The group suffered a number of splits during its lifetime, leading scholar Alan Axelrod to call it "almost a parody" of fraternal benefit societies of the time.
[2] In 1881 the Order of United Friends split from the OCF in New York State over disagreements in insurance practices.
However, adverse publicity about the organizations financial difficulties finally spelled the end of the Order in the early twentieth century.
The ritual was based on the Golden Rule and the order's motto was "Unity, Friendship and Security".
The orders emblem was a cornucopia with a red, white and blue shield bearing the letters U. F. & P standing for Unity, Fraternity and Protection.
[8] The Canadian Order of Chosen Friends were originally incorporated in the Province of Ontario in 1887.
The Canadian affiliates left the OCF when many members became dissatisfied with the parent order.