"The British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China helped us gener ously as did the Associated Foreign Charities and our old friends, the Race Club. The Needlecraft Section made us a most welcome gift, also the Chamber of Commerce. A beau" tiful doll's house was given us on which we were able to raise $400 by a raffle, The Christmas Hamper Appeal brought in $833 and many gifts in kind. Sir Victor. Sassoon makes a donation which is devoted to payments for education, the cost of which has risen 25 per cent.
"We administer a good deal of money for other societies being often asked to investigate such and such ease and to advise as to the form help should take. In such cases the money concerned merely passes through our books. We have a small sum labelled "Interests on Investments." Would it were larger. The Board has no endowments and leads a hand to mouth existence, (hand to pocket would be a far truer description). Life is generous but chancy.
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