Stoneham Elks Lodge 2211

My friend had his graduation party here. The party was fun, but the inside of the place was kinda dirty and depressing. It was really weird.

Although this lodge is located on Main St. it is surrounded by many residences. We are constantly treated to loud, drunken yelling, screaming, until well past 2 am. In the summer it is unbearable, with the windows being open. It happens on weeknights, when most of us need to get up for work the next day. Right now it is 2:30am, the night before Thanksgiving, and half my family cannot sleep, due to the loud, shrieking woman, and the equally loud, drunken men (most likely out for a very long cigarette break in spite of the cold) that are carrying on without a care in the world, or to the surrounding community. I wish the members of this lodge would show a bit more respect to their neighbors. I am not impressed with the Elks at all.

I have had positive experiences when I visited this Lodge. There are actions that are taken against disruptive members.
Every Elks Lodge does charitable works, as required by the Grand Lodge, and in my lodge’s case, much more.

Garbage.
I was a member at this location for a couple years.
Why? Because I like to smoke cigars and shoot pool. Well, also because I wanted to help the community — but this particular Elk’s doesn’t do that.
I have a friend who is an Elk who got me into it. His Elk’s club and others I’ve visited are social places for regular guys. Free pool and cheap beer for members is a huge plus.
So, I joined the one in my town.
Garbage.
There is a guy by the name of Shawn something who is turning this particular Elk’s into a hangout for his friends. He is using this place as a total ego booster for himself — he’s been climbing the social ladder there and increasing his position in the Elk’s merely to feed his enormous ego. He represents everything an Elk isn’t, and yet there he is — grand master poobah by now.
Most Elk’s have nice guys to hang out with. This Elk’s club is full of young annoying kids yelling and screaming and being idiots. They don’t help the community. They use the building as their own social club for the 21 (and under!) set. Lame.
Total garbage.