FACTORY GIRLS' COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SLE,—Will you allow us to make a very urgent appeal for fundj to send working girls and women away for a short holidayf Many of those who are hoping to go during the next few weeks have never slept out of London for a single night Our funds are exhausted, but we have many anxiously hoping for at least a week during August and September. The need for this little rest and change is probably more urgent than ever before. Trade depression has resulted in the girls being the main support of thousands of families, who but for their earnings would be on the verge of starvation. The general standard of comfort in the average home is lower than it has been for many years, and the health of the community in the crowded and airless factory districts of London has deteriorated considerably. Nor has it been possible for the girls to save as much towards a holiday as they have done in former years. Good food, rest, and fresh air for a short time will make it possible for many to continue their work through the winter who would other- wise break down under the strain and privation they have had to bear for so many months. The short holiday will give them fresh hope and courage. The committee feel that they cannot refuse those who are still hoping to go without first making a very urgent appeal to the general public. Subscriptions and donations will be thankfully received and acknowledged by the chairman of the Executive Committee, J. F. Green, Esq., M.P., or Miss Canney, 75, Lamb's Conduit Street, W.C. 1.—We are, Sir, &o., ALBRRTA SANDWICH, LOUISE CREIGHTON. MART &EARLIER, HENRY STEPNEY, FRANK LLOYD. ROBERT F. Iloavou, J. H. HERTS.
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