymen and Ell Centrans
to become better acquainted. Pa
irons and patronesses for the party
are supplied by the sponsoring or
ganizations.
The housing committee for the
Veterans hall is contributing its
share in advancing this project by
permitting the groups to have vhe
hall, free of rental, each Friday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Mildred FrohIy Married Friday
To Rex R. Freymond

John r. Parker was the only
guest at the wedding.
After their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Freymond returned to FL Cen
tro where they will remain until
Feb. l when they will leave for
Kansas City, Kans., where they
VIII make their home.
Mr.. Freymond is a corporal in the
United States Army and has been
transferred to FIT. Riley. His par
ents reside in Salinas.
The bride is a graduate of Gen.
trail high school and also attended
junior college as well as San
Diego business college. She comes
from we'll known family and her
marriage will be of interest to
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26

Miss Mildred Frohly, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Frohly of
Ell Centro, and Rex r. Freymond,
surprised their many friends by
slipping quietly away to Yuma,
Arizona, Friday night where they
were married at the Gretna Green
chapel by the Rev. Mr.. j. c. Bobb
The bride was attractive in her
wedding ensemble, a green silk
frock with short black coat and
black accessories.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Schools. Schools OF Interest to Women soass' s,n,'
Society
Clubs
CALENDAR

SATURDAY
Associated Farmers, 7, Barbara
Worth
Dinner dance, 1880, golf club
Oasis Shrine dinner, 6, Barbara
Worth
Oasis Shrine ceremonial, 8, Ma
sonic temple
SUNDAY
Sunday services, churches
MONDAY
Readers Round Table, 2, 10000
club
Twice Told Tales, 2, 1116 South
Sixth
Whitney concert, Sis, high school
Dams Entire bridge, 1880, 1912 Eu-
cid
Cactus Gavel club, 6:15, CaIifor-
mia hotel
American Legion Auxiliary, 6:3O,
Veterans hall
Typographical union, 1880, Labor
temple
Carpenters union, 1880, Labor
temple
Night school, 10, high school
Scout Explorers, 1880, Imperial
Lions hall
Scout Troop "a, 1880, Scout hut
Scout Troop 81, 1880, Heber
Scout Troop IS, 1880, Imperial
Veterans hall
Chess club, 1880, PauPs parish
hall
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in Imperial Valley, assisted the
group.
Some 80 people were present for
the affair, offering their good wish
es to the bride.
Miss Noble has asked Mrs. Fern
Mclean to be her matron Of honor,
and the Misses Genevieve Moody,
Opal Creed, Mary Virginia Cross
land, to be her bridesmaids. Allene
McChristy Clay will be soloist for
the wedding and Grace Blaisdell,
organist.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Noble of Calipatria and of the late
Fred Noble.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Book Reviewed for
CaIexico Section

CALEXICO, Jan. 25.-The Twice
Told Tales section of the Woman's
Improvement club met at the
ranch home of the president, Mrs.
E. E. Kelso. Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. P. w. Lawson, section chair
man, presided at the business ses-
sion. The section will have charge
of the program of the mother club
in April.
Mrs. Kenneth Owens gave the re-
view of the afternoon, choosing as
Struthers.
Mrs. Kelso served her guests with
tea and delicious English scones.
Mrs. Leroy Little was guest of the
section.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Hand
Club Meets

Helping Hand club members were
the guests Thursday of Mrs. w. c.
Hart, those present including: Mes
danes Georgia Hart, Minnie Far
rar, Lena Deaver, Sadie Smalling
Leo Deaver, Ada Offil, Barbara
Offil, Laura Harris, Leila Norris
Era Smalling, Della Harper, Naomi
Jewel. Katie Greenwood, w. K
Bradford. Estelle Bradford, Opal
Ashley, Opal Jewell, Anna Kluck
Ella Dawson and the two hostesses
Mrs. Alice Baker and Mrs. Myrtle
Baker.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
lyopata Group
Has Election

Iyopata Camp Fire girls met Fri
day at Harding school to elect the
following officers.
Sharon Stiles. president; Carolyn
Hubble, secretary; Patty Blair, trea-
surer; 10 Ann Miller, scribe, re-
porter. After the election the group
made acorn necklaces and also dis
eussed plans for 100 per cent at
tendance at the play day, Feb. l.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
House Guests at
Fl. P. Never Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P. Meyer
are enjoying a visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Carlos Worrall of
San Pedro, and their only grand
daughter, little Pamela Ann Worrall
and also from Mrs. Meyers mother
Mrs. Mary E. Johnston of Los An
geles. Mrs. .Worrall is the former
Jean Meyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
THE POST-PRESS

