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"The Vacant Chair" is a poem that was written following the death of John William Grout (July 25, 1843 – October 21, 1861). Grout was a soldier killed in the American Civil War during the Battle of Ball's Bluff .
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 Prisoner's Hope), "The Vacant Chair" (with lyrics by Henry S. Washburn), "Just before the Battle, Mother", and "The Battle Cry of Freedom". [8] He wrote the first song concerning the war, The First Gun is Fired , only two days after the conflict began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter .
Ashland Elks Club 1970's built 3000 Golf Course Road Ashland, Wisconsin: Modern 62: Kenosha Elks Club: 1917 built Dedicated January 1919 5706 Eighth Ave: Kenosha, Wisconsin: Georgian Revival: 63: Racine Elks Club, Lodge No. 252: 1912 built 1984 NRHP-listed 601 Lake Ave.
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The club's insignia is an Elk's head surrounded by a wreath. [5] Its colors are purple and gold. [5] Purple represents royalty and the high standars of the Elks. [5] Gold stands for the righ blessings that members share with those who are less fortnuate. [5] The ritual of the Emblem Club was not considered secret, but neither was it really public.
Eugene C. Eppley (April 8, 1884 – October 14, 1958) also known as Gene, was a hotel magnate in Omaha, Nebraska. [1] Eppley is credited with single-handedly building one of the most successful hotel empires, [2] by the 1950s the largest privately owned hotel chain in the United States.