San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
LODGE To
PLAN A BOYS
W0RKPR0CRAM
Discuss Launching of Prof.
ect at Mondays
Meeting.
PLAN BIG FROLIC
Outing at Koehler Park in
August Is First
Event.

Plans for launching a constructive
program of boys work in the San
Antonio Elks' lodge will be one of the
important subjects considered at a
meeting of the lodge to be held Mon
day night, August 6, in the club
building on Pecan street.
Jack Il. Burke, who represented the
lodge at the recent Grand Lodge
convention of the order in Atlanta, is
scheduled to make his official report
at the session and proposition will
also be presented to the membership
for organization of Widows and
Orphans Fund within the body as a
form of fraternal insurance.
The business meeting at which
these matters will come up will be
followed by an "Old South" stag
smoker, which promises to be one of
the best entertainments staged by the
lodge in recent months. All of the
entertainers will be negroes who will
lend their talents to n variety OF
stunts" One of the features in pros
poet is battle royal between-or
among-eight or ten huskics. There
will also be several fast boxing bouts,
in addition to singing and dancing
acts and other vaudeville attractions.
Expect Large Attendance.
In view of the Importance of the
business to be transacted and the elab-
crate smoker coming on the heels of
the business session, it is expected
that the big auditorium on the sew
enth floor of the Elks Club will house
a capacity crowd Monday night. Ad-
mission will be by membership card.
According to Exalted Ruler Jack
r. Burke, delegates attending the
Grand Lodge convention went on rec
ord as strongly urging that all lodges
in Elkdom inauguratc some movement
to help the youth of America, either
by sponsoring Boy Scout units, Junior
Elks or some other plan that will
be beneficial to the boys who will be
the men of tomorrow.
Orphans Picnic August IS.
"The question OF how the Elks'
lodge in San Antonio can best foster
work among boys of the community
will be brought up at the approaching
meeting" Mr.. Burke said. I'VE are
anxious TO work out a big, construc
tive plan TO enable the thousands %
Elks in this city to play big broth
er" to the youngsters. There is no
better field of activity than among
the boys who are growing up in our
midst"
Mr.. Burke pointed out that the
lodge is already doing much work
among orphans of the city in the way
of the annual Christmas celebration
and the annual summer picnic. These
events, sponsored by the Elks, bring
happiness to more than 800 boys and
girls whose only homes are in char
liable institutions. 1t is now the in
tention TO enlarge this sphere.
In speaking of work among the or
phans, Mr.. Burke said that plans for
the outing in Kochler Park this sum
mer are well under way. Saturday,
August Is, has been set as the date
for the big frolic and committees are
now being appointed for the various
Orphanages and TO arrange the multi
tude of details in connection with the
spread" 1t is estimated that fully
200 men and women will be required
to see that the picnic goes off in
proper style.
- Will Ride Donlieys.
As in former years. children from
the different orphanages Will be
brought TO the park on special street
cars in the morning, and once hav-
ing arrived they will be busy through
the day with games of all sorts and
other entertainment features-not to
mention all the good things TO eat
and drink.
Stunts for the amusement Of the
youthful guests will be in charge of
the 'Zouave Patrol and the Elks' Band
will furnish music. Commissioner
Ray Lambert has already given assur-
ance that the donkeys will be all rest
ed up and in readiness for much riding
and that everything in the park will
virtually belong to the orphans on that
day.