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  2. The Vacant Chair - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. George Frederick Root - Wikipedia

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    " (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 .

  5. List of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks members

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    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

  6. List of Elks buildings - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska marks the location of the house at 3202 Woolworth Avenue where U.S. President Gerald R. Ford lived for a couple of weeks after his birth in July 1913. It was the home of his paternal grandparents, Charles Henry and Martha King.

  8. Plaschke: With a Panama hat, cigar and radar gun, scout ... - AOL

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  9. Territory band - Wikipedia

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    These bands typically played one-nighters, six or seven nights a week at venues like VFW halls, Elks Lodges, Lions Clubs, hotel ballrooms, and the like. Francis Davis , jazz critic for The Village Voice , likened territory bands to "the Top 40 cover bands (of the 1970s and 1980s) of their day, typically relying on stock arrangements of other ...