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Title: The cyclopædia of fraternities; a compilation of existing authentic information and the results of original investigation as to more than six hundred secret societies in the United States
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Stevens, Albert Clark, 1854-
Subjects: Secret societies
Publisher: New York city, Paterson, N.J., Hamilton printing and publishing company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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fact, j^cv-eral are said to have become members.With the growth of modern beneficiarysecret societies, this order has incorporatedamong its features the payment of death,sick, and disability benefits. It seemslikely that the United Brothers did not con-stitute a regular secret society when firstorganized, and there is external evidencethat members of the Grand United Orderof Odd Fellows (which in the United Statesis composed of negro men and women) iiad something to do with giving life andcolor to this organization. Woodchoppors As.sooiation.—A socialbeneficiary organization, founded in Phila-delphia, Pa., April 22, 1890, by HarryAlvin and others of Court Pliilado)i)hia,Foresters of America. A governing bodywas founded on March 22, 1892. TheAssociation has seventy branches, knownas Caljins, and its total membership is about3,500. The organization is not formed topay sick or death benefits, but each Cabinhas the option of doing so. Only Forestersof America are eligible to membership.
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CHART SHOWING RELATIVE SIZE OF TWENTY-FOUR SECRET SOCIETIES IN THEUNITED STATES, BASED ON REPORTS RECEIVED DURING 1807. 290 PATRIOTIC ORDERS YII THE PATRIOTIC AlsD POLITICAL ORDERS Patriotic Orders, The.—This is thegeneral term by which reference is madeto patriotic and political American secretorders or societies. Nativism, oppositionto the alleged designs of the Roman Cath-olic hierarchy on the public sciiool systemin the United States, America for Amer-icans, and loyalty to country are, or havebeen, characteristics of most of them.A few, however, have incorporated bene-ficiary features, such as death, accident,sick and funeral benefits. Among theolder are the Order of United AmericanMechanics, Philadelphia, 1845; PatrioticOrder, Sons of America, Philadelphia,184G ; American Protestant Association,Pittsburg, 1849; Brotherhood of the Union,Philadelphia, 1850, and the Junior Order,United American Mechanics, Philadelphia,1853. The oldest in this class—that asso-ciated with the nati

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