Oxnard Courier from Oxnard, California • Page 5

OXNARD COUfUM, FRIDAY, If. 1111. OXNAltD WOMAN HADE HEAD OF COUNTY CLUB FEDERATION Mrs. J. Diefenbach, president of the Oxnard Monday club and prominent in county club affairs, was chosen president of the Ventura County As- Bociation of Women's clubs at the sixteenth annual meeting, held In Santa Paula Monday.

Mrs. J. B. Dewar, of the Women's Improvement club of Hueueme, was elected corresponding secretary. All the new officers were elected by acclamation.

The other new officers are: Mrs. Bertha Beaman, Ojai Valley Women's club, vice-president; Mrs. F. K. Jones, Santa Paula Ebell, recording secretary; Mrs.

C. G. Bartlett, Ventura E. C. treasurer.

More than 200 club women from all sections of the county attended the meeting. The beautiful Ebell club house, the gift of Mrs. Alice McKevett, was prettily decorated and formed a convenient and delightful place for the convention. The morning session was occupied with business, including reports of officers and the address of the president, Mrs. S.

R. Sharp. The three- minute reports of club presidents also formed an interesting feature of the morning session, all clubs in the county, with two or three exceptions, reporting. The clubs are doing Red Cross work and have been active in the various war-service campaigns in their neighborhoods, many of them having given up program meetings entirely. Many purchases of Liberty bonds with club funds were reported.

Mrs. L. B. Hogue, in reporting for the Women's Council of Defense, led an interesting, discussion of wheat conservation. An address by Mrs.

Frank Gibson, of the State Immigration commission, was first on the afternoon program. She emphasized the importance, now in war time as never before, of Americanizing the adult foreigner, and told of the many thousands of drafted men who could neither speak nor write English, and many who are wholly illiterate. It is a neighborhood problem, Mrs. Gibson said, and every neighborhood should make it a point to see that no more illiterates go from their section. There are now over 40,000 men in the National army who can not read or write English.

She described the night school work at the Presidio, and talked of best methods of instructing foreigners. Mrs. Gibson was followed by Mrs. Alice McKevett, who spoke briefly, urging that local charities be not forgotten. Mrs.

C. M. Weymann, of the State School for Girls, read a paper on "The Child emphasizing particularly the increase of delinquency among girls near the cantonments, means of preventing it, and urging the employment of school and home teachers, or home visitors, as a means of preventing delinquency. Mrs. J.

W. Bunion, vice-president of the Los Angeles district for Ven- tura county, urged the women to keep their affiliation with the district and national organizations, emphasizing that it is only by united effort that the great things needed today may be accomplished. Mrs. J. Diefenbach, the newly elected president, opened a round-table discussion of food and wheat conservation, and some time was spent in questions and answers on this subject.

Of vital interest to every county Miss Entertains The Ventura Post A jolly dance was given for a crowd of high school students at the Sturgis ranch in the Santa Ana Saturday night when Miss Magaret Rowe, daughter of Charles Rowe, entertained for Ventura and Oxnard friends. The party was informal and lots of with barbecued eats that were much appreciated. Those present were the Misses Marjory Cagnacci, Cecilia Peirano, Iluth Ifennion, Helen Cavnah, Doris McDonell, Gertrude Willis, Dora Enos, Kathryn Fowler, Vesta Vickers, Oxnard; Dorothy Diefenbach, Ox- club woman is the resolution adopted nard; and Messrs. Ray Connelly, Ox- at the meeting, pledging every woman to observe, as far as her circumstances permit, the wheatless pledge recently circulated by the food administration, to buy no wheat or wheat products of any kind until the new crop is in. This was adopted after some discussion, led by Mrs.

Hogue, who desired that the women know what they were doing. Mrs. Sharp, the' president, ended the discussion by saying "If our government wants us to do it, I guess we The report of the resolutions committee, which was adopted as read, also contained the resolutions endorsing the Red Cross and other forms of war relief; pledging support to government war activities; endorsing the national federation's plan for furlough thomes for United States soldiers in France, and pledging a contribution of one dollar from every county club woman; endorsing the work of Americanization and urging that it be taken up by every community; urging the adoption of the federal jury amendment as a war conservation measure; and the customary courtesy resolutions. The musical numbers during the session were enjoyable. Chorus sing- Ing of "Star Spangled "Battle Hymn of the and "Keep the Home Fires Burning" was led by Mrs.

