Mr. Punch begs to call attention to a Great Lottery of Paintings,
Drawings, Sculptures, etc., by many of the chief British artists of
the day and of earlier schools, which is being organised, by licence
of the Board of Trade, in aid of the St. Dunstan's Hostels for Blinded
Soldiers and Sailors. These works of art (including many by Mr.
Punch's artists) will be exhibited at the Bazaar which is being held
this week at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the same splendid cause.
After May 10th they may be seen at the Chenil Galleries. Tickets for
the Lottery (5s.) are to be obtained from Mr. Kineton Parkes, The
Chenil Galleries, 183A, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. The drawing of the
Lottery Prizes will take place on July 10th at St. Dunstan's Hostel,
Regent's Park.
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Mr. Punch also commends to his kind readers the claims of "Lamp Day,"
which is to be celebrated in London on Friday, May 11th, and in
the suburbs on May 12th, the birthday of FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. The
proceeds are to be divided between the Women's Service Bureau, which
registers and trains women for national employment, and the Scottish
Women's Hospitals, whose London units are doing gallant work with the
Serbian division of the Russian Army in Roumania. Each of these is a
cause that would have appealed to the heart of the "Lady of the Lamp,"
devoted pioneer of Women's Service both at home and in the field.
Those who live outside the Metropolitan area are begged to send a
little money to the Hon. Treasurer of Lamp Day, Lady COWDRAY, 16,
Carlton House Terrace, S.W. Cheques and Postal Orders to be crossed
"London County and Westminster Bank, Victoria Branch."
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[Illustration: DONNERWETTER.