Handwritten minutes and records of Odd Fellows Earl Lodge No. 413 of New Holland, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1944 - January 2, 1948
New Holland, Pennsylvannia: Odd Fellows Earl Lodge No 413 1944-1948. First Edition. 4to., ff [92]; three-ring binder of maroon calf and black morocco gilt; light wear to tips and spine ends; marbled endpapers; a good, sturdy example. Very Good. Binder. [20247]
Handwritten minutes and records of Odd Fellows Earl Lodge No. 413 of New Holland, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1944 - January 2, 1948. More than four years of meeting records from this small town Pennsylvania lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The period spans from the latter months of World War II to the early post-war era. The minutes record routine opening and closing ceremonies, old and new business, including the names of officers, receipts from dues, parties, sales, or services, expenditures and gifts, and other financials, applications of new members, noting the passing of old members, nominations and elections of officers, correspondence received, degree work, plans for lodge socials and entertainments, notes on members' health, committees formed for various tasks, visits to other Odd Fellows lodges, welcoming of lodge members returning from service in the armed forces, donations and community work, etc. Offers a view of the activities and concerns of this fraternal organization.
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