Order of the Golden Chain in New Jersey. Constituent Links began to form up and down the eastern coastline and continue to function in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. It wasn't long after the Order of the Golden Chain was created that the country was in the thrust of the Great Depression. There was a strong need to belong to a fraternal organization such as the Golden Chain with members dedicated to helping others less fortunate than themselves. During that period, hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent by Constituent Links, from supplying food, coal and medical supplies to endowing much needed equipment for
Tree swallow as "Hirundo bicolor" by Louis Pierre Vieillot in his "Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique Septentrionale", published in 1807. The genus it is currently placed in, "Tachycineta", was established by Jean Cabanis in 1850. This swallow is sometimes placed in the genus "Iridoprocne", along with the mangrove swallow, white-rumped swallow, white-winged swallow, and Chilean swallow. The placement was first made by Elliott Coues, on the basis of its plumage. The tree swallow is also called the white-bellied swallow, for its white underparts. The generally accepted genus name is from Ancient Greek "takhykinetos", "moving quickly", and the specific "bicolor" is Latin