Anyone here a member of either? What are they all about and what is the difference between the two.

I'm guessing that the doorways in the Lodge for Elk needs to be taller and the ones in the Lodge for Moose need to be wider in order to accommodate antler design.

The Elks secret password is Wooooooooooooooo
The Moose password is Unk

We also had an Eagles Club where I lived growing up

They were raided about once a year for selling alcohol without a license. Seemed like a pretty good juke joint

I never knew the difference in any of them either.

Our Moose is just a bar/restaurant type place. I think.
They must be hurting, they advertise on the radio about
event and specials. Call it The Bedford Moose Family Fun Center.
That's all new.

The Elks is a Country Club type of thing.
Pool, golf course, bowling alley. Open to public or members.
Only thing not open to public, that I know of, is the bar above the bowling alley.


Not my cup of toy, I'm not a bar sitter, not real social.
These places used to be for the "elite". Bet I wouldn't have
any trouble getting a membership, now. But I don't want to.

Have pondered an associate membership at The American Legion,
Just to be able to eat there. But, haven't perused it. We probably wouldn't
actually go there.

Join both.
We belong to both.
Some of of each have RV parking which we use.
Each club is different.

I'm a Moose member, joined years ago to be able to use the hunt club attached to it at the local club. Hunt club part has dissapeared but I've kept my membership going. Moose has an orphanage, MoseHeart, which I contribute to and a couple senior communities too. Don't know about Elks, other than their Friday night fish dinners, lol, but Moose has some pretty good civics stuff going on. Most of these civics clubs are hurting right now, people just don't join them anymore or get involved with them.

They are fraternal organizations, not just a club to gather and eat and drink. Both are involved in many civic and charitable programs.

All I've ever heard about either is: a place to eat, a place to drink, and a place to park your RV.

The Moose and Lions died several years ago and the Elks are limping along. Eagles are still active.

VFW and Foreign Legion are hit hard with covid restrictions, but they'll survive.

Paul's got it,I 've been a member of the Elks for 30yrs,Yes it's a place to eat and drink,but they donate alot to local charities,VA homes,children's groups.

Basically they are all bars the do a little charity work.

Time was the one with the nicest pool. Those were the days!

And bars where you can't meet women, right? Screw that.

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Join the Eagles.

Eagles club always had cheap drinks with a STRONG pour. I haven’t been in one for years, in fact I think the last time I went to the Eagles club it was in Riverside up in the Omak-Okanogan with my wife years ago. We walked out feeling good and drove up to a small lake to catch a type of trout that was only found in a couple lakes statewide. As we were headed through one pasture we came across a cow in distress giving birth. We helped her and watched for awhile to make sure momma and calf were ok then we went on up to the lake. We caught a load of fish but released them all. I’ll keep trout if we’re having a beach lunch but they get released otherwise.

My dad was big in the Elks Club and enjoyed it but he got too busy working to support his 5 children. He switched drinking holes to Goldies since he didn’t need the politics anymore, just the beer. I drank there a lot with him but like all good things it was torn down to make way for progress.

Haha.

Grand poobah of the water buffalo lodge

Gotta add this for what it's worth.


The Elks (local, no idea of others) was Whites Only up into the 90's.

There are few blacks here, one was a co worker,

A good guy, active in coaching many sports for decades, he is well known.

He stopped in the Elks one day to pay a friend a small debt. Saw the guys car
and figured he would pop in and out. However you get in, he told them he
needed to talk to "Joe". The door person knew him and had no issue.
Well, they got to BS'ing and the manager (who he knew) came in, saw him and went nuts.

Lots of racial stuff, how those people don't belong here, denied him the right to breath the air.
So, he left.

That roared through this small town.
A couple years later the manager left, and several people tried to get him to join.
But, the people that embraced that policy forever were still there.
He won't even bowl there, and it's the only option for 30 miles.



I'm not opposed to segregated private clubs in theory.
But not here. We are 98% white.

They have a selection process, and
only admit people of a good reputation and stature.
Race doesn't need to be considered.

Lions Club bought my daughter a pair of specialized heavy prescription frames and lenses when she was 2 years old and I was in college.

almost $800 for those pediatric glasses

Dont know about the Elks or Moose but maybe starting a local Deer Club would be a good idea. You could invite the local women down advertising it as a place to go to blow a few bucks.

i've been a moose member for almost 40 years. the moose is a really good organization. they sponsor an old folks home and a youth boarding school. both highly respected and well run. the moose is pretty working class most places. usually a nice little club with a kitchen. sort of a civilian version of the legion. i have been in them all over the country and always felt welcome. i am not what you would call a regular because i do not drink and drive, but i go for dinner once in a while.

the elks is a little higher class. many have golf courses associated with them and are similiar to a country club. my dad was an officer in both the moose and the elks and i never warmed to the elks. a little too hoity toity from what i saw. but i have only been in 2 or 3.

Elks clubs tend to focus their civic and charitable efforts towards veterans and kids. Moose clubs focus on kids and community. Both are worthy organizations to belong to when seeking service to community/others other than cheap drinks and social atmosphere.

CT

Im a member of the Moose and they do a lot of good things for people in this comunity .

VFW in Mckenzie used to have some good dances .

Cousin is a member of the Moose. If your into listening to local businessman talk about how much money they have while $ hitfaced on a Tuesday afternoon the Moose is for you from what i've seen. Only reason hes a member is because he has a small business and its the spot for the good ol boys club.