The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a women's charitable organization based in Canada. The club was originally titled the "Federation of Daughters of the British Empire", which was founded by Margaret Clark Murray in 1900. Initially wanting to expand nationally but with failed attempts, in 1901 the group opted to stay in Canada and the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire was formed.
It was founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire. It currently provides scholarships, bursaries, book prizes, and awards, as well as pursuing other philanthropic and educational projects in various communities across the nation. The club was originally formed to strengthen Canada’s National ties. During the Second World War the IODE had 50 000 members and participated in war effort relief drives, such as sock drives and scrap drives.
The first chapter in New Brunswick was founded by Mrs. John Black in Fredericton. Fredericton was also the location of the first club meeting, on January 15, 1900.
The clubs first president was Edith Nordheimer in 1901.
The clubs motto was "One Flag, One Throne, One Empire". The IODE ran a magazine called "Echoes".
The US counterpart is DBE Society (Daughters of the British Empire).
Famous quotes containing the words imperial, order, daughters and/or empire:
“Fair tresses man’s imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking—and since it cannot, in order to become its echo I have, in a way, to silence it. I bring to this incessant speech the decisiveness, the authority of my own silence.”
—Maurice Blanchot (b. 1907)
“The general Mistake among us in the Educating of our Children, is, That in our Daughters we take Care of their Persons and neglect their Minds; in our Sons, we are so intent upon adorning their Minds, that we wholly neglect their Bodies.”
—Richard Steele (1672–1729)
“Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi;
Consider the Empire and Gandhi.”
—Ogden Nash (1902–1971)