Nos 1-2 - Unique dome-shaped (unique at least among Elks Lodges) is this $2,000,000 Long Beach Elks Lodge No 888 the cornerstone of which was laid yesterday at 2101 East Willow St. Reported in the Rochester Post & Record on May 24, 1907, the Elks of Rochester will soon have a lodge of their own. Exalted ruler Hyka (no first name)Įlks Cornerstone. Elks Lodge #888 cornerstone laying in Long Beach, 5 March 1960. The new Lodge is a ranch-style building for family participation in Elk affairs. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was first charteredand with a great spirit and direction, the Elk Lodge members began to help with our Veterans. University of Southern California Digital LibraryĬollection Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961Ĭontact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 The new Lodge facility was dedicated on Februfour years to the day from the 1957 catastrophe that changed Lodge history. The new lodge enjoyed immense popularity and brought a whole new wave of recreationists, many of whom built their own cabins. Publication Information University of Southern California. The years of 1921-22 brought the Wilcoxen family to Elk Lake, and it was Wilcoxen who built the first lodge and resort. Title Elks Lodge #888 cornerstone laying in Long Beach, 1960 Date Created and/or Issued Hempsteads Elks belong to the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (I.B.P.O.E.W.), founded 102 years ago by blacks who were denied membership in mostly white Elks clubs.

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