Elks Magazine Online

Archive 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

State Association News