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Poor Law Relief.
Other forms in which Charitable relief is undertaken are by
means of the Barnes Children's Shoe Club for children attending
the elementary schools. Payments of 2d. to 6d. are made weekly,
and a percentage is added from voluntary subscriptions. Orders
for boots are made on local tradesmen.
There is also a Coal Club, a Clothing Club, and a Women's
Boot Club, also a Women's Provident Society; the members
paying a small weekly subscription, and getting 5/- a week during
sickness.
There is also a Girls' Aid Society, which has existed for 27
years, the object of which is to rescue girls from bad surroundings
and to send them to suitable training homes.
The Barnes Women's Help Association has a membership of
70 working women and meets every .Monday for needlework. By
paying small weekly instalments members can obtain household
linen or personal clothing, &c.
Hedgeman's School Charity gives boots and clothing to very
poor children attending the Barnes Elementary Schools. The
money was left in the hands of Trustees, and the distribution is
made once a year, in December.
A Soup Kitchen with dinners for children is opened during the
winter months at St Michael's Church House on four days a week,
and is supported by voluntary contributions; a small charge is
made for the soup, and the children pay |d. for the dinner.
For the above information 1 am indebted to Miss Attwell, who
takes a prominent part in local charities, is a member of the
Education Committee, and is a zealous and capable worker.
The charities particular to Mortlake are:—
The Mortlake Nursing Association, employing two qualified
women, one for gratuitous attendance on the poor, the other to
render skilled help to " small villa " residents for a small fee.