Afro-American Order of Owls v. Talbot
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. (Duffy, J.)
1Opinion of the CourtStockbridge, J.
On the 20th Wovember, 1904, there was organized in the City of South Bend, Indiana, a beneficial secret society, which adopted the name of “Order of Owls.” A form, of organization or government was then agreed upon under which The organization has continued to the present time, but the order has never been incorporated. It established in various States and places subordinate bodies, to which were given the name “Wests.” prefixed with the number of the West, while the parent organization was known as the Home West. Several of these subordinate Wests were established in the State of Maryland.…
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