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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.
However, Lodge 878 and the Elks as a whole suffered a major decline in membership in the late 20th century. Lodge 878 lost about 90% of its members between 1975 and 2001. [12] [35] This was despite the fact that people of other races were allowed to join the Elks in 1973, and women were able to gain membership in 1995. [12] [27]
A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members.
Membership is open to everyone, men and women, age 16 years and older. In earlier years, membership was limited to the wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, stepdaughters and widows of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In 1979 there were 40,000 members, the same as a decade previously. [2] There were 41,000 members in 1989. [1]
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: Jazz trombonist and bandleader Al Jolson: New York Elks Lodge No. 1 Singer, actor, and vaudevillian: Martha MacCallum: Summit NJ Elks Lodge No. 1246
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]
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 ...
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