Fulton Elks 830 Timeline

1916—1962

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1916

In 1916 the Fulton Elks 200 strong attended the Elks State Convention in Troy, New York.

In the above photo are the Fulton members attired in white suits who participated in the association's parade. The Fulton Elks band was in the Line of March. The large Elk on the left in the photo was purchased by John W. Stevenson, front, right, who was the Exalted Ruler from 1915 to 1917. This Elk was on display at the Plaza on Oneida and South First Streets. This Elks contingent was well received in Troy and they participated in many local patriotic parades. Every Elk was required to purchase a white

suit 60 years ago. (Photo by James B. Hanlon, P.D.D.)

 

1938

Fulton Elks Basketball Team

FULTON. Feb. 1--Fulton Elks basketball team managed by John Lincoln will meet the Oswego team Wednesday evening on the Recreation park court. The team is made up of Eric DeBruyn, Leonard Osborne, Erwin Osborne, Art Joice, Harry Holden, Gene Thompson, Dick Karns and Joe Rosenbloom. The team's schedule for the next two weeks also includes games with a Baldwinsville team  at Recreation park on Friday Fe. 4 with a Parish team at the park on Wednesday Feb. 9 and a return game with the Parish quint at Parish Saturday evening. Feb. 12. Plans are underway to bring the Geneva Conco team to Fulton for a game Friday evening Feb. 11.

 

Radio Artists to Entertain Elks

Fulton Lodge to Observe 35th Anniversary On Thursday Evening

Feb. 1—Sytacuse broadcasting artists will present the entertainment program at the anniversary

dinner meeting of Fulton Lodge 890, B.P.O.E., in the Elks' home on Thursday evening. The

local lodge in observing its 35th anniversary this year. Charter members will be guests of honor and Captain Stephen McGrath of Troop O. state police, Oneida barracks, president of the State Elks' association, will be principal speaker. The program will open with dinner at 6:30 o'clock. The entertainment program will include presentations by Jack Curren, radio announcer and tenor singer, Miss Betty Mulliner, soprano, and Thelma Jean MacNeil, pianist.

 

 

1953

04/03/1953 Fulton Elks To Offer Minstrel Show Apr. 21, 22

Supervisor Parker VanBuren Directing Rehearsals For Annual Affair

Rehearsals for the first annual minstrel show to be presented by the Fulton Lodge of Elks on Tuesday and Wed. April 21 and 22, in the high school auditorium, are being stepped up under the direction of Supervisor Parker VanBuren, show director, as the production time nears. Rehearsals of the main show chorus and solo parts has been underway for the past several weeks in the Elks home. VanBuren and his aides are busy mapping the complete program for the two-day show and said the complete program would be announced within a few days. Proceeds from the minstrel, the first to be presented in Fulton by a local organization in many years will go to the Elks’ youth activity fund. The lodge for the past several years has sponsored baseball teams for youths of the city during the summer months and during each winter season promotes two basketball teams in the high school intramural leagues. The lodge two years ago also took over sponsorship of the Sea Scout Troop in the Oswego County Boy Scout Council and this spring will stage their second annual May day program for youth of the community at Recreation Park when Miss Carol Wilcox and Francis Procopio, selected as this year’s outstanding senior leaders at the high school, will be honored. Tickets for the minstrel program committee is headed by John Lincoln, lodge secretary.

 

04/03/1953  Induct Officers of Fulton Elks

Appointments to Chairs made by Exalted Ruler and Committee Chosen

Annual installation of officers of the Fulton Lodge of Elks for 1953-1954 term was held Thursday night in the S. First St. home when Fenton Smith succeeded James B. Hanlon as exalted ruler. Roland Quade acted as installation officer and was assisted by Clinton Hulett, Harold  Phelps, Parker VanBuren, Stanley Springer, Rudolph Foster, Robert Quade, Leo Bidwell, Joseph Fistick and Donald Quade. Appointive officers announced during the meeting by the new exalted ruler were: Martin Mosher, esquire; Lynn Wettering, Chaplin; Elmer Tramblay, inner guard; Alfred Bedell, organist; and County Judge Eugene F. Sullivan, judge advocate. Committee appointments announced included house committee, Ray Wallace, chairman J.B. Hanlon, Stanley Springer, Raymond LaBoeut, Clinton Hulett and Dan Canfield and auditing committee, C.M. Lussler, Robert Stormes and Robert Quade.

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1956

02/16/1956 FULTON ELKS HONOR STATE PRESIDENT—

A reception and dinner was held at the Elks Home, S. First St., on Jan. 15th, in honor of Franklin J . Fitzpatrick. Dignitaries at the dinner included the gentlemen pictured above, seated, 1. to r'., Philip J . Conboy (Auburn), vice president of the Central District; Franklin J . Fitzpatrick (Lynbrook), president N. Y. State Elks Ass'n; Roland Quade (Fulton), trustee; Clinton H. Hulett (Fulton), trustee; standing, 1.tor., Merton D. Tramblay (Fulton), dis't chairman of ritualistic committee; Joseph A. Fistick (Fulton), dis't chairman of new lodge committee; John S. Johnson, Jr., Mayor of Fulton; James

B. Hanlon, state chairman of youth activities; Fenton B. Smith, Exalted Ruler, Fulton Elks. —Photo by Blandlno

 

 

1957

04/1957 Fulton Elks Again Lead State In Community Youth Program

The Fulton Lodge of Elks for the third straight year was top award among 105 New York State lodges for its outstanding youth program in the community. James R. Hanlon, chairman of the New York State Elks Youth committee announced Thursday.

