The numeral could refer to the lodge's national number. Mary Clement DouglassTranscribing & publishing Kansas genealogical records "If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance." – George Bernard Shaw From: Charles Fleming <cajflem@gmail.com> To: Jerry Carbone <jerry_carbone@yahoo.com> Cc: Transitional Genealogists <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] B.P.O.E tombstone "Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks" is a service organization like the Lions Club, more prevalent in Canada than in the United States. Charles Fleming cajflem@gmail.com On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Jerry Carbone <jerry_carbone@yahoo.com> wrote: > A subject whom I am researching was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa > Monica, CA, in the BPOE section of the cemetery. His tombstone has his > name, dates, and is headed with the letters "B.P.O.E  1" He was interred 3 > April 1938 and was born in 1864. > > Does anyone know the significance of "1". > > Thanks in advance > > > Jerry Carbone > 802-257-4947, 802-579-5959(cell) > jerry_carbone@yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message