North Las Vegas, NV 2353

Emblem Club

NORTH LAS VEGAS EMBLEM CLUB #427

The Supreme Emblem Club of the United States of
America is the unofficial auxiliary of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.

The order was organized during World War I by a group of female relatives of the Elks
who met to wrap bandages to send to wounded soldiers overseas. The group
eventually decided to turn their circle into a regular club and was chartered
in the State of Rhode Island on
April 27, 1926. Its founders were Mary L. Clark, Mary T. Duffy, Alice
Farrell, Charlotte O'Connor, Esther A. Sweeney and Charlotte O'Connor.

During the first year, nine affiliates, known as Emblem
Clubs, were formed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

The original articles of incorporation stated that the
Emblem Clubs' goals were to "unite under one head, all existing and future
Clubs commonly known as Elks' Ladies clubs, Committees or groups...promote
sociability among members of Elks', share community welfare work...assist with
social affairs...[and] promote better understanding and further the ideals and purposes for which each organization was
established." Religious and political subjects were banned from discussion
at Club meetings.