Burial Societies
BURIAL SOCIETIES, a form of friendly societies, existing mainly in England, and constituted for the purpose of providing by voluntary subscriptions, for insuring money to be paid on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife or child of a member, or of the widow of a deceased member. (See Friendly Societies.)
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
