To the Editor of the "Norra-Cura Datty News."
Six,—I am venturing to make a further appeal to all those who realize, and are grateful for the heroism and devotion of our Seamen during the great war, to help me in raising the further £70,000 still needed to "complete the £150 required to build and endow the Memorial Hostel which is to be erected in the Port of London as a testimony to the men of both Sea Services who laid down their lives for the Empire during the Great War.
'A magnificent site has been_acquired in the very centre of Sailor-town—within easy reach of the Docks—and directly the remainder of the sum needed is raised we shall begin to build.
The Hostel is urgently needed, for al the present time hundreds of men are turned away nightly from the existing Hostels, and are forced to seek accommodation in most undesirable places, where they are often drugged or made drunk and then robbed of all they possess.
We hope to have 450 beds at least, and to provide the three things the men want, ie. a decent bed, a decent meal and some decent recreation, and we ask all those who have the best interests of our seamen at heart, to help us to raise the remainder of the money.
We do not ask charity for the men—just gratitude. We can never repay them for their sacrifices (13,000 of them laid down their lives), but to quote the last words of Admiral Lord Beresford, "It is a fine conception and deserves the utmost support of a grateful nation."
It is a national appeal and the Hostel whea raised will be an untold blessing to the Empire's Seamen.
T am, ete.
President. Wakefield House, 32 Cheapside, London E.C.2.
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