Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: March 2009

Features

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The Four Lives of the Godspeed, by Catherine C. Swormstedt

The Godspeed was one of three ships that carried the first permanent English settlers to America. Reconstructed three times, the most recent incarnation of the ship can be visited at Jamestown Pier.

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Columbia, Missouri, Lodge: an All-American Lodge, by Mark Hagland

The Columbia, Missouri, Elks are powerful force for good.

32

Springfield and New Salem, Illinois: Presidential Cities, by Patricia Ann McNair

Two of Abraham Lincoln's former homes and the Lincoln Library and Museum make for a fascinating visit to this area.

38

Elks National Veterans Service Commission

So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.

Departments

4

Message from the GER

6

Travels of the GER

8

It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

10

Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, M.D.

12

News of the Lodges

37

Elks National Foundation Joy of Giving

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Elks Drug Awareness Program