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KING WILLIAM IV.'s NAVAL ASYLUM,
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The Asylum comprises twelve houses tor 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 particnlars, application should be made to the Hon. Secretary,
Mr. Charles Knight,
14, Gee AT Mablboeodgh Stbbbt, London, W.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Instituted 1789.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 26th April, 1888.
patron : Ibis ilRajestB tbe fjlng.
President :
ADMIRAL OF The Fleet, The Right Hon. LORD WALTER T. KERR, G.C.B.
OBJECT OF THB SOCIBTY.
For affording Relief to Distressed Officers of the Royal Navy, of and above
Wardroom Rank (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 ofHcers and their
families.
QUALIFICATION FOR MBMBBRSHIP.
1. AiraUAL 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
Ist 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. Shbarme, R.N., Secretary,
18, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.O,