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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.
After adopting a system of insurance based on the National Fraternal Congress of America rate table to keep the order solvent. [450] However, this caused a backlash from members who wished to keep the old plan and the finances of the order went into disarray. [451] The order eventually had to merge into the Columbian Circle. [452]
Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246 Host of Mad Money on CNBC: Walter Cronkite: Broadcast journalist and anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years Andy Devine: San Fernando CA Elks Lodge No. 1539 Actor Jack Elam: Ashland OR Lodge No. 944 Actor Rich Hall: Livingston MT Lodge No. 246 Comedian, writer, documentary maker, and musician Bill Hughes
$160,000: the original construction cost (in the early 1900s) The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks spent $160,000 constructing their “ opulent, grand new ‘temple’ ” in 1916.
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The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW) is an African-American fraternal order modeled on the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. It was established in 1897 in the United States. In the early 21st century, it has 500,000 members and 1500 lodges in the world.
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The cornerstone was laid on November 18, 1926, to an audience of seventy-five Elks members, and construction began in early 1927. [5] The lodge was built at a cost of $34,600 and was officially occupied on May 26, 1927. [6] The building served as an Elks lodge until 1969, when the group moved to a new building that was constructed downtown.