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THE NAVY LIST ADVERTISER.
KING WlLLiAM IV.'s NAVAL ASYLUM,
IPE] 1ST GKKl.
The Asylum comprises twelve houses for Widows and Orphan Daughters of Naval
Officers, of the rank of Commander, Lieutenant, Navigating Officer, and Paymaster.
Each house is endowed with the interest of £1,000 consolidated bank annuities.
Ladies are elected by the Governors, as vacancies occur. They must be out of the
state of wedlock at time of admission, and if admitted as daughters they must be 40
years of age at least. Candidates will not be eligible who have a yearly income
exceeding the rate of pension allowed by the Admiralty to widows of Naval Officers of
the rank of the deceased husband or father.
They must be members of the Church of England.
For further particulars, application should be m<ide to the Hon. Secretary,
Mr. Charles Knight,
14, BEAT MARLBOROUGH StBKET, LONDON, W.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Instituted 1780.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 26th April, 1838,
patron : UMs dftajeatg tbe 1Rtng.
President :
Admiral of The Fleet, The Eight Hon. LOKD WALTER T. KEEE, G.C.B.
OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY.
For affording Relief to Distressed Officers of the Royal Navy, of and above
Wardroom Eank (being Members) and to the Widows, Orphans, Mothers and Sisters
of deceased Members. This Society is both provident and benevolent ; provident in
that it affords an opportunity to members to protect themselves and dependent near
relatives from unforeseen destitution, benevolent in so far as the subscriptions of
members are applied to the relief of their less prosperous brother officers and their
families.
QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.
1. Annual Subscription. — One Guinea ; or, in the case of Officers on full
pay, half-pay or retired pay, whose service emoluments are less than one
guinea a day— one day's service emoluments which Officer was receiving on
1st January.
2. Life Subscription. — A payment in one sum of not less than £10.
Note — Officers promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Warrant, Officers' List are
eligible to become members of the Society.
Fleet Paymaster Edward H. Shearme, E.N., Secretary,
18, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C.