Britton nard; Chester Cagnacci, Edwin Carty, Howard and Harold Chaffee, Don Rowe, Edmund Franz, James Blackstock, Willington Wilde, Newton Hill and the hostess. Birthday Party A delightful birthday party was given Friday afternoon by Mrs. James Seaton at their beautiful new home in Las Posas, in honor of her little girl, Velma. The affair was attended by Velma's little friends and their mothers. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion.

The little ones enjoyed the afternoon in playing games and blowing soap bubbles. The little ones all gathered around the table for a delicious luncheon, which was served at the close of the afternoon. The birthday cake held six little candles, Pretty little toys were given to all the guests. Those who enjoyed the afternoon were: Albert Kellar, Helen Kel lar, Iris Evans, Irene Baptiste, Edward Waters, Edna Milligan, Alice Conway, Bettle Brown, James Seaton Jr. and Velma Seaton.

Birthday Party In honor of the eighth birthday of her daughter, Marjorie, Mrs. F. E. Grey entertained a party of the little girl's friends Tuesday afternoon. The afternoon was merrily spent in chil- Bowker.

A vocal solo by Miss Chloe' dren's games and closed with a birth- Hall, two vocal solos by Mrs. Britton Bowker, a vocal number by the Ebell trio, a piano duet by Mesdames Waidie. Demarest and Tubbs, formed the musical numbers during the day. In the evening, when the Hon. Motley H.

Flint was the epeaker, Mrs. Leslie C. Gisler of Oxnard sang several numbers, and the Ebell club chorus gave two numbers. During the day, a telegram was read from Mrs. Mattison B.

Jones, of Los Angeles, president of the Los Angeles district federation, regretting her inability to be present, also one from Mrs. E. P. Foster of Ventura, who is in San Diego. The clubwomen also voted to send to Congressman E.

A. Hayes and Senator Hiram Johnson letters protesting against the new zone postal plan for magazines. Those attending from Oxnard were: Mrs. J. Diefenbach, Mrs.

W. B. Meyers, Mrs. Louis Maulhardt, H. A.

Lill and Miss M. Bevans. LIBERTY BOY WRITES HONE FROM FRANCE Andrew Lorenzana. who is with the American forces in Fiance, has written as follows to his brother, Joe: Somewhere in France. Mar.

10, 1918. Brother Joe: I am well and also Brother Henry and the rest of the boys here and hope that you are all well there. I received your package of cigarettes and the other one you sent to me which I was very to get and thank you for the same, for it is kind of hard to buy thos- things here. I also heard from Henry and Herbert Cohn and Henry and they are O. K.

and today I went over to see Elmer Suytar and Henry Peck and they are both well and send their best regards to all at Ventura, all friends and relations; and they both are sure looking flnpj 1 see them nearly every day. They are both with the ambulance corps. I have a another job now with the Issue Commissary department handling Uncle Sam's groceries, I have gained ten pounds here now so you tee our Uncle takes food care of us boys. Well, brother, will close for tonight hoping to hear from you soon again. Retards to all there at hone and regards froaa Elmer Suyler and Harry Peek to all their friends.

ANDREW Care AaerfcM Expedi- fMew AUTO ACCIDENT SUIT COHINC TO TRIAL Suit of Mrs. Mary D. Wishard, ad- ministratrix of the estate of Fred D. Wishard, deceased, against George R. Lufkin, George H.

Mosher, Sam Weill and Bert Short came to trial in department 14 of the superior court of Los Angeles Thursday morning. Dr. Fred, D. Wishard was killed the night of April 1917, when the auto owned by Lufkin and Mosher and driven by Bert Short in which he and his wife were riding collided with Sam Weill's car on the state highway ia the San Fernando valley. Mrs.

