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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 ...
Mt. Tabor Good Samaritan Lodge #59 is a historic building at Crownsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It was constructed in 1899, and is a small, two-story wood-frame building, with a gable roof. It was constructed in 1899, and is a small, two-story wood-frame building, with a gable roof.
The Benevolent Society, founded by Edward Smith Hall in 1813, is Australia's first and oldest charity. [1] The society is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose main goals include helping families, older Australians and people with disabilities. The Benevolent Society centers around the advancement of society and positive change.
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.
Originally known as Rebecca Lodge #6 of the Benevolent Sons and Daughters of Abraham, the building was constructed by John W. Jackson in 1889 in the burgeoning community of Rossville. Abraham Hall, an excellent example of a multi-purpose building associated with African Americans, served as a meeting hall, a house of worship, a school, and a ...
John Rye (left) and Charles Gee Jones shown discussing the shipwreck tragedy which led to the founding of the Society.. The society was founded at the instigation of Mr. John Rye, (married to Ann, a daughter of Sir Berney Brograve, 1st Baronet), a philanthropic retired medical man of Bath, Somerset and his servant Mr. Charles Gee Jones, born in Weston-super-Mare, a former Bristol pilot and ...
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Chowan County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]