Mr. Scudder's materials are available here:
http://www.hackensacknow.org/index.php/topic,882.0.html. Each file is keyword searchable in Adobe Acrobat.
I'll take a minute to express great appreciation for these two works which, I feel, contribute a great deal to the city's historic record. Mr. Scudder wrote with a captivating, simple elegance. When I read his accounts, I'm drawn back in time.
Of the Elks, Mr. Scudder writes:
The Benevolent and Protective Order of ElksThe order of Elks is an old organization that began in New York City about the of
the 1800's. On February 15, 1901, at a meeting held in the Odd Fellows Hall at 153 Main
Street, a local order of Elks was organized. The Grand Lodge identified the lodge as
#658 and it became famous for its benevolent and charitable work beneffiing crippled
children and other causes. Men of distinction fiom all over Bergen County joined. The
clubhouse was located on the northwest comer of State and Garnewell Streets. It was an
imposing structure and they made it even more so with improvements and additions. As
a boy I walked past the building many times, admiring the building and the grand
appearance of its members who were dressed in the height of fashion - hard straw hat,
white flannel trousers, blue jacket and two tones shoes. Little did I ever dream that some
day I would become a member or that I would ever be considered "Elk of the Yearn.
In 1929 it was decided that new and larger facilities were needed. A new building was
constructed at 375 Union Street that was the envy of every Elks Club in the country.
New Lodges were being organized in other towns in Bergen County causing a reduction
in the local membership. As a result the Hackensack Lodge sold its building on Union
Street and moved to smaller quarters on Linden Street where they still enjoy good
fellowship with fellow members and guests.
Historic Facts about Hackensack, page 13.