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ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Instituted 1739
Patron t
HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING.
1 Objects : —
To afford relief to distressed officers of the Royal Navy, their widows, orphans,
mothers and sisters.
2. Subscription :—
For all officers on the active list of and above Ward -room rank and all officers on
the retired list who held such rank whilst still serving on the active list, the annual
subscription to the Society is one guinea ; but, in the oases of officers on full-pay,
half-pay or retired pay whose service emoluments are less than one guinea a day, the
annual subscription may be one day's service emoluments which the officer wai
receiving on the 1st January in each year. Life membership may be secured on
payment of a sum of not less than £10.
3. Assistance :—
Grants are made by a Quarterly Court on the recommendation of the Committee.
Only one grant is made to an applicant in any one year, but the number of recipients
In a family is not limited.
4. General Remarks : —
Membership of the Society is in the nature of an insurance against unforeseen
misfortunes that may happen to officers or their near relations owing to illness,
accident, old age or other cause.
Officers desirous of joining are requested to forward their subscriptions to th«
Secretary, from whom Banker's Order forms and any further information regarding
the Society can be obtained.
The Royal Naval Benevolent Society should not be confused with the Royal
Naval Benevolent Trust.
Secretary.
18, Adam Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 2.
ARMY, NAVY, MARINES, AND AIR FORCE
PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
Established in 1889 to provide Annuities for the Widows (or Orphan
Children) of its Members.
Officers holding permanent Commissions in the Royal Navy, Army,
Royal Marines, Royal Indian Navy, or Royal Air Force are eligible
for tnembership provided they are under 50 years of age. Each Officer
may take up either one, two, three or four Memberships.
Under present rules an Annuity of £2 10s. for each Membership
(£10 for four Memberships) is payable when the Membership has been
held for six years. The annuity increases after each subsequent year
up to a maximum of £13 for each Membership (£52 for four Member-
ships). If death takes place before the Membership has been held for
six years the contributions are refunded to the widow (or orphan
children).
Full particiilars and form of application can be obtained from iht
SECRETARY
WHARF HOUSE, EMSWORTH, HANTS.