If he was from New York originally, the #1 might refer to his lodge number. New York was the first lodge. I could find no other reference to numbers. HTH ~Jacqueline Wilson jwilsongen@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Charles Fleming <cajflem@gmail.com> wrote: > "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 >