The citizen and the state; industrial and social life and the empire . led. 2. Affiliated Orders. — In these societies thebranches largely manage their own affairs, but areunder the control of a central body and possess acentral fund. The Independent Order of Oddfellows(Manchester Unity), the Foresters and the Shepherds,and the Sons of Temperance are examples of thesesocieties. The annual meetings or congresses of thebranches are great features of these societies, and domuch to educate and enlarge the views of the managingmembers. In all, there are now about 100 AffiliatedOrders, with over 20,
The citizen and the state; industrial and social life and the empire . led. 2. Affiliated Orders. — In these societies thebranches largely manage their own affairs, but areunder the control of a central body and possess acentral fund. The Independent Order of Oddfellows(Manchester Unity), the Foresters and the Shepherds,and the Sons of Temperance are examples of thesesocieties. The annual meetings or congresses of thebranches are great features of these societies, and domuch to educate and enlarge the views of the managingmembers. In all, there are now about 100 AffiliatedOrders, with over 20,000 branches, some 2,700,000members, and funds amounting to £26,000,000. Inan excellent account of the Friendly Societies,published in Whitakers Almanack for 1894, it isnoted, as a proof of the indirect benefits conferred bymembership, how large a number of members ofvarious affiliated orders have obtained positions ofcredit in our municipalities. These men found in theFriendly Society a school for civic life. 3. The Oddfellows.—One of the most important .-Ijry. i)T«> :B ia (HctCTiE. ODDFELLOWS CERTIFICATE 90 INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL LIFE AND DUTIES chap. of the great Affiliated Orders is the Manchester Unityof the Independent Order of Oddfellows. This societyhad abont 750,000 members and a capital of about£12,000,000 in 1909. Its annual revenue is over£1,600,000, and in 1909 it paid its members duringillness and on death over £1,000,000. Its mottoshows its principle of action. It is Friendship, Love,and Truth. There are other great societies, whichare nearly as large and proportionally quite asprosperous. The Order of Oddfellows is only namedas an example of the size and importance of the greatsocieties. The Ancient Order of Foresters had in1909 over 600,000 members, and in that year nearly£1,000,000 was paid out in members benefits. 4. General Societies.—The second and nextlargest class is that of the General Societies such asthe Hearts of Oak, which, unlike the A
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