OLD-ESTABLISHED CHARITIES
Sta,—May I call the attention of your readers to the position of old-established charities and the possible effect of the present crisis upon their work ?
Most of them rely upon the income from their Christmas appeal, and there is a danger that, with the increased demands upon all of us, the response to this appeal will be so reduced that it will seriously curtail the work. While this applies to most charities, I am thinking particularly of the institution of which I am president. John Groom's Crippleage has for 73 years carried on its beneficent work for crippled girls and orphan children. At the outbreak of war there were over 30o crippled girls usefully employed in the workrooms at Edgware and Clerkenwell. The girls at Clerkenwell lived in their own homes, and as war conditions made travel very difficult we had to close the workrooms in Clerkenwell. We have now opened a new one at Clacton-on-Sea and are taking all who wish, accommodating them at present in our Holiday Home.
The Edgware girls are remaining, as the homes at Edgware are considered safer than those in Central London. Air-raid shelters have been provided at a cost of £750. The orphan- age at Clacton is still carrying on, providing the funds are available, and we view with some anxiety the task of finding sufficient money to enable us to retain the 190 children at present under our care.
My plea is for continued support at this juncture to well- known charities which have proved their title to the confi- dence of the public.—Yours sincerely, RADSTOCK.
Sohn Groom's Crippleage, Edgware Way, Edgware, Middlesex.
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