Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-24

was holiday week in lodgedom just as it was in the rest of the world. This meant less work in some and more work in others, as 1t means less and more work outside of the lodge world. in the larger, every day world. lt was an off week for some orders, for others it meant add cd pains and more busy preparations than usual The coming week giil be somewhat the same way. Some of the orders will not meet on Christmas night and others will not meet on New Years night. still others have prepared holiday events for the holi- day season. Elections are generally over. and now comes the preparations for the installations of the officers who will be in command for the com ing year, and these installations, with some dances. form the social events that are to be looked forward to for activities in the near future.
 In the past week the most active orders have been the Masons. the Moose and the Elks. Tn most of the Masonic orders there have been cleo tiOns. and the coming week will mark installations generally, it be- ing impossible at this writing to ob- tain sufficient data to make definite announcements as to the plans of all. but it is safe to put this weeF down as installation week The ae- tivities Of the Moose and Elks have been along different lines, and they, in turn. differ one from the other, for the Moose have been doing all the necessary work of laying the foundation for their own future and their own strength in the successful bazaar that was In progress during the past three nights, while the Elks' activities consisted in completing plans for the Christmas celebration for the children and the Christmas celebration for the children and the Christmas dance for the grown folk.
 Christmas is synonymous 10 them 1 with Charity. Good Fellowship. Ben. | evolence and Good Cheer. Wher. 1 ever there is an Elks' lodge in the 1 land that is deserving Of it's charter, i there will be done at Christmas time | acts of charity in the fashion of the | E.ks. Here in Bisbee it is so. and | children will be the recipients of the | beneficence of the Elks in Bisbee. It | will not be all charity, for there will | be children at the entertainment who | are by no means objects Of charity. | It is rather brotheriy love, the love oi the big brother for the little fel | lows, combined with charity, that | will be displayed. At the Orpheum l tomorrow afternoon there will be ] picture show for the children, and | there will be gifts of candies. fruits and nuts, etc, for all who attend this | entertainmsslt During the week the | committee was busy doing up pack. ages of toys that will go to the less | fortunate of those in attendance who | .have been furnished with tickets which entitle them to a participation | in the good things of Christmas, and ' some 500 packages Of toys have been | prepared for these Thus will the l Elks celebrate Christmas in the day | time
 At night the scene shifts to the | Elks' home. In the down stairs living | room the Yule log burns upon the hearth in the great open fireplace. Passing up the stairs to the lodge room, one enters a veritable ever green forset, drawn thither by the strains of sweet dance UAc, and | finds oneself one of a whirling, swirl ing mass of Elks and their guests, at the biggest dance ever held in the new Elks' home The entertainment committee has given a dance each month. beginning in September, and this one of tomorrow night will be the climax of their efforts
 What can be said of the Moose fair in the comparatively little space at the disposal of the subject in this column? Nearly everyone in Bisbee has been there to see it for himself or herself. so that a description of what was to be seen and what was to be done is unnecessary. It has been d success from beginning to the end which came in a blaze of glory tonight. and while it is too early to make any prognostication as to what the receipts and profits of the undertaking will be, it can be said that neat sum has been earned, which will go to pay for the needed