“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love,
is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness”- Mary, Queen of Scots
The Queen Mary 2 chapter is currently serving members in the Mt. Dora area. Join their members when they meet every month at various locations, usually at the Magical Meat Boutique.
Queen Mary 2 Chapter AND THE JANE AUSTEN FEST
Jane Austen’s 250th birthday anniversary is being celebrated in Mount Dora on February 7, 8, & 9, 2025. See EVENTS page for details.
QM2 Chapter ladies at the Jane Austen Fest
NEW MEMBER PLEDGE
THE 1911 QUEEN MARY CHAPTER PLEDGE
This picture of the Jacksonville Florida State Chapter of Queen Mary shows, within the shield, this pledge “I am of British birth and I will abide by the Constitution of the Order In the United States of America.” The text in red above the shield reads IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. At each end of this text are the words LOYALTY and CHARITY
NOTE: Our DBE was founded in the United States on March 15, 1909, as the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire in the U.S.A. On April 14, 1920 we became Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S.A., a National Society.
Florida State President Claire Fairclough and Florida District Organiser Jennifer Gomme with the Captain and crew of the Titanic.
Jennifer Gomme and the DBE in Florida table at the Jane Austen Fest Regency Market
Heather Dhondt, Florida State 3rd Vice-President with Valeria, this years Jane Austen Fest Scholarship winner.
Florida State President Claire Fairclough and the DBE in Florida table at the Jane Austen Fest Regency Market