THE AGENDA CLUB.
(To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOE.")
SIR,—"Islander " awakens memories of the high ideals of the writer of the open letter and those that worked for the Agenda Club (see Spectator, September 30th). Though it came before its time and failed to gain sufficient support In so •far as it repre- sented a vital spiritual force, it still lives in the work of those its appeal reached. The work of the 'thousands of volunteers for the S.S.F.A., the National Relief Fund, the War Savings Com- mittees, and other organizations has been inspired by the same
Ideal. The time is ripe for an organizing genius to pull together all the various forces and mobilize them for after-the-war problems. Every city, every village, should have a voluntary organization willing and prepared to tackle in its own district the well-known social evils, connected with a national organiza- tion capable of inspiring and of spreading information as to what might and can be done. Having been engaged in the Guild of Help movement for ten years, I believe it provides the best oppor- tunity for service, but the S.S.F.A., the Charity Organization Society, the Councils of Social Welfare, and other bodies have their contribution to make to the solution of social problems. The war has drawn us together, and we must be prepared to welcome those who have shown their devotion to England, and who mean to create a new England on their return. I should be glad to send to any one who would care to have it a short paper describing a possible scheme which was inspired by one of the original founders of the Agenda Club, who worked for the Guild of Help movement, and recently laid down his life in France, quite possibly the one that " Islander " met years ago.—I am, [We agree. We want to see founded, on the analogy of the National Reserve, a body formed from all the trained men in the country—a National Reserve of trained social workers. Let them be registered as ready for any work that may be required of them. The nation must not lose touch with them, and they must not lose touch with each other. Why should not the United Workers organize and inspire such a National ReserveF—ED. Spectator.]
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