Published every Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Publishing COM
pany, 625 state street, FL Cen
tro, California, as the combined
Sunday issue of the Morning
Post and Imperial Valley Press.
Paul Jenkins, publisher. A. c.
Johnston. vice president and
general manager: L. A. Fitz-
hugh, secretary and managing
editor. West Holiday Co., Inc,
National Advertising Represen-
tatives.
Entered at Ell Centre. Califor-
mia, postoffice as second class
matter.
Subscription rates: In Califor-
MIA &c per copy or. in conjunc-
tion with the Imperial Valley
Press. Per month 75c; paid in
advance: months. S2.10;
months, $4.00; one year. $3.50;
outside California. in conjunc-
tion with the Morning Post.
per month, 60c; nonths,
$i.SS; months $S.25; one year
Member, California Newspaper
publishers Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Ernest Brewers
Have Baby Boy

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Brewer are
the parents of son, Donald Leroy
born on Jan. 81 at the Ell Centro
hospital and weighing seven pounds
l3 ounces.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
To Attend Market
Week in Civ

A. j. Delozier and his son, Jack,
will leave Monday for Los Angeles
to attend the furniture market be-
ing featured in that city where
buyers from all parts of the country
will view the new merchandise and
make selections for their custom
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-26
Announcements
Of Meetings

Eel Centre w. G. T. U. members
are to meet Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock in the Church of the
NaZarene, for a business session.
Business and Professional Women
of Ell Centre will discuss important
business at their meeting Tuesday
night, 7:3O o'clock, at the Carmen
Gibson studio, Eighth and Broad
way. There will be no program.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Dorothy Dix Says 80
Easily Obtained Divorces Might
Help in Curtailins This Evil

it is breaking down Of their prison
walls that makes it look so attractive
to them. But it would lose most of
its allure if they knew that there
were no prohibitive price tags on
freedom.
AS I said, II you made DEGREES
absolutely as easy to get as marriage
licenses it is probable that at first
the divorce court doors would be
stormed by all the couples who have
made a mess of their marriages and
who have been thinking that they
would pass into state of perfect
bliss if they were only rid of each
other. But they would find that
if their marriages have been disap-
pointments their divorces are blights
and their last estate is worse than
the first.
For they would discover that lone
illness is as hard to bear as grouchi-
ness or nagging; that those who
have been accustomed to home
are housebroken and are forlorn
and lost without it: that vamps and
gigolos are Just as hard TO get along
with as wives and husbands: that
empty arms yearn for little children
and that no sophistries stifle the
voice of a conscience that upbraids
man and woman for forsaking
the child that they brought into the
world and whom in honor they were
bound to stand by.
And, strangely enough, I think
that easy divorce would make better
husbands and wives. I think that
the fact that men and women know
that their partners are bound by
a contract that they cannot break
without scandal and heavy expenses
make them take liberties with mat
rimOny.
Evening star., 1941-02-14

A correspondent asks: "1n your
opinion, would it increase divorce
or lessen it if divorce was made
easler?" Both. I think that if it
were as easy and cheap to break
out of marriage as it is to get into
1t, that at first there would be a
regular stampede to the divorce
counter. But I also believe that in
the end easy divorce would stabilize
marriage, because if they could
either take it or leave it with
out any fuss or trouble or ex-
penSe they would leave it. This
sounds contradictory, but so is hu-
man nature, and somehow marriage
seems to bring out the human
nature in people as hot poultice
brings out the measles. Husbands
and wives don't think and reason
about each other. They Just feel.
They don't use their intelligence
in dealing with each other. They
use their emotions. And whether
or not couple gets along together
doesn't depend on what they do
or leave undone 1t is altogether a
matter of whether they lose their
taste for each other or not. So in
dealing with the divorce problem
we are dealing with human nature
in the raw, and one of its primitive
instincts is to be always dissatisfied
with what it has and crave the
thing that is Just beyond its reach.
1t is always the next field that Is
greener. And it is that way about
marriage. Undoubtedly the reason
so many husbands and wives are
always in their secret hearts pricing
tickets to Reno is because they know
they will never get there. 1t is the
unattainable, hence desirable. But
if they know that they could pack
their bags and go there on cheap
excursion any day its glamour would
be gone, and they would think that
home was a pretty good place, after
all.
The thing that casts gloom over
matrimony for so many people is its
permanency. 1t is the until-death-
do-us-part feeling that becomes un-
endurable. 1t is the knowledge that
| they are tied to each other as long
as they live that makes so many
husbands and wives fight like Kill
kenny cats.
1t is because divorce seems to
them like an emancipation procla-
nation setting a slave free, because
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Feed Your Guests
Well at Sunday
Morning Party

If you'd please your breakfast
guests, let the menu revolve around
a large chop plate of eggs and meat.
To suit different tastes, serve eggs
scrambled and eggs poached well,
surrounded by pork sausage links,
sausage patties, broiled bacon, thin
sliced ham fried, and Canadian
style bacon.
For a first course, serve chilled
tomato or orange Juice in deco
rative glasses. Many people like
to serve a second fruit such as hot
apple sauce, grapefruit sections, or
a mixture of steWed fruits served
up beautifully in a large glass dish.
Cornbread or corn mullins 90
we'll with this meal, As do fresh
raisin bread, baking powder bis
cults, fruit mullins, or homemade
coffee cake. If your guests believe
that "dunking" and conversation
go hand in hand, by all means add
doughnuts TO your menu. Mix for
the children and coffee for the
groWn-ups complete this ample
simple and festive meal.
To prepare large amount of
bacon easily, lay the bacon on the
broiler rack and cook under low
heat to the degree of doneness
you like. Pork sausage links are
best when cooked by either of two
methods: % lay in a skillet with
a little warm water, cover, and
steam over low heat minutes.
Drain of water and cook links
over low heat. turning frequently,
until nicely Drowned and plump
~ Place the links, after prIcking
with a fork, in a cold skillet, and
cook over low heat y to "A minutes
or until brown, turning often.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Ham Loaf Sauce

Ham loaf Should have It's accom-
paniment of horseradish sauce. Or
add a bit of prepared mustard and
ketchup to the horseradish sauce for
different flavor. To decorate the
looking ham loaf, crumble po-
tato chips over it the last five min
ues of baking time, then garnish
with red and white radishes and
sprigs of endive, or with celery curls
and two kinds of olives. Cress is
decorative, too.
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Evening Beautiful Soup Enhanced Tasty Accompaniment
By Dorothy Murray

Individual place cards and eag.
arctic containers made OF lucite are
both new and practical. There Is a
special place on the front of these
tiny articles for writing the name
of each guest. This can be easily
rubbed off for use on another occa-
sion.
New seafOOd cocktail dishes can be
used in several ways. The inside
cups are smart for serving certain
liquid cocktails while the outer ones
could be used as finger bowls. -.
pair of Venetian figure lamps
made of blown glass would be lovely
to adorn your dinner table. These
are very unusual and emit a soft,
pleasing light. -.
Small individual trays with seq
tions for holding a demi tasse cup.
cordial glass and ashtray are COM
venient to have when serving after
dinner coffee in the living room.
The small trays are made of chro-
MUM and fit exactly into one large
serving tray ....
Do you remember the OId-faSh-
iOned school bell? Well, there is a
cocktail shaker on the market pat
termed after this II is made Of
chromium, has wooden handle and
can be manipulated with one hand.
While the mixture is being shaken
the strainer on the inside acts as O
Clapper, making a ringing sound. -.
Be different and give the bride-to.
be a hand made hot cake dish and
syrup pitcher. The latter fits sr1ugEy
onto the cover of the dish, making
1t easy to serve. The set is compara-
lively inexpensive and is made Of
tarnish-pr pewter wear 80.
A certain store in town has O
special machine for making fruit
and vegetable juices, and does 20
daily. The juices, among which ars
carrot. celery. parsley, cucumber.
apple and pineapple, can be pur-
chased by the glass or in pint or
quart quantities. No preservatives
are mixed with the juices, so 1t 10
suggested that you buy only one
days supply ..
Two delicious new vegetables re-
Gently added to the canned goods
line are cauhfower and french fried
onions. These are very easy 10 pre-
/ pare. requiring only few minutes
of heating before they are served. I.
+ At your next cocktail party, servs
imported haddOck liver on tiny slices
( of toast or crackers. The liver can
be heated if desired by simply plac-
I ing the unopened can in hot water
( for five minutes -.
/ Another food suggestion for your
| party are baby melons which havs
been picked in medium cane sugar
sirup, blended vinegar and spices. ...
Evening star., 1941-02-14
Bp Barbara Bell

This frock looks so pretty in crisp
cottons like percale, calico or ging-
ham, in cheerful pinks, green's and
yellows. 1t offers q perfect COM
bination of comfort and charm for
home wear, with its high-cut prin-
cess skirt, drawn in at the waist
line by a sash bow In the back, its
gathered bodice and flared skirt.
All of these details make design
No 1909-B unusually becoming, and
all Of them insure ease for busy work
days at home. The pretty neckline
and youthful yoke are emphasized
by dipped row of buttons and an
edging of bright braid. These trim
ming details are repeated on the
sleeves.
You'll probably like the looks of
this frock so well in home cottons
that you'll want it also In spun rayon
or fat crepe for rmabout. It's ap-
propriate for that, too.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1909-B
b designed for sizes u. IA, l6, 1s,