or the Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur! http://d-squareddigest.blogspot.com/2007/02/irregular-secret-society-bloggin g.html
The Ku Klux Klan revival in the 1920s was largely a result of an extremely successful PR campaign carried out by a firm that specialised in helping insurance lodges to recruit members. The religion of Druidism has had a number of schisms over issues related to their mutual insurance company. best dd -----Original Message----- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: 25 March 2007 20:30 To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: Re: Rethinking Mutual Aid one type of working-class mutual aid organization is the "Lodge" (like the Moose or the Elk) which started out as funds for pooling funds for such things as paying burial expenses.
