fraternal society
31fraternal order or society — An organization of men created and maintained for the improvement of its members by instruction through rituals and lectures in the principles of true brotherhood, real charity, and loyalty to country, for fellowship, and for aiding the widows… …
32fraternal benefit association or society — One whose members have adopted the same, or a very similar, calling, avocation, or profession, or who are working in unison to accomplish some worthy object, and who for that reason have joined themselves together as an association or society to… …
33fraternal benefit association or society — One whose members have adopted the same, or a very similar, calling, avocation, or profession, or who are working in unison to accomplish some worthy object, and who for that reason have joined themselves together as an association or society to… …
34fraternal benefit society — See mutual benefit society …
35Wo Hing Society Hall — Infobox nrhp | name =Wo Hing Society Hall nrhp type = |200px caption = location= Lahaina, HI lat degrees = long degrees = area = built =1912 architect= Chee Kung Tong Fraternal Society architecture= No Style Listed/Chinese Feng Shui principles.… …
36secret society — an organization, as a fraternal society, the members of which take secret initiation oaths, share secret passwords and rites, and are bound to assist each other. [1820 30] * * * Any of various oath bound societies devoted to brotherhood (or… …
37Birkarlarna (society) — Birkarlarna is the name of a fraternal society based at Norrlands Nation in Uppsala, Sweden. The society aims to promote cultural activities from the historical provinces of Norrbotten and Västerbotten. Eligible for membership are male students… …
38secret society — se′cret soci′ety n. an organization, as a fraternal society, whose members share secret rites and promise to assist each other …
39Benefit society — A benefit society or mutual aid society is an organization or voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit or insurance for relief from sundry difficulties. Such organizations may be formally organized with charters and established …
40Czech-Slovak Protective Society — The Czech Slovak Protective Society and the Czecho Slovakian Association are or were organizations supporting the welfare of Czech and Slovak immigrants to the United States. The Czech Slovak Protective Society started as an insurance services… …
