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A friendly society or benefit society is a voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit, for instance insurance for relief from sundry difficulties. These groups are also known as a fraternal benefit society, fraternal benefit order, or mutual aid organization. Following is an incomplete list of these societies and orders.
Luso-American Financial - A Fraternal Benefit Society - Founded in 1868 as the Portuguese Protective and Benevolent Association of the City and County of San Francisco. Grand Council, most likely a state organization, was founded in 1872, and Supreme Council in 1921. Changed name to Benevolent Society of California in 1948. Women were admitted ...
The society was also completely non-secret, even letting non-members attend their meetings. [273] The Rochester-based society was the brainchild of James F. Egan, formerly an official of the Modern Woodmen of the World. The society, however, was not a success and was merged into the American Life Society on September 12, 1919. [274]
A small one-story gable roof addition was made in 2000. Founded as the United Sons and Daughters of Levi Beneficial Society, No. 1 of Mount Tabor, it later joined the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria, an African-American beneficial and temperance society for both men and women, [2] as Mount Tabor Lodge No. 59. It is ...
It was proposed that the organization go by the name "Benevolent Society" and with no opposition the vote carried. However, Emma Smith made a point of objection. She convinced the attendees that the term "relief" would better reflect the purpose of the organization, for they were "going to do something extraordinary ," distinct from the popular ...
The Washington Benevolent Societies (the "WBS") were grass-roots political clubs set up from 1808 to 1816 by the Federalist Party in the U.S. to electioneer for votes. The first branch of the organization was set up in New York City, in opposition to the older Tammany Society . [ 1 ]
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association 中華會館 / 中華公所 Chinese Freemasons (Chee Kong Tong) 洪門致公堂 Chinese Historical Society of America 美國華人歷史學會
The Grand Lodge of North Carolina, formally the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina, was formed on December 12, 1787. [1] Previously, it was the Provincial Grand Lodge of North Carolina , being under jurisdiction of the Premier Grand Lodge of England since January 14, 1771.