THE TRAVELLERS' AID SOCIETY.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."' iia,—Can you very kindly allow me to draw this attention of Four readers to the pressing need of our Society, which exists solely for the protection of girls and young women who are compelled to travel alone? In the spring of this present year we appealed through the Press for a sum of money to enable us to purchase the lease of the premises occupied by the Society since 189G. We had notice to quit, and it was Hobson's choice. To quit was to be houseless, and to purchase meant raising a large sum of money. By the kind response of friends who have given or lent the money required we have purchased the remainder of the lease, and have only a small debt remain- ing which we want to pay off before the close of the year. But the property is old, and we have to do important repairs to make it secure, so most reluctantly we find ourselves obliged to make another appeal this winter. The work is growing, and 3 Baker Street is known all over the world as the rallying point of Travellers' Aid work. Many thousands of women and girls have been sheltered during the thirty-five years of its operation. Last year we assisted directly more than 14,000 in Great Britain alone, and many, many more have benefited indirectly. We shall not now fail for want of a few hundred pounds to help us over this time of special need; and we beg earnestly for six donations of £100 each, besides any smaller amounts that friends may see fit to send. If those who have travelled in safety and comfort last summer would each send as something (even 10s.) we should be relieved from all anxiety with regard to financial matters, and should he free to provide for the safety and comfort of many more thousands in the
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