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NAVY LIST ADVERTISER.
THE INCORPORATED SOLDIERS'
AND SAILORS* HELP SOCIETY.
Patrons :
His Majesty The King.
Her Majesty The Queen.
Field-Marshal H.K..H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G.
The Council:
President — H.R.H. The Princess Christian of Sohleswig-Holstein.
Vice- Presidents —
H.R.H. The Princess Henry of Battenberg ;
H.R.H. The Duchess of Connaught.
The Executive Committee :
Chairman — Major-General The Et. Hon. Lord Cheylesmore, k.c.v.o.
Vice- Chairman — Lieut.-General G. H. Moncrieff.
The OBJECTS of the Society ape :—
(1.) To help Soldiers and Sailors by providing them with the name and
address of a " Friend " in each parish or ward throughout the
Kingdom to whom they may be commended on discharge from the
Army or Navy for aid in obtaining employment or other forms of
help suited to their needs.
(2.) In time of War, to arrange for accommodation of sick and wounded
Convalescent Soldiers and Sailors in Temporary Convalescent Homes
and Private Houses.
(3.) To establish and maintain Convalescent Homes and Homes of Rest for
discharged Soldiers and Sailors who are disabled and necessitous, and
to contribute to the support of such cases in their own homes, if
considered necessary.
(4.) To teach useful Trades to men discharged as medically unfit, who, by
reason of their disability consequent on their service, are unable to
take ordinary employment, and to make such cases, as far as possible
self-supporting by disposing of the work they turn out.
Employment was found during 1903-9 for 30,706 discharged Soldiers or
Sailors, while 59,527 were assisted with money or clothing. 5,945 sick and
wounded convalescents from the South African War have been received into the
temporary Convalescent Homes at disposal of the Society since 1901. The Society's
Permanent Home at Portsmouth accommodates 20 disabled men, 108 Cottage
Homes in Counties are established for disabled married Soldiers and Sailors of
Crimean, Indian Mutiny, and other Wars, 18 men are in the Home and Workshops
at Brookwood, while 53 are employed daily in the London Workshops.
Secretary— Major A. TUDOR CRAIG, 122, Brompton Road, S.W.
Telegram*-" PEACEFUL, LONDON."
Telephone— "KENSINGTON No. 1."