The building was designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, and was built in 1926 to serve as the headquarters for the Elks organization, including amenities such as a pool, banquet hall, and bowling alleys.
Guilbert was a high ranking Mason part of the Elks and a member of the Somerset Club, the Country Club (including as president from 1915 until 1916), the Wisconsin State Golf Association (including as president), the University Club of Milwaukee and the Racine Commercial Club.
He was a member of the Masonic Order, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Loyal Order of Moose, Boumi Temple Shrine, Knights Templar, Elks, Baltimore Athletic Club, Oriole Gun Club, Gibson Island Club, Maryland Yacht Club, and Annapolis Yacht club.
Throughout his life, Fenwick was a member of the American Bar Association, the Freemasons, the Shriners, the Elks Club, the Moose Lodge, the American Legion, the Rotary Club and the Farm Bureau.
In 1907 the Cristóbal Women's Club was founded and fraternal orders for men, including Masonic and Elks lodges were active.
He is the recipient of the Illinois Wisconsin States Association of Elks Humanitarian of the Year and East Saint Louis Model Cities Program Meritorious Services Award and was named Outstanding Young Republican of the United States in 1975 and Outstanding Young Republican of Illinois in 1971.
Aronberg was a member of the Freemasons, Shriners, Kiwanis, Forty and Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Elks, as well as the American Legion, of which he was vice commander.
Crossing the Line was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which took place on February 12, 1999 at the Elks Lodge in Queens, NY.
After politics, he continued to remain active in the various organizations he belonged to, such as the NAACP, Eagles, Elks, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus, and Moose International.
Wood's clubs were the National Democratic, the Manhattan Club of New York City, the Rocky Mountain Club of New York City, the Elks Club, the Authors League of America, the Beaux Arts Club, and the Sons of the American Revolution.
It was played in Grand Rapids, Michigan area, first at the Elks Country Club (1986-1989), then at The Highlands (1990-1993), and finally at the Egypt Valley Country Club (1994-2004) in nearby Ada.
Other future major league players that signed with the Elks but never played include Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, and Cory Snyder.
In 1926, he planned a flight to Liberia with backing from a West Indian subsidiary of Standard Oil, boxer Tiger Flowers, and Elks Lodges, but it never took place.
He is a member of multiple national organizations, including the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and the Rocky Mountain Elks Association.
During his life, Caldwell was a member of the Newcomen Society, Freemasons, Shriners, Elks, and Knights of Pythias.
In 2007 Sheppard formed The DomNicks with Dom Mariani (The Stems, The Someloves, DM3), together with bass player Howard Shawcross (The Elks) and drummer Marz Frisina (The Chevelles).
Copeland was a member of several honor societies and fraternal organizations, including the Pi Gamma Mu, international honor society in social sciences, which he served in various positions, Delta Kappa Epsilon, the New York Athletic Club, the National Democratic Club, the Elks, the Freemasons, the Knights Templar, the Shriners, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and the Sons of the American Revolution.
In 1902 the Elks social club bought the house to use as their lodge and maintained it until 1967.