Record Attendonce of 2lO Finds True Christmos Meqning

ql S. F. Hoo-9 Kids Porty

Some 50 underprivileged children from the San Francisco Boys Club were once again kings-for-a-day at the annual San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9 Christmas party, held December 18 at the St. Francis hotel. The children-each year more anxious, more delighted to be with the hundreds of Bay area lumber folks at the December event-have come to consider the yearly parties as their official Christmas. And well they do, because they wouldn't be having a Christmas otherwise

This year's party, a record attendance ol 2lO adults, was planned and staged under the direction of Mike Coonan, general chairman of the event, and Club 9 President Hugh Pessner.

The party began at 11:30 a.m. with cocktails in a private room prior to the childrens' arrival. As soon as the children made their eager appearance, everyone joined them in the Colonial room for a real Christmas banquet. Entertainment by Dri'ight Moore and his Dog Revue (11 in all) was staged throughout the luncheon. Santa (alias "K-D" McCausland) put in his appearance right after the dog act to avoid any lag in the program.

St. Nick proved a fast man with the ad lib as he went about his chores. Each child received individual attention and the presents were really first-rate, probably the best the club has given out in recent years.

Besides Chairman Coonan and President Pessner, the following men should also be commended for their efforts in making the'57 Christmas Party a topper in all respects:

Charlie Fender, who assisted Mike Coonan and had charge of the record ticket sale ; Ben Ward, entertainment;

Jim Hall, in charge of buying and gift-wrapping the presents; Mack Giles, decorations; John Lowe, luncheon arrangements; Jack Dollar, publicity ; Fred Ziesg, arrangements for the children and their transportation, and Bob Nelson, the man who tries to get enough income to cover the outgo.

SANIA CIAUS DUIIES were performed odmirobly by IVlcc "K-D" tlcCcuslcnd (hfi ond righr) os lhesc lwo grofeful kids received their welcome gifis; Dwight Mo<ire ond his Dog Revue, on excellent ocl, scored big with both the smcll fry ond the older lumber "kidr" (center)

NEWTYWEDS Bert (he looks like Hollywood's Bill Holden) ond fillie ]los:elberg ottended the evenr (lefi); before lunch, the kidr put on o litrle show of their own, with Doris Belber ploying ond Ed Dreessen ond Joo Pepetde leoding rhc singing (€entor); Sherm Birhop ond Bo Shfulcy wotch Sontq do his rtufi (right) lew qnd Gertrude Godsrd (lefi); rhe big folks roon gol into lh. rpirir of lhe occasion (center); Bob Bonner qnd €crol Rourko were iusi lwo of flre crowd who fook it big (right)