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Sep 22, 2015 · Past Grand Trustee Michael Zellen gives the Eleven O'clock Toast during the Memorial Service on the closing day of the 2015 Grand Lodge Session in Indianapolis.
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Here is Famed Boston Mayor James Michael Curley (1874-1958) and the BPOE Eleven O'Clock Toast from the Elks' National Convention in Boston - July, 1924. Curl...
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Elks Toast, elks club 11 o’clock toast. 11 O'clock Toast "You have heard the tolling of eleven strokes. This is to remind us that with Elks the hour of eleven has a tender...
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11 O'clock Toast. "You have heard the tolling of eleven strokes. This is to remind us that with Elks, the hour of eleven has a tender significance. Wherever an Elk may roam, whatever his lot in life may be, when this hour falls upon the dial of night the great heart of Elkdom swells and throbs.
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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.
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 ...
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 ...
