Fraternal Order Orioles is a social and charitable organization that was founded in August 1910.
[1] At its 1923 convention in Reading, Pennsylvania the delegates voted 241 to 8 for a modification of the Prohibition Amendment that would allow the manufacture of light wine and beers.
[9] The Order benefits are allocated on an ad hoc basis for sickness, accident or injuries.
This is not an insurance function, but more a form of charity that the Order is not obliged to pay.
It resembles many of the other fraternal societies of the day, with an altar in the center of the lodge room, a Bible, and prayers.