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THE QUEEN ADELAIDE NAVAL FUND. 251
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" As something definite is necessary to stimulate exertion , I heg to propose that the collection Toe begun on 14 th February next
and that an appeal should be made through the service , which I , only wait the _resiilt of this suggestion to _jDrepare .
" I have no doubt the navy agents , if solicited , would kindly consent to be treasurers pro tern . as I have always found them most willing
, to h . elp forward any object likely to be useful to the service . Committing' it to Him who has the hearts of all in His hands , and . One
who has promised to be a Father to the fatherless , " I now subscribe myselfSir
, , " Your most obedient , " A Sahlor's "Widow—without daughters . "
This _ajDpeal of Mrs . Skyring ' s ( for we presume it is now no breach of confidence to give the writer's name ) being most cheerfully
responded to by the readers of that magazine , a meeting * of ladies was held at Somerset House on 21 st of February , 1850 , in order to
consider the various points brought forward in the letter already quoted—when it was unanimously resolved ,
" That the lamented death of her late Majesty the Queen Do-wager , and the subsequent "withdrawal from the benevolent institutions of
this country ( more especially those connected with the naval service ) of her powerful patronage and liberal support , will be severely felt
by many widows and orphans of naval officers . " That the purpose of this fund be , to j ) rovide for the orphan
daughters of naval and marine officers the means of obtaining a suitable education , and of establishing themselves in such positions
in life as may enable them to secure a respectable maintenance . " That its aid be extendedaccording to the comparative necessities
, of the applicants , either by special grants to meet special circumstances , or by annual grants to be continued so long as the
recipients may need assistance ; but in all cases to cease on marriage . " That the eminent virtues of the late Queen Adelaideand the
, affectionate remembrance in which she is held by all classes , will commend this Memorial' to general attention , and that it is
therefore expedient that a public subscription be opened , and that all persons be invited to contribute .
" That collecting books and cards be issued , under the direction of a committee , and that the navy agents and bankers be solicited to
receive the amount of the contributions so raised . " That Thomas Stilwell , Esq ., be requested to become the treasurer
of the fund . " That should the amount collected unhappily pro-re insufficient for
the object , it be given to the ' Royal Naval Female School , ' to form a fund for the gratuitous education of one or more pupils .
• " That the patronage of benevolent and influential persons be solicited , and that a committee be formed to carry out these designs . "
¦ meeting Ultimatel held y , a at very 32 , influential Sackville Street committee , under was the formed able , presidency and a public of s 2
The Queen Adelaide Naval Fund. 251
THE QUEEN ADELAIDE NAVAL FUND . 251
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1860, page 251, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121860/page/35/
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