The Independent Order of Rechabites (IOR), also known as the Sons and Daughters of Rechab,[1] is a fraternal organisation and friendly society founded in England in 1835 as part of the wider temperance movement to promote total abstinence from alcoholic beverages.[2] The Order has been active in Australia from 1843, promoting temperance and as a benefit society. A branch was established in the United States in 1842, and also flourished for a time. In the United Kingdom, the Order trades under the name of Healthy Investment, being well connected in upper society and involved in financial matters; there it gradually transformed into a financial institution which promotes teetotalism.
- ^ Alan Axelrod International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders New York; Facts on File, inc 1997 p.206
- ^ Schmidt, Alvin J. (1 January 1980). Fraternal Organizations. Greenwood Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780313214363.