Wishard is asking 130,000 damages. Mr. Welll was accompanied by William Matigan and Roy Bellah. The trial will be by jury. C.

F. Blackstock of Oxnard will represent Mr. Welll. He went to the city today. Haaa it Dunnigan of Los Angeles represent Lufkin and Mosher.

PEACOCK SELLS RESIDENCE R. L. Peacock has sold his residence on street to Merits Reimann, who will occupy it oft or before October 1, Mr. Peacock it figuring on building a smaller house on street or Magnolia avenue. POftMER OXNARO ON A of Ray Hutchins, former proprietor of Hotel Oxnard, WM aboard the confer, which It Biasing.

Mr. Hvtektof is BOW a trailing tecnaa. They left Oxnard three years ago. day luncheon which delighted the little guests. The table was decorated prettily in pink.

Miss Marjorie's guests were: Virginia Bagley, Margaret Staples, Bunnie Rice, Elsie and Gertrude Bachler, Dorothy Elliott, Kathryn Train, Agnes Diener, Barbara Diefenbach, and Phyllis Gray, Charles and Tom Murphy, Carl Dwire Murl and Burnell Hartnett, Brother Diffenderffer and Grant Malcomson of Pasadena. The Ladies Thimble club of the Baptist church met yesterday noon with Mrs. A. L. Gordon.

For Mrs. Webb In honor of her departure from Oxnard the friends of Mrs. Robert L. Webb, wife of the former Presbyterian minister in this city, gave her and her children a very pleasant party Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. C.

C. Ruppert on street. A delightful program was first rendered, consisting of piano selections by Mrs. J. Leslie Forster, reading "All In the Point of View," by Mrs.

F. P. Nicholas: vocal solo by Mrs. J. W.

Rooney; a reading to music by Mrs. Nicholas; a duet by Mrs. H. M. Staire and Mrs.

Rooney. This was followed by a presentation speech by Mrs. Nicholas at the end of which she gave Mrs. Webb a handsome gift as a slight token of appreciation, and regret at her departure. Those present were: Mrs.

J. M. Barnhart. Mrs. H.

M. Staire, Mrs, J. W. Rooney, Mrs. J.

L. Forster, Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, Mrs. C. F.

Burr, Mrs. H. Goodlander. Methvin. Mrs.

F. P. Mrs. Clarence Nicholas, Mrs. David Ellis, Mrs.

Charles Covarublas. Mrs. S. E. Churchill, Mrs.

John G. Hill, Alta. Sorshner. Miss Elizabeth Olds, Miss Helen Williams, Mrs. Glenn Dewar, Mrs.

W. M. Abplanalp. Mrs. Louis Lloyd, Miss Mary Bevans.

Miss Anna Bradshaw, Mrs. Grant Fra- Miss Helen Stewart, Mrs. D. Graham, Mrs. Albert Petit, Mrs.

H. K. Snow. Mrs. R.

W. Pidduck, Mrs. H. H. Eastwood, Mrs.

R. L. Webb, the goest of honor, and the hostess, Mrs. C. C.

Ruppert Knitting Party Mrs. G. A. Broughton entertained several young ladies Wednesday at a knitting party at her in Hotel Oxnard. The time was spent merrily in knitting and conversation and with music.

A tasty luncheon set-red. Besides Mrs. Broughton and her daughter, Mist Beatrice, there were prevent the Misses Gertrude Wolf, May Hennessey, Mary Mahan, Mrs. C. Efefteright.

SCHOOL HOUSE PATRIOTIC RALLY EL order to hold a patriotic meeting at El Rio school Friday evening the trustees of El Rio district had the school house wired. The district always does its part in supporting and backing the Liberty boys. J. J. Grajeda was in Oxnard on business Friday morning.

Mrs. T. Fornasero of El Rio was a visitor in Ventura Thursday. Mr. Ferro is preparing to plant alfalfa on his place along the river road.

