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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.
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
The order paid sick, temporary disability, and funeral benefits, as well as operating as a short-term assessment society, i.e., members in the order for a specified amount of time could cash in their certificates. The order went into receivership in March 1897 owing $72,000 to certificate holders while only having $35,000 in assets. [315]
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]
Download as PDF; Printable version; Help. Pages in category "Members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks" The following 33 pages are in this category, out ...
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."
This is a list of notable buildings of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the American fraternal organization also known as the Elks or B.P.O.E., the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, the Black fraternal organization, and of Elks of Canada, its counterpart.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks [1] Beta Sigma Phi, non-collegiate sorority; Danish Brotherhood in America; E Clampus Vitus; Fraternal Order of Eagles; Fraternal Order of Moai; Fraternal Order Orioles; Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International; Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World; Improved Order of ...