Both sides of a membership application card for Tahoe Tribe, No. 432, Improved Order of Red Men, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The date, to be filled in, includes “190” for the first three digits of the year, the last digit to be filled in by the applicant.
The front of the card contains the following wording:
To the Chiefs and Brothers of Tahoe Tribe No. 432, Improved Order of Red Men
I respectfully apply for adoption into your Tribe. My age is _____ years, occupation _______, residence ________.
Signed ________________________________
Adoption Fee $ ____________ paid.
Proposed by ________________________________
The fee schedule on the back of the card included dollar amounts, which were lower for younger men than older men, dues which were 15 cents per week for all “adoptees,” and an explanation of benefits (sick benefits and funeral benefits), and the statement that benefits begin a year after adoption.
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