Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-23
Society
Clubs
ON THE FRONT
IN THE VALLEY
EQUIPMENT NEEDED

been made by the Ell Centre chap
ter of the American Red Cross. This
equipment is needed for the Red
Cross community surgical dressings
center to be opened in the Ten
Thousand club house in the i'm
mediate future.
Anyone having machines or irons
to lend or donate is asked to COM
municate at once with Mrs. H. r.
Anderson, chairman of volunteer
services. Literally thousands of
surgical dressings must be made at
once for use at the front and this
equipment is necessary. Mrs.
Franklin Steele will arrive next
week from San Diego to train in
structors for the work.
NAVY KNITTING
Pacific coast area, American Red
Cross, has sent out a hurry-up call
for completion of Navy knitting.
Those women who are knitting on
articles for the United States Navy
are asked to finish their work as
soon as possible as the Red Cross
is behind in its quota and the need
here also is imperative Completed
garmnts should be brought to head
quarters, 100 North Fifth, as soon
as possible and SO that the articles
may be shipped to the armed forces
Mrs. A. r. Tagg, chairman of war
production work for the Ell Centro
chapter, has asked the cooperation
of the knitters in this work.
GREASE MONEY
The Ell Centro chapter of the
American Red Cross is richer by
$886 which citizens of Ell Centre
have contributed by donating the
money they receive for the grease.
Mrs. o. w. Keep for the chapter
collected the money from IL stores
Thursday. In the majority of stores
in the city, containers are available
where patrons may deposit the
money they receive for the sale of
greases. The funds thus obtained
will be used to purchase materials
for the 300 comfort kits which the
chapter is to make and send to the
armed forces at the front.
CAMP DANCE
Under the auspices of the Red
Cross Camp and Hospital service
committee, another delightful dance
took place at Camp Seeley-Tues-
day of this week. A fire was built
in the patio and some % pounds
of weiners we're cooked. and con-
sumed by the men and their guests,
the men serving an appetizing sup
per. On Oct. 80, Friday, a Hal
lowe'en dance will be given under
the committees auspices.
This committee will arrange the
transportation for the junior hos
tesses from the Mayan hotel to
camp and back again, but trans
portation to and from the hotel for
these girls is the responsibility of
their parents.
STAFF ASSISTANTS
Ell Centre chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has now staff as
sistants corps of II women who
completed the course, taking their
examinations. These IL will be on
duty at the chapter headquarters,
at the surgical dressings center,
doing clerical work, supplying in
formation, etc. These IL graduates
are: Mesdames P. M. Mercer, Rob-
ert Jones, C. S. Justman, John
Rhodes, Russell Tagg, Russell Trek
ler, j. D. Townsend, o. w. Keep,
Hugh johnson, William G. Reed, w.
A. Vize and H. r. Anderson.
CANCEL TRIP
Once again the Imperial Desert
corps faces a disappointment. The
weekend trip to Camp Young has
been cancelled for two reasons, the
men are out on maneuvers and
transportation is not available to
take the girls from the valley to IN
dio. If transportation should be
available the corps will go to Indio
in two weeks.
Meanwhile the corps is not idle,
having other plans in prospect =
parties for the men stationed in
the valley, informal dances, suppers,
ETC., are in prospect, these affairs
to take place at Rancho Donean,
the home of Mrs j. w. Donohue,
colonel of the corps.
Lest anyone think, however, that
the work of the corps is unappreci-
ated, Mrs. Donohue this week re-
ceived note of gratitude from the
u. S. o. leaders Rabbi Isador
Franzblau of the Indio U. S. o. club
and A. w. Lindar of the Coachella
u. S. o. club, his letter saying in
part: Permit us to express for the
staff of the u. S. O. club and the
soldiers. our appreciation of your
splendid cooperation. The men at
Camp Young, at the best, work
and live under difficult conditions,
and their one recreation, as we'll as
their outstanding desire, is these
dances, and the companionShip Of
fine young girls such as the I'M
perial Desert corps. BY giving up
their Weekends to help entertain
the men, these young women are
doing their bit in the war emerg-
ency."
OFFICIAL HERE
John S. Roach, field representa-
tive for this district, is in Ell Centre
this week spending several days
conferring with Red Cross officers
and chairmen in regard to valley
needs and problems.