Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-11-04 | Page 6 | The Elks Entertain

The Elks Entertain C ALT LAKE CITY owes a vote of thanks again SALT I. I d to members of the Salt Lake Elks lodge Their annual Halloween party for tor youngsters of the th city staged on the grounds Of the Rotary- Rotary Y M. M C. C A A. Boys' Boys club over on the west side attracted some young guests who enjoyed the free meal o of barbecued beef sandwiches hot dogs baked potatoes and apples and then celebrated around a huge bonfire One purpose of the annual event is to give many of the city's youngsters something to do doon doon doon on Halloween as a counterattraction to such acts of vandalism as breaking windows tearing down fences etc And that's a worthy tive But theres there's more to it than that Its It's a friendly gesture on the part of the Elks as big brothers to the city's underprivileged children This year there was a decided patriotic motif too An American flag fluttered from the top of a pole near the bonfire and copies of a little booklet on Americanism were distributed Its It's a good job the Elks do each Halloween just just one of the many good jobs the organization tion does as a regular phase of its activity 0 Wonder if all these ward heelers in Jersey City New York Philadelphia and Chicago registered reg for the draft three times just out of force of ot habit A