Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-23
EVERYTHING IS
READY FOR OLD
SANTA in CITY
Churches to Present
Program at Tree on
Main Street
Elks to Have Tree For
All Riddles in
Ell Centre

The exercises at the Community
Christmas tree will be under the
auspices of the churches of the city.
The program at the respective
churches will be adjourned at s
o clock and all will go directly to
the corner of Main and Sixth for
the community celebration.
There will be Christmas carols
and hymns sung by everybody with
Fred >Nebel Thau as leader. The
Rev. c. +. Flanagan will offer an
evening prayer and the Rev. \. f.
Schultz will read the Christmas
story written by st. Luke. The
whole program will be simple but
mighty in effect. 1t is first time that
all of the city of FL Centre has been
invited to meet together in celebra-
ton of the birthday of Chris; and
the event will stamp itself indelibly
upon the hearts OF the people.
Penny Scramble
On Christmas morning at 10
O'Clock, Santa Claus will have his
usual "'penny scIa able for the
children of e. Centre. Our esteemed
citizen, Albert Durham will sponsor
this event and all schoO- children
are invited to come. 1t will be held
in front of the Holton Power Com
pany's offices on Sixth Street.
There will be fun for everybody.
The big feed at the Barbara
Worth will be held tomorrow at /
p. m. The Boys band will play
and there will be such a great feast
as has never before. been spread in
Ell Centre. Boys and girls in great
numbers have been given cards and
Mr.. Conway is determined that ev
cry one of them shall have just all
he can eat of the good things pre-
pared by the hotel chef.
With everybody trying to make
glad day for the Riddles, it cannot
fail 20 be the very best Christmas
Ell Centre has ever had.
Elks in Big Plans
If there is any .youngster in Ell
Centre who will go to bed on Christ
mas night feeling that his holiday
was a flivver, it will not be the
fault of the FL Centre lodge of Elks
who are all prepared to give the
Riddles of this city the best Christ
mas celebration they ever had and
all that is necessary for the young
sters, is to come to Elks hall at
Sixth and State street between 10
and IL o clock on Christmas morn
ing.
There will be a big Christmas
tree, loaded with lots of good things
to eat, and if the youngsters in Ell
Centre could only peep into the
lodge rooms and see all the boxes
of candy, fruits and nuts, they
would never be able 10 steep be
fore the big day comes. For days
past, trucks have been unloading
these boxes and packages and there
will be plenty for all the young
sters who come on Christmas bay
All Kids Coming
The committee in charge Of the
Elks Christmas program wish once
more to call the attention of the
people of FL Centre to the fact that
the only requisite for attending the
Christmas celebration is that one be
a youngstcr There will be absolute
ly no turning away of the Riddles
for any reason, and everyone is just
rs welcome as he or she can be, no
matter of what race, color, creed or
Nor is the celebration
limited to those who have relatives
in the lodge.
Every member of FL Centre lodge
feels it to be his duty to seek out
children to bring to the Christmas
Day party, and the committee asks
that those who are not members of
the order do the same thing. The
Elks would rather not have tree
1t all than miss any kiddie and will
Try IN every way to reach all of
them.
OF course there will be a Santa
Claus and he will be right ON the
Job to see that the boys and girls
nave good time,
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