THE BENEVOLENT & PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS LODGE 1904 WAS FOUNDED TO INCLUCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY. TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD, TO PROMOTE TEH WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS, TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM, TO CULITVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP, SERVICE TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES