Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: July/August 2014

Features

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Elks GER Millard Pickering Goes to Washington, by Shawn Bullard

While in Washington, DC, GER Millard C. Pickering paid respect to fallen heroes and offered the Order's help to national leaders.

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Peter Francisco: America's One-Man Army, by Mark S. Longo

Peter Francisco appeared in the American colonies under mysterious circumstances as a boy and grew into an American hero.

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The Manhattan Project--A Secret Kept by 130,000 People, by Linda McMaken

Beginning with a letter to FDR, the Manhattan Project spanned the entire nation and amazingly remained a secret.

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Ex-Presidents--A Varied Group, by Martin D. Tullai

With no protocol governing their post-presidential lives, ex-presidents have written memoirs, served as advisors, and even returned to politics.

Departments

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Travels of the GER

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It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

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News of the Lodges

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Supporting Our Troops

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks National Foundation

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Elks Drug Awareness Program