TO EXEMPLIFY THE PRINCIPLES OF PATRIOTISM, CHARITY, LOYALTY AND LOVE; TO ACKNOWLEDGE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE WORKS, PATRIOTIC CEREMONIES AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS TO INSTILL HOSPITALITY AND A SPIRIT OF LOVE, PATRIOTISM AND FELLOWSHIP AMONG OUR MEMBERS; TO EXIST INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE BENEVOLENT, PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE DESIRE TO WORK …