Fraternal organizations
Found in 1411 Collections and/or Records:
52nd Annual Session, Grand Lodge, 1910 April 22
View of men and women in formal dress, wearing fraternal and sororal sashes and ribbons. Annual session located in Boston, Massachusetts. Dated April 22, 1910. A.O. U. W. was founded in 1868, one of the oldest fraternal Orders in United States. They provided insurance benefits to their membership. Only white males could join this fraternity. Much Masonic influence in ritual and symbols. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.128-130)
59th Annual Convention, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, 1920
View of group of men in formal dress. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts. No date is given. Knights of Pythias is one of largest and most influential secret societies in America. Its purpose was charitable and benevolent. It was founded at the close of the Civil War. (Stevens, Cyclopedia of Fraternities, p.263-266)
60th Session of the Grand Encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows postcard, 1914 October
This real photo postcards shows a large line of women four abreast marching down a street. The women are wearing white dresses and sashes, holding a white pole behind their heads with each hands grasping either side. The written caption at the bottom of the post card is "60th Session - Grand Encampment, IOOF Oct 1914".
61st Annual Session, Grand Lodge of Connecticut, 1929 October 15
View of a group of men in formal dress, many with fraternal pins. Located at West Haven Connecticut. Dated October 15, 1929. Another group of Knights of Pythias who base their ritual on the story of Damon and Pythias. This society embraces principles of friendship, charity, and benevolence. Members were required to be a white male to be eligible for membership. (Schmidt. Fraternal Organizations, p.183-186)
74th Annual Session of the New Jersey State Association and Ladies Auxiliary of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World program, 1970
76th anniversary annual Thanksgiving services flyer and program, 1919
79th Annual convention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge postcard, 1903
The postcard includes a black and white photograph of the Ridgely Monument, Harlem Park on the left side of the front. A small circular emblem of the Odd Fellows Home of Maryland is on the upper right corner.
79th Annual convention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge postcard, 1903
The postcard includes a black and white photograph of the Ridgely Monument, Harlem Park on the left side of the front. A small circular emblem of the Odd Fellows Home of Maryland is on the upper right corner.
79th Annual convention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge postcard, 1903
The postcard includes a black and white photograph of the Battle Monument, Battle North Point, 1812-14 on the left side of the front. A small circular emblem of the Odd Fellows Home of Maryland is on the upper right corner.
79th Annual Convention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge postcard, 1906 October 31
The postcard includes a black and white photograph of "Thomas Wildey, Founder of Odd Fellowship in America" on the left side of the front. A small circular emblem of the Odd Fellows Home of Maryland is on the upper right corner.