Vista Soroptimist Club Celebrating 70 Years

“An auspicious beginning portending a bright future prevailed during the launching of Vista’s newest service club, the Soroptimist Club, Saturday night at a formal dinner installation at the Carlsbad Hotel About 150 guests from Southern California clubs and Vista joined with members of the fledgling club…

“Featured on the program was the installation of Mrs. Mayme Barnes, as president, and other officers of the new Vista Club. They are Naomi DeJong, vice president; Mrs. Gladys Caslon, secretary; Maybelle Patton, treasurer; and Iola Sturgell, Cora Zuber and Helen Harkey, directors. “Sponsored by the Soroptimist Club of Escondido….the presiding officer was Mrs. Gladys L. Potter, president of the Escondido club. Mrs. Lois McCarty, who had served as one of the principal organizers of the Vista club, presented the Vista officers. Mrs. Esther Frenzel, president of the Oceanside club, led a pledge of allegiance to the flag and Dr. Graeme Smith gave the invocation.
“Dinner was served at six long tables, each centered with branches of polished avocado leaves with gold and natural colored avocado. Place cards were in the shape of avocados inscribed in gold ink. Mrs. Ralph Wilson of Escondido made the cards. Yellow tapers in gold candelabra were placed along the tables.” –Excerpted from The Vista Press, April 2nd, 1953
Thank you for your 70 years of contributions to Vista and North County http://www.soroptimistvista.org/