where English men and women may gather together. Charitable Causes The Society has its own Charitable Trust, which is run separately from the Society and is governed by a Board of Trustees. The objectives of the charity are to: Help and encourage young people to greater achievement in England and the Commonwealth Encourage the enterprise, skills and enthusiasm of young people through support of appropriate organisations Membership criteria The Society is fully inclusive and independent of party politics and membership is open to all those who subscribe to the objects of the Society. Their current membership is made up of a network of branches throughout England and the world, as well as a large number of direct Society members. The confraternity, the International Knightly Order Valiant of St George, is affiliated with the Society. Former Presidents & Vice Presidents The list below includes some of the notable people who have served as either President or Vice-President of the Society: The Duke of Cambridge The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII then Duke of Windsor) Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein The Duke of Devonshire Sir Winston Churchill Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Peter Nelson, 9th Earl Nelson Charles Forte, Baron Forte Kt Field Marshal Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall See also St. George Society of Philadelphia The United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada References External links Saint George's Society New York (earliest branch) 1894 establishments in England St George Patriotic societies Charities based in Essex Organizations established in 1894