BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS OF

TO UNITE ALL ELKS IN CLOSER BONDS OF FRATERNITY: TO FURTHER GOOD FELLOWSHIP AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE LODGES; TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF THE ORDER IN THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII; TO EXCHANGE IDEAS BENEFICIAL TO ELKS LODGES; TO EXPAND AND PROMOTE THE PROGRAMS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF CHARITY TOWARD ALL MANKIND; TO ENCOURAGE PATRIOTISM AND DEVOTION TO THE PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.