Patriarchs Militant Sword made by The Henderson Ames Co, Kalamazoo MI, 1893 to 1923
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Society swords marked IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), TH (Temple of Honor-Independent Order of Odd Fellows), GUO of OF (Grand United Order of Odd Fellows),
and PM (Patriarchs Militant) were used by Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
One old and apparently authoritative history of Odd Fellowship gives the explanation, "That common laboring men should
associate themselves together and form a fraternity for social unity and fellowship and for mutual help was such a marked
violation of the trends of the times (England in the 1700's) that they became known as 'peculiar' or 'odd,' and hence they
were derided as 'Odd Fellows.' Because of the appropriateness of the name, those engaged in forming these unions accepted it.
When legally incorporated the title 'Odd Fellows' was adopted. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows was founded on the North
American Continent in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 26, 1819 when Thomas Wildey and four members of the Order from England
instituted Washington Lodge No. 1. This lodge received its charter from Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows in England. Odd Fellowship
became the 1st national fraternity to include both men and women when it adopted the Rebekah Degree on September 20, 1851, which is
based on the teachings found in the Holy Bible, and was written by the Honorable Schuyler Colfax who was Vice President
of the United States during the period 1868-1873. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were also the first fraternal organization to establish homes
for senior members and for orphaned children. |
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Swords used by
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PM - Patriarchs Militant
Patriarchs Militant Sword made by The Henderson Ames Co, Kalamazoo MI, 1893 to 1923
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