|
The Army and Navy Club in London is a gentlemen's club founded in 1837, also known informally as The Rag.〔(Main page of Army and Navy Club web site ) at armynavyclub.co.uk (accessed 18 January 2008)〕 ==Foundation and membership== The club was founded by Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Barnes (1776–1838) in 1837.〔 His proposal was to establish an Army Club, with all officers of Her Majesty's Army on full or half pay eligible for membership.〔 However, when The Duke of Wellington was asked to be a patron, he refused unless membership were also offered to officers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines, and this was agreed.〔 On 28 August 1837 a meeting representing the various services took place, to elect a Committee and to settle the new club's Rules.〔 Sir Edward Barnes died on 19 March 1838, just two weeks before the first general meeting of the club.〔 By 1851, the club was in a strong position, with sixteen hundred members and a waiting list of 834.〔Firebrace, ''The Army and Navy Club 1837–1933'', London, 1934, p. 43〕 This pressure led to the founding of the separate Naval & Military Club in 1862. Charles Dickens, Jr., reported in ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'' (1879).〔Charles Dickens, Jr., ''Dickens's Dictionary of London'' (1879) quoted at (Victorian London - Directories - Dickens's Dictionary of London, by Charles Dickens, Jr., 1879 - "Army and Navy Club" ) (accessed 18 January 2008)〕 - According to the ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' article ''Club'', in 1902〔Webster,James Claude, in ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', 10th Edition (1902), article on ''Club'', online at (Club ) at 1902encyclopedia.com (accessed 18 January 2008)〕 - Membership of the Army and Navy Club is now offered also to members of Commonwealth armed services, to members' immediate families and to individuals who have no service background who are nominated and seconded by existing members.〔 The club has some five thousand members, including women.〔 Men and women members now have entirely equal standing. As of 2011, the membership subscription costs between £223 and £465 per year, with a £130 rate for younger members (under 29); there are reduced rates for spouses and a rate for family membership. There is no joining fee.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Army and Navy Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|