CHILDREN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAYS FUND.
[To TEE EDITOR Or TITS g•Srscreron."] SIR,—There are many claims upon the public generosity just now, and certain charities must be content to stand back a while in favour of the various War Funds. I trust, how- ever, that an appeal on behalf of the Children's Country Holidays Fund will not be regarded as ill-timed. While war is still raging it is incumbent upon us to look to the future, and to consider how best to repair the war wastage of the nation's men. Nothing should be neglected which tends to promote the health of the rising generation. The fortnight's holiday which it is our aim to provide for London's elemen- tary-school children takes them from the stuffy, oppressive streets and courts into the fresh air of the country, and the utter change of environment bringswith it a bracing and refreshing of mind and body which endure long after the holiday is ended. Usually about forty-six thousand children are sent away through the medium of the Children's Country Holidays Fund. This year it is proposed to send away about half that number, selecting from the schools those children who most obviously need a change of air. The railway companies have been kind enough to show us the consideration that they have long accorded to the Fund, but owing to the increase in the cost of living it has been found necessary to raise the amount paid for each child's board, and this fact willserionsly affect our finance. For many of us there can be little pretence of holiday-making this summer, but we can see to it that some measure of happiness is assured to the children who cannot wholly escape the shadow which hangs over the nation. Cheques made payable to the Secretary should be sent to the Offices, 18 Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.—I am, Sir, &c., FRANCIS MORRIS, Chairman.
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, W.O.
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