Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1942-05-03
Anne Davis
Notebook

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Defense work keeps everyone busy
these days and if it isn't observing
airplanes, working at the canteen.
attending classes, working for the
Red Cross. it is something else
along that line.
Even the school children are
thinking of war work, and are
busy with their Junior Red Cross
activities. The sixth graders at
Wilson school who bought records
for the canteen recently were SO
pleased with the canteen that they
have decided to adopt it for their
project and each week will bring
something, fruit for the men, flow
erS to add some gaiety to the build
ing, or something else for the ser
vice men.
This Friday however, all plans
were thWarted for the plasterers
got in earlier than was anticipated
and the building had to be closed
temporarily while repairs were un-
derWay. Workers who went down
to open the canteen fer the day
were greeted by piled up furniture
but walls nicely repaired.
And a bouquet is due James
Francis Mccarthy and John Burn
the men who did the work, and
who refused to send in q Dill Tor
patching up the plaster, saying that
it was their way of helping the
cause.
McCabe- Eucalyptus women are
doing a good deed also in the war
work line for they are going to
Camp Seeley to reupholSter some
furniture. Through their farm home
department work they have learned
proper methods Of doing this type
of work and armed with all the
equipment necessary they will be
at Camp Wednesday morning to de-
vote a busy day to reuphoSterlng
the shabby and somewhat worn
pieces of furniture.
y
assistant executive chairman Tor
the defense council is busy as can
be in her new office at the court
house where all registration cards
CT volunteer workers from all parts
of the valley are being filed in
most buSineSS-liKe manner SO that
at a moments notice, if workers are
needed for any emergency, lists of
those qualified for various services
will be available, no matter in what
part of the county.
Volunteer workers are doing a
grand job in helping Mrs. Clements
giving their time to tipping and
tabulating this information: Mrs.
j. j. Green. Mrs. j. W. Glasgow,
Mrs. A. B. Hanson. Mrs. H. S. Cow,
Mrs. l.. Fontana.
Mrs. P. N. Van Slyck, who has
been so active a member OF the
Ten Thousand club, having served
that organization both as its presi-
dent and in many other capacities,
and who has been particularly &C
tive in the Twice Told Tales sec
ton, giving the sections program
for the club this year. will be guest
CT honor at farewell party We'd
nesday given by Mrs. Ross T. Hick-
COX at the Hickcok home, a Twice
Told Tales section program and
tea. Mr.. and Mrs. Van Slyck are
leaving the valley, having sold their
attractive home on West Main
street to MI. and Mrs. Richard H.
Moore, and plan to leave the lat
ter part of the month, although
their many friends hope that they
will not be gone permanently but
will return again.
Incidentally at the Twice Told
Tales meeting last Monday at the
Van Slyck home, Mrs. Van Slyck
looked charming in a print frock IN
grays and pinks, and Mrs. Hick-
COX received many compliments on
her print frock in soft colorS with
a becoming pink straw hat.
Speaking of meetings, Mrs. WeS-
ley He'll, singing a beautiful spiri-
tual for the W.C.TU. convention
Tuesday. never sang any better.
and also never looked am prettier
than on that occasion.
Comedy is all I could sell to any
club this season and so l am nap
by it was the choice of your club
writes Beatrice Edmonds of San
&c To nj. Iln a
program for the Ten thousand club
the evening of May q. Miss Ed
mondS will review the current New
York theatrical season and COM
ment on a number of plays includ-
ing Noel CoWard'S "Blithe SPIRIT
which won the Drama Circle Critics
award as the best play b. a for
eign writer, and Junior Miss,
which Twice Told Tales members
will be interested in since Mrs.
Forrest F.. Kutz reviewed a por-
ton of the book on which the play
is based for them at a recent meet
ing.
Howard George FarnSworth, II
is the name Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
FarnSWorth have chosen for their
son born this week in the FL Cen
tro hospital. The baby's grand
mother. Mrs. Anna K. FarnSworth,
and his great grandmother. Mrs. G
II. Kirkpatrick of San Diego are
in the valley. Mrs. Kirkpatrick re-
turning shortly to San Diego, but
Mrs. Farnsworth remaining to greet