Women Organize for Mutual Aid
Local women establish a new court to provide charitable support and insurance benefits to the community.
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Mrs. Daust of Spokane, district organizer of the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters, was in Colfax a few days ago and succeeded in organizing a court among the Catholic ladies. A charter has been applied for and officers will be installed by High Chief Ranger Elizabeth Rogers of Chicago sometime during the present month. The objects of the new order are: Love, benevolence and charity; aid to the members and their dependents; education of its members; assistance of orphans of deceased members; relief of sick and distressed members. Payment of the death benefit of $1000 and $2000. The age limit is between 18 and 50 years. It takes 20 members to form a court.
“The objects of the new order are: Love, benevolence and charity; aid to the members and their dependents.”
Before the advent of widespread social safety nets, mutual aid societies like the Foresters were essential for providing families with financial stability and health support. This effort in Colfax shows the agency of women in building communal infrastructure.
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