Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
ELKS ENTERTAIN
LITTLE ORPHANS
CHILDREN TO BE GIVEN GRAND
FEAST
Pasadena Lodge Plans Event for
Younssters-speelsI Cars viii
Carry Guests From Home
to Hall
Pasadena Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone. Main 1908.


PASADENA, Dec. 25.-Tomorrow af-
ternoon the children of the South Pasa-
dena Orphans Home will be royalty
entertained by the EllSs at their hall.
Soon after two o'clock, a couple OF
cars will bring the happy little folks
from the orphanage to the hall, where
a big tree, loaded with practical as
other gifts, will await the little folks.
a Jolly program of music, ledger
demain and readings will entertain the
children previous to the distribution OF
the gifts and a feast OF things dear to
childish hearts. Then other special cars
will be filled with the merry Elks and
their guests, and a ride about the city
will be enjoyed before the fortunate
children are taken to their home on
Pasadena avenue in South Pasadena.
About a hundred and fifty little folks
will be entertained by the Elks.
Polo Entries Close
Today closed the entries for the polo
races at Tournament park on New
Years afternoon, although any COM
ing by mail will be received for day
or two. Three events have been ar
ranged for the polo ponies, the first, g
quarter mile dash; the second, a 400
foot dash down the length of the grand
stand, short turn about stake, and re-
a half mile, one about the track, for
the racing ponies.
The entries made so far are, w. E.
Pedley, of Riverside, who has entered
for all three events; j. Cruikshank,
also OF Riverside, entered for the
three; DR.. 2. T., Mallaby of this city,
entered for ALL Edwin Hutchins, Pasa-
dena, entered for the third only;
Charles Knuth, of Pasadena, entered
for all; William Marke, Arthur Sar-
geant of this city, for the three, and
Charles Porter of South Pasadena for
the first only. The first prize in each
event will be a $40 silver loving cup,
with the second in each case, a $50 cup.
Decorating the streets and stores be-
gan in a small way today, but tomor-
row morning a full force of men will
begin work. This year, contrary to pre-
vious years. the association will do its
own decorating, rather than giving it
out to a contractor. The Pasadena Ma
ttonal Bank was handsomely decorated
today in water proof buntings, as most
of the decorations used this year will
be.
Saturday evening all four of the
chariots will probably go down to Los
Angeles to parade in the business CEN
ter advertising the races for New
Years day. Last year this proved
great drawing card, and so the same
plan will be followed. The schools will
begin active work for their entries in
the parade tomorrow. More interest
has been shown already among the
various schools than is usual and a
fine display is fully expected. While
the cold mornings have to some extent
injured the blossoms, still enough have
been protected to assure an abundance
for the decorations. although in some
cases, more hardy flowers will have to
be substituted for more delicate ones.
New Years Reception
In accordance with their usual GUS
tom the local Y. NJ. c. A. will keep
open house on New Years evening at
the auditorium, which will be trans
formed into a reception hall, elabor-
ateiy decorated in crimson blossoms
and greenery. The affair will be large
ly in the hands of the women of the
auxiliary, under whose direction each
leading church in the city will have
a gally decorated table where cream
and cake will be served to the guests
OF the evening. On previous years three
TO four hundred of the townspeople
have called to show their interest in
the organization and the good work it
is doing for the young men. Orchestral
music will be given throughout the
evening by the Y. NJ. G. A. orchestra
and an informal program of solos and
readings will be provided. The entire
building will. be thrown open for the
inspection of the guests and it is hoped
that many who have never before at
tended similar receptions will come this
year.
Strange Christmas Guest
Just at daylight this morning the
Family of a prominent local minister
was awakened by crash in a down.
stairs room, and investigation found
large goat on the porch, who, in his
attempts to get at the Christmas stock
ings hung near the window, had broken
through the low window. Only an in
ner screen kept him out Of the room
IT was later found that a friend who
brought to the parsonage an early
Christmas gift was followed by the
goat. the property of a neighbor, and
while the gift was being deposited upon
a rear doorstep the goat hid discovered
the tempting array of stockings.
Shakespeare Club Festivities
Quite contrary to its usual custom
Df no meetings between Christmas and
New Years, the Shakespeare club will
have especially attractive programs or
Thursday and Saturday of this week
both afternoons being of a dramatic
character. Mrs A. G.. Merriam is in