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Truth, Hope, and Faith are the mottos of this organization. This was
found on the grave of a woman who also belonged to the Daughters
of America to give you an idea of her political beliefs (Anti-Immigration-Anti-Catholic,
etc.). In fact the two flagholders are on the same "pole" as is common
when multiple commemorations are on one grave. This does not mean that
the organizations were in any way related. This group was one of a large
number of Fraternal Benefit Societies - mutual help. It was founded in
Trenton NJ in 1896 but those who wrote the original literature claimed
that it began in the Holy Land shortly after the birth of Christ. It was
open to people of both sexes and is apparently now extinct. This flagholder
was found in Albany County NY. (Source Alan Axelrod, Page 16) |
