Its membership declined dramatically after severe government repression as part of the first Red Scare and a 1924 split brought on by internal conflict.

Following an action brought by a serving British naval officer, the European Court has established as precedent the illegality of any member nation attempting to ban Masonic membership for military officers, as a breach of their human rights.

It is expected that the issue of membership will be brought to a referendum again at some point.

Though the town was small and non-influential compared to other Hanseatic cities, membership brought wealth and prosperity to Anklam.

In 2008, Speaker's name was brought up by Marvin Miller, who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1966 to 1982, as a player who should be removed from the Hall of Fame because of alleged membership in the Ku Klux Klan.

In 1875 he had published his Five Essays on Free Trade, which brought him an honorary membership of the Cobden Club, and in 1878 the government published his New South Wales, the Mother Colony of the Australians, for distribution in Europe.

Duceppe later claimed that his three-year membership in the WCP was a mistake brought on by a search for absolute answers.

The RPCES brought two important things: a more nationally-based membership, and a college and seminary, the latter of which the PCA did not yet have, relying instead on independent evangelical institutions such as Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi and Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

The failure of later strikes and the depression of 1914 brought about a sharp decline in the WFM's membership.

Nevertheless, the issues were brought to a head in September 2005 when Rubinstein criticized Lapid for stifling criticism and not engaging efforts to expand the party's membership.

A self-described " team of Israelis " who have " hunted down " Nazi war criminals all over the world list him as their second most wanted man, and since the first may have already died, he could very well be their most wanted Nazi war criminal, and if found alive by them, will be brought back to Israel to face charges of crimes against humanity, mass murder and membership of an illegal party.

It brought political parties and European trade unions together to become a driving force behind the initiatives which laid the foundation for the European Union as it eventually emerged: first the European Economic Community ( EEC ) ( 1958 ) ( known commonly as the " Common Market "), which was established by the Treaty of Rome of 1957 ; later the European Community ( 1967 ) with its corresponding bodies, the European Commission and the European Council of Ministers, British membership in the Community ( 1973 ), the European Council ( 1974 ), the European Monetary System ( 1979 ), and the European Parliament ( 1979 ).

With Church of Scotland membership reaching record levels, the 1955 election brought unparalleled success as the party gained 50. 1 % of the vote and 36 of the 71 seats at Westminster.

In 1871, a new constitution brought about further changes to the group's name, offering the more modest Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in England, and, five years later, Princess Alexandra, Princess of Wales, was recruited into its membership, followed by her husband, Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.

He successfully brought Croatia out of the semi-isolation of the Tuđman era and set the country on the road towards membership of the European Union.

The 2011-12 academic year and season brought many changes to the CHA ; first when Wayne State abruptly ended their women's hockey program, dropping conference membership to only four teams again for the 2011 – 12 season.

Despite the drain of members to the satellite churches, however, new recruits by the mother church – brought in through the vast cell network – have made up for the losses, and membership stood at 780, 000 in 2003.

A new Estatuto, the Ley del Vino y de los Alcoholes ( 25 / 1970 ) came into place in December 1970 but was again undermined, this time by two important events: the new Spanish Constitution ( inaugurated in 1978 ) that restated geographical considerations with the Estado de las Autonomías, and Spain's pending membership of the European Community ( 1986 ) that brought about a rapid classification of all Spanish produce in line with other member states.

The end of World War II brought about a huge plunge in Kaiser Permanente membership ; for example, 50, 000 workers had left the Northern California yards by July 1945.

Earlier results included his original observations on snow and crystals ; and in 1809 Robert Jameson brought certain Arctic papers of his before the Wernerian Society of Edinburgh, which at once elected him to its membership.

The Second Great Awakening brought revivals across the country, forming new denominations and greatly increasing church membership, especially among Methodists and Baptists.

The membership crisis brought about the addition of new franchises such as Guildford Heat ( Formed by fans of the defunct Thames Valley Tigers ) and elected teams from the lower-tier English Basketball League, like the Plymouth Raiders, both making a refreshing impact on the old boys, with the Heat qualifying for the post season playoffs in 2005-06, their rookie season.

Cases for consideration by the Constitutional Court, however, may be brought only by one-fifth of the membership of the Seimas, the ordinary courts, or the president of the republic.

The UK became part of that legal order, though as UK membership of the EU has been brought about through Acts of Parliament – principally the European Communities Act 1972 – Parliament could, as a matter of UK law, pass further legislation unilaterally withdrawing the UK from the Union, or selectively barring the application of European law within the UK.

