Show Elks Active in Offering Cheer Among the Poor Bearing Gifts for Children a Tree Will Be Staged at atthe atthe atthe the Elks' Elks New Home Christmas Morning Christmas with a all its trimmings in iii sufficient quantities to tide the recipients over the severest month of winter will wUl be carried to at least poor families of ot this city through the activities of the local o al Elks Elks' lodge Other established charitable organizations or r of this city have each year had their efforts augmented by the entrance of the tho Elks Into the tile field as champions of ot the city's poor This year under direction of ot a committee headed by Howard Emge chairman and composed 01 Os John McDonald Jr Paul V. V Kelly and John T. T Saxton the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks EIls has extended its service beyond that of former fonner years Along with all an other other- organizations r doing Christmas work worle the Elks are this year clearing the names of or their through the Charity Organization society and in this way are safeguarding against the possibility of duplicated effort efort and certain that no family of ot this tills city will be without some cause for gratitude Christmas Christ Christ- mas mae mas day ift 4 In addition to this pre ChrIstmas charity the Elks on Christmas morning will stage the annual Christmas tree in the tIle new home on South Temple street For this occasion the city firemen are re repairing repairing repairing re- re pairing and painting hundreds of or discarded toys contributed by residents resi rosi- dents of this city Indications are th that t the toy supply is short and anyone having broken or discarded I toys dolls or wagons about their homes are invited to call Wasatch and a fire station truck will wilt call can for the donations Food supplies sufficient to give gi I each eachor of or families famines adequate rations rations ra ra- ra for one month are on n h hand lland nd at the Elks Elks' commissary ry and vo t carloads of coal will be distributed among those who WIlO are in ill need of fuel uel Approximately 1000 In clothing cloth cloth- Ing ng and shoes are already at hand but the demand for underwear shoes and overcoats o is so great that the Elks' Elks committee Is urging residents who have misfit or discarded discarded discarded dis dis- dis- dis carded clothing suitable for wear to notify them or leave the bundle at the Elks Elks' home |