Imperial Valley press., 1943-12-23

CANTEEN PARTIES
At the servicemens canteen on
Main street, two parties nave been
planned, Christmas eve affair and
an open house Christmas day.
| At the Christmas eve party, to
| begin at O'Clock, Christmas carol
singing will tart the festivities
under the leadership of the Rev.
FIR. Edward Hutchinson, member OF
the city recreation council, with
Mrs. Emily Kaford head of the
unit and also a member of the
council, accompanying. Attractive
programs with the carols printed on
them will be distributed.
Marilyn Ingle, talented young
violinist, will be heard in a violin
solo with accompaniments by Doro-
thy Armstrong.
After the music, refreshments will
be served and gifts from the tree
will be distributed, the canteen
being decorated with a tree, tinsel
and ornaments to provide festive
setting for the holidays.
Mrs. Percie Thacker has arranged
to have the refreshments on hand.
largely contributed by organizations
and individuals, and musicians to
play for informal dancing.
Servicemen and women, and all
the canteen junior hostesses are in
vited to attend the party.
Christmas day, open house will
be held and the same musicians
will be on hand to play for the
canteen guests.
FOR THE CAMPS
Christmas activities at the vari-
Gus military installations in the
valley have been planned, Mrs.
Lottie Meagher, Red Cross field
director, having asked each chapter
or branch in the valley to care for
the camp nearest it.
The Red Cross is seeing that
every man who is in a hospital has
a Christmas gift, and the various
units of the Red Cross are planning
a variety of Christmas events
through their camp and hospital
service council.
The Ell Centro camp and hospital
service committee headed by Mrs.
P. E. HiXson is taking care of the
Marine air station and the Busi-
ness and Professional Women's club.
of Camp Seeley.
Junior Red Cross members have
made the Christmas decorations for
five trees at the Marine air station
and two at Seeley including many
strings of popcorn given them by
United Artists theatre
Sunday members of the COM
mittee went out to decorate the tree
and also to take the beautiful gift
packages which the high school
Junior Red Cross has made for
every patient in the dispensary.
Working with Mrs. Hixson in the
tree trimming project were Mes
danes r. H. MadduX, w. j. Thorn
burg, John w. Cook. John Hart
zog, Miss Shirley Maddux, Mrs.
Charles p. Delp saw that all the
packages of cigarettes which go to
the men in the dispensary, were
wrapped, and Mrs. H. G.. Jones of
the committee, who is in charge of
chaperonage for the camp dances,
has assisted with many of the
projects.
Christmas Eve Wilson glee club,
sCme so in number, under the direc-
ton of Laura Mcfarland will go to
camp to sing some of the numbers
they were to have presented on the
school Christmas program which
had to be cancelled.
At Camp Seeley the Business and
Professional Women are decorating
the tree and the tables for the
Christmas dinner.
Junior Red Cross members have
also made gay little favors which
will go on the trays of patients in
the hospitals Christmas.
At Holtville the Red Cross is
planning to take care of an army
detachment and the naval air sta
ton, Junior Red Cross members
singing carols for the groups.
CaleXico is caring for an army de-
tachment, Calipatria, for Camp
Dunlap, Brawley for an Army de-
tachment and Westmorland for the
Sandy Beach unit.
Imperial has been devoting its