LADY ROBERTS'S FIELD GL ASS FUND.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPEOTATOR."1
Sia,—You have been good enough from time to time to draw attention to the scheme my father, Lord Roberts, started for securing the loan of field glasses and telescopes for the forces in the field. May I ask your help once again ? The generous patriotism of the public has put a very large number of glasses at the disposal of this Fund, and the issue of these goes steadily on. Since the beginning of the war we have given out an average of nearly three hundred glasses a week ; these include a considerable number of large telescopes, which have been of the greatest value to the artillery. It will be understood that the administration of this large work entails considerable expenses. In contrast with the value of material dealt with these are small, but they are irreducible. We are spending about £100 a month, of which only £8 goes in salaries ; the remainder going to necessary repairs—making leather cases for glasses and wooden boxes for telescopes, engraving, and carriage. Up till now we have been able, to meet these expenses, but the funds at our disposal are running low, and as my father wished that, when possible, the glasses should be returned to their owners at the end of the war, I do not like to encroach on the sum which has been set aside for this purpose. I therefore venture to beg for donations to enable the work to be carried on. Li conclusion, may I earnestly ask once again for any remaining good glasses and telescopes that can be spared ? They can be sent either on loan to my Fund, or for valua- tion and purchase by the Ministry of Munitions. The staff of my Fund have willingly put themselves at the disposal of the Ministry, and the address for gl sses sent for either purpose is the same. Please address to The Manager, Lady Roberts's Field Glass Fund, National Service League, 72 Victoria Street, S W.—I am, Sir, &o.,
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