Plan of a Female Friendly Society at St. Albans / [Saint Alban's Female Friendly Society].

  • Saint Alban's Female Friendly Society.
Date:
[1805?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Plan of a Female Friendly Society at St. Albans / [Saint Alban's Female Friendly Society]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ CUotf.K*a* ®r PLAN *io dtf’j x;i •' o* : ’ \ * : , • O F r * .,5 * * * * • • * * • <r r. , ■» 4 • ** O r- ... ' « f FEMALE FRIEJVBJLY SOCIETY AT CIO c. ST. ALBAN’S. ■ r /,) .■•)' ' . -( ’a- „.-t . • .rt„ »*u. UlVLj. # * Ji 1 J1' J _ I a -,. ■,. .. ..— 1H E eftablifhment of Friendly Societies amongfl Men having Friendly received the fandtion of the Legiflature, on account of the great benefit Soc,etie?' which the lower claffes of the community have invariably derived from them, endeavours have been ufed in feveral places to eftablifli fimilar In- ftitutions for the relief of Women, and wherever the attempt has been made it has been attended with fuccefs. The attention of the Inhabitants of St. Alban’s and the adjacent villages is now called to the fame ohjedt; and as the contributions required of women are fo fmall as to be infufHcient to enable the funds to anfwer the various purpofes to which they are defigned, without the aid of Honorary Members, the wealthier part of the inhabitants are earneftly folicited to give their countenance and fupport to this Inftitutiofi, which is intended to provide' relief for a confiderable number of females at the moft trying and expenfive times, viz : in Sicknefs, Lying-in, and Old Age, whereby it is hoped the Comfort of the poor will be greatly increafed, and the poor-rates proportionably diminifhed. Until a certain number of Honorary Members have fubfcribed, it will not be poffible to fix upon many of the regulations neceffary towards car¬ rying this plan into execution:—but the following is fubmitted to their conlideration. 31 ©I 1 *:•. • v r1 THE PLAN. Honorary members to fubfcribe not lefs than ten fhillings and fix- Honorary pence per annum s eight guineas conftitute an honorary member for life. Members. Benefited Members to pay three-pence a week, or thirteen pence a month i with entrance money according to their age as follows :—• From the age of 12 to 15 — s. 0 d. 0 from 15 to 18 •— 1 0 18 to 20 — 1 6 20 to 25 — 2 6 25 to 30 — 5 0 30 to 35 — 7 6 35 to 40 — 10 6 livery married woman — 10 6 Benefited Members,