CHELSEA WAR REFUGEES' FUND. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "
SPECTATO3:1 &a,—Once again we hope that you will find space to insert a special appeal for gifts of clothes to the Clothing Depot for the Chelsea Belgian Refugees, which was organized at the beginning of the war by Miss St. John Partridge, and which, since then, has supplied clothing not only to several thousands of Belgian refugees in Chelsea, but has sent a large number of garments to Belgians in Holland and elsewhere. A large number of our refugees have become self-supporting, but their places aro continually filled by refugees who have been unable as yet to find employment, and who come to us with the hope that we may enable them to do so. There are many others also—mothers of families, or old people, or invalids—who cannot work, and who will need our help until the end of the war. Our supplies of clothing are very short, and wo shall be very grateful if your readers will once again come to the rescue and help us by sending every sort of clothing for men, women, and children, including boots and shoos, overcoats, underclothing, &c. Our depot has been practically self-supporting, partly owing to periodical jumble sales, tho success of which was entirely duo to splendid gifts of various kinds, to the loan of houses and shops, and partly to the devoted work of our voluntary helpers and of gifts of clothes sent to us by well- wishers. Goods should be sent to 8 Choyno Row, Chelsea, S.W.—I
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