Fraternal and Benevolent Societies in Ontario

International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons

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This interdenominational Christian service order was founded in the USA in 1886, originally as the King’s Daughters. The “and Sons” was added in 1887. It spread over a number of countries and at one time had about 50 000 members. It currently has about 5 000 members, mostly in Canada and the USA.

The local unit is called a Circle. A group of Circles is called a Branch, typically for a state or province. Branches come together in the International Order. A Circle is organized, not on a locality but on a particular project, so one locality can have several Circles. Currently in the Ontario Branch, Niagara-On-The-Lake has two circles and Ottawa has seven.

It is difficult to be certain but it appears that King’s Daughters Guild is another name for this organization.

References:
http://www.iokds.org/