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The origins of the AFA go back to
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On March 21, 1901, several fraternal orders created the rival
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Another group the competed with the NFC for a time was the
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Woodmen of the World/Omaha
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462:Grand Orange Lodge of British America Benefit Fund
345:Polish Union of the United States of North America
310:Order of the Sons of Hermann in the State of Texas
415:United Transportation Union Insurance Association
229:First Catholic Slovak Union of the USA and Canada
477:Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
315:Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
158:Catholic Family Fraternal of the State of Texas
97:National Association of Insurance Commissioners
577:(Westport, CT: Greenwood Press), 1930, p. 82.
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320:Police and Firemen’s Insurance Association
280:Loyal Christian Benefit Association (LCBA)
275:Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union
127:The current members of the AFA include:
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482:Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association
380:Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol of the USA
350:Portuguese Fraternal Society of America
497:Toronto Police Widows and Orphans Fund
340:Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
295:National Catholic Society of Foresters
209:Degree of Honor Protective Association
48:National Fraternal Congress of America
502:Ukrainian Fraternal Society of Canada
27:USA trade association of fraternities
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410:Ukrainian National Association, Inc.
400:Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
285:Luso-American Life Insurance Society
214:Employes Mutual Benefit Association
199:Croatian Fraternal Union of America
425:Western Fraternal Life Association
75:Associated Fraternities of America
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153:Catholic Association of Foresters
143:Association of the Sons of Poland
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335:Polish National Union of America
189:Catholic Union of Texas, The KJT
138:American Mutual Life Association
133:Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons
720:1913 establishments in Illinois
492:Teachers Life Insurance Society
457:ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society
249:Greek Catholic Union of the USA
117:Statistics, Fraternal Societies
60:Ancient Order of United Workmen
515:Canadian Fraternal Association
467:Independent Order of Foresters
430:Woman’s Life Insurance Society
255:Independent Order of Foresters
239:Gleaner Life Insurance Society
111:The NFC published a magazine,
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244:Grand Court Order of Calanthe
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184:Catholic Order of Foresters
174:Catholic Ladies of Columbia
86:American Fraternal Congress
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18:National Fraternal Congress
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597:"Milestones in History"
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300:National Mutual Benefit
179:Catholic Life Insurance
164:Catholic Financial Life
420:Western Catholic Union
375:Slovak Catholic Sokol
472:Knights of Columbus
260:Knights of Columbus
715:Supraorganizations
658:"Member Societies"
620:Aexlrod pp.24, 179
445:WSA Fraternal Life
234:GBU Financial Life
204:CSA Fraternal Life
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