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Daughters of the British Empire
in Tennessee

Not Ourselves but the Cause.....

For over three quarters of a century, The Daughters of the British Empire in the U.S.A. has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in America. Members, joining together in fellowship, contribute significantly to the good of their local communities and support the four retirement homes for men and women established by the DBE.
The DBE is a charitable, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, voluntary American society of women of British or Commonwealth birth or ancestry. Its members are professionals, businesswomen, and homemakers with common interests and heritage. The group regularly meets for business and social events with the common cause of philanthropy.

In 1909, Mrs. J. Elliot Langstaff, wanted to create a community of British-born women in a foreign country that would be united in a common cause. She was able to fulfill her vision by founding the "Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire in the USA". The group was reorganized in 1920 and was renamed the "DBE in the USA".

The DBE's motto,”Not ourselves, but the cause", summarizes the main purpose of the DBE - philanthropy. The DBE's founder, Mrs. Langstaff began the long tradition of philanthropic work by serving the elderly. Homes for the aged were established during her lifetime and soon supporting these homes became the main objective of the DBE.

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