Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: May 2017

Features

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The US Merchant Marine--Serving America at Sea, by Nancy K. Williams

The US Merchant Marine has been performing a vital role in American wars and in peacetime commerce since colonial days.

32

Did George Washington Have a British Accent? by Buzz Brandt

The history of the development of the modern British accent offers an idea of how George Washington might have spoken.

36

Branson, Missouri: A Jewel of the Ozarks, by Michael Stein

With a history that is rooted in nineteenth-century rural culture, Branson has become a modern destination for family fum.

46

Elks National Veteran Service Commission

Elks across the country show that veterans are never forgotten by delivering meals to veterans and assisting at VA medical facilities.

Departments

4

Message from the GER

6

Candidates for Grand Lodge Office

9

It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

10

Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

12

News of the Lodges

44

Supporting Our Troops

50

Elks Drug Awareness Program

51

Elks National Foundation

53

State Major Projects