Sock social invitation to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy, 1904 February 25
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Title
Sock social invitation to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy, 1904 February 25
Description
A sock social invitation from the Freemasons of Westbrook to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy. Dated February 25, 1904. This sock social invitation invites Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy to the Masonic fair at Westbrook, Maine. The practice of sock socials required that each invitee fill their sock with money and bring this "invitation" to the social. The person had to have a money-filled sock to get into the social.
Subject
Source
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 260.004
Date
1904 02 25
Contributor
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A2016/090/001
Coverage
Extent
4 items ; 22 x 14 cm. (letter)
Provenance
Museum purchase
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Citation
Freemasons, “Sock social invitation to Mrs. Benjamin F. Joy, 1904 February 25,” digitalVGW, accessed March 30, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1102.