Elks Lodge holds its annual memorial service
The first Sunday in December is designated as “Elks Memorial Day.” This is a day aside for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks all across America to hold a program to honor those members who have passed before us. It is a day of remembrance that we as Elk, hold very dear to our hearts. Emblematic of these departed members are three plants: the sweet Forget-Me-Not, typifying charity, which teaches us to remember only the good that has been done; the Amaranth, emblem of immortality, the just reward of true and upright lives; the clinging ivy, symbol of brotherly love. ...
