Eureka Reporter | 1909-12-31 | Page 13 | Dance for Children

dance for children the members of the ella elks lodge of this city with their characteristic generosity made the little folks of the camp happy with a free dance at the pavilion on the afternoon of christ hasday music for the dance was mas furnished by the juvenile orchestra and about five hundred children were present As the children passed out of the pavilion at the close of the dance each was mas presented present cd with a large sack of candy and nuts the elks perform many acts of charity throughout the year and try to pre vent the general public from leai teaming nino of these act s for ol 01 reasons and during the christmas season the members of the order are particular ly active in the their r work of spreading was sunshine it was a a 3 ear ago the lodge first adopted the plan of giving the children a dance on christmas da