Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: March 2013

Features

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New of the Lodges

By distributing dictionaries, visiting young patients in hospitals, and holding fundraisers to help members of the community, Elks show that Elks Care--Elks Share.

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Elks and Eagles: The BPOE and the Boy Scouts' Highest Rank, by Joe Harless

Local lodges of the BPO Elks have been supporting Boy Scout troops and Eagle Scouts for more than sixty years.

34

The Zipper: An Up and Down Story, by Richard Bauman

It took inventors many years to transform the zipper from a fragile novelty into a rugged and early universal part of modern life.

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A Land of Delight: Leelanau County, Michigan, by Patricia Ann McNair

Leelanau County entrances visitors with its nineteenth-century lighthouses, quaint villages, and stunning vistas.

Departments

4

Message from the GER

6

Travels of the GER

8

A Candidate For Grand Exalted Ruler

10

It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

12

Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

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Supporting Our Troops

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks National Foundation

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Elks Drug Awareness Program