13 FEBRUARY 1915, Page 26

Many of our readers who are interested in the subject

of charity organization will be glad to know of a small book recently issued called The History of the Monmouth Street Society, Bath, by Percy Vere Turner (S P.O.K. Depot, 3 George Street, Bath, 2s.). The Monmouth Street Society was founded as long ago as 1805, and it is claimed that for many years before the 0.0.5. was started it administered charity upon very similar principles. Among the contents of the book we may specially mention the crusade by the Society against the use of "climbing boys" for the purpose of sweeping chimneys, and the efforts made to introduce mechanical devices as a substitute.