OUR ABERDARE FUND—POINTS FROM LETTERS

Mr. T. Butting, Director of Education, Education Offices, Aberdare, Glam.

It will interest you to know that I have signed cheques this afternoon for forty-two tradesmen in various parts of the district, showing that the vouchers are being widely distributed.

Miss E. Waldron, 83 Northgate Mansions, Regent's Park, N.W .3.

I am glad to see that the money is being spent with the local tradesmen, but'do hope soon some permanent work will be found for all.

Meta.

The concreteness of your Scheme is much-more appealing than any " General Fund."

Miss Anne Stirling, Newton Cottage, Dunblane, Perthshire.

I feel that my trifling contribution of Ns. a month does not entitle me to make suggestions, but I would like to say that I second what one of your correspondents said about giving the miners materials for clothes. I feel sure that if the women of Aberdare, and the men too, would knit socks and other garments your readers would gladly buy what they make. Of course first they must make what they need for themselves.

Everyone would rather give materials for making anything than a dole." I have personal experience of what can be made by sewing and knitting.

Mrs. M. Milner, The Longcroft, Barneton, Wirral, Cheshire. Christmas being well over and local appeals having had their share I should now like to do my duty towards the Aberdare Fund. Your appeal has had a wonderful responie and I add my little by enclosing a cheque for £50.

Mrs. N. H. HUI:88074 Coombe Field, Mark Way, Godalming.

It somehow means the personal touch when it goes to help a special family.

I am a thirty years subscriber to the Spectator and so glad to help the special work you are doing for the miners.

Mr. A. W. Marshall, c/o Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Caixa Postal 366.

I note from a recent number of your paper that you have decided to adopt a town in the south of Wales. I have =for: tunately left my copy of the Spectator at home, so do not remember at the moment what town it is, but as there is a mail home to-day, I do not wish to miss it, and I therefore have pleasure in enclosing my cheque for £5, as some little help towards your splendid project.

Mrs. John Cole, 4 Woodlane Crescent, Falmouth.

I most gladly send you a cheque for £3. As was suggested in this week's Spectator, one could, by denying oneself .5s. a week,. help a Welsh miner's family by that amount added regularly up to Fester ; it is a pleasure doing so; and" I hope all the readers of the Spectatoi• may be moved to do the lame: I have- read your

excellent paper for fifty-four years. , _„