Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-08
Anne Davis
Notebook
Schools
Churches

With school over, summer plans
are in the making, although this
year they will be greatly curtailed,
what with tire shortages, rumors
of fationing and the uncertainty
which attends all plans.
This year, as every year, certain
valley residents are leaving to the
sorrow of their friends, and among
them are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pow
Central's year book this year was
dedicated to Mrs. Powers who has
been connected with the business
office for the past IL years.
Mrs. Will Won F1uss, whose pro-
feSsional name, Starr Won Fluss,
painter, musician and poet is so
well known, has a treasured possess
sion in the form of a letter from
Greta Moxlev, secretary to the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor, who, for
the famous couple, thanks Mrs.
Won Fluss for the original poem she
sent them on their wedding ami
versary, June g. The poem is en-
titled, Because of You" and sent
to the Duke and Duchess with the
authors good wishes. The note writ
ten from Government House, Mas
sau, Bahamas, not only expresses
the recipients appreciation of the
poem but the kind thought which
prompted it.
In the mail lately was an inter-
esting letter from Mrs. j. E. Peck,
whose son, Pilot Officer James E
Peck of the Eagle Squadron with
the RAF, recently was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross.
His latest radiogram to his par
ents arrived at tno Peck home, Berk-
eley, on May 26: Having a wonder
full time. Wish l were home. Tenn
porary address, Rock hotel, Gibral-
tar. Young Peck has been flying
over Malta and he received the D.
F. C. for gallantry in action, shoot
ing down three enemy planes al
though outnumbered five to one.
Mrs. Peck goes on to say: With
hundreds of thousands of young
men with an attitude like that, the
allies will win the victory as we'll
as the peace afterward. We are
more proud of his attitude than his
accomplishments, for after all, ones
attitude or outlook on life is the
most important single attribute to-
wards success or failure" Young
Peck will be 81 this month, having
been born on June Ia, 1921, in CAL
eXico.
/ Also in the mail bag this week
came copy of a resolution passed
by District No. of the California
Music Teachers association, prais-
ing the Imperial County branch
for its civic project, the concert
series initiated by the Music Teach
ers association of Imperial Valley,
and Oria Kenah, the motivating
force. The palm for real achieve
ment and for long and continuous
effort goes to the Imperial Valley
branch and to the chairman of the
music series, that far-sighted and
indefatigable worker in the cause
of good music, Oria A. Kenah. For
| the past six or seven years Mrs.
Kenah's untiring effort has been
directed to securing the formoSt
artists for ts.e Ell Centre concerts.
Her success as an impresario has
established the Music Teacher aSSo-
citation as a constructive factor in
the valley. Until this fall, when
she became i'll. Mrs. Kenah served
as manager for the concert series,
Mrs. Arno C. Yaeckel succeeding
her
Mrs. Kenah is in Hollywood, very
much better and anticipating re-
turning to the valley, and to active
life, in September.
Rotary AIMS, the wives of Rotar-
ians, have received an invitation
for date with 70 men, record,
according to the letter, never be-
fore equalled, even b. the ladies of
the Ell Centre Canteen." All OF
which goes to show that the Ro-
tarians weren't at the canteen the
night open house was held for
Camp Seeley when the canteen
workers had 300 men.
However, the invitation, 10 men
or 300. is very welcome for it is an
invitation to dinner the evening OF
June II, 7:3O O'Clock at the Bar
bara Worth hotel, with a program
afterwards.
At the recent luncheons given by
Mrs. Robert w. Ware for Mrs. p.
N. Van Slyck, the guest of honor
in blue and the hostess in pink,
either accidentally or on purpose,
matched the color scheme for the
tally cards and the table decora-
tionS Mrs. Ben HulSe was in yell
low, black and white print; Mrs.
Warren Currier, in dusty pink with
flower banded turban; Mrs. H. C.
Diller in black and white; the two
McNeeces, EStelle and Angela, in
white, all as gay and charming as
could be.
The guests also had lots of fun
seeing Mrs. Ernest Zinn'S betty
Ware, wedding presents which
were on display, everything for q
young brides new home. Even the
china, with it bright flowers, was
bridal in design and Betty could
start housekeeping tomorrow save
for one thing-Mr. zinn is at Ft.
Ord and his future destination un-
known.
The guest of honor was radiant
because her son, Philip, has been
ordered for duty at March Field,
Riverside. He has been stationed