# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Scottsdale Elks Lodge #2148 Memorial Service
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks holds an annual memorial service on the first Sunday in December to honor its deceased members. The ceremony includes prayers, a roll call of departed members, and symbolic rituals like the use of forget-me-nots, amaranth, and ivy. The service concludes with a moment of reflection and the tolling of 11 strokes at a specific hour, symbolizing their motto that "an Elk is never forgotten". 

Purpose:
To honor and remember members who have passed away, to renew loyalty to their memory, and to inspire the living to learn from their departed brothers and sisters.

Timing:
The first Sunday in December of each year.

History:
The tradition began in 1870 after two members of the New York City Elks Lodge #1 died, and it was formally adopted by the organization in 1890. 

Key elements of the service:
Chaplain: Leads prayers at the beginning and end of the service.
Secretary: Reads the names of the departed members.
Symbolic items:
Forget-me-not: Symbolizes charity.
Amaranth: Symbolizes immortality.
Ivy: Symbolizes brotherly love.
Candles: Often, candles are lit for each deceased member. As their name is read, a Lodge Esquire may extinguish the flame.
11 o'clock toast: The service includes a symbolic moment with 11 strokes of a bell.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/scottsdale/scottsdale-elks-lodge-2148-memorial-service/200029316908212
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Scottsdale
- **state**: AZ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6398 E Oak St, Scottsdale, AZ, United States, Arizona 85257
- **lat**: 33.47367
- **long**: -111.94504
- **full address**: 6398 E Oak St, Scottsdale, AZ, United States, Arizona 85257

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Elks Lodge 2148 (https://allevents.in/org/elks-lodge-2148/25961537)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6398 E Oak St, Scottsdale, AZ, United States, Arizona 85257
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Elks Lodge 2148
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Scottsdale Elks Lodge #2148 Memorial Service ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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