Fraternal Obligation of an Independent Society

Description:

Marked up draft of document listing the practical and financial services that an independent fraternal society should provide such as cemetery, accident and medical benefits, loans, as well as attendance at weddings, anniversaries, funerals and unveilings, and visits to sick members. Indicates it should look to provide homes for aged members, recreational camps, and other needed but less common items.

Date:

1938-1942

Copyright:

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Creator:

Unknown

File Name:

5276b53f01_11

Identifier:

International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276, Box 53, Folder 1

Repository:

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University