Lorscher v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor

Defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Missouri. The object of the corporation is stated in section 2 of the certificate of ■organization, as follows:

“Sec. 2. The objects of the corporation shall be to unite fraternally all acceptable white men of every profession, business, and occupation; to give all possible and material aid in its power to its members, and those ■depending on its members, by holding moral, instructivo, .and scientific lectures, by encouraging each other in business, and by assisting each other to obtain employment; and to promote benevolence…