The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks has at its heart a desire to serve the people of its communities through benevolent programs. Participation has remained steady in the past 10 years ...

Thousands of members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America and guests gathered in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- According to Advance archives, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was founded over 110 years ago and originally called Stapleton home. The group relocated to the ...

New initiates to the lodge pose for a photo. (Credit: Ben Braden) Members of the Ballard Elks Lodge No. 827 enjoy the fellowship, support and community ...

Next weekend, the National Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will celebrate its 150 years of service, and an organization with total membership of more than 850,000 and more than ...

A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was founded in Manhattan in 1868. Its humble beginnings were not as a fraternal order seeking to improve the lives and ...

Queenswalk: The Benevolent Society of Elks There is something about the exclusivity, mysteriousness and the whole “secret society” element of fraternal groups that really appeals to many people. Today ...

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. ... In 1898, a man named Dr. John Wilson wanted to start a fraternal order that was similar to the Elks, but run kind of like the Masons — so he did.

“Best People on Earth” has been the tagline for Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks lodges for years. In our case, it is more than apt! For Elk Lodges all across the country, ...

PRINGLE — The Benevolent Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) held Youth Night, honoring students for achievements in a ceremony held at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Elks Lodge #109 on Monday, May 5.

The national leader of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has suspended the charter of Austin's Elks Lodge No. 201 following allegations that some of the local branch's male members were ...