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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 .
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 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.
Similarly, Howard Cunningham, a character on the TV series Happy Days, was a Grand Poobah of Leopard Lodge No. 462 in Milwaukee. [4] These fictional lodges were a spoof of secret societies and men's clubs like the Freemasons , the Shriners , the Elks Club and the Moose Lodge .
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.
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.