[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 25 (Tuesday, March 2, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E280]
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   BOWIE ELKS WELCOME GRAND EXALTED RULER OF THE B.P.O.E. TO MARYLAND

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 2, 2004

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, on March 26, 2004, Bowie Lodge Number 2309 of 
the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks will welcome Amos A. 
McCallum of Saco, Maine, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Grand Lodge of Elks 
to Maryland at a luncheon to be held at the Bowie Lodge on March 26, 
2004.
  My long-time friend Judge Gerard F. Devlin will serve as the Master 
of Ceremonies and I regret that my duties here in this House will not 
permit me to attend and join with my many friends in the Bowie Elks in 
welcoming this distinguished guest to our State. Initiated in the 
Biddleford-Saco lodge in 1963, Grand Exalted Ruler McCallum rose 
through the chairs in his native Maine to eventually hold the high 
office he now occupies with such distinction.
  Space would not permit me to list all of the many charitable 
philanthropic activities individual lodges and the Grand Lodge 
participate in, but suffice it to say that no fraternal organization 
does more for people than the Benevolent and Protective Order of the 
Elks.
  I salute the Grand Exalted Ruler Amos A. McCallum and hope he enjoys 
typical Maryland hospitality in his visit to our State.




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