A BROTHER
A Brother shall be eligible to apply for admission
to the homes when he has attained the age of sixty years. He must also
have paid his subscriptions to a Lodge or Lodges under the English Constitution
for a period of at least ten years.
A married couple are eligible to apply for admission
when the younger has attained the age of sixty, provided they have been
married at least five years whilst the Brother was a subscribing member,
and that he is otherwise qualified.
In reckoning length of membership, the period,
if any, during which he may have paid subscriptions concurrently to more
that one Lodge shall be considered only as a single subscription. Any Brother
who has ceased to subscribe to a Lodge under the English Constitution for
the past twenty years, shall not be eligible to apply. Secretaries who
are exempted by the By-Laws of their Lodges from the payment of subscription,
may apply if qualified in other respects.
A WIDOW
A widow shall be eligible to apply for admission
to the home when she has attained the age of sixty years. Her (last) husband
must have been a member and paid his subscription to a Lodge, or Lodges
under the English Constitution for a period of at least five years unless
(himself being an Annuitant) his petition has been accepted by the Committee
of Management before the expiration of that period.
In reckoning length of membership, the period,
if any, during which her husband may have paid subscriptions concurrently
to more than one Lodge shall be considered as only one period. A Widow
must have been the wife of her (last) husband while he was a subscribing
member of a Lodge, and for at least five years before his death. The Widow
of a Brother who has ceased to subscribe to a Lodge under the English Constitution
for the twenty years, immediately preceding his death, shall not be eligible
to apply, but the Widow of an Annuitant shall not be disqualified on this
ground alone. The Widows of Secretaries who have been exempt by the By-Laws
of their Lodges from the payment of subscription, may apply if qualified
in other respects.
A DAUGHTER/SISTER/MOTHER/MOTHER-IN -LAW
A Daughter/Sister/Mother/Mother-in-Law of a Freemason
or deceased Freemason upon whom she is/was dependent shall be eligible
to apply for admission to the homes when she has attained the age of sixty
years. Her Father/Brother/Son/Son-in-Law
must have been a member
and paid his subscription to a Lodge or Lodges under the English Constitution
for a period of at least five years, unless (being himself an Annuitant)
his petition had been accepted by the Committee of Management before the
expiration of that period.
In reckoning length of membership, the period,
if any, during which her Father/Brother/Son/ Son-in-Law may have
paid subscriptions concurrently to more than one Lodge shall be considered
only as one period. The Daughter/Sister/Mother/Mother-in-Law
of
a Brother who has ceased to subscribe to a Lodge under the English Constitution
for the twenty years immediately preceding his death shall not be eligible
to apply, but the Daughter/Sister/Mother/Mother-in-Law
of an Annuitant
shall not be disqualified on this ground alone. The Daughters/Sisters/Mothers/Mother-in-Law
of Secretaries who have been exempt by the By-Laws of their Lodges from
the payment of subscriptions, may apply if qualified in other respects.
THE COST?
This is not an easy point to give
a quick answer to and this will be discussed with you after certain information
has been given. The Home Manager and the Head Office will be pleased to
give any advice you need.
