Elks Clues Crossword
BY MYLES MELLOR Answers appear on page 56.
The Elks National Foundation helps Elks build stronger communities through pro- grams that support youth, honor veterans, and meet needs in areas where Elks live and work. Through the Elks National Foundation’s Com- munity Investments Pro- gram, Elks lodges can apply for grants that will help them serve their communities.
the trip, prepare food, load boats, and provide support for the veterans. The lodge used its ENF Gratitude Grant to help pay for the transportation needed by the more than 100 wounded veterans who attended this trip down the Kenai River. Think about how your lodge can use
a $2,000 ENF Gratitude Grant to meet a local need in a way that shows your community what the Elks are all about. If your lodge met the GER’s per capita goal, make sure to apply for a Gratitude Grant by May 31, 2012. For details and to apply, visit www.elks. org/enf/community.
The Elks National Foundation awards $2,000 Gratitude Grants to lodges to directly address local needs. Lodges are eligible to apply for Gratitude Grants after meeting the GER’s per capita goal. To find out more about Gratitude Grants and the Community Investments Program, visit
www.elks.org/enf/community. ■
T H E E L K S M A G A Z I N E ACROSS
1. He envisioned a plan that would “unite the forces of the Order into a mighty army for the service of mankind,” John F.
4. Grand Exalted Ruler, David R. 7. Wine tasting action 9. Bug
10. Mad Money star who is an Elk, Jim
11. Elks must be citizens of this nation 12. It’s about a foot 13. Make something happen 14.
money for charity 15. Slip
17. Mandatory lodge activity since 1911, signed into law by President Harry Truman in 1949 (goes with 48 across)
18. Heart of something 19. Massive 21. Undertake 22. T in the Elk’s alphabet
1. US general who was an Elk 2. Chairing 3. Significant number for Elks 4. Noise from a hen 5. 2012 national convention site 6. Concerning
7. Awards granted by the Elks National Foundation
8. Second word of an expression of loyalty
13. Inquire 16. D in the Elk’s alphabet 20. USAF part 22. Mission 23. Baltimore state 24. Lodge officer
25. One of the group who played the first game of Jolly Corks in 1867, Steirly
29. One of L.B.J.’s beagles 30. Wind instrument
32. First name of a US president who was an Elk
34. Embraces 37. Be in session
38. Director of the Elks National Foundation, Jim
41. 43. 44.
Shoot
Mans race Tolstoy
45. Entrance 46. Golf location 47. Exams 48. See 17 across 49. Elk's cousin
DOWN
26. Places of worship 27. Weight measurement 28. Hotel
1902 30. demand
31. Tree, with a K 32. 2006 GER Arthur H.
III
33. Cornell, e.g. 35. Guard of the entrance of every lodge 36. Sea cry 39. Allow 40. Gatos or Angeles 42. Hawaiian bird 45. Prosecutor, for short 46. Football position, for short
51 , purchased by BPOE in
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