. Team work " A GREAT STORY THE Story of turning helpless cripples into useful citizens, of giving the joy of move- ment to children suffering from deformities of birth ; of helping the afflicted and maimed in all parts of the Country, is the Story of the great team work and aim of the Royal Surgical Aid Society—carried on quietly and unosten- tatiously, giving help to those who cannot help themselves. Just think—you who are enjoying the benefits of perfect limbs and freedom of movement— of