The Desert Sun from Palm Springs, California • 7

Mexico Tours Originate Here Women of the Desert SHar Gergely Women's Editor with seeing the same sights traveling the same route over and over? my he answers unhesitatingly are new people to get to know on every tour 1 conduct They Hiy September 12 1949 Fata Sprieft CaiHeraia Bwrrt 7 C-OD- Faculty To Greet New Members -T Jm Dan Burke president Mrs Ashley McDermott vice president Mrs 1 1 Cheeves secretary Mrs Robert Forsberg treasurer Miss Betty Haarstick corresponding secretary and Mrs Roy McCall advisor will be on hand to greet new members In-coming members are Mrs Arthur Bender science Mrs Donald Akkerman WIN Program coordinator Mrs Charles Cone engineering Mrs David Wallace business administration Mrs Wallace Dohman English Mrs James Kneebone music Mrs George Meyer science' Mrs William Reeske physical education Mrs James Phbrness psychology Carolyn Smart physical' education Mrs William Ralph Kroonen Mrs Charles Palmer and Frances Witaori WIN Program Mrs John Marmon physical education and Mrs Lance Read' counseling New members of the College of the Desert Faculty Club will be welcomed at the campus home of Mrs Roy McCall on 'Tuesday September 16 1969 at 7:30 pm New women teachers and wives of new faculty members will be introduced in the lovely garden-patio of the college president's home Refreshments will be sored and there will be corsages for the new members The officers Mrs In 1933 affable Brace Thomas rounded up a small group of friends in San Francisco and conducted his first tentative train tour to Mexico Everyone on that initial trip liked it so much Brace was asked to conduct another similar tour but for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and for 186 people Now 36 years later he is still conducting what he has dubbed "train cruises" to Mexico With headquarters in Palm Springs his tourists come from all over the United States and Canada to rendezvous here before heading South of the Border the old crew-cut Bruce reminisces used to take five days to go by train from the border to Mexico City Now it takes only a day and a half Disel engines and improved tracks make the He likes to reassure his tourists that they needn't worry about train robberies along the way and not joking Some folks are really concerned when they ask him about security procedures been a train in Mexico for 40 says Brace even a minor one in fact because an armed police squad rides on every train in the country How's that for the fact that our traincruise porters are named Jesus and he laughts just couldn't be in better Sponsored by the Mexico Travel Advisors the largest travel agency in Mexico the Brace Thomas tours are well- planned and outlined in advance MTA handles hotel reservations and 1 i guides The regular guide the group has in Mexico City was recently featured in a full-length Dennis the Menace funny book published by MTA to encourage whole families to enjoy travel below the border and Willie Gordon which was filmed by as with Ray Milland in the starring role On his tours he winds up serving not only as chief guide and organizer but also as mother hen father confessor bouncer and first aid administrator Once in a while he even answers questions like the one posed by a pretty but feather-headed woman as they were sitting on the beach at Acapulco dangling their bare toes in the gentle surf She was asking him various questions about the famous resort and then submitted one final query: the way what's the altitude That one he couldn't very well answer it was so obvious Now and then he pulls a leg or two as he did igith one of his tourists when he told her that the windmills she saw on a nearby farm were there because the farmer was so thoughtful and wanted to have big fans to keep his cows cool in summer He later found her writing all this in her diary as gospel truth one big problem' Brace muses that people especially Americans expect to find all the comforts of home no matter where in the world they may be traveling On all my brouchures and tour outlines I always quote what I call the First Commandment for Travelers: shalt not expect to find things as thou hast them at home For thou has left home to find them advice must work In the 15 years since he started operating his tours out of Palm Springs he has built the largest Mexican Train-cruise operation in the United Slates Last year he figures that his seven tours pumped something bke a mUlion and a half pesos into the Mexican economy And that's Ole! Brace's groups usually total around 75 people They gather at the Ramada Inn on the I bird Sunday of each month and board chartered buses that take them to Mexicali where they find their train waiting Making up the section for one of these traincruises are four or