Junior Order of United American Mechanics

It also ran a home for the orphans of deceased members in Tiffin, Ohio, which housed 800-900 children.

While the Order's purposes were mostly fraternal by this point, membership remained restricted to Protestants, and some of its officers still continued to advocate anti-Catholic positions.

By 1979 the number had dropped to 8,500, evenly divided between social and beneficiary members in 400 local councils.

The group was then headquartered in Willow Grove, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and held a national convention biennially.

[5] Between 1925 and 1932, they constructed the Junior Order United American Mechanics National Orphans Home near Lexington, North Carolina.

A JOUAM ribbon from Dunmore, Pennsylvania , early 20th century
Concord School in the Germantown area of Philadelphia, birthplace of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Junior Order of United American Mechanics Whatcom Council No. 1, Bellingham, Washington. Date unknown, probably c. 1970s