Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: October 2001

Features

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137th Grand Lodge Convention Highlights

For the more than 8,500 Elks who traveled to Philadelphia this past June, the Grand Lodge's annual convention was a time to celebrate the Order's many achievements, reestablish old friendships, and help the BPOE to chart its future course. Staff Report

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Preserving the Fountain of Youth: A Visit to St. Augustine

Burned to the ground by the British on more than one occasion, the city of St. Augustine has recovered each time to claim even greater glory. Today's "America's Oldest City" is not only survibing, it's flourishing! Patricia and Syvlia McNair

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First Over the Falls

When a widowed schoolteacher climbed into an oaken barrel one October afternoon in 1901 to challenge Niagara Falls, moste people thought she was a fool. Twenty mintues later, when she emerged on the Candaian shore, Anna Edson Taylor was an American hero. Bob Fulton

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The Stetson Rides Again

Diagnosed with tuberculosis at the age of 25, John B. Steston left Philadelphia with little hopes of ever reaching his 30th birthday. Ten years later he returned to the city to build a hatmaking empire that's still alive and well today. Richard Bauman

Departments

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Message from the GER: The Great Heart of Elkdom

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It's Your Business: Remaining Confident During Precarious Times

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Healthline: Thermometers--From Mercury and Beyond

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News of the Lodges: Elks Care--Elks Share

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Veterans: Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks National Foundation: Joy of Giving

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Drug Awareness: Spicing Up Life Through Varietry

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Conventions: News of the State Associations