Yelagin was soon disillusioned with the "Strict Observance" charter, and in the early 1770s he received a license from the Grand Lodge of England to form a Freemasonry lodge in Russia. At the same ...

NORWICH – With the loss of its charter awaiting an appeal, local Elk’s Lodge #1222 closed and locked its doors on Sunday, as ordered by Grand Exalted Ruler James Nichelson and Grand Secretary ...

The Jan. 12 ceremony, Elks officials said, marked a historic moment for the organization, which received its charter from the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ...