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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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wasabout II. 65 per member, whereas whenthese societies were three years old their percapita cost was only 11.48. Some societiesreckon the cost of management per mem-ber as a fixed sum and report it year afteryear. Others, like the Royal Arcanum, theRoyal League, the Modern Woodmen ofAmerica, the Knights of the Maccabees,Legion of the Red Cross, Knights andLadies of Security, Woodmen of the World,National Reserve Association, and the Na-tional Union show a decreased cost of man-agement per member now as compared withthe third year of their existence. The irregularity and iucompleteness ofreplies received from beneficiary organiza-tions not members of the Fraternal Con-gress is testimony to the value of organi-zation in fraternal insurance as well as inother lines of business. There are, of course,some honorable exceptions, but the statisticsof operation of these organizations are notgenerally satisfactory. Among fraternities . -^ si £;; Sao p-e^ Id =6 .d d^ a t-6 ls2ii:^;IS;--ir-l I
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o J^ y, —> < y y y y Xi 120 FRATERNAL ORDERS not members of the Fraternal Congress thepopularity of the assessment according toage plan is shown by their records. Ofthe thirty societies reporting, seventeen areusing the plan. The following is a list ofthem: Canadian Order of Foresters. Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. Catholic Womens Benevolent Legion. Commercial Travelers Association. Golden Star Fraternity. Independent Order Bnai Brith. Knights and Ladies of Honor. Knights of Columbus. Knights of Pythias, Endowment Eank. Loyal Knights and Ladies, Modern American Fraternal Order. Mystic Workers of the Woild. National Fraternity. Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Order of Scottish Clans. Union Fraternal League. AVestern Knights Protective Association. Among the above the amount of benefitspaid varies from 150 to 13,000, most ofthem paying $500 to 12,000. Twelve ofthem report no benefits paid by th

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