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22-647: The Moncton Public Library was founded in 1913. It was made possible thanks to the efforts of the Fort Cumberland Chapter of the IODE which started working on the project as early as 1911. The library was originally opened in the old City Hall and was destroyed by fire on February 25, 1914. Afterwards, it was moved to the Higgins Block, which is located on the corner of Main Street and Botsford Street. On February 27, 1927,

44-530: Is an Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire fonds at Library and Archives Canada . The archive comprises documents (minutes, records, etc.) and ephemera of the organization spanning the period from 1900 to 1986. It covers the date range 1900 to 2000. Guild of Loyal Women The Guild of Loyal Women of South Africa was a voluntary organisation which identified, marked and maintained Second Boer War graves and military graveyards. A prominent founder member

66-521: Is currently located in the Blue Cross Centre where it has been since 1989. The library's previous location on Highfield Street was renovated to accommodate office space in 1991. On July 13, 2012, a statue of former Moncton resident Northrop Frye was unveiled in front of the library. It was created by artists Darren Byers and Fred Harrison. In 1998 the City of Moncton's name bank committee suggested that

88-773: The British War Office to arrange the care of war graves of fallen Canadian and Boer soldiers, particularly those in isolated places. In England in 1901, the Victoria League was established with similar aims to those of the Daughters of the Empire and the Guild of Loyal Women. The senior members of the Victoria League were members of the British Establishment and were not willing to become members of an organization based in

110-555: The Edmonton chapter of the IODE petitioned the minister of the interior, Frank Oliver, to ban Black immigrants to Western Canada. "We view with alarm the continuous and rapid influx of Negro settlers," they wrote. "[This] immigration will have the immediate effect of… discouraging white settlement in the vicinity of the Negro farms and will depreciate the value of all holdings within such areas." There

132-764: The IODE Constitution, the organization's primary objectives were to "promote in the Motherland and in the Colonies the study of the History of the Empire and of current Imperial questions" and to "stimulate, and give expression to the sentiment of patriotism which binds the women and children of the Empire around the Throne." In addition to its explicitly imperialist mandate, the IODE aimed to foster an exclusionary sense of Canadian national identity grounded in racist assumptions current at

154-566: The IODE was incorporated as a Canadian women's organization by a special act of the Parliament of Canada. 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. During the early years of its existence, the IODE concentrated its efforts on the advancement of British imperialism—namely, promoting Britain and British institutions through education. According to

176-599: The Moncton Public Library change its name to the Northrop Frye Library to honour the acclaimed literary critic Northrop Frye , who lived in Moncton during his early years. However, the library board of the time disagreed on the grounds that though Frye had a great international reputation and was a renowned and celebrated philosopher and critic, he had "done nothing for the Moncton Public Library itself". The board

198-440: The aims and of the renamed organization did not change. The committee on war graves continued its partnership with the Guild of Loyal Women of South Africa. Over the next decade the relationship between the Victoria League and the IODE improved but was never cordial. In 1911 Nordheimer resigned and in 1912 Polson Murray was invited to resume her position as honorary secretary and later was given honorary life membership. In 1917,

220-703: The art auction was an opportunity to raise funds for improvement of library collections, but also offered "artists across Atlantic Canada the opportunity to get exposure for their work and the chance to sell a piece of their art." Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire ( IODE ) is a women's charitable organization based in Canada . It provides scholarships , bursaries , book prizes, and awards, and pursues other philanthropic and educational projects in various communities across Canada. The IODE's motto

242-411: The beginning of the twentieth century. As Katie Pickles notes, The discriminatory practices of the IODE were not, however, confined to its propagation of the belief in a distinct, superior "British race." The IODE also aimed to actively discourage the immigration of visible minorities and people of colour to Canada. The most infamous example of such hostility to non-white immigrants occurred in 1911, when

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264-584: The colonies. After Polson Murray returned to Canada after a successful recruitment drive in England, Scotland, and Ireland, the League wrote to Polson Murray stating that they would not support the branches of the Daughters of the Empire in the United Kingdom because it would cause competition and confusion resulting in the weakening of the league and the support that both organizations could give their mutual causes. This

286-561: The first chapter was held in Fredericton . On the same day, Polson Murray publicized her initiative by issuing a press release and giving interviews in Montreal newspapers. On 13 February 1900, 25 women attended a meeting in Montreal and agreed to form a national organization called the "Federation of the Daughters of the Empire." Polson Murray was elected honorary secretary, and for the rest of

308-460: The library was moved to Archibald House, which burned down on March 2, 1948. After the fire, the Moncton Public Library was moved to Kirby House, located at 51 Highfield Street, where it was officially reopened on January 20, 1949. This building was demolished in October 1961 in order to build a new one for the library on the same land; it was inaugurated on September 22, 1962. The Moncton Public Library

330-456: The mayors of major Canadian cities asking for their support for her fledgling organization which she called "Daughters of the Empire" that would also be "inviting the women of Australia and New Zealand to join with them in sending to the Queen an expression of our devotion to the Empire, and an Emergency War Fund, to be expended as Her Majesty shall deem fit." On 15 January 1900, the founding meeting of

352-542: The name suggests the movement attracted members from those loyal to the British Crown , and it received royal patronage in December 1900. In 1901 it became affiliated with the Victoria League (now The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship ). To The South African Guild of Loyal Women is a poem about the organisation written by Cicely Fox Smith (1882–1954). This South African history -related article

374-720: The year, she energetically took steps to expand the Federation. Soon there were branches all over Canada, and some affiliated ones in the United States. One of Murray's initiatives was to contact the Department of Indian Affairs to encourage women of the First Nations to join the Federation. The Federation organized a huge welcome dinner for returning soldiers, and contacted a sister organization Guild of Loyal Women in South Africa and

396-703: Was "One Flag, One Throne, One Empire" and the IODE's magazine is called Echoes . In 1899, Margaret Polson Murray was in England and was swept up in the wave of patriotic support for the British Empire that followed the outbreak of the Second Boer War . On her return to Canada she immediately started to organise a woman's support group which would "place themselves in the front rank of colonial patriotism" and give practical charitable aid to soldiers, and if they were killed, support for their dependents, and care for their graves. On 13 January 1900, she sent telegrams to

418-694: Was a genuine concern that was recognized by the South African Guild of Loyal Women who realized that conflict was not in their immediate interests. With their pressing needs, the South Africans voluntarily agreed to their members in Britain joining the league. It also masked an underlying snobbery of the London social elite who could not countenance being members of any organization that they did not control. On her return from Britain in October 1901, Polson Murray

440-436: Was also concerned that, if the library were to become the Northrop Frye Library, citizens might get the impression that the public library was instead an archive dedicated to Frye and his works. In order to honour this famous Monctonian, the library instead chose to name a meeting room after him. The Magnum Opus Gala and Art Auction was the Moncton Public Library's main fundraising event from 2007 to 2010. Taking place in October

462-496: Was fatigued and ill, so she asked the ladies of Ontario  – the region with the most support for the Daughters of the Empire ;– to assume leadership. The headquarters moved from Montreal to Toronto and the organization was renamed "Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire" (IODE), with the motto became "One flag, one throne, one empire." Edith Nordheimer was elected the first national president. The Boer War had not ended and

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484-606: Was the author and conservationist, Dorothea Fairbridge (1862–1931). The Guild was founded in early 1900, and by June of that year had 3,000 members mainly in the Cape Colony. By the end of the year it had branches in Natal and there were plans for branches in the Free State and the Transvaal. Although the members considered themselves non-political (in the sense of local party politics) as

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