SPECTATOR COMPETITION No. 97
Set by John Clarke In 1620 Isaac Duckett bequeathed a sum of f400, the interest from which was to be distributed annually for the benefit " of poor Maid Servants (within the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn) who have well and honestly served and demeaned themselves" within the preceding twelve months—and could prove it. A prize of f5, which may be divided, is offered for the terms of a new charitable trust, using Isaac Duckett as a model, to be applied to members of any one trade or profession which is felt, in 1951, to be deserving of such assistance. The names of suitable trustees (not more than three) of the trust fund should be given and an appropriate time and place for the distribution of the moneys may be suggested. The whole should be stated in not more than 150 words.
Entries must be addressed to the Spectator, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1, in envelopes marked " Competition," and must be received not later than January 2nd. Results will be published in the Spectator of January 11th.
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