Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: Dec. 2017/Jan. 2018

Features

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150 Years of Elkdom: Laying Institutional Foundations, by Tom Scudder

Between 1918 and 1938, the Elks continued to heed the call of patriotism and build the Elks National Veterans Memorial.

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The Making of Santa Claus, by Elise Warner

The modern concept of Santa emerged in the nineteenth century but traces its roots to a third-century Christian bishop from Asia Minor.

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Great American World's Fairs fo the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, by Earl Rickard

America's love of world's fairs in the nineteenth century led to two of the most memorable fairs ever held in the United States.

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Hihgland: James Monroe's Virginia Home, by Margene Whitler Hucek

James Monroe purchased the estate he called Highland in 1793, and it was the scene of much happiness for his family

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Elks Drug Awareness Porgram

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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Annual Report of the Grand Secretary