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ELKS...(Continued fron* page 1 )herance of personal ambitions, it has no insurance feature to appeal to one’s sense of econ-my. It is beneficient, not mere* y benevolent, and believes that t is nobler to serve than to be »erved; that laughter is better ban tears; a kind word more otent than a frown; and that ife is all the sweeter because f a song.Because it seeks to draw' into ts fraternal circle only those iho delight in wholesome asso-iations with congenial compan-[ns; who are deeply imbued /ith the spirit of patriotic loy-lty and devotion; who recog-ize the obligations of human rotherhood, and who desire, without fanfare of publicity, to hare with their associates in he endeavor to feed the hungry,3 shelter the homeless, to reeve those in distress and to rove themselves true friends to11 in need.Because with such a member-hip, holding such ideals, the irder has grown from a modest ut purposeful group of organi-ers into a great and powerful i raternity, whose patriotic serv-i| ices have won for it a high place in national esteem and whose jbenefactions have smoothed the pathway of countless thousands.Because it expends more than a million dollars yearly to bring encouragement, cheer and comfort to hospitalized veterans throughout the United States in fulfillment of its solemn pledge:I “So long as there are veterans I in our hospitals the Benevolent jand Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.”I Because through the Elks National Foundation a perpetual fund with assets exceeding five million dollars provides over $175,000 each year for college scholarships, grants for advanced training of technicians in cerebral palsy therapy and other charitable and civic endeavors.Because the Elks Youth Activities reach more than 2.0(H).000 boys and girls throughout America in all types of recreational and leadership programs.Because Elks operate numer-ous hospitals, clinics and training centers and schools for children afflicted with cerebral pal-soy.Because in their many benevolences 1.687 Elks lodges throughout the United States spend more ban seven million dollars annu-
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Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville, Texas, US
Thu, May 08, 1958
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