23 JANUARY 1915, Page 17

PERSONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION: AN APPEAL, BUT NOT FOR MONEY.

[To ins EOM. or Too " arscnoma."I Sin,—There must be many of your readers who are not engaged in any war work, but who would like to do some service to their country at this time of national crisis The danger is that at such times as these all work tends to be emergency work, and the claims of older societies, which are in greater need than ever of personal service, are forgotten. Discipline and training win in the field of social service no less than in the field of battle. Our Association serves as a recruiting :agency and a clearing-house for every type of social work, and we appeal for workers for such branches as Children's Care Committees, Play Centres, Boys' Clubs, Invalid Children's Aid, Au Wo feel confident of a response, since the idea of training is in the air, and the Personal Service Association can offer two things—training for any one who comes to them, and a wide knowledge of the best kind of work for each person based on the experience of tho last few years. Every one fuels that they must become more efficient in whatever task they have undertaken, and in social service we can give them the opportunity of acquiring such efficiency. To those who feel this wish to give, not of their money, but of their leisure and education in helping others, we are sure that we shall not appeal in vain. Farther particulars may be obtained from the Secretary, Personal Service Association, 313 Tavistock Place, W.C.—We are, Sir, Ac., SALIM:11MT, President.

1LUIGOT ASQUITH, Deputy President.