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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868, originally as a social club in New York City. It has more than 750,000+ members at 1,928 lodges. The fraternity currently focuses on Community, Friendship, and Charity.
Elks of Canada is a fraternal organization that was founded in 1912 as a separate but affiliated entity of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Although the Elks of Canada became a separate entity in 1970, the two "share a common history and enjoy a friendly relationship."
The order's emblem is a triangle in a circle, a pot, bows, and arrows, and crossed swords. The order's only beneficiary feature was a funeral benefit fund. [335] Order of Knights of St. Joseph – Founded in 1896. In 1923 it had 11,729 members in 70 lodges. Its headquarters were at Society for Savings Building in Cleveland. It issued ...
The organization and titles of the Improved Elks are reportedly modeled on that of the BPOE. Its Grand Lodge meets annually, and the organization is headquartered in Winton, North Carolina. [5] The Improved Elks have an officially recognized female auxiliary, the Daughters of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World. [10]
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks banned auxiliaries and side degrees in 1907, but unofficial female and youth auxiliaries have still been founded at the local level. Furthermore, female auxiliaries are recognized by the Elks of Canada and the African-American Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World [4]
The Supreme Executive Order of Royal Purple (OORP) was a Canadian fraternal and charitable organization for women. It was the official female auxiliary of the Elks of Canada. It was also called the Royal Purple of Canada and the Order of Royal Purple. The order ended its affiliation with the Elks in 2014 and became a new organization, the ...
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Membership is open to everyone, men and women, age 16 years and older. In earlier years, membership was limited to the wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, stepdaughters and widows of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In 1979 there were 40,000 members, the same as a decade previously. [2] There were 41,000 members in 1989. [1]