LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY SERVANTS' ORPHANAGE, [To TUE EDITOR Or
THE " srzci,ATou."1 Sia,—May I be allowed to appeal to your readers on behalf of -what is essentially and pro-eminently "a war charity "—the
L. and S. W. Railway Servants' Orphanage, founded in 1885 by the Rev. Canon Allen Edwards, Vicar of All Saints, South Lambeth P
This institution is managed by a representative body of rail- waymen of all grades, and provides a real home for the children of their deceased comrades. Its existence is entirely dependent upon the voluntary contributions of the public and the railway- men, over three thousand of whom have joined His Majesty's Forces. Those who know what this railway and its employees have dono in regard to the conveyance of men, stores, and ammunition to the Continent and elsewhere will realize the indebtedness of the nation to those who have carried through this strenuous and worrying business with such complete satisfaction to the military authorities and with so little inconvenience to the public. Wo therefore, who are responsible for the maintenance of the great work the Orphanage is doing, feel that we have a real claim on the practical sympathy and support of all interested in the welfare of the widow and fatherless.
Should any of your readers desire to give some tangible evidence of their appreciation of what the South-Western Railway has done and is doing in the present trying circumstances, they cannot possibly do so in a better way than by sending a con- tribution to Mr. H. G. Warne, the General Secretary, at the Railway Orphanage, Woking, Surrey. The smallest amount will be welcome.—I am, Sir, &c.,
D. Eva, Chairman of Board of Management.
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