Several Elks Stocking Fillers made guest appearances in Judge Edward Hodge's Superior Court chambers on December 12, 1927, with Judge Hodge presiding at the scene. They were in charge of collecting pledges for the Elks Christmas charity fund. Standing from L-R were: Sheriff Tom Desmond, Roland E. Borhek, Will H. Miller, Carl E. Lindquist, LeRoy Rogers, James G. Dickson, Gus H. Lindberg and prosecutor Bertil Johnson. These prominent business and civic leaders were to appear on the Stocking Fillers regular Tuesday program on radio station KMO for a makeshift "trial," charged with "speeding - speeding past signs of distress and poverty without lending a helping hand." It was all to draw attention to gathering more donations of money, services and clothing to make Christmas a happier one for many of Tacoma's poor. (TNT 10-25-27, p. 9-article on Stocking Fillers; TNT 12-13-27, p. 11)
Hodge, Edward; Judges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Johnson, Bertil E.; Desmond, Tom; Borhek, Roland E.; Miller, Will H.; Lindquist, Carl E.;