This Association of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodges of the State of Montana is formed to unite all Elks in closer bonds of fraternity; to further good fellowship among the Lodges; to protect and promote the interest of this Order in the State of Montana; to exchange ideas beneficial to the Lodges of this State, and to bear true allegiance to the Constitution and Laws of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America.