An increasingly large membership brought new musical opportunities, but also new limits in which pieces could be attempted.

Several members of The Greens, including Roel van Duijn, joined GreenLeft, while maintaining their membership of the Greens.

" Michael van Walt van Praag, legal advisor to the 14th Dalai Lama, claims that 1856 treaty provided for a Nepalese mission, namely Vakil, in Lhasa which later allowed Nepal to claim a diplomatic relationship with Tibet in its application for United Nations membership in 1949.

* Various Scans of Official Pilgrims membership lists-Joël van der Reijden ( primary source documentation )

The team is bound by place of residence ( membership boundaries are set ) and spends time together in practice ( the contact hypothesis ).

During this period, he stayed in contact with war veterans, and through them accepted honorary membership into the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the Irving Literary Society.

Barth writes: "[...] categorical ethnic distinctions do not depend on an absence of mobility, contact and information, but do entail social processes of exclusion and incorporation whereby discrete categories are maintained despite changing participation and membership in the course of individual life histories.

One can contact a Rotary club to inquire about membership but can join a rotary club only if invited ; there is no provision to join without an invitation as each prospective Rotarian requires a sponsor who is an existing Rotarian.

Some years earlier she had published a poem Hoppet (" The Hope ") in a membership newsletter for the Swedish Liberal Party in Helsingfors and began to come into contact with Finland-Swedish authors.

In December 2009, Forbes, in a nationwide mailer for the National Right To Work Committee, opposed union membership for police officers and firefighters, terming their representatives, " union czars ," and requested that mailer recipients contact their congressional representatives with regard to HR 413.

Increased membership, cheaper airflights and phone contact also allowed contacts to become more regular overseas.

Coming into contact with the side that stood opposed membership in these societies ( Northern Indiana Eldership of the Church of God, which also was more open to " Holiness " teachings ), Warner joined with them.

In November 1996, Scope AGM voted in favour of an individual membership scheme to give a voice to the 20, 000 people that Scope and its local groups are in contact with every year-the first major UK disability charity to do so.

DSP has tried to contact the Socialist International, but have been denied membership on the grounds that they are a regional party.

Fighting their way back to Alliance space, the Crucians finally establish contact and formalize their membership of the Grand Alliance.

He had let his membership of the Communist Party lapse by 1940, but at Cambridge when he saw an American report mentioning that Germany might be able to build a dirty bomb, he passed this on to a Soviet contact.

The organization's stated purpose: " In order to promote the general welfare of Baylor University the purpose of this organization shall be: to stress the importance of Leadership, Service, and Scholarship in daily life ; to promote an active interest in the Athletic, Academic, Traditional, and Cultural aspects of Baylor University ; to foster an atmosphere of unity among the membership which creates effective service ; and to encourage communication and good will among all the peoples of Baylor University, as well as among those with whom this organization comes in contact.

As he accumulates more money and uses his new friends ' membership in the track's exclusive dining room, he starts coming into contact with other gamblers, including the wealthy Mrs. Davis and a sexy vixen named Vicki.

In response to this need GI-NET developed a membership and chapter program that will allows GI-NET to provide increased support for an expanding membership base while enabling members to be in contact for collaborative efforts.

The players refused to relinquish their Union membership, forcing the club to contact their first opponents of the new season, Bradford City to cancel the fixture, as it could not field a team.

Barth writes ( p. 9 ): "[...] categorical ethnic distinctions do not depend on an absence of mobility, contact and information, but do entail social processes of exclusion and incorporation whereby discrete categories are maintained despite changing participation and membership in the course of individual life histories.

While a social pyramid considers all of the people with whom an individual has contact and defines a structure to support and empower ( or disempower ) that person ; a Social Circle can have narrowly defined boundaries, often all of the members of the circle have been in contact with each other, and there may be a process of social initiation required for people to gain membership.

Through membership of the International Vegetarian Union ( IVU ), the EVU is in contact with the international vegetarian community.

However Thiriart's flirtation with China and the Soviet Union alienated some rank and file members for whom links with fascism were not to be eschewed and when he began to follow a more national communist path and seek contact with Nicolae Ceauşescu membership fell.

Although Irvine had become isolated from the general membership of the larger sect, which continued to follow his " Alpha Gospel ", many among its leadership continued to maintain contact with him, even making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to visit with him.

Atlantic University Sport ( AUS ) is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media.