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New York Elks Lodge No. 1 Composer and conductor known for American military marches: Danny Thomas: Toledo OH Lodge No. 53 Actor and comedian known for The Danny Thomas Show: Rudy Vallée: Portland ME Lodge No. 188 Singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer Robert Wagner: New York Elks Lodge No. 1
Founded as the "Jolly Corks", by December of 1868, it had adopted the name Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. [2] By 1890, 173 lodges had been established throughout the United States. [4] Like many other fraternal orders, the Elks at one point sponsored an insurance fund. The Elks Mutual Benefit Association (EMBA) was founded in 1878.
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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]
Aug. 26—CORBIN — The Tri-County Elks Lodge gratefully accepted a substantial donation from the local American Legion Post 88, aligning with our mutual objective of advocating for veterans in ...
The Elks Club in East Liverpool, Ohio was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]The building was addressed in a study assessing historic resources in East Liverpool's central business district which resulted in the NRHP listing of several clubhouse buildings (including also Masonic Temple (East Liverpool, Ohio), Odd Fellows Temple (East Liverpool ...
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The first local group or "Temple" of the Daughters of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World was founded as the Norfolk Temple No. 1 in Norfolk, Virginia by Emma V. Kelley. [3] The first public meeting was held in July 1903 at the St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church with forty participants. Kelley organized the ...