Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: June 2007

Features

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With the Stroke of a Pen, by Jean Schaefer

Our founding fathers wrote with feathers; Arthur Conan Doyle preferred a Parker; and not so long ago the ballpoint was champ. The ink pen has come a long way.

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GER Arthur Frost III Visits Washington, DC

BPO Elks national president Arthur Frost III meets with legislators and policy makers to promote volunteerism, charity, and support for America's Veterans and troops in a time of war.

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Wickenburg, Arizona, Lodge--An All-American Lodge, by Sara L. Miller

The sun shines on Wickenburg, Arizona, Lodge No. 2160, where teamwork and Elks' values make the difference.

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2007 Grand Lodge Convention City Charlotte: A City on the Move, by Ernest H. Robl

The best may be yet to come for this growing Southern metropolis, but Charlotte's special charms have already put it on the map.

Departments

4

Message from the GER

6

Travels of the GER

8

It's Your Business, by Timothy Middleton

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, M.D.

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New 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--Joy of Giving