Have a look at the Woodmen of the World iconography
 
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"Modern Woodmen was founded in 1883 by Joseph Cullen Root in Lyons, Iowa.
Root was an enthusiastic joiner: he was or had been a member of the
Freemasons, Knights of Pythias, and Ancient Order of United Workmen. He
dreamed of a fraternal benefit society, one designed to provide financial
security to families from all walks of life.
 
Root had envisioned a self-governing society whose members came from local
camps (lodges) across America. The Woodmen of America was not without its
own semi-military "Uniform Rank." It was called the Woodcraft's Uniform Rank
- Foresters Department, described as "The Soldiers of Woodcraft."
 
Three disaffected members of the original Modern Woodmen organization
organized the Woodmen of the World in 1890.
 
The motto of the society was "per autre vie," "for the life of another." The
lodge system, which remains in effect today, nurtures community spirit by
bringing families together for wholesome, social, recreational and service
activities.
 
Woodmen of the World provided funeral benefits to members: Tomb stones in
the shape of a tree stump, split with a wedge, decorated with beetle, axe
and sledge, and bearing the motto "Dum Tacet Clamat" ("though silent he
speaks") can be found in most cemeteries.
 
The emblems associated with the Woodmen are: The axe, wedge and beetle
(Modern Woodmen's working tools signifying industry, power and progress);
the log and maple leaf (Modern Woodmen's shield of protection and
brotherhood); a palm, five stars and a shield (representing peace, light and
safety); and the Modern Woodmen goat. Colors included red (life and action),
white (innocence and purity of intention) and green (immortality"

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