INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF KING'S DAUGHTERS AND SONS






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   An organization formed in New York City, early in 1886, as a distinctly
spiritual force. At first women only were admitted to membership, but the
society was soon enlarged to take in men and boys. It is strictly
undenominational, organized with local bodies called 'circles,' which are
combined into 'chapters of circles,' and has a central council which is
incorporated, with headquarters in New York City. The social and religious
services are of the most varied description, each circle being given free
choice in choosing its own special work. The idea is to work "first for the
heart, next the home, then the Church, and after that the great outside."
The badge of the society is a Maltese cross of silver, bearing the initials
I.H.N. ("In His Name"). A weekly paper, The Silver Cross, is published in
New York. The present membership is nearly 500,000 in all parts of the
world.

Source:  The New International Encyclopaedia
Copyright:  1902, 1903, 1904, 1905
Publisher:  Dodd, Mead and company--New York
Volumes:  Total of 21 volumes
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Transcribed by Miriam Medina
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