[16] Country Constables Raid Black & Tan Night Club, Northwest Enterprise, 14 September 1933, p.4. On June 1, 1946, the Seattle Steelheads, an all-black professional baseball team played its first game at Sick's Stadium, located at the corner of McClellan Street and Rainier Avenue. The Seattle Elks Lodge # 92 was the first Lodge in the Northwest. All members are required to state that they believe in a higher power and to pledge that they have never attempted to overthrow the government. Fill in any field or combination of fields to find a lodge. 2023 Cascade Public Media. Thank you to Paul DeBarros and his book Jackson Street After Hours In this way, the 21st-century version of the fraternal order whose existence once hinged on insularity and exclusion is making its members more empathetic. Turnham was a charismatic musician who next led her own big band. Recipients of the Ballard Elks Scholarship Fund. We expect those dues every year, unless youre under duress. Perhaps the growth stems from the fact that the Elks, like the Moose and the Eagles, have always been rooted in the social, the apolitical, the relatively low-commitment philanthropic. But is it not so surprising: as local jazz pianist Julian Henson put it, Seattle was a town-and-a-half, manNothing happening til after twelve oclock, then it came alive. For over a century, fraternal orders like the Elks served as the cornerstone of American social and civic engagement. Today, the order opens its membership up to all native-born ornaturalized American male citizens,16years and older,who believe in their country and its institutions, who desire to perpetuate free government, and who wish to encourage a brotherly feeling among Americans, to the end that we may exalt our country, tojoinwith usin our work of fellowship and love.. Saturday: 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Today, Nestor, 65, serves as the Esteemed Loyal Knight, a sort of vice president to the clubs Grand Exalted Ruler. Al Brooks is a Crown Royal man. Sadly, some Elks and auxiliary members say some young people aren't fit for their groups, and others say drug use is unacceptable. Why endure the hassle of joining a fraternal organization when you can just shoot the breeze at the barbershop or a local bar? Johnson describes Shanghai as a cosmopolitan city with representatives of every race in the population. This is a new chapter in my life.. Perhaps one needs to be a member of thealtruistic and friendly society known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to know for sure when the club first started, butthe first written record of the order comes in 1812, however, and itreferences George IV. That prompted Blacks to form their own organization, the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW). The paper wrote, "Lord Clarendon has been holding communication with an illegal society in Dublin for upwards of ten days. This multiracial character was partly a product of what Quintard Taylor calls Seattles admittedly benign racial environment. While there is no doubt that racism and discrimination were widespread, they did not have the harsh, caustic edge seen elsewhere in the country. Upon his return to Seattle in 1937, Johnson found Jackson Street as alive as ever with a number of new clubs quickly gaining in popularity. New disks are on their way. In many ways, the lodges are ciphers: event spaces malleable to the shifting civic and psychological needs of their members, instead of dictating them. According to Doug Chin's Seattle'sInternational District , "In 1938, the African American Elks Club moved from the Central Are Photo from Seattle Times January 15, 1911. Paul Brice, an exalted ruler, says his lodge hopes to revitalize itself, which is now down to about 50 members. In the barroom, the clack of dominoes emanates from a corner table, as a few patrons play darts. (L to R) Longtime memberJ.R. Bonds, chapter president Maurice Blacknall and longtime member Al Brooks gather at the bar for beverages and conversation at Cascade Lodge No. "The black community, we had to have our own spaces, we couldn't go to other clubs." There aren't many people left who can recount the history of the Black Elks Lodge, but Barbara Lewis can. Cascade Lodge No. 1416 in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, Feb. 23, 2019. Many Animals, Including the Platypus, Lost Their Stomachs. Today, most lodges have diversified: While many, especially in rural areas, remain largely white, there are dozens of clubs whose membership is almost entirely black; in Charlottesville,. We have no tolerance for people who have hatred in their heart.". A former lawyer, Mr. Okabe is a first-generation American and is very devoted to his country. The order is just one of many clandestine organizations that exist today, though the popularity of these secret clubs peaked in the 18th and 19th centuries, writes Noah Shachtman for Wired. Download and print this Membership Application or find an application form in the Lounge during business hours. Turning 90 again? Ben teases. 