five pullman cars an observation car and a dining car Tour members ori- dinarily spend fivq nights sleeping aboard the train and the other 15 nights of the trip in hotels They have their choice of private drawing rooms or roomettes aboard their train The 21-day trip takes them first to Barranca del Cobra exico's newly-discovered Copper Canyon Located in the Sierra Madre range between Guaymas and Mazatlan 1 the canyon is four times larger than our own Grand Canyon of Colorado After seeing ft author Erie Stanley Gardner said "This tops everything I have seen in Guadalajara is the next stopover for three days There the tour group sees the big market place and the cathedra visits Tlaquepaque Lake Chapala and Ajijic Mexico City is next on the route with five days devoted to seeing all its many wonders Cuernavaca and Taxco follow then Acapulco Later the group returns to Mexico City for two days more before coming back to Mexicali Why go by train? This is a question many travelers ask Brace before they take one of his tours best way to see he says be by burro But that takes too long The next best way to see everything possible is by train You see valleys canyons villages and many spots you probably wouldn't see by car and certainly not by Does he grow tired bored Catholic Women Set Convention IRUCE THOMAS react in different ways to the places they visit It's always interesting and different for me as a Maybe Brace is just an inveterate traveler who can't stay long in one place without getting itchy feet He's been around the world seven times some of those during his 20-year stint as a freelance foreign correpondent He covered World War II in Alaska and Europe He rode the air-lift to Berlin and was one of the first correspondents to visit behind Russia's Iron Curtain He covered the Korean War as a United Nations correspondent and has been on British Commando raids from the beaches of Normandy to Southeast Asia He has lectured widely and written numerous books including Business is Our Business" War Two and One in Missionary League Sets First Meeting The Lutheran Woman's Missionary League will open its fall season on Thursday Sept 18 with a meeting at' 7:30 pm at the Lutheran Church West and Granada Desert Hot Springs According to Mrs James Kendall president plans for the annual Lutheran Fair to be held on Nov 29 at Park West Mobile Homes will be discussed Mrs Albert Vincent and Mrs Albert Blomgren will serve refreshments during the social hour made by this date also Hostesses will be women of Oceanside deanery under supervision of president Mrs Joel Burgess The trek to Oceanside from this area will include Deanery presidents Mines Noma Greene Palm Springs Louis Beretich Riverside Andrew Subsaro Ontario and Miss Gertrude Padilla San Bernardino who will introduce the president-elect Others from this section of the- diocese include Mmes Thomas Dillon Redlands Henry Lucas Ontario Lucille McSweeney Montclair Calista Sims Palm Springs Helen Huber Aurora Andre and Reba Gildehaus San Bernardino and Pearl Burch Riverside The September 24 meeting of the executive board of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will convene at St Charles Priory Benet Hill Oceanside Coffee time will be at 9:30 am with call to order at 10 by president Mrs Joseph Daly All deanery presidents and diocesan chairmen are expected to be present to finalize plans for the two-day convention scheduled for October at the Bahaia on Mission Bay in San Diego Chairman of the nominating committee Mrs Wilbur Per-cival of Chula Vista will read the slate of prospective 1970-72 officers of the council Reservations for luncheon guests must be made by Sept 22 Cancellations should be LEARN HOW TO LOSE AND KEEP IT OFF WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS MEN-WOMEN-TEENS NO CONTRACTS RIVIERA HOTEL I COUNTRY CLUB MONACO ROOM Wednesday 9:36 Mm 7:36 pm Eve to toe life Call 321-2761 BPW Leader Vacationing nephew Fred Read who works in the airport tower in San Juan to help her plane land safely After that she will be spending some time with Fred and his family before continuing with the rest of her trip Summertime is playtime and Mrs Irene McCormick president of the Desert Business and Professional Women's Club of Cathedral City is off on an excursion taking a hiatus from club work you might say Her playtime includes a trip to Miami Jamaica San Juan and St Thomas in the Virgin Islands She might even do a little shopping which is always a fun-thing for a woman She'll depend upon her Yea are hvhed te came aa lea baiii aBapleiia BaMpgaiBmal RVew NWiWSmwN gym la which wa are equipped te da aay Mad at canactiva physical exerche Wa win reduce yea heild yea aader cerrecf er alleviate phy ikai aHmaats mahe yea yeath-ful aad attractive aad help yea have a