Publisher's Synopsis
A history of legislation, supervision, morality experience, management, reforms, rates of assessment and present and past financial condition of the English Friendly Societies, with special reference to the application of their experience to the needed changes in the plans of American fraternal beneficiary orders. Also a review of the present position of the fraternal orders in respect to the weakness of the system as now conducted, with suggestions for necessary reforms. also the morality table of the National Fraternal Congress, together with communication columns, reserve values, annuities, single and level premiums and other tables.