J. J. Grajeda and wife, who have been down with pneumonia are now recovered. Mr. and Mrs.

S. E. Merrill, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Merrill and R. Merrill returned Monday from LOB Angeles. Miss Ixjuisa Oliver of Moorpark is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

V. Enos. Joe Lopez and George Tico of Somis were visitors at the Ruiz home recently. Among the buyers of thrift stamps this week are: Vincent Scares, Thos. Fornaserofl Margaret Garcia, Charlotte Cohn, Louis and Johnnie Ferraris, and Margaret Donlon.

The purchasers of war savings stamps were Vincent' Scares, Miss Grubb, Miss Friend, Miss Bercaw, and Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Sheldon.

Pupils of Rio school practice the reciting of quotations from good writers every morning at the opening of school, M. F. Scares, whose car was wrecked near Moorpark, finds that the repairs will cost about $200. The Rio ball team is scheduled to play the Saticoy team next Sunday at the latter place. The performers who will be witll the Shriners of Al Malaikah Temple for the entertainment to be given here Monday evening insure an entertainment of unusual merit.

The Shrin- ers will bring the Al Malaikah band, the chanters, and the patrol. They will be reinforced by three acts from, the Orpheum circuit, Toto, the clown; "Hear Chanticleer Crow" by Walter Stanton and Victoria OrviMe; and Russ Powell, soloist and comedian. The Shrine itself will bring 110 men to give the entertainment. These men are giving their services and paying their own expenses to give this benefit for the Red Cross. Accordingly there should be an immense sale of tickets to make the expenditure of energy worth while.

CUTS EYE ON WIRE HI Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to keep the covgh and rmtkm eacr. It is exctltau. While running to catch a hobo about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, M. Keliher, special officer for the Southern Pacific, ran Into a barbed wire fence and severely cut the upper lid of his left eye and the bridge of his nose. The hobo started south from the railroad toward the west end of the adobe village east of the depot.

Officer Kelther ran thru a gate and turned to head off the hobo. A wire fence had been recently put up there and the officer did not know it and went into it ful 1 tilt. He sustained also scratches on his hands and his knees. FMGtlTOF ADWG PRISONERS At his second trial on a charge of giving saws to prisoners in the county jail Mcntano was found guilty. The jury was out only ten minutes.

At the first trial held last week the jury disagreed, standing seven for Conviction and five for acquittal. The jury in Wednesday's trial was composed of: P. V. McCulley, Lola Krouser, T. F.

McGrath, Frank A. Dent Lincoln Hall, C. L. Hirt, C. E.

Rodaway, H. Spurgin, Albison C. Wilcox, 15. G. Laubacber, L.

W. Pans- ier, Fannie Ayers. A. Camarillo, juo Sailer, J. P.

Me- Loughlin, J. D. McOrith and S. L. Gisler, composing a committee of the Catholic Truth Guild, held a meeting Monday i and complete arrangements for an open air meeting and reception to be held in Oxnard Saturday evening, on the Plaza grounds.

The principal speaker of the evening is to be David Goldstein of Boston, who is to be introduced by his associate. Sergeant Arthur B. Corbett of the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment. Mr. Goldstein is a convert to the Catholic faith, having been baptized in has played and still plays a groat part in defeating the Socialists' political propaganda.

In Ivlinot. X. 1), Mr. Goldstein debated i A LeSueur, now onw of the recent members of the national executive committee 01 the Socialist party. The Minot Daily Reporter declares Mr.

LeSueur to be a "ready debater, a lawyer, and an orator second to no Socialist in the world in his equipment of scholarship, preparedness and oratorical ability to cope with the arguments of David Goldstein." The debate--before an audi- DAVID OLDSTEIN, Who will tpeak i the Plaza Saturday. on May 21, 1905, which was two after he resigned from the Socialist movement. Mr. Goldstein's fearless, fair and uncompromising attitude in. defense of Christian principles against the assault of opponents has at length won for him a.

very high standing in the community in which he lives. And it has for him thousands of friends in the many cities where he has spoken thruout the United States and Canada. He his the distinction of having been selected by His Eminence William Cardinal O'Connell, archbishop of Boston, as the layman to present the Catholic view of sociological problems in 1907 and year after year since that time. He is sent to the annual conventions of the American Federation of Catholic Societies each year to represent Boston. The announcement that Mr.

