Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: October 2017

Features

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150 Years of Elkdom: Growing Pains, by Tom Scudder

Between 1878 and 1898, the Order grew immensely and experienced two serious crises from which it emerged stronger than ever before.

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2017 Grand Lodge Highlights

This past July, more than seven thousand Elks and guests gathered in Reno, Nevada, for the 153rd Grand Lodge Session.

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The Gentle Art of Espionage: Female American Spies, by Cathy Swormstedt

For more than two hundred years, American women have been helping to defeat the nation's enemies.

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Anchorage: Gateway to the Last Frontier, by Mike Coppock

With adventure in and around it, Anchorage, Alaska, is a gateway to a beautiful wilderness world.

Departments

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Message from the GER

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It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

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News of the Lodges

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks Drug Awareness Program

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Elks National Foundation

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State Major Projects

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State Association News