Current Issue: September 2007
Features
10
The Acceptance Speech of GER F. Louis Sulsberger
The BPO Elks' new national president pledges to build on the Order's tradition of unity in service.
29
Farewell to the Wonderful Wire, by Bud Bartlett
E-mail, cell phones, and the Internet revolutionized our lives. But the story of instant global communications began with the telegraph.
36
A Brief History of Soap, by Victor Parachin
From oils and ashes to Ivory bubbles, how an indispensable household product evolved.
42
Three Historic Sites Along the Santa Fe Trail, by Patricia Ann McNair
Tracing the steps of pioneers, traders, and discoverers on the New Mexico frontier.
Departments
4
Message from the GER
6
It's Your Business, by Timothy Middleton
8
Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, M.D.
13
News of the Lodges
47
Elks Drug Awareness Program
50
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
54
Elks National Foundation
57