thrilliag tlckeem free ORIENTAL BATHS MASSAGE All-girl staff Serving Ladies Gentlemen Steam Sauna Body Shampoo Open Mae IN Sat 1lante 16 pm bert Danneker Mr and Mrs Robert Press Mr and Mrs John McFad-den and their son John Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson Irene Simmons Mitch Sitkoff "You couldn't be in better hands" says Bruce referring to the two porters whose names are Jesus left and Angel right OFF ON A TRAINCRUISE Some of the members of one of Bruce Thomas's Traincruises to Mexico ere pictured beside their homa-on-wheels Bruce who conducts the nationally-known tours with Palm Springs as his headquarters is shown second from left Some of the Palm Springs area people pictured in the group are Jeanne Keller Dr and Mrs Ro Guild Will Start Season With A Tea tetali Oar staff 166 16amte4pm 67-931 Hithnylll PALM SPRINGS THE 6101ft! IRUCE 611 1 Palm Caayaa Dr' la Sea Ceeter su cu MEMBERSHIP iOW OPEN Camp Fire Girl Campaign Our Lady of Solitude Guild will open the new season of activity with a get-acquainted tea on Thursday afternoon SepL 18 It will be held at the home of Mrs Rose Wyre 900 Mel Avenue Palm Springs between the hours of 1 and 3 pm Members are invited to bring guests friends and prospective members to the function according to Mrs Pellegrino 73958 Gorgonio Dr 29 Palms a boy 9 lbs Aug 30 VALDEZ Barbara and Omar 553 Calle Rolph Palm Springs a girl 10 lbs 2 oz Sept 1 RIGGS Harriet and Gordon 31146 Sail Joaquin Palm Springs a girl 5 lbs 10 oz Sept 1 W1GMORE Margaret and William 1579 San Lorenzo Rd Palm Springs a girl 7 lbs 1 oz Sept 2 i WHITAKER Mary and Raymond Trailer Park Space 41 Desert Center a girl 7 lbs 14 oz Sept 2 BORUNDA Mary and Joseph 73355 Santa Rosa Way Palm Desert a girl 5 lbs 11 oz Sept 2 FARRAR Joyce and James 3867 El Dorado Apt No 2 Palm Springs twin girls 4 lbs 7 oz and 4 lbs 5 oz Aug 28 TONKOVICH Patricia and Eugene 72476 Pitahaya St Palm Desert a girl 6 lbs W2 oz Aug 29 HYATT Barbara and David PO Box 58 Eagle Mountain a girl 5 lbs 7 oz Aug 29 MURRAY Virginia and John 30585 Avenida Marvilla Palm Springs a girl 6 lbs 12 oz Aug 30 HISER Lana and Frederick 37155 Melrose Dr Apt 5 Palm Springs a boy 3 lbs 7 oz Aug 30 BAUM Phyllis and John their weaknesses ally their doubts answer their questions be effective with others assert themselves as Fire has a local character and a national reach We work in small groups where we can see girls as individuals We offer creative roles to volunteer and professional alike We are private in nature and public in value As a voluntary agency we are able to place the emphasis on the quality not the quantity of our Date time and place for Camp Fire organizational meetings will be announced at each local school Girls and parents will be welcome to attend For further information call Mrs Gerry FitzGerald Mitcheell District Director ninth grade through high school Dr Hester Turner national executive director of Camp Fire Girls said: Fire is wide open to all who value its goals whoever and wherever they are Worship God Seek beauty Give service Pursue knowledge Be' trustworthy Hold on to health Glorify work Be happy That is our law which we strive to follows" Dr Turner stated specific in its goals Camp Fire does not subscribe to a fixed course rigid and inflexible but an elastic program through which girls seven through high school age may travel as far and as fast as their interests and capabilities will take them Camp Fire is a resource which girls may use to build their own strengths overcome A Fruit Cocktail In tall glass layer thinly Sliced fresh California Bartlett pears fresh canned or frozen blueberries and low-fat yogurt Girls who want to join Camp Fire Girls will be able to do so during the next three weeks at schools in the Palm Springs Unified School District A 15-minute color film strip Open depicting activities in the four levels of the Camp Fire program will be shown to girls and parents Mrs James Schlecht Palm Springs chairman of the GO Committee for Camp Fire Girls will meet and talk with interested parents teachers potential leaders and sponsors Literature on the Camp Fire Girls program is available Training will be offered for new leaders Age levels for girl members are: Blue Birds ages seven to eight or second and third grade Camp Fire Girls age nine and over fourth through sixth grade Junior High Camp Fire Girls seventh and eighth HorizonClub Outdoor Carpets $3" $9 yp UPHOLSTERY REMNANTS AVERAGI PIECE 3-4 YD $1M SQ YD POPULAR FURNITURE 191 INDIAN 325-2744 People Are Talking About ANNOUNCING LEO BAKER REALTOR Associated With GEORGE BEEBE JR 117 5 PALM CANYON 225-9496 Phyd Interior Design 1 i By Appointment 325-7006 leaux (Fido's) DOG GROOMING AND ACCESSORIES 767 Sa Palm Cacyac Dr 125-4943 BEHIND KENTUCKY PRIED CHICKEN OPEN 7 DAYS.