An appeal on behalf of Talbot House (Toc H) Residential Club for Sea Faring Boys, Southampton, by Leonard F. Browne, M.D.

The Talbot House Seafaring Boys' Club is a friendly place where boys in the Merchant Navy from the ages of fourteen to twenty can live during their stay in port for several days or even weeks. There is no other provision ' for these boys except the homes for adult sailors and lodging houses. The club is in charge of a Warden, who is a real friend to the boys in their various difficulties. In 1932 new and larger premises to accommodate forty-eight boys were opened near the docks. The money came from both sides of the Atlantic, part from the Pilgrim Trust and part as a Joan from Toc H and gifts from friends. The club has no endowment and needs an income of £700 a year to supplement the payments of the boys. An association of 'Friends of Talbot House' seeks more members who will undertake to subscribe annually, while a further sum of £1,500 is needed to repay the loan to Toc H.

Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed].