Imperial Valley press., 1941-05-04
Clubs
Society
ANNE DAVIS
NOTEBOOK

People are still talking about the
Ten Thousand clubs bridge party
Thursday with its delicious food
and pretty decorations which made
such an ideal background for new
spring outfits.
Pastels and gay prints were cer-
tainly in the majority, with flower
trimmed straWs, or else wide brim-
med hats the favorites, but here and
there soberer accents afforded a
nice contrast-Mrs. Oria Kenah in
a smart black ensemble with most
becoming white lingerie touches
Mrs. Rudolph Frowiss, Jr, smart
/ in red and White-Mrs. Ben Hulse
in a print with pink predominating
Mrs. P. N. Van Slyck in a modish
suit with big -brimmed hat in char
treuse-Mrs. William Burke, Jr., of
Holtville in a chic tailored print of
small design.
O.
And speaking of clothes - Mrs.
Mont j. Reid's evening dress of a
reddish brown background with
small figures in red and yellow is
perfect with her red hair and most
becoming. With it she wears an
amber necklace that repeats the
basic color of her frock.
Mrs. Elmer Healds white lace
evening frock is particularly be-
coming with her dark eyes, and the
soft pink lace gown which Mrs.
Bradshaw wears is lovely with her
fair coloring.
Nor is this bridge luncheon all
that Ten Tohusand club members
and their friends will have an op-
portunity to enjoy for on next Fri
day their own Drama section is
presenting four one-act plays in a
house that evening.
The draft has spoiled many a
plan and among them is the Drama
Workshops original scheme of pre-
senting a three-act play. Due to
the fact that most of their male
members have been drafted, any
long play, except possibly "The Wo-
men" is out of the question as it
is hard to find one of that length
with only two male characters. So
instead, series of one act plays
and very clever ones is planned
and as Mrs. w. G.. Outlook, chair
man says, in her pretty Southern
accent, I'VE will use our two mer
ovah and ovah again." These plays
will range from comedy to swift
moving drama and will be most
entertaining. AS scenes are changed
entire act numbers will be pre-
sented, which will include harp mus
ic by that talented, and also at
tractive musician, Mrs. Jack Brem
and readings by that clever actress.
Helen Barsumian, who so delighted
| the audience with her work in
Another Language" last year. Miss
Barsumian is particularly adept at
comedy and we hope she will give
reading in that vein.
Then on May IS the current New
York theatrical season will be
brought to the club by Beatrice
Edmonds of San Diego at a dinner
meeting during which new officers
will be installed.
An innovation will be featured
May q when the club sponsors a
brunch, with bridge, in the club
house with all proceeds going to-
wards the purchase of a mobile
canteen to be sent to Great Britain
for use and which will bear the
name Imperial Valley"
O.
One of the prettiest sights in the
valley the past few weeks has been
not only the formal gardens at the
John F.. Waterman ranch, Edge
wild ranch, but the grapefruit Or
chard where literally hundreds of
volunteer flowers made their ap-
pearance, providing brilliant masses
of color in contrast to the green
foliage of the trees with their yell
| low fruit.
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News of old friends is always of
interest and members of THE Scrib-
blers" will be particularly interested
in this: Jasqueline Day, nicknamed
May Day, is society editor of the
La Mesa Scout, daily paper, writes
several columns and is under con-
tract with an eastern syndicate for
articles. She has had short stories
published in an Alabama magazine
and editorials which have been
used by coast newspapers. Mrs. Day
was a member of the Ten Thous-
and club and particularly inter-
ested in the Arts and Crafts Sec
ton, being an artist as well as a
writer. She was also affiliated with