1895 Supreme Lodge Order Mutual Protection DOCUMENTS Chicago IL Illinois

Description: Order of Mutual Protection – Founded in St. Louis in 1878 by remnants of the Order of Mutual Aid. Membership was open to men and women 18–55 in good health and not engaged in hazardous professions. Stevens states that they did not accept members in the Southern states with exceptions of Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.[338] However Preuss states that they did no accept members north of the 31st parallel.[339] There were 5,000 members in the late 1890s.[340] By the early 1920s this had grown to 5,594 benefit members and 73 social members in 51 lodges.[341] Locals were called Subordinate Lodges and the overall organization the supreme lodge. In the late 1890s the office of the supreme secretary was located in Chicago.[342] In the early 1920s the address of the supreme lodge was at 159 North State Street, Chicago.[343] The order offered death benefits of $500, $1000 and $2000, but on $1000 was open to women and saloon keepers. On total disability a member was offered one half the value of his or her certificate, and the full value upon reaching the age of 70. Sick benefits were issued at the discretion of the Subordinate Lodges. The initiation ritual involved the initiate placing his hand on a Bible on an altar in front of the chaplain and swearing never to divulge the secrets of the order. Please check my other auctions for more vintage photos.Use posted auction images to determine condition.In most cases, the actual original photos are much clearer than the posted images. =========If you have any questions, feel free to email me and I will do my best to answer.

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