National Haymakers' Association

National Haymakers' Association

The National Haymakers' Association was a side degree[1] of the Improved Order of Red Men, similar perhaps to the Shriners within Freemasonry. Meeting places were titled Haylofts. Sometimes the meeting halls of the Redmen served as Haylofts.[2] Offices had titles like "Collector of Straws" and "Guard of the Barn Door", and candidates for initiation were styled "Tramps" and were overseen by a "Boss Driver". It was founded in 1879, but may be completely inactive and defunct today.

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Origin

"You are not to act as mere drivers, but as advisors; you are servants, not masters".[3]

It is unknown why the founders of the appendant degree chose to model themselves after the business of haymaking. However, hay, as forage, is a vital component of the world's agricultural system, especially within the United States and at the time that this order flourished. In 1912 in Texas, for example, 387,000 acres (1,570 km2) of hay were harvested, yielding a total value of $3,557,000 (unadjusted). [4] 1912 is also the year that the Texas Haymakers Association, apparently a purely agri-industry interest group, was founded. Other State Haymaker commercial groups existed at various times too, and the National Haymakers Association may have derived its name as a reference to this vital and ubiquitous activity.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ritual of the Haymakers Degree of the Improved Order of Red Men. National Haymakers. Berger Brothers Printers. Philadelphia PA. 1901
  2. ^ IOR Wenonah Tribe Records
  3. ^ Ritual Ceremony. Berger Bros. Philadelphia. Adopted at the Annual Convention, January 9, 1888.
  4. ^ Hay Culture

External links

  • Haymakers Phoenix Masonry Organization Article on the Haymakers

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