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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.
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.
The Blackfoot people name themselves "Real People" [5] in comparison to anyone that does not possess the ability to communicate with the spirit world like the members of the Blackfoot tribe. Ceremonies include the Sun Dance, called Medicine Lodge by the Blackfoot in English, [6] in which sacrifices would be made to Sun. According to the legend ...
Two significant food donations were made recently to organizations in Perry. Perry Elks Lodge No. 407 received two grants from the Elks National Foundation that allowed for the donations to be made.
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 B. P. O. E. Building, otherwise known as the Elks Club was originally built for the Bellingham chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in 1912, during the city's second major building boom. It is located within the vicinity of the old Federal Building on Cornwall Avenue, historically known as Dock Street.
Quaker City Elks Lodge No. 720, IBPOEW, Philadelphia, was founded in 1926. In 1945 it was the reportedly the second-largest African-American Elks lodge in the country. In 1930, the Lodge erected a home at 1943 Christian Street, in the area now known as the Christian Street Historic District. [12] Christopher Perry Lodge, No. 965, of Philadelphia
Elks Club and Store Building–Dickinson Lodge No. 1137; Elks Club Building (Jacksonville) Elks Club Building (Manila) Elks Club Building (Tyler, Texas) Elks Club Lodge No. 501; Elks Lodge (Lima, Ohio) Elks Lodge (Medford, Oregon) Elks Lodge (Mena, Arkansas) Elks Lodge (Ouray, Colorado) Elks Lodge Building (Flint, Michigan) Elks Lodge Building ...