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21FRATERNAL SOCIETIES — FRATERNAL SOCIETIES, organizations for mutual aid, fellowship, life insurance, relief of distress, and sick and death benefits, frequently modeled on the freemason pattern. Jewish fraternal societies originated in the 19th century. In England the …
22Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies — The Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies (IFAS) is an umbrella group comprising most of the National and Regional Astronomical Societies on the Island of Ireland.HistoryIFAS was formed in October 1999 to provide an umbrella organisation for …
23National Association of Fraternal Societies, Inc — The National Association of Fraternal Societies, Inc is a parent council for fraternal organizations in the United States. Its purpose is to promote and advance positive fraternal affairs, communication, and growth of all fraternal organizations… …
24FRIENDLY SOCIETIES — associations of individuals for the purpose of mutual benefit in sickness and distress, and of old and wide spread institution and under various names and forms …
25aid societies — Organizations of women members of churches, having the purpose of aiding and promoting the work of the church, often engaging in money raising activities. See benevolent associations: mutual benefit society …
26Credit union — Financial market participants Collective invest …
27France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
28Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
29Carpetbagger — In United States history, carpetbaggers was the term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, between 1865 and 1877. They formed a coalition with freedmen (freed slaves), and scalawags (southern whites who… …
30The Co-operative Bank — For the New Zealand bank, see The Cooperative Bank. Co operative Bank redirects here. For the general concept, see cooperative banking. The Co operative Bank plc …