The new recognition accorded the Fulton Lodge is based on the program of its youth activities committee for the 1956-1957 lodge year. The state honor gives the local organization the opportunity to now compete for the national honors among all Elks lodges. Hanlon said Last year the Fulton lodge finished fourth in the national competition. National honors for youth programs will be announced at the grand lodge convention in July at San Francisco, Calif.

Hanlon said Fulton was selected as the New York State champion in youth week on the basis of a book compiled under the direction of Charles Myers and which reported the activities of the youth committee during the last lodge year. Selection of state winners was made by a committee comprised of <name unreadable> New York State Scholarship chairman and past district deputy Lawrence Taber of  Canandaigua, state vice president of the west central district of the Elks organization and Richard Camp of Wolcott, member of the Wayne County youth bureau. A plaque designating the Fulton lodge as last year’s champion in the youth activity project will be presented Maurice Shapiro, exalted ruler of the lodge during special ceremonies in May in Albany in conjunction with the annual New York State Elks convention.

Fulton’s championship award Hanlon said was based on the diverse program undertaking during the past year which ranged from May Day programs for the youth, a countywide soap box derby, youth band concerts and picnics, basketball promotion for the youth organization, a junior rifle club, a Christmas party for foster children in the county and other projects.

The clubs youth activity committee is currently working on a four day May Day program which will be launched Monday night with a talent show for youth in the high school auditorium and continue through the week with parties for all kindergarten classes in city’s schools, a dance for junior high school pupils, a parade on Saturday, May 4, followed by an afternoon or varied events and competition for youngsters at Recreation Park and climaxed by the second annual Oswego county wide soap box derby on Sunday May 5.

 

1962

07/26/1962 Fulton Elks Win Awards

Fulton Elks Lodge 830 was presented three national awards at the Elks National Convention, in Chicago. The lodge was given a first place trophy for its youth program for lodges of less than 500 members and received a second place trophy for the Annual Youth Day Program. They were also the recipient of the Memorial Service Program for lodges with less than 700 members. Donald Halliday, exalted ruler of the Fulton lodge, accepted the awards. James B. Hanlon, past exalted ruler and newly appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler of the central district, was presented a plaque for the fourth consecutive year as the outstanding state youth chairman. He also accepted a first and third place award for the New York State Elks Association, for the state youth day and the overall youth programs.

 

1964

Fulton Elks Hold Annual Memorial Services (Oswego Valley News, December 17, 1964)

A large turnout of Elks and relatives of deceased members were in attendance for the annual Memorial Services held Sunday, Dec. 6, a t the Fulton Elks home. Rev. Frank Hughes, pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church, was taken ill and unable to fulfill his obligation as main speaker. He was replaced Norman Manor of Oswego, who is State Chairman of Ritual for the New York State Elks Association.

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AT THE ALTAR— Fulton Elks officers pose at decrated altar during memorial services Sunday. Left to right: Charles Loomis, esquire; John Lincoln, secretary; John Karkruff, lecturing knight; Lester Sweeting, exalted ruler; Frank Fineron, leading knight; Herbert Barto, treasurer; Franklin Hunn, loyal knight; Edward Kilmer, inner guard; and Otis DuBuque.

PRINCIPALS— Principals participating in the Fulton Elks annual Memorial Services. From left: Donald Halliday, chairman; Rev. David Walker, benediction; Norman A. Manor, principal speaker; Rev. Harold W. McGilvray, invocation; and Lester Sweeting, exalted ruler.

 

Fulton Elks Are Tops At Nat'l Convention (Oswego Valley News July 23, 1964)

The Fulton Lodge of Elks have again been recognized by the Grand Lodge of EIKS and were awarded five national citations for their programs for 1963-64. The national convention that was concluded in New York City on July 16 was attended by Lester Sweeting, exalted ruler, and James B. Hanlon, past district deputy.

 

The climax of the Fulton recognition was announced by Vincent H. Grocott, chairman of the Grand Lodge Americanism Committee, when he noted that Fulton Elks Lodge was one of eight lodges of 2240 who were singled out for their Americanism and Patriotic programs. Mr. Grocott added, "The members of these eight lodges should be justly proud of their achievements in promoting patriotism in their communities."

 

The local Elks received first place awards for their memorial services, community service and youth day programs. They also received a second place award for their over-all youth programs. Edward Alexander of Great Fallsv Montana, announced that the Fulton Youth Day program held during the first week in May

was the best that the Grand Lodge committee has received during the last five years. He also commented on the fine news coverage of the Fulton program.

 

Among the exhibits at the Grand Lodge convention was a brochure on Scholarship that was submitted by Gordon J Goss, Jr., who recently graduated from Fulton H.S. Goss ranked second of the many thousands of students who entered the contest.

 

1967

Fulton Elks 830 New Members (Oswego Valley News March 9, 1967)

The Fulton Elks No. 830 initiated six new members of Feb. 11th at the Fulton lodge.

They are, back row, I. to r., Richard Tucker, Theodore P. Lebro, Robert Patrick; front,

seated, Mike Genova, Donald W. Davis, Frank Hunn (Exalted Ruler) and Keneth Pettit.

 

Fulton Elks Initiate (Oswego Valley News March 23, 1967)

The Fulton Elks #830 initiated new members recently.

Standing:, 1. to r., Joseph Cozart, Elmer Taylor, Paul Wise, Clayton Zukonsky, Bruno Cafalla; seated, I. to r., Dick Hughes, Frank Hunn (Exalted Ruler), Charles Congdon, John Sullivan.

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