Back in March of 1997, we piqued our readers' curiosity with mention of the Angels Flight funicular railway in Los Angeles and the mysterious lower-end arch bearing the letters BPOE. Since that time we have been searching for the link-up or proof that the arch was connected with Los Angeles Elks Lodge No. 99 beyond a shadow of a doubt (so what if some historians have "tunnel vision"). The enclosed postcard photo, circa 1908-10, discovered by Missouri Elks Historian Lee Sparks, clearly shows the Elks Lodge perched on the top of Bunker Hill at the high end of the railway. The arch beckoned to any visiting Elks like a voice in the wilderness, promising a fraternal welcome if only they would undergo a short "Angels Flight" to get there. Ninety years later, the Los Angeles Lodge may have moved, but this turn-of-the-century PR effort and many more have made our Nation see our Order and its Members for the true "Angels" that we have always been. (Say, does anyone want to know about the FOUR funicular railroads once found in Cincinnati?)