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W.V.S. Luncheon Club, 134, Seymour Place, W.1. (Tel.: PAD. 5597).—Old age pensioners can obtain dinners
for l0d. from Monday to Friday. Notice to attend must be given to W.V.S. beforehand.
Home Nursing.—Paddington and St. Marvlebone District Nursing Association, 117, Sutherland Avenue, W.9.
(Tel.: CUN. 1462).
Chiropody.—A clinic is run by the Old Peoples' Welfare Association and the British Red Cross Society in Room
115, Town Hall, St. Marylebone, W.l, every Tuesday 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2.15 p.m. to 5.15 p.m. A charge of
Is. 6d. is made. Treatment is by appointment which must be arranged on Tuesdays in Room 115.
A Home Chiropody Service is also run by the Association on four Thursdays in each month. Bookings to be
made with the Secretary, Old People's Welfare Association. A charge of 2s. is made.
Clubs.—There are three W.V.S. "Darby and Joan" Clubs and one recreation room:—
7, Wyndham Place, W.l, on Wednesdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
7, Wyndham Place, W.l, on Thursdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
60, Paddington Street, W.l, on Tuesdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
Recreation Room.—104, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.8, on Mondays and Wednesdays, 2.15 to 4 p.m.
Other "Darby and Joan" Clubs are:—
The Liberal Jewish Women's Club, St. John's Wood Road, N.W.8 (for old people of all denominations)
on Wednesdays, 2.30 to 4 p.m.
The "Inner Wheel" Club on Fridays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. in Christ Church Hall, Shroton Street, N.W.1.
The Fourth Feathers Club, 28, Mulready Street, Church Street, N.W.8, on Thursdays, 2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
The Barrow Hill Club, Community Centre, Barrow Hill Estate, Allitsen Road, N.W.8, alternate Thursdays,
2.30 to 4.30 p.m.
The Evergreen Club, Salvation Army Hall, Bell Street, N.W.1, Thursdays, 2.30 to 4 p.m.
The women's organisations of churches in the Borough have large numbers of old age pensioners among their
members.
Women's Voluntary Services, 104, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.8. (Tel.: PRI. 1051).
Citizens' Advice Bureau, 60, Paddington Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 8614 and WEL. 8708).
The "Wireless for the Bedridden" Society, 55a, Welbeck Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 0949).—Wireless sets can be
installed and maintained on loan to bedridden or housebound persons. Applications must be backed by some person
or agency who has investigated the applicant's financial position, and who can also keep in touch with them.
Family Welfare Association, 8, Kensington Park Road, W.ll. (Tel.: PAR. 6683).
Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmens' Families Association (S.S.A.F.A.), Room 103, Town Hall, St. Marylebone, W.l.
(Tel.: WEL. 7766, Ext. 97).—Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Salvation Army Headquarters, 236, Portman Buildings, Lisson Grove, N.W.l. (Tel.: PAD. 8553).
Church Army, 55, Bryanston Street, W.l (Tel.: PAD. 9211).
British Red Cross Society, 106, Crawford Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 3416).
National Association for the Paralysed, 1, York Street, W.L (Tel.: WEL. 8373).
National Association for Mental Health, 39, Queen Anne Street, W.l. (Tel.: WEL. 1272).
HOMES.
St. Marylebone Almshouses, St. John's Wood Terrace, N.W.8. (Tel.: PRI. 0696).—For St. Marylebone residents
of either sex, aged 65 or over and still able-bodied. Applications to the Secretary.
Christian Union Almshouses, 21, Crawford Place, W.L (Tel.: PAD. 7579).—This is a Church of England charity.
Applications to the Secretary.
Church Army Home for Men, 187, Marylebone Road, N.W.1. (Tel.: PAD. 6649).—This Home has some beds for old
men. Apply Secretary.
Church Army Lodging House for Women, 10, Daventry Street, N.W.1 (Tel.: PAD. 4855).—Elderly able-bodied
women, still at work, can be admitted although the hostel is not specially for the aged.
The Ladies' Home, 41, Abbey Road, N.W.8. (Tel.: MAI. 6831).—For elderly ladies in reduced circumstances
"Newstead", 17-19, Greville Place, N.W.6. (Tel.: MAI. 5711).—Maintained by the St. Marylebone Old People's
Homes, Ltd., for the aged of either sex in need of care and attention.
Old People's Homes Committee, 296, Vauxhall Bridge Road, S.W.1. (Tel.: VIC. 9977). Details of old people's
homes in London and provinces.
CINEMAS.
The following local cinemas admit old age pensioners for 9d. on weekdays (excluding Saturdays) up to 3 p.m.:—
The Gaumont, Edgware Road.
The Odeon, Edgware Road.
The Regal, Harrow Road.