Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benevolent_and_Protective_Order_of_Elks

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:foundation
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:BPOE
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:Grand_Lodge
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Grand_Lodge_Convention
gptkbp:charitable_giving	over $80 million annually
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded	February 16, 1868
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Charles_Algernon_Sidney_Vivian
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
gptkbp:membership	men and women
gptkbp:motto	Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Babe_Ruth gptkb:Clark_Gable gptkb:Clint_Eastwood gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower gptkb:Enrico_Caruso gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Gerald_Ford gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Irving_Berlin gptkb:J._Edgar_Hoover gptkb:John_F._Kennedy gptkb:John_Wayne gptkb:Lawrence_Welk gptkb:Red_Skelton gptkb:Sammy_Davis_Jr. gptkb:Warren_G._Harding gptkb:Will_Rogers gptkb:Eddie_Cantor gptkb:Jack_Benny gptkb:Vince_Lombardi gptkb:Bob_Hope gptkb:Casey_Stengel gptkb:Mickey_Mantle gptkb:Gene_Autry gptkb:James_Stewart gptkb:Jack_Dempsey gptkb:Burl_Ives gptkb:Jimmy_Durante Bing Crosby
gptkbp:notableProgram	gptkb:Elks_Drug_Awareness_Program gptkb:Elks_Hoop_Shoot gptkb:Elks_National_Foundation gptkb:Elks_Veterans_Service_Commission
gptkbp:number_of_lodges	over 2,000
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 750,000
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:The_Elks_Magazine
gptkbp:purpose	charitable activities fraternal fellowship
gptkbp:rituals	secret
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:elk
gptkbp:taxStatus	501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary society
gptkbp:website	https://www.elks.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:place
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4