WOMEN'S HOLIDAY FUND.
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
SIR,—I wonder if your readers are going to be as good this year as they were last in their response made to my appeal for the Women's Holiday Fund ? It was really splendid ! Perhaps if they can realize the good done by the money they sent us, they will again open their hearts and their purses. The Home for Mothers and Babies at St. Leonards-on-Sea has proved a great success, but also a considerable extra expense. House rent, wages and salaries are continuous, whether the Home is full or empty ; but the results of our efforts are good enough to repay all the trouble. Not only do mothers and children benefit by the change to good air, peace and comfort, but under the wise and kind direction and advice of our good Matron, the mothers learn many a useful lesson in the care and training of infants. The absolute necessity of intervals of rest from work and worry for all who are to be of any use in life is now so well understood that for help towards that end to be forthcoming I feel sure I have only to remind even those blessed with but a moderate supply of this world's goods that without their help there will be many more tired women toiling year in, year out, with no prospect of relief. " Never been mway from London." " No holiday for ten years," are not unusual statements in appeals to our Fund, and on inquiry are found to be facts. If everyone who can afford to have a summer outing this year would send us even a trifle, I fancy our coffers would be full ! Any contributions, great or small, will be thankfully acknowledged by Miss Cooper, Secretary W.H.F., 76 Denison House, Vauxhall Bridge Road, or by myself (Mrs. Frank Pownall, 8 Ashley Place, S.W. 1).—I am, Sir, &c., HELEN A. POWNALL (Chairman Ex. Corn. W.H.F.).
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