[“Black Elks”; I.B.P.O.E.W.] 40th Anniversary Banquet of Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159. [West Chester, Pennsylvania]


Post-war banquet program and menu for the 40th Anniversary of West Chester, Pennsylvania’s Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159 of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World—also known as the “Black Elks,” an African American fraternal and mutual aid society. In addition to the program and menu, there is a list of committeemen. The cover illustration reproduces the Hood Lodge’s original 1908 charter.


Description: [“Black Elks”; I.B.P.O.E.W.] 40th Anniversary Banquet of Capt. Levi M. Hood, Lodge No. 159. [West Chester, Pennsylvania]

[West Chester, Pennsylvania: np, 1948]. [4]pp. Program. 9 x 6 inches. White, stiff paper bifolium. Half tone illustration. Foxing; small stain to upper cover; very good.

[3729019]

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