The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-17
GRAFTERS ARE AT WORK
.PLUNDERERS, FROM ELKS' LODGE
MEET WITH MUCH SUCCESS.
Donations for the Wonderland and
Bazaar Pouring INA 81 900
Automobile on the List.

If there is bad luck in the number thir-
teen, the ''grafters' who are seeking dona-
tons for the Elks' ''wonderland' and
bazaar have not experienced it. There are
thirteen of these 'grafters," headed by
Chairman A. Samuels, and gifts for the
Elks' week of fun are pouring in faster
than the committee can take care Of them.
The wonderland and bazaar are to be
held at the Cyclorama building during the
first week of December, and all the
plumber that the ''grafters" gather up is
to be sold outright, or disposed of at auc-
ton, and the proceeds will go to a fund
for furnishing the new lodge building Of
the Elks. The most valuable gift the COM
mittee has received is a $1,000 automobile.
which is being made at an Indianapolis
factory. If we can't sell that machine,
said Chairman Samuels, I'VE will give 1t
away" Enough furniture has been do
mated by Indianapolis business houses to
supply a home. In the list is a $50 leather
couch, a steel cooking range. sidebodrds,
dining tables, bookcases and chairs. Cne Of
the hotels has contributed a So dressing
table. Wholesale milliners on South Merid-
ian street nave contributed SIS worth of
ribbon. a Louisville miIliner has sent a
$50 hat for the Eiks to sell to an Indian
apolis woman. A Chicago milliner has sent
a SIS hat that was patterned from a beauty
seen at the Chicago horse show. n Wash
ington-street clothing firm has contributed
a $40 dress suit.
The Elks bazaar will include a number
of booths, which will be in charge of the
women who are now planning for them. To
these booths many gifts have been made
by business houses and individuals. The
Elks. will deal heavily in Christmas goods
during the week. There will be an Irish
booth, for which many articles of linen
have already been donated. Many women
of the city are making fancy cushions and
similar contrivances for the art booth.
There will be a tobacco booth, where smok-
ing articles will be sold. Prominent women
of the city nave agreed to dress dolls for
a booth and the dolls are to be sold TO the
highest bidders. With this booth there will
be a stock of toys which Indianapolis bust
ness men will contribute without cost to
the Elks. The candy booth has already
become such a proposition that neither the
''grafters'' nor the executive committee
knows what is to be done with the stock
of sweets that has been contributed. Candy
manufacturers, through their friends in the
Elks' Lodge, from New York, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, ST. Louis and other cities have
sent word of shipments of candy they will
make. In addition to these quantities the
Indianapolis candy manufacturers will do
nate enough to stock an ordinary store.
The work of the Elks "grafters" has been
a surprise to the members of the lodge who
are directing the affair. The gifts from
other cities are about as numerous as they
are from Indianapolis. Friends of the lodge
who could not contribute to the articles for
the bazaar nave sent checks to Frank
Davey, chairman of the executive commit
tee, and these sums will be added to the
furnishing fund of the lodge.