A few years ago, a learned Brother presented a research paper at my Council of Allied Masonic Degrees on the Forresters and Oddfellows.
According to him, a large number of Forresters in the U.S. are also Knights of Columbus, but the two are separate organizations, not being fronts for each other.
I also remember that he had obtained an early Forrester ritual which he read in part to the Lodge, and which seemed interesting to me. The Candidate for initiation is apparently cast in the role of a Norman who is accepted into the Order of Merry Men. The Master of a Lodge of Forresters represents Robin Hood.
It is similar to Masonry in some respects; however, the Forresters are a sectarian fraternity, and admit only Roman Catholics.

Virtus junxit mors non separabit.

yes but why are they so financial supporting? They look like a jiant oney making group.

Originally posted by cardsharp
yes but why are they so financial supporting? They look like a jiant oney making group.

I think they're sort of like Knights of Columbus and Woodmen of the World in that regard. They offer insurance programs, etc., for their members, which make them what is known as a "benefit fraternity."
I don't think the organization itself is a money-makng group. The fraternity is rather small in membership.