Female Elks? Hey, , Over Here Letter Of The Week: From Sept. 13

I read in this morning’s paper that the Elks lodges in Lewiston and Grangeville have voted to restrict their membership to men only. I hope my lodge in Deer Lodge, Mont., comes up for a vote on it. I’ve been a member of the Elks for 26 years.

For 26 years I’ve attended meetings of a bunch of men who thought that it was their obligation to be there. They are a nice enough group of guys but I’d rather sit around and eyeball a bunch of ladies.

After the meeting the bar opens and you sit around making conversation with someone who brags about his hunting and fishing exploits when he can’t even remember what he had for breakfast.

The older motherly and grandmotherly types would be a great benefit for the potlucks, and we could even maybe luck out with a bunch of younger gals in miniskirts. I can, even now, see some of the old drooping heads come alive and their eyes pop open.

Let the ladies join the Elks? Your damn tootin’! I’d vote yes twice if I got the chance. Waldo Larson Laclede

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