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 Good Times: Founding Lodge 616
Learn more about the initiation of Lodge 616. |
 100 years of Elks in Hawaii: William George Ashley, 1st Treasurer |
 A.L.C. Atkinson, First Trustee
A founding member of Elks Lodge 616. |
 A.L.C. Atkinson’s Russian Adventure |
 A.L.C. Atkinson: Adventure in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
 A. L. C. Atkinson: How an Elk becomes a Moose |
 Sonny Cunha Tiler, Composer, Politician |
 Hawaii Entertains at San Francisco Elks Lodge Opening |
 The First Hawaii Elks
The first Elk officers reflected the 1900 Hawaii business and government community |
 Joseph Henry Fisher, First Lecturing Knight |
 A. V. Gear: First Trustee
In 1901, Albert van Clief Gear was elected one of three initial Trustees of Elks Lodge 616. |
 George D. Gear - controversial and unconventional
In 1901, the Hon George D. Gear served as the Lodge's first Loyal Knight and as the Second Judge, 1st Circuit Court, Oahu. |
 An Elk for Governor: C. J. McCarthy |
 An Elk for Governor: L. E. Pinkham |
 An Elk for Governor: J. B. Poindexter |
 The First Elks: A. F. Judd, Jr. Lodge Secretary - First & Fast
He served as the first Lodge Secretary, but resigned May 18, 1901. |
 Augustus E. Murphy, First Leading Knight |
 The Tax Man: Charles T. Wilder, First Chaplin
We groan as we think of TAXES in April. Not so Charles Thomas Wilder, first Chaplin of 616. He thought about taxes daily! |
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