1920s CHRISTMAS CARD Clan Mackinlay ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS Scotland SCOTS Scot

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ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS CHRISTMAS CARD
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The
Order of Scottish Clans
was a
fraternal and benevolent society
The dual purpose of the Order was to provide life and disability insurance to Scottish immigrants and their descendants, and also to preserve the culture and traditions of
Scotland
among Americans of Scottish ancestry.
History
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There were a number of Scottish organizations in the US and Canada in the 1870s, whose activities included holding games and entertainments dedicated to preserving Scotch heritage. However, none of the existing groups provided sickness of death benefits. To fill this void the Order of Scottish Clans was founded in
St. Louis, Missouri
, on November 30, 1878. Its founders included John McClash, Dougal Crawford, John Beattie,
John Bruce
,
John D. Cruickshank
, George Bain,
Robert R. Scott
, William Morrison, Peter C. Peterkin and Neil Stewart. Most of the members were
Masons
and "high in its councils".
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The group experienced financial
insolvency
in the state of Missouri, where it was incorporated in the 1920s, but later rebounded. In 1971 the Order of Scottish Clans was subsumed into the
Independent Order of Foresters
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Membership
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Membership was open to Scotsmen, their sons or male descendents, ages 18 to 50, who were of
good moral character
and possessed a reputable means of support. There were 4,000 members in 1897.
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At the time of its merger with the Independent Order of Foresters it had 16,000 members.
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Organization
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The Order had a three tier structure. Local units were called "Subordinate Clans", state or provincial groups were "Grand Clans" and the biennial "Royal Clan" was the highest authority. In 1897 there were 96 Clans, 89 in the United States and 7 in Canada.
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Each branch, of the Order, chose a clan association, often by who was in the area. For example, Clan MacKenzie #27, was in Manchester, New Hampshire, until the amalgamation with the Foresters.
The groups headquarters was in Boston at the time of the merger with the IOF.
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Daughters of Scotia
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The Daughters of Scotia were a
female auxiliary
founded in
New Haven, Connecticut
1895 and incorporated in that state the next year. Originally the membership was made up of two men and twenty three women. When the organization was firmly established, the men withdrew.
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Membership was open to the wives, mothers, daughters, sisters, and widows of members of the Order of Scottish Clans, as well as other women of Scottish descent or adopted by the OSC or DOS. There are two classes of membership, donation (beneficiary) and social (non-beneficiary). Donation members must be between 16 and 45 and in good help, while social members were over 45 and "not physically qualified to become a donation member." Social members are entitled to all privileges of membership other than donation fund benefits. All of its members in Canada were social members.
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The donation fund was not a typical insurance fund, but was a death benefit paid by assessing each member a nominal fee. The Daughters had a ritual, that included an initiation ceremony
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In 1979 the local units were called "Clans",
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but the now appear to be called "Lodges."
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The national structure is called a "Grand Lodge" and meets in convention annually. In 1979 its "secretarial offices" were in
Troy, Michigan
and had 17,000 members.
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