The consolidation of voluntary agencies with the Lord Mayor's Fund
for the relief of the mining areas has been carried a good deal further. On Friday, Decem- ber 21st, Lord Eustace Percy presided over a meeting of these organizations when suggestions were made for mapping out the work of the National Committee which is designed to replace the Lord Mayor's Fund. If the suggestions are adopted the municipalities and voluntary organizations will form joint executive committees in the distressed districts. One advantage apparently would be that fusion with the Lord Mayor's Fund would entitle any voluntary organization to the pound-for-pound augmentation of money promised by the Government. Some voluntary organizations may have to stand out, even though it be against their will, because their work is too varied to come within the scope of the Lord Mayor's Fund. The Prince of Wales, as Patron of the Fund, made a most effective appeal by wireless on Christmas evening, and the Fund is at last growing rapidly.
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