The Lord Mayor has issued an appeal on behalf of
the Central Committee of "The Provision of Meals for Children Fund," of which he has been appointed chairman. Last winter £20,000 was raised by voluntary subscriptions, £12,000 of which was received in response to the appeal signed by Lord Rosebery, Mr. Balfour, and others. As it is anticipated that an even larger sum may be needed in the coming year, the Lord Mayor insists on the untoward results of allowing voluntary subscriptions to fall below the demand, the only alternative being a resort to the rates, "which one would very much regret." The Lord Mayor's disapproval of the alter- native method of dealing with the evil of underfed school- children might have been much more vigorously expressed, but it is well for an official to avoid exaggeration. We are glad to give prominence to his appeal, and to state that contributions may be sent either to the Mansion House ; to the Chairman of the London County Council, Spring Gardens ; to Messrs. Roberts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard Street ; or to the London and Westminster Bank, St. James's Square, to the account of "The Provision of Meals for Children Fund."
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