1416 in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, Feb. 23, 2019. This is what the Northwest Enterprise, a Seattle based African American newspaper, had to say about Jackson Street in the midst of the Depression in 1933: They elected their own leaders and drew up constitutions to govern their operations. In the last year alone, the Ballard Elks have donated $9,000 in scholarship funds to high school students at Ballard High; a massive clothing swap brought in $2,000 and pounds of clothing for Marys Place, a resource center for homeless women and children. It directly impacts their communities, and they can feel and touch it.. by Jessie Carney Smith Members and visitors gather insideCascade Lodge No. During the Great Depression, there was no time to reminisce about the excess of the Roaring Twentiesit was a time to look forward. The back deck on a sunny day overlooking Puget Sound during the Bacon Off competition. Be our next winner! Today, most lodges have diversified: While many, especially in rural areas, remain largely white, there are dozens of clubs whose membership is almost entirely black; in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Elks Club has become the only real place for black folks to go.. Its all in the name of fun and fundraising, benefiting veterans groups, youth programs, Ballard Food Bank, and more. Copyright 1994 Visible Ink Press, Detroit, MI Jake and John joke during the steak initiation dinner. The view from the room is beautiful,, Satch S. said: Every time I have gone into this business to rent something it has, Seasaidh M. said: I had a bad experience for reasons that were outside of normal, Tim K. said: Having party needed table and chairs and few other items. Moreover, because public opinion generally sided with the clubs owner and patrons, raids created sympathy and sometimes additional patronage for Jackson Street night clubs. [32] de Barros, 50. Chartered in 1925, the lodge was established because, at the time, Black people were barred from joining the city's all-white Elks. With subdivisions in education, health, veteran's affairs, and civil liberties, the IBPOEW works for the concerns of African Americans and Black Elks worldwide. Kalama Harbor Lodge; Kennedy School; Old St. Francis School; Olympic Club; White Eagle Saloon & Hotel; Weddings; Meetings; . Jackson Street jazz musicians also took their craft overseas and while entertaining international crowds, some learned a thing or two. But what I love about this place is you leave what you do at the door. HSTAA 353 Fall 2009. It is also an outstanding venue for charitable events, family events, corporate outings and other events that will raise funds to support our charitable endeavors. Hes watched as the sport, and the popularity of the beach next to the Elks, has exploded; over the last five years, hes taught hundreds to paddle and introduced dozens to the lodge. Nevertheless, some Seattleitesparticularly upper-class whitesdisapproved of the abundance of vice and racial mixing on Jackson Street. "It was wholesome, friendly you didn't have to watch your back. Click here to listen . This may seem strange, but it is a fact. Although Blacks were never the racial majority in the Yesler-Jackson neighborhood, the area housed much of Seattles Black population, which numbered 2,894 by 1920. George IV left the order, declaring he would establish a rival club, according to a history of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows published by the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph in 1867. "All of a sudden, I decided to become a member," he says. That number would eventuallybe capped at $2,000. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Were getting a lot of new blood, but we have to sustain it. John and his partner, Jake, chose bingo, helping run the Memorial Day events and eating monthly steak. And it really makes you proud to be part of it once you see it happening., That philanthropy takes many forms, but unlike other organizations, the vast majority of it takes place on the local level. Copyright (c) 2010, Kaegan Faltys-Burr Got an idea for a story? Jackson Street nightclubs like the Green Dot, the Black and Tan, and the Blue Rose (soon to be renamed the Rocking Chair) continued to operate into the 1940s and 1950s and Jackson Street remained the heart of Seattles jazz scene. [29] Taylor, 147. The steaks especially good this week, according to Lois, because Felix is using a demi-glace. This historically Black non-profit charitable, fraternal organization is still operating. I got it off eBay, he explains to everyone who asks. Members and visitors dance during a Boogie Nights-themed 70s dance party at Cascade Lodge No. "Serving the community and forming a relationship with people you might or might not have something in common with" is what appeals to Blacknall, who adds, "People like coming here because they feel safe. 1) The Black & Tan Club: 404 12th Ave. S. Seattle's most esteemed and longest-lived jazz nightclub operated from 1922-1966 under various names, and was the backdrop to greats like Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, and Charlie Parker. On Sunday September 10, 1933, county constables raided the Black and Tan. And here at the Elks, I dont ever have to worry about my drink being spiked, or my purse being stolen, or guys harassing me., A man one seat down, silent our entire conversation, speaks up, his eyes still focused on the Mariners game in front of him: And if you ever do have problems, you know, you can count on us.. Im going back to the kitchen to get a piece of foil for my leftovers, she tells me, and Im gonna tell Felix that was the worst damn steak., The head of scholarship, Karl Johan Uri, made a barnaise sauce at home, and a small Tupperware of it is circulating at a corner table, where Ellen, in her early thirties, waits for her husband to arrive. Sometimes, theres light friction Lois Morgensen, the lodges secretary, finds herself annoyed with some of the aspects of