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Excerpt from The Cyclopædia of Fraternities: A Compilation of Existing Authentic Information and the Results of Original Investigation as to the Origin, Derivation, Founders, Development, Aims, Emblems, Character, and Personnel of More Than Six Hundred Secret Societies in the United States
The probable extent Of the in?uence of secret society life may be inferred from the fact that more than Americans are members of 300 such organizations, which confer about degrees novitiates annually, aided, in instances, by a wealth of paraphernalia and dramatic cere monial which rivals modern stage effects. More than members are annually added to the rolls Of Masonic Lodges, in the United States; quite as many join the Odd Fellows, and one-half as many the Knights of Pythias; more than join other secret societies, the lodges, chapters, or councils of which dot the country almost coincidently with the erection of churches and schoolhouses.
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The probable extent Of the in?uence of secret society life may be inferred from the fact that more than Americans are members of 300 such organizations, which confer about degrees novitiates annually, aided, in instances, by a wealth of paraphernalia and dramatic cere monial which rivals modern stage effects. More than members are annually added to the rolls Of Masonic Lodges, in the United States; quite as many join the Odd Fellows, and one-half as many the Knights of Pythias; more than join other secret societies, the lodges, chapters, or councils of which dot the country almost coincidently with the erection of churches and schoolhouses.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Albert Clark Stevens
Hardback
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ISBN - 9781528089241
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
Page Count - 474
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ISBN - 9781330128619
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 476
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