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mike jones's List: Elks History
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Tall tales spin like peeling rubber in Daytona Saturday, February 18, 2006 Huntsville Times DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - True story: The city of Daytona lost $20,000 promoting a race in 1936. The Elks Club took over as sponsor in '37 and found itself up to its antlers in debt. A mechanic-racer named Bill France Sr., who was living in a rented bungalow for $13.50 a month, started to fret that racing might disappear from the town. He decided to beg help from a well-known promoter, Ralph Hankinson. But France didn't have the money for a long distance call. He called collect. Hankinson refused to accept the call, which would have cost him a quarter. France then turned to a saloon-owner named Charlie Reese. Charlie, who would later mysteriously disappear, might be generously referred to as "shady."
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Elks will honor fallen soldiers at Flag Day ceremony June 14 The Florence Elks Lodge No. 314 in Florence will have a Flag Day ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14. The service is dedicated to 1st Lance Corporal Justin Sims, Marines, and Sgt. Jason Bishop, Army, who lost their lives in Iraq. ADVERTISEMENT Honored guests are Holmes High School ROTC 1st Sgt. Threat and four cadets; the Florence Police Department Honor Guard, and representatives from the Army, Marines and Airforce. The public is invited to attend and dinner will be served immediately following the ceremony.
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Thanks to Terry Akin, Sr. Lots of pictures of their magnificant 1923 building as well as a good description of their early years.
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Dec 06, 06
Now this is interesting. The Elks would "Follow the flag" overseas. Seems like we could establish overseas lodges then using this philosphy. I.E, a military base or other government compound. food for thought
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In 1901, a group of expatriates now residing in Manila and personifying the description above petitioned the US national Elks organization to allow the installation of a Club on American soil in the Philippines. The Grand Exalted Ruler of the Grand Lodge in the United States stated that "Irrespective of whether the United States Constitution followed the flag overseas, the Benevolent Order of the Elks would follow the American Flag". And indeed they did.
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A new beginning awaits grand old Elks temple THE NEWS TRIBUNEPublished: May 7th, 2007 The wait will soon be over for Tacoma’s historic 1915 Elks Temple. Work to restore the Beaux-Arts building to its earlier glory could begin within a few weeks. It can’t happen soon enough for city residents who have sadly watched what was once one of Tacoma’s most beautiful buildings – a graceful, white bookend at 565 Broadway to the Pantages Theatre just up the street – descend into decrepitude. For years, a combative owner refused to sell the building for a fair price or to seal it to prevent further damage. He threatened to demolish it if he couldn’t sell for an inflated price.
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When the Cañon City Elks Lodge was founded July 30, 1900, it had no home of its own. At first, the Elks met in the Shaeffer building on the southwest corner of Fourth and Main and later built the Elks Lodge at its present location in 1911. “At one time, we had 1,800 people members, but today, we have 365 members,” said Past Exalted Ruler Bill Hartless, who talked about the history of the building during the tour.
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SANTA MARIA There's a lot to what you see today. Years of hard work went into the success of this four day rodeo extravaganza! The first rodeo and race meet began in the 1940's. In 1995, Unocal donated the 107 acre site, right by Highway 101, to the Elks Lodge. With one promise: that all the money made from their activities go toward youth programs. The elks have kept that promise. Every penny they make goes right back to the community.
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CRISFIELD — When Austin H. Cox Sr. was 7 years old, the Crisfield Elks treated the Pine Street resident and other children on Christmas Day to candy and fruit from the Odd Fellows building on the corner of Main and Fourth streets. That building (and most of Main Street) would burn down in 1928, and the Elks moved to the Saltz’s furniture store.
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Old Elks Building in New Bern to be put up for sale Francince Sawyer Sun Journal July 26, 2007 - 6:59PM The Elks Temple Building will be for sale in less than two weeks. New Bern city officials hope that whoever buys the building will restore it. The building has been condemned, and the city is requiring the owner, Earl Applegate, to sell it. The building is in a historical district and the city won’t allow it to be demolished.
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KEWANEE — Rachel Gargiulo of Cleveland, Ohio, and Matthew Gamber of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, were on a mission to find out as much information as possible in order to create an historical archive of local Elks Clubs. The first stop was Berwyn, Ill., at the Cicero-Berwyn Lodge 1510. Kewanee Elks Lodge 724 was next.
