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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.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching provided the tune for the later Jesus Loves the Little Children, with lyrics by C. Herbert Woolston, and also for the later God Save Ireland. The Vacant Chair provided a tune reused in Life's Railway to Heaven , and sometimes reused in To Jesus' Heart All Burning .
Elks Lodge (Greenwood, Mississippi) Avenue F near W. Scott St. Greenwood, Mississippi: Location of "black Elks" lodge. Listed on the Mississippi Blues Trail. [6] 30: Elks Building (Jackson, Mississippi) 119 President Street, South Jackson, Mississippi: Designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1992 [5] 31: Elks Club Lodge No. 501: 1904 built 1985 ...
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
Thomas Edward Kain, 73, was arrested after the vehicle drove into the Elks Lodge building in Apache Junction on Saturday night, police said. Alcohol "was a contributing factor," said police, who ...
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' Lodge 878 building was designed by the Ballinger Company [1] [2] in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. [3] [4] It is composed of the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-story main building at 82-10 Queens Boulevard; a two-story annex to the east at 82-20 Queens Boulevard; and a three-story rear addition to the south of the main building. [5]
Membership increased rapidly and by 1909, the Elks were in need of a larger meeting space and decided to build their own building. [3] As soon as funds allowed, the lodge set out to secure a site and build a new lodge building. Bonds were issued to lodge members only and fund-raising began in the form minstrel shows put on by the Elks. [4]