IN April, 1926, the Institution awarded its gold badge, given only for dis- tinguished honorary services, to Miss Hannah Denham. She had then been for many years a bed-ridden cripple in the incurable ward at the Westminster Hospital. She was able to sit up and knit, and during seven years she had collected in the ward nearly £30 for the life-boat service. The badge was presented at a special ceremony at the hospital by the Viscountess Bertie of Thame, chairman of the London Women's Committee, in the presence of the vice-chairman and several governors of the hospital.

Two years later the Prince of Wales, President of the Institution, after attending the annual meeting, paid a private visit to Miss Denham and thanked her for all that she had done for the life-boat service.

Some time afterwards Miss Denham was moved to Eastbourne. There, as Mrs. Astley Roberts, president and chairman of the Eastbourne Ladies' Life-boat Guild, wrote, " she never ceased collecting." At the beginning of July 1938, Mrs. Astley Roberts came home one evening to find waiting for her a message that Miss Denham was dying and that she was very anxious to see her and have her life-boat collect- ing box opened. Mrs. Astley Roberts went round at once; saw her; opened her box; and was able to tell her that there was £2 in it. Miss Denham died at eight o'clock next morning.