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Lecture Book : Improved Benevolent and Protective Older of Elks of the World
Small brown softcover booklet, 4 pages plus covers, small elk-head imprinted on front. Mostly plain English but a few phrases in code. Gives secret knock, secret Grand Hailing Sign, secret Sign of Distress, secret Sign of Caution, Test Oath, etc. *** The Elks (BPOE) were founded as a whites-only masonic-style club in 1868. The Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (IBPOE), made up of African American men, was organized in 1897.
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Published January 1, 1938
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