Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1943-01-01

: Many small informal parties in
the various homes We'd with the
more elaborate hotel, cafe and club
parties as Imperial Valley Thurs
day welcomed the new year.
This year perhaps the smaller
parties were more numerous than
in former years, groups of friends
gathering together to celebrate the
holiday, with fewer large parties
scheduled, since the various war
regulations, shortages, and search
tics make entertaining on large
scale more difficult.
Some 300 merrymakers gathered
at the Ell Centre Elks' club for one
of the incest parties in the clubs
history Dancing began at 10 o'clock
and continued until early Friday
morning when breakfast was served,
with the almost non-eXistent bacon
= end eggs delighting the members
eand their guests Favors were dis
tributcd just before midnight SO
that 1913 might have an appropri-
ate welcome.
At the Barbara Worth Hotel a
smart dinner dance was featured
l)r $50 guests where tables we're
prcttily decorated in keeping with
the holiday. Music. by the infantry
band was exceptionally fine and
this affair proved highly success
ful
Restaurants and night clubs were
thronged With diners-out who en-
joyed the holiday menus, and ip
some, dancing or floor shows.
Other citizens found pleasant
opportunity for New Years eve
celebrations in The midnight shows
offered b. the theatres.
Members of the Eagles lodge and
their friends also enjoyed a New
Years eve party, a gala dance at
the lodge headquarters which was
decidedly popular affair.
In Brawley, the Elks club had
successful dance also, and like the
Ell Centre club, served breakfast
with ham and eggs as the specially
here. The Del Rio country club also
featured New Years eve dance
and Jobs Daughters celebrated the
9oliday with formal dane in the
Community club house.
CHURCH PROGRAMS
Many valley churches had watch
night parties in which music, read
jngs, talks, games were enjoyed.
y In Ell Centre the First Baptist
church had an observance of this
latter type, the Rev. MI G. S. Bar
ons, the Rev. Mr.. Earl E. A. Ander-
son of Brawley, and DR.. Helwig,
pastor of the church, being the
speakers. An social hour was en-
io$ed during the evening as we'll as
the more serious items on the pro-
gram.
Many valley residents had parties
prior to the hotel and club dances,
others entertained few friends at
watch night affairs, and still others
are planning to hold open house
informally on New Years day.
For many years now a group of
friends has celebrated New Years
eve together, this annual party hav-
ing become well established tradi-
ton. In previous years the party
took the form of progressive din
ncr but this year gas rationing has
taken q hand, and the progressive
idea has been abandoned.
~ Instead this group met at the Les
Sse Mcconnell home for dinner
and an evening of cards, the guests
including, in addition to Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. An
IlerSon, Mi. and Mrs. j. E. Burns,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Inglc, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Tyler, Miss Marilyn In
gle.
Mr.. and Mrs o. j. Bradshaw
were among those who entertained
informally New Years eve, inviting
a few friends to join them in watch
ing the old year out.
On New Years day, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Livingston were to have
a few friends as their dinner guests
ut their home on Euclid avenue.
OPEN HOUSE
Among those entertaining friends