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Daniel M. Darrow and Joshua C. Butterworth sat one night recently on the dark third floor of the Newport Elks Lodge on Pelham Street, trying to make contact with the paranormal presence or spirits that reportedly haunt the place.
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The local cinema scene is getting a new king this fall when the Harrisburg Mall opens its 14-screen theater. As the newest theater in the area, it will have all the bells and whistles of modern cinema -- from digital surround sound to rocking seats to a raised ceiling lobby and cafe. Only time will tell if the new theater will be just another multiplex or find its way into the hearts of locals like the current area cinemas. Though most of local theaters have stadium seating, popcorn and a marquee, when you look closely at their similarities they're not so identical at all. Whether it's the balcony view or the concession stand that doubles as a cafe, our local theaters have their endearing quirks. Here are the best features of our area cinemas. May they stand strong until the king comes along. BEST MARQUEE: Whitaker Center, Harrisburg. Flashing high above Market Street, this marquee rules Whitaker Center's 31 different types of signage. The Select Medical Theater IMAX screen needs hefty representation and the 20-foot high LED marquee does it justice. With three lines of streaming electronic text, this marquee performs triple duty -- displaying events happening at the Sunoco Performance Theatre and Harsco Science Center as well as the current movie on the IMAX screen. The Whitaker Center's massive marquee is a bright beacon of the arts and sciences in a world of flickering neon. Info: www.whitakercenter.org. Advertisement BEST SCREENS: Cinema Center, Lower Allen Twp. The key to Cinema Center's screens is the variety in size. With the largest at 55 feet wide, the screens in each auditorium are different sizes to suit the different movies. Indie films are enjoyed in the more intimate auditoriums with smaller screens. Visually stunning and heavy special-effects movies need a larger screen to give the audience the true impact -- enter the 55-footer. Cinema Center makes sure every movie it gets has a fitting screen. Info: www.cinemacenter.co
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For 100 years, the Hoquiam Elks Lodge has been a second home to generations of Hoquiamites, a combination social club and outlet for civic involvement. This weekend, the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 1082 is paying homage to its rich history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the signing of the lodge charter. It was Aug. 24, 1907, and logging pioneer Frank Lamb was the first exalted ruler.
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Aug 27, 07
I don't know why any lodge should fall into this kind of shape. Poor leadership on all levels
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TERRE HAUTE — A lack of finances and a decline in membership have caused the Fort Harrison Elks Club/Elks Lodge B.P.O. 86 to consider putting their Terre Haute property at 3350 N. Fourth St. up for sale. In an Aug. 21 letter mailed to Elks members, Michael Deady, chairman of the five-member board of trustees for the lodge, said the lodge will cut back on activities “due to an immediate and extreme shortfall of cash for operations.” The letter also said the assets “will be put up for sale and disposed of in a manner required by our Elks Charter and in an immediate and financially prudent manner.”
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In today's column, I described some flourishes stolen from over the years from inside the 1916 Elks lodge in downtown Tacoma. Preservation architect Jeff Ryan found some windows and railings this month in two local antique shops. Ryan provided the following photographs from his files – some he took and some from the Tacoma Public Library's historical records – to help identify some of the missing pieces. In this 1939 photograph of a dance in the banquet room, you can see the chandelier style and get a peek at part of the exit sign behind the pillar.
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EVERETT -- The oldest Elks members will tell you there was a time when a young man in Everett did three things on his 21st birthday: He registered to vote, got his state liquor card and joined Elks Lodge No. 479
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Corner of 3rd & Market - Elk's Fair 1901" Crowd gathered at daredevil's high ladder and Old Plantation minstrel show.
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Feb 05, 08
nice public relations article
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Billerica, Mass. - On Friday, Nov. 15, 1867, Charles A. Vivian, an English comic singer, landed in New York via an English trading vessel from South Hampton. On the night of his arrival he dropped into the Star Hotel, a Free and Easy kept by John Ireland on Lispenard Street near Broadway. Richard R. Steirly, also of English birth, was a piano player at the Star Hotel.
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