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The great variety of 11 o’clock Toasts, including the Jolly Corks Toast, makes it clear that there was no fixed and official version until 1906-10. Given our theatrical origins, it was almost mandatory that the pre-1900 Elks would be expected to compose a beautiful toast extemporaneously at will.
- Elks Toasts
The great variety of 11 O’Clock Toasts, including the Jolly...
- An Archive of 11 O'Clock Toasts
An Archive of 11 O'Clock Toasts. Several different versions...
- Elks Toasts
The great variety of 11 O’Clock Toasts, including the Jolly Corks Toast, makes it clear that there was no fixed and official version until 1906-10. Given our theatrical origins, it was almost mandatory that the pre-1900 Elks would be expected to compose a beautiful toast extemporaneously at will.
THE 11 O’CLOCK TOAST. Tis' the hour of eleven, throughout Elkdom does it chime. As we remember our absent brothers, And their virtues at this time. One by one they've left us, To carry on each day. Even though they've gone now, They'll help show us the way. While they were here with us, They served their country well. They will never be ...
The great variety of 11 O’Clock Toasts, including the Jolly Corks Toast, makes it clear that there was no fixed and official version until 1906-10. Given our theatrical origins, it was almost mandatory that the pre-1900 Elks would be expected to compose a beautiful toast extemporaneously at will.
An Archive of 11 O'Clock Toasts. Several different versions of the 11 O'Clock Toast. You have heard the tolling of 11 strokes. This is to remind you that with Elks, the hour of 11 has a tender significance. Wherever Elks may roam, whatever their lot in life may be, when this hour tolls upon the dial of night, the great heart of Elkdom swells ...
At any gathering of Elks, it is the custom that at 11 p.m. everything ceases for a moment of remembrance. This is done in a solemn but brief ceremony called, “The 11 O’clock Toast”. Members are asked to stand, remove their hats, and there is a tolling of 11 strokes.
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The great variety of 11 O'clock Toasts, including the Jolly Corks Toast, makes it clear that there was no fixed and official version until 1906-10. Given our theatrical origins, it was almost mandatory that the pre-1900 Elks would be expected to compose a beautiful toast extemporaneously at will.
