SERBIAN CLOTHING FUND.
Sir,—The secretary of the above fund has asked me to appeal to your readers for cast-off clothing, either men's, women's, or children’s outer and under garments: also gloves, socks, mufflers, shawls, mittens, babies' belts, and baby clothes.
They also require 12in. knitted woollen squares (these may be made of any number of various colours, the brighter the better): any scraps of wool may be utilised. These will be subsequently sewn together to make blankets 6 squares by 4. Parcels to be sent to Mrs. Carrington Wilde, 5, Cromwell Road, London, S.W., who will also acknowledge them. Anyone having scraps of wool and no time to knit them, if they will send it to me I can get them knitted, and then would forward them. I do hope there will be a good response to their appeal for help for the destitute refugees. Thanking you in anticipation of inserting this letter, I am, yours sincerely,
ANNIE BRUCE.
The Gables, Huddersfield. February 26th, 1918.
[Appeals for knitted squares to make into blankets for refugees and other people in need has a longer history than I suspected. Perhaps this was already an established way to provide warm blankets?]
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