Name/Title
Membership card Daughters of St. George in British Benevolent Society, 1974Entry/Object ID
2020.72.2Scope and Content
Accession No: 20.72.2
Subject: Fraternities - Daughters of St. George
Date or Period: 1974
Object Type: Certification card
Description:
Card of light tan paper stock, with gothic typeset caption: "The British Benevolent Society of California, Inc.', with blanks filled out in black marker, and numbered No. 1618.
Expiration date is given as March 1974.
Size: L 8 1/2" X W 11"
History of Subject:
Card from the British Benevolent Society of California, Inc. certifying the Daughters of St. George, Lodge #249, as a member in good standing. Card was used by the Alameda Lodge of the Daughters of St George to substantiate standing. The Society aims to aid British citizens in California in need.
Card found in a box marked Christmas ornaments, likely donated at or before 1985.
Donor: Unknown (Edith McGinnis?)
Donation: 1985?
Accession Date: 12/5/2020