History

Committee Chair – Paul Escobar

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Welcome

Thank you for visiting our Garden Grove Elks History web page. Our committee was organized in May of 2025 and we have been hard at work! We are proud of our newsletter, Timeless Track” and hope you will enjoy reading it.

Our committee is dedicated to the history of our lodge and our Order. We hope to cover subjects that you find interesting and educational. We will showcase note-worthy members and the interesting lives they lived. We will cover traditions and what their meaning is. Please feel free to pass on suggestions and you are always welcome to attend our meeting.

We generally meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm. We normally meet in the West Bar area. Please speak to one of our committee members to verify when our next meeting is.

Timeless Tracks

Follow this link to read any issue of Timeless Tracks.

Founders of the Order

Above appear 10 of the 15 members of the Jolly Corks who founded the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. From left to right: E.W. Platt, Fank Langhorne. William Carleton, William Sheppard. Richard R. Steirly, Carles A. Vivian, John T. Kent, Henry Vandemark, Harry Bosworth, M.G. Ash.

Charter Photo

This photo was taken at Garden Grove High School with our Charter members.

Picture of PER Jewels

Pictured is a set of Jewels the belonged to our 6th Exalted Ruler, Garland Rice 1960-61. The jewels were donated to us by Steve Lobdell Elk Historian and member of Chico Lodge #423.

Special Articles

Photos & Videos

Elk Call Archives

If you would like a copy of the current or any past Elk Call since 2021 please contact the webmaster click HERE.

Garden Grove Lodge #1952

of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks