Show 1 tr r t W eha r 1 I A I v aJ MIKE CURRAN center chairman of the Vernal Elks Lodge No 2375 Christmas project and committeemen Cal Sorensen left and Weldon Gratton prepare to distribute hun hun- hundreds of pounds of Christmas dinners dinner's and toys Emphasizing that the lodge the serves ser le h entire Basin Christmas Christma's boxes were left In towns from Duchesne to Vernal Vernal Elks Give GiveHand I a Hand for Christmas i Christmas came for rune nine fam- fam families families in the Uintah Basin irs in the form of 90 pound cartons this year each containing a turkey and all the trimmings for Christmas dinner and toys for the children THE BOXES were a project of the Vernal Elks using funds from their first annual charity ball to finance the project Mike Curran was chairman with Cal Weldon Gratton and Jack Hardy as committeemen The Christmas cartons were distributed in Randlett Tri dell Duchesne Roosevelt and Vernal The annual project Is a major function of th Elks lodge which now boastS som some members well Into Its first year of operation |