27 JULY 1918, Page 13

THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN, GREAT ORMOND STREET.

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR.")

Sra,—To ask for money at a time like the present when every one is overwhelmed with appeals is a distasteful task, but necessary work must be carried on, and we believe that the cause for which we plead is one of the most deserving in the country. During the past year the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. has treated over twenty-eight thousand little patients, the larger number of whom have been restored to health, to replace the terrible wastage of the war. Surely this is a great national work, but the cost of it is far larger than ever before, and the need of it is greater. We owe £6,500 to our bankers for payment of the necessaries of maintenance: may we ask your readers to help us?

JOHN MURRAY, Vice-Chairman.