A couple of years ago I ran across a supposedly current address for the
Independent Order of Good Samaritans in Richmond, Virginia.  A friend who
checked the address never located anybody at the alleged office.  If there
are any Samaritan lodges in existence, most likely they function as local
African American fraternal societies and not as temperance organizations.

>        THE STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM, vol. 3, p. 1292,
>reports that the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of
>Samaria was founded in New York city in February 1847.  At first it was a
>male-only order, but in its second year it began to admit women.  It also
>became the first fraternal society in the United States, according to
>SEAP, to admit African Americans to membership.  It was believed at the
>time to have a larger proportion of reformed drunkards in its membership
>than any other temperance order.  It included a juvenile branch.  Its
>membership was reported in 1876 as about 11,000.
>
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>Jack Blocker
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