Membership in the Shakers dwindled in the late 19th century for several reasons: people were attracted to cities and away from the farms ; Shaker products could not compete with mass-produced products that became available at a much lower cost ; and Shakers could not have children, so adoption was a major source of new members.

Membership is restricted to 1000, a figure last reached in 1979, and today is open for new members to join.

Membership of the new House of Commons was overwhelmingly made up of pro-coalition MPs, and there was therefore a large number of eligible members for the government posts to be filled.

“ In each community a new office is opened, a " Bureau of Political Membership ".

Membership in this new body, according to the bylaws, is open to any congregation that " endorses the Purposes and Principles ", and " affirms the Statement of Doctrine ".

Renewal of memberships can be done via the internet, through the mail, in-club at the Membership Services desk, any cash register, and also at the new ATM / Membership kiosks ( the latter only available in select locations ).

On September 26, 2006, Webring Inc. announced a new WebRing Premium Membership Program.

Membership in the new group was quickly ratified by the ILLA, the KPO, POUM, PSOP, the ILP and the Archaio-Marxists.

Membership grew dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century, and over the years new committees were formed, leading to the five-conference structure in place at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Membership of the new ISCA is open to all BBS users subject to approval by a 2 / 3 majority of existing members and payment of annual dues, currently $ 30.

Starting from 8 January 2010, ICAEW introduced a new " Pathways to Membership " programme whereby it offers the ACA designation on passing its Examination of Experience and sponsorship by ICAEW member or under ICAEW's ATE training environment, to members ( qualified through normal examination and training route ) of the following accounting institutes:

This change was not new to the world of fraternities, as in 1971 Lambda Chi Alpha became the first North-American Interfraternity Conference ( NIC ) fraternity to eliminate pledging, by replacing the process with an " Associated Membership " process.

The Membership Award is only actually received by young people new to Scouting, whereas those Explorer Scouts who have joined from a Scout Troop will undertake the Moving-On Award.

However, the Awards cover the same basic principles, and Units may have all new Explorers participate in the Membership Award, regardless of how they came to join the Unit.

Membership in the Union is open to descendants of old and new Armenian noble families, as well as to the foreign titled nobility that reside in Armenia and abroad, regardless their political or religious views, and age and sex.

Membership of the small committee was always secret-each new committee being selected by the previous one-and legend records the existence of a large leather-bound tome in which all details and committee memberships, trials and tribulations are / were recorded.

Membership at present for the category of new permanent members is closed, but last when open, had a waiting list of over 30 years.

Membership began to increase, with an influx of new members of all ages.

Membership elections are held twice a year, when successful new members are visited in their rooms, where the new member is expected to consume the contents of an entire tin of Colman's powdered English Mustard, followed by the room being ' trashed ' as a symbol of their election.

At a special general meeting held in Auckland, New Zealand in November 2010, a new constition was approved that gave New Zealand, Australia and England permanent seats on the RLIF board, with provision made for an additional seat each by May 2011 for the RLEF and a soon-to-be-formed Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation ( APRLC ), once RLEF and APRLC were granted Associate Membership status by the RLIF.

Membership has changed over the years as various singers have retired or died and new ones have been brought in to succeed them.

Membership is free, and new members that join this club will get 5000 points as a welcome gift.

Membership of the organisation is punishable by a sentence of up to ten years imprisonment under UK law.

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO ), formed on the 11th of February, 1991 in The Hague, the Netherlands, is an international democratic nonviolent Membership organisation which facilitates raising the voices of unrepresented and marginalised nations and peoples worldwide.

Membership to Historic Scotland is promoted by the organisation, with benefits such as free entry to all their properties free of charge for the duration of the annual membership, as well as entry to properties in England ( under the care of English Heritage ) and Wales ( under the care of Cadw ) for half price in their first year and free for subsequent years.

In May 1949, he proposed that UMNO should create an Associated Membership and admit non-Malays into their organisation.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in furthering the goals and objectives of the organisation.

The Campaigns and Membership Officer co-ordinates the recruitment and campaigning work of the organisation.

Membership fell from a peak of 250, 000 to just a few thousand, while the rival organisation Conservative Students claimed significantly more members.

She has received a number of professional awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women in Film and Television organisation, the Royal Television Society's Special Judges ' Award for Journalism, their Fellowship, and Membership of their Hall of Fame.

* Association of Inland Navigation Authorities, Membership organisation for navigation authorities in the United Kingdom

Membership for Ógra Fianna Fáil is open to anyone between the ages of sixteen and thirty who supports the aims and ideals of the organisation and those of the general party itself.

Membership in the party ultimately became a privilege, with a small subset of the general population of Party becoming an elite class or nomenklatura in Soviet society.

Membership became obligatory for all citizens.

Membership of the CTC inspired the Frenchman Paul de Vivie ( b. April 29, 1853 ) to found what became the Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme, the world's largest cycling association, and to coin the French word cyclo-tourisme.

Juanita Craft became a towering historic figure in the Civil Rights Movement in Texas and was given many awards for her efforts, including the NAACP Golden Heritage Life Membership Award in 1978, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award in 1984, and she was recognized by the NAACP for her fifty years of service shortly before her death at the age of 83 on August 6, 1985.

It distributed 250, 000 copies of MECC software around the world by 1982, and the " Institutional Membership " business became so successful that state subsidies ended.

Membership benefits usually included a brass band for funerals and at least one public parade with music a year, so such societies became important in establishing the second line traditions.

Membership became a criminal offence in France, and such organisations were driven underground and forced to use codes, passwords, special handshakes and similar mechanisms.

Born in Mount Meigs, Alabama, Shuttlesworth became pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1953 and was Membership Chairman of the Alabama state chapter of the NAACP in 1956, when the State of Alabama formally outlawed it from operating within the state.

Twenty years after ZBT eliminated pledging, the Supreme Council, based on feedback from undergraduates and alumni, voted to continue the evolution and development of what was initially called the Membership Development Program, then became the Brotherhood Program.

Membership grew quickly and in 1961 the organization was represented at an international Conference of Consumers ’ Associations in The Hague, where it became a founding member of the International Organisation of Consumers Unions ( IOCU — now Consumers International, CI ), along with the US, UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Membership in HKN thus became equivalent to an " honor student " member category of IEEE membership.

Membership of the Syrian Brotherhood became a capital offence in Syria in the 1980 ( under Emergency Law 49 ) and the Brotherhood was crushed, though it retained a network of support in the country of unknown strength, and had external headquarters in London and Cyprus.

Membership in the papal choir became the great desideratum of singers, contrapuntists, and composers of every land, which accounts for the presence in Rome, at least for a time, of most of the great names of that period.