Goldstein is to speak in his home city is a guarantee of a big audience. In reporting the opening of the common cause forum last season the Boston Journal says: "Catholics and Socialists by the thousands flocked to Franklin Union hall last night to hear David Goldstein, a Catholic faith, tell convert to the of his journey from Socialism to the church. Altlio the hall was filled 300 others in front of the building, clamored for admittance until long after 9 o'clock, when ence of 3000 persons was the ning of the end of Socialism. M- not, for it is now no fpe)fft a factor. Besides LeSueur, who was expected to be the congressional victor, has betaken.

himself to other fields in another state. The Minot Democrat played the role you so Waen Arthur LeSnfeto and other Socialists hounded David Goldstein to debate with the king of Ward county Socialists, the Democrat knew that Mr. LeSueur had not sized up his man. We warned Artie as to just what he would get but he would rush in where it was not wise for him to tread." The Poughkeepsie (New York) Eagle-News says: "Mr. Goldstein, who has been a visitor to this city on frequent occasions, and who had delighted many audiences with? his powerful oratory expression of educational facts on questions of both national and international interest, jived up to his reputation in this lecture on Peace and War." The New Haven Union says: "Over 2500 persons jammed the theater to hear one of the most brilliant and interesting lectures ever given in this city." The Worcester (Mass.) Telegram reports: "The unusually severe storm did not seem to have slightest effect on the attendance at Mr.

Goldstein's lecture. Over 3000 they were finally convinced that not i people crowded into Poli's theatre another person could be admitted." while over 500 belated arrivals were The meeting Saturday night is'turned away. The timeliness of the unique in that it follows a practice long since abandoned, of spreading the Catholic faith thru open-air assemblies. Just why this simple, natural, and one may say democratic way of reaching the multitude has been heretofore given over to the radicals, to those who are opposed to subject was appealing, and the logical and reasonable manner in which he campaigned his arguments met only with approval. His theme was well developed, his delivery was eloquent and convicing.

and it was his evident sincerity that particularly impressed the audience." government and oftentimes openly The topics related directly to the opposed to religion is hard to Catholic church, not Socialism, is to When the Apostles first preached be the matter that these modem cru- Chrlst in Jewish villages and pagan saders are to discuss Saturday night. towns they were surrounded by hoe-' They announce that their autovan tile elements, yet they found open-air work is religious, not political, that it work the means of converting to is Catholic, not anti-Socialist or anti- Christianity all sorts and conditions anything. Judging by press no- of men. David the speaker, was formerly a leader in the Socialist movement, having been th- first candidate of the tires, an interej-tins discourse is principal promised to those who so to hear foremost Boston they raah appearance in Oxnard. Socialist party for mayor of his home SERGEANT WELLS city, Boston.

is said to have re- TALK TO BE FREE signed from the Socialist movement 13 years ago after a futile attempt to Th by Sergeant "Dc-c" the theater in get the organization to repudiate the the evening of April 23 will Immoral teachings of its leading doc- he frie Tickets were gold at first. trinaires. which it still Industriously hut In charge feared that rh- His arv set forth attendance would he limited and this in a book called "Socialism: The Naman wonderful account of the war tkm of Fatherless Children," issued TMissed many. Accordingly a fund in collaboration with Mrs. Martlm was made to nis and Moore Avery, which has a circulation of over 50,000 copies.

It bears the' imprimatur of Cardinal OTonnell and Prt-d Connelly aged 36, of Globe, has been highly recommended and and Gertrude fiims, aged 37, used by Col. Roosevelt. Samuel Gom- of Chicago. pcrs and other oppo- Lincoln Gamet4, aged 37, of Santa of Socialism the country over. Paula, and Emma A.

ArnoM, affed 4ft, The work of Mr. Goldstein has been a of San Bernardino. great factor in defeating the Social- Antonio Reyes, aged 34, and Conist administration of Flint. Mich. cepcion Resales, aged 21, both of Belleville and Granite City, Ha- 1 Santa Pavla and both of Mer- verMll and Brockton, while loo.

be free. 0 SPAPFRf NFWSPAPFK!.