Improved Order of Red Men
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The Improved Order of Red Men is a Fraternal Organization established in the Baltimore, Maryland in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those used by native people of North America.
Their ladies' auxiliary is the Degree of Pocahontas. They sponsor two youth organizations, the Degree of Hiawatha for boys and the Degree of Anona for girls.
Another associated group is its National Haymakers' Association.
The organization claimed a membership of about half a million in 1935, but has declined to less than 38,000.
External links
- The Improved Order of Red Men History in Marin County, California (http://mill-valley.freemasonry.biz/marin_red_men.htm)
- Improved Order of Red Men official site (http://www.redmen.org/)