growth (All these people trying to get their spousal cards, she told me, and their last names are different!). One member couldnt believe that I was older than his father. He laughs, slaps the table. Many white musicians of the 40s and 50s noted the collegial spirit between black and white at the Black Elks. While TheDa Vinci Code novelist Dan Brown and his contemporaries have shined a light upon some of the bigger secret fraternal organizations likethe Order of Skull and Bones, Freemasons,Rosicrucians and the Illuminati, there are still other, lesser-known groups that have compelling stories of their own. (Photo courtesy of the University of Washington Special Collections), On June 10, 1918, Seattle saw its first local jazz band perform in Washington Hall, at 14th Avenue and Fir Street. Back then, Ballard overflowed with Scandinavians, Norwegians in particular; according to lore, local law required a church for every bar, which resulted in a profusion of both. Within months, shed joined the Elks as well. Top panorana, Indiana Elks Club, bottom, the Ballard Elks Club through the years. Sign up at: https://signup.com/go/VjGVTSv. Nationally, the Elks raised $343 million in charitable gifts in 2015, and while each lodge pays dues on the national level, most funds remain local. The invitation to the Portland Elks initiation, 1908. We will visit Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston writes about the destruction of family in Farewell to Manzanar . 1416 seen adjacent to the Rainier Beach Light Rail Station at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Henderson Street in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, Feb. 23, 2019. Jackson Street; the Ubangi at 710 7th Avenue South, a few blocks south of Jackson Street; and the Two Pals, the Congo Club, and the Black Elks Club as well. Edythe, Floyd, and son Floyd Jr., who became a renowned alto saxophonist, next moved from Spokane to Tacoma in 1920. When the Washington Post broke the story last month that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spent his final hours in the company of members of a secret society for elite hunters,people instantly wanted to know more about the group. In the end, Jackson Street should be remembered not only for its jazz music, but also for its ability to bring diverse peoples together. The Order of the Sons of St. George, another secret organization, which was founded in 1871to oppose the Maguiresalso appears to have vanished. A low-ceilinged room peppered with cocktail tables, the club sported a stuffed Elk near the door, behind which musicians recall smoking joints. Dr. Quintard Taylor's book, The Forging of a Black Community, chronicles Seattle's Central District and Jackson Street community from 1870 to the 1960s. 1416 in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, Feb. 23, 2019. In Ballard, the age span is part of the lodges allure. This is part of an occasional series of the places that embody Seattles character. That is, until Amazon and its estimated $5 billion citywide impact and 24,000 Washington employees happened, and every neighborhood seemingly transformed into an amalgam of overpriced condos with living roofs, hot yoga studios, CrossFit boxes, bars with $7 microbrews on tap, and transplants willing to pay for all of it. Elks prepare food baskets they'll distribute to needy families in theDenver area for Christmas, Dec. 1970. When my family lived in Wallingford, we were the only Asian family in the entire neighborhood. Since then, the demographics of Seattle, like the Elks themselves, have been slow to shift. Today, any hint of that resentment or reticence is gone or at least undetectable and the Elks has become Loiss second home. From the front, it's not entirely clear that it's open. I didnt join until the 90s. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is still around today, and the clubcounted British prime ministers Winston Churchill and Stanley Baldwin among its ranks. During the Depression, Shanghai was home to many wealthy internationals which created demand for the latest U.S. craze: jazz music. The dream of Seattle had been colonized by a bunch of rich dorks in performance gear who didnt even know how to flirt. A steady stream of immigrants and migrants swelled Seattles population from 3,533 in 1880 to 80,671 in 1900. Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium, Theatre Arts during the Great Depression, Culture and the Arts during the Great Depression, Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium | University of Washington. [22] While the popular national names like Duke Ellington and Count Basie could get work in the wealthy all-white clubs, local musicians were usually barred. Jake has the round Norwegian face you see all over Ballard, and he first joined the Elks a lifetime ago. When he moved to Alaska, he became an Elk in Bad Standing, but when he started attending bingo with John, he paid a simple $25 fee and returned to the fold. In the climate of Roosevelts New Deal, Jackson Street jazz clubs began catering to more class-specific audiences. As Putnam argues, the history of civic engagement is not simply one of decline: Its a story, he writes, of collapse and of renewal. The Elks, and organizations like them, are attractive not when they become cool, but when their absence starts to reveal itself as a lack as something like sorrow. In the early 50s, the Black Elks was home to the Cecil Young Quartet, whom Nat Cole once dropped by to hear after his downtown gig. [28] Ibid., 41. He lives in Auburn now, but still treks north to the lodge two or three times a week. ", Nor is the Cascade Elks Lodge, but Exalted Ruler Maurice Blacknall isn't panicking. Thats precisely what drew Lauren Zuniga, a reedy 26-year-old who moved to Seattle from rural Kansas when her boyfriend got a job in tech. Member Earnest Taplin embraces a friend as she arrives for an evening at Cascade Lodge No. Wednesday: 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. It was also the official destination for Seattles growing immigrant and migrant populations.