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NEW OFFICERS- Desert Hot Springs Women's Club Installed officers during a luncheon at the Lido Highlands Restaurant last week. New officers are from left, seated, Virginia Palmer, president; Lucy Sorenson, first vice president; Frances Moore, second vice president; DorisRufener, recording secretary. Back row from left, InezLearned, corresponding secretary; Florence Davison, trea surer; Frances McGee, chaplain; Doris Sjoholm. sergeant at arms; and board members Pearl Hibnes and Selma Duncan, Not shown is historian Lela Laurence.Scholarships Given Four DHS SeniorsHONORED BY WOMEN’S CLUB- The Desert Hot Springs Women's Club recently presented scholarships to four Desert Hot Springs seniors at Palm Springs High School. Mrs. Frances Moore, 'scholarship committee chairmen, was one of those making the presentations to Bonnie Durst, Lynn Sapienzae, Gayle Gregory and Pam Hartley.At Palm Springs High School, Frances Moore and Olive Sykes of the Desert Hot Springs Women's Club pre sented the club's Scholarship awards to four seniors from Desert Hot Springs.They are Pam Hartley, who will take up missionary stud ies at Btola University; Lynn Sapienzae. who will attend College of the Desert and eventually go into the medical field; Bonnie Durst, who is interested in marine biology and will attend San Diego University; and Gale Gre gory, who will study foreign translations at College of the Desert.Virginia Painter Is Installed DHS Woman's Club PresidentBY VIRGINIA SMOOTThe Desert Hot Springs Women's Club held its Instai lation luncheon May 21. at the Lido Highlands Restaurant Reverend Swineford gave the invocation.Officers installed by Mar guerite Burmesch, installing officer, and Alice Wahlmark, installing marshal, were: Vir ginia Palmer, president; Lucy Sorenson, first vice president Frances Moore, second vice president; Doris Rufener, re cording secretary; Inez Lear nard. corresponding secret ary; Florence Davison, trea surer; Mathilda Clayton, his torian; Frances McGee, cha plain; Doris Sjoholm, sergeant at arms; Pearl Hib nes and Selma Duncan, elective board members 1974 76.Virginia Palmer, the new president, announced as her theme, “Friendship through Service.*' The lovely table decorations and golden key presented to each new officer were made by Dorothy Ches ter and her committee. Inez Lear nard and Ruth Haidet.President Virginia Palmer appointed the following com in i 11 ee c h a i r m e n; mi e m be r ship, Lucy Sorenson; pro-Milton HoltzmanTo Honor Future WifeThe awards totalled $1,000 The money was raised by the various activities of the worn en’s Club; a Farmer's Market held last February and lunch eon card parties held through out the year.The women's Club will eagerly follow the progress of these bright young students.... to these FAREWELLEdgarShermanPartaingrams, Frances Moore; hosp itality, Betty French; card party luncheons, Selma Dun can. bulletins, Inez Learnard; publicity, Virginia Smoot; scholarships. Olive Sykes; ways and means and reserva turns, Mitzie Shenton; com munity services. Evelyn At wood, junior past president. The few remaining vacancies of committee chairmen will foe filled by Mr*. Palmer before her board meeting Mav 31.Private cremation services were held at Monlecito Me morial Park. San Bernardino, for Edgar Sherman Partain, f; ] of 87335 Mission I r Palm Springs.He died May 22 at Desert Hospital after a long illness.The native of Oklahoma had resided in Palm Springs five months. He had resided in Bakersfield 30 years and was self employed as an oil drilling contractor.Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Susie Par tain of Palm; Springs, three sons, Edgar S. Jr., Richard B. and Neil L, all of Bakersfield, two daughters, Nadine Cooper of Shafter and Leah F. Partain of Bakers field, two sisters, Mrs. Lilly Perkins of Hood River, Ore.. and Bertha Mathes of Kansas City, Mo., and six grandchild ren.
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Desert Hot Springs Sentinel
Desert Hot Springs, California, US
Thu, May 30, 1974
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