Historical information

The document is membership application form for the Ithacan Philanthropic Society in 1955. At the time the club rooms were located an applicant had to be nominated and seconded by existing members of the club. The name of the society printed on the letterhead of the membership form is "The Ulysses Ithacan Philanthropic Society". The name was changed to the Ithacan Philanthropic Society "The Ulysses".

Significance

The document gives information about the applicant's birthplace, parents and the people who nominated a prospective applicant for membership.

Physical description

A printed membership application form with the society's insigniais printed in blue in the top LH corner. The main heading is a Gothic font.

Inscriptions & markings

ULYSSES ITHACAN PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.