I'll take a guess and say it meant "Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks". Like I said, only a guess. Diana -----Original Message----- From: Frank Thomas GrayHawk Davis <grayhawk@swva.net> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 6:05 PM Subject: [HODGES-L] Grave Markers >Hi All, I hope you will allow me this opportunity to ask a guestion that >is not about our Hodge(S) Family, although I started out seeking Hodge(s). > >This past Sunday I was in a cemetery looking for some Hodges' graves when I >came across something I have never seen in my life time. I sure hope I >don't offen anyone with my ignorance but I felt comfortable seeking your >knowledge. > >I came across an area in the cemetery that was about 12 feet square. It >was enclosed by a short cement wall about 6 or 8 inches wide and about the >same in height. In the center of that area was a tomb stone with only a >single name. Surrounding that stone were flat metalic Brass markers about >18-20 inches square. These markers were in very neat rows with about a >foot between each one. These markers had the name and dates (I assume >birth and death) or just names of the living. I also assume that those >buried there were cremated (if the size of the markers meant anything). Up >to this point nothing is questionable; however, about 5 or 6 of these >markers had something else. A quarter inch black metal rod was stuck in >the ground at the top end of the marker. Attached to each rod was a five >pointed black star. Each star had these letters; >P.O.E. > >Does anyone on this list have any idea what the letters stand for or why >the graves were marked as they were? I would love to learn the answer. >Thanks for your time and trouble. >Frank > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >