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Online Issue

Current Issue: March 2025

Features

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Gene Autry: The Singing Cowboy, by Clayton Trutor

Gene Autry rose to stardom in the 1930s as a singer of Western music and became one of America’s favorite radio, film, and television personalities—and he also became a member of the BPO Elks in 1938.

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Victory and Silence: The Royce Williams Story, by Tom Scudder

For national security reasons, US Navy fighter pilot Royce Williams remained steadfastly silent about his 1952 dogfight with seven Soviet MiG-15 fighters during the Korean War.

Departments

6

Message from the GER

8

Travels of the GER

10

A Candidate for Grand Exalted Ruler

12

It’s Your Business, by Jordan M. Jacobs

14

Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

16

News of the Lodges

34

Supporting Our Troops

36

Elks National Veterans Service Commission

46

Elks Drug Awareness Program

48

State Association News

50

Elks National Foundation