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Elks Lodge Dedication in Athens Attracts 200 Guests
The Athens Elks dedicated a new $180,000 lodge on West Union Street with Grand Exalted Ruler Robert G. Pruitt presiding. A reception, dinner, and ceremony featured local officials, Bible and life membership gifts, and remarks by Kerr and other Elks leaders.
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ELKS
Elks New
Athens
Leslie Scrimger
Columbus
Ohio Elks Association
Robert G. Pruitt
Atlanta
BPOE
Fred Bohn
Zanesville
Francis Ponticus
Ross Cline
Chillicothe
Virgil Search
Raymond Duckler
Athens Lodge
Messenger Newsphotos
Kenneth P. Jones
Athens Elks’ Lodge
Eirkdom
Pruitt
Ohio Elks
Raymond Shepard
Sportsman Grill
Francis Pontious
Pontious
Harry Graham
Ponticus
W. Unionee
Rex Koons
Clyde Beverage
Rex Snider
Merrill Riggle
Don Barstow
Fred Hampton
Jones
Kerr
C. William Gross
Billy Davis
Logan Lodge
Mr. Elk
Southeastern Ohio
Harry G. Yager
Dick Russell