[3]. Millennials are philanthropic 84% made a charitable donation in 2014 but that giving is largely directed toward national, non-chaptered organizations; 62% of donations took place via an app, an email, or a text message, with little in terms of direct, visible results. No! The Grand Orange Lodge, known more commonly as the Orange Order got its name from Prince William III, the Prince of Orange, and was foundedafter theBattle of the Diamondoutside a small village in modern-day Northern Ireland called Loughgall. 827. The more robust the Facebook page, the rule seems to go, the healthier the IRL lodge. Today, there arent barriers like that. As late as 1989, there was only one black member at the three Seattle lodges; today, lodges do not collect statistics about the racial makeup of their members, but a normal night more or less mirrors the makeup of Seattle: around 68% white, 14% Asian, 7% Latino or Hispanic, 8% black, and 3% biracial or other races. When Henry first met Keiko what fragrance did she smell like for a brief moment? [22] de Barros, 42-43. Ballard Elks Operating Fund Emergency Fund, Downstairs Event Space Sunset Bay Lodge, Animal House and Toga Contest February 25th. "We're the fastest-growing and youngest lodge in the nation. "God knows what they were thinking back then," Rick Gathen, the BPOE's national marketing manager, says of his organization's regrettable racial underpinnings. Based on Charity,. Brooks' first exposure to the Cascade lodge was as a DJ. They provided financial, spiritual, and emotional support and served their communities in many other ways. The Lodge is a short distance from downtown Seattle, South Lake Union, and the Ballard neighborhood. Cookie Settings, The organizations secretary said that the press, questions raised on discriminative practices, left the order, declaring he would establish a rival club, a variety of community service activities. army relocation center at Puyallup Fairgrounds near Tacoma. Smith owned numerous nightclubs during the 1920s and 1930s, for which Taylor dubs him the impresario of black nightlife. The Depression hit everyone in Seattlebut not Smith. Many Ballard Elks were first drawn to the beach parking and cheap drinks, but have found that their investment in the lodge, and the community that forms around it, has transformed into something more. But he loves whats happened at the Elks. A Rainier Avenue butcher shop offers an eye into Columbia City's roots. Our lodge is a true landmark in Seattle. The guy who did the interview, Bronco, he told us, 'Do not join anything. And they took away a lot of our parking.". [4] Ibid., 108. If you are able please consider a donation to the lodge. All night people running from club to club. Members and visitors gather at Cascade Lodge No. The initiation dinner is a mix of new, recent, and longtime members, sitting eight to a table, with thin paper placemats emblazoned with a proud and fully racked elks. It was formally called the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and was founded in Cincinnati, OH. Casey, who has the freckles and eye crinkles of someone who lives on the water, was one of the first to start stand-up paddling in Seattle. Living or dead, an Elk is never forgotten, never forsaken. . Seattles jazz scene weathered the Depression well and managed to maintain the vibrant musical scene that had developed in the area in the decades before the economic crash. A small text ad from 1934 reads: "A PLACE TO SPEND YOUR IDLE TIME B. F. Howard and Pullman Porter Arthur J. Riggs, who had both been denied membership in the all-White BPOE, created the organization. The First Floor of the Ballard Elks Lodge is a splendid waterfront location for events from weddings to corporate functions. The IBPOEW was modeled after the BPOE. And just like todays networked radicals, much of their power was wrapped up in their ability to stay anonymous and keep their communications secret. Christine Provost of the Central District (center) and Kim Brooks of Federal Way (right) join a man named Cornelius of Rainier Beach (left) at the bar inside Cascade Lodge No. They were determined to form an organization that granted membership to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, or ethnicity. In the midst of the Great Depression and plagued by racially targeted police raids, the resilience of Jackson Streets jazz clubs like the Black and Tan is remarkable. Blacknall tried to get his 33-year-old son and some of his friends to join the Cascade lodge, but says, "They aren't attracted to structure and policies and all that crap." In November 1928, Johnson made his way from California to Washington in search of opportunities to play music, and found them on Jackson Street. The building is also home to an . Introduced himself to *RayCharles 16 @BlackElksClub Inspired by his blindness and genius. 1416 in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, Feb. 23, 2019. 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