CORRESPONDENCE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 19 February 1920, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE

{To the Editor.) 'Sir, —I sometimes feel like the o.d woman who lived in a shoe, who had 1 so many children she didn’t know what to do. ’ The Ramardo family today numbers 7,291 boys and girls. Imagine what the difficulties are to collect enough money to support this army of young people and ' and to admit 30 others every week from the ranks of chll'dt desitituitiion and misery all over the country? We are lifting the children out m’ the slams (and giving them a good environment m that they may take their places in the world ns healthy, upright, honourable, and ‘God-fearing citizens. The children) are tire Nation s, and indeed the Empire's greatest asset. No kiestitutd lilliV. 'one seekpj our aid in vain. We have no waiting list; no votes are required-. We have no red tape. 88,607 children have jKissed l through our evor-open doors in the past halfcentury 8,470 since War broke out. What would Ivive become of these children, but for Ramnr/db’ii? Pietuue Aur Home. a niagioian’s palace with two big open doors. To one comes a ceaseless stream of destitute little ones; from the other a. stream goo-' out of healthy, happy lads a-nd la sms twined for the battle of life. Rut the .Vt.rgioia.iv needs his wand, ond ! the wand is funds. Will you supply tire funds to enable us to give help to every destitute sink! who needs it? I know you will. "I was an hungered and yo gave Mo meat . ■ .waited: and vr clothed Vie. .... Inasmuch as ye have done it unto cue of the least of these . . . ve have done it unto Me.” I am, etc. W. RAKER, Honorary Director. P. S'. —Wo are inlying upon. this appeal to ‘maintain' the children during the winter. For 10s you (jin have the joy of feeling that you ore feeding one destitute chiVl for ten- days. Remittances are best made by postal and nionev orders, or international mitfey orders if sent irnm abroad, payable to Dr Barn .mb’s Homes at the general post office, London. Cheques, bankers’ drafts, p.o, and p. 0.-0., should be crossed with two parallel litres and Hie words -Dr Bar nan’do’s Homes written between. Trern.vrv notes «boufdi be registered. December. 1919. Dr RARXARDO’S HOMES, 18 to 26,. Stemmy Causeway. London, E.L