When San Pedro’s Elks Lodge was turned into a heap of charred ... and they’re just starting to do all the planning,” said Jose Chavez, exalted ruler of the 2,000-member lodge.

Jose Chavez, the exalted ruler (the lodge ... That had been constructed in 1911, six years after the San Pedro Elks Lodge was founded, and no longer stands. Chavez, a Long Beach resident ...

The fire began shortly before 3 a.m. at the San Pedro Elks Lodge in the 1700 block of West ... It was an emotional moment for Exalted Ruler Jose Chavez when its most sacred contents were retrieved.

A fast-moving fire caused extensive damage when it burned through the Elks Lodge in San Pedro on April 15 ... lot of artifacts,” said Exalted Ruler Jose Chavez. “This bible has been with ...

"I'm so elated that firefighters were able to save our lodge room and save this Bible," said Exalted Ruler Jose Chavez ... people of San Pedro for over 100 years." The San Pedro Elks Lodge ...

Past Exalted Ruler Jose Chavez, whose reign included the ... And she still swims in the ocean most days. The San Pedro Elks Lodge, 1748 Cumbre Drive, began taking in female members in the early ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A fire that engulfed the San Pedro Elks Lodge Tuesday morning has been ruled an act of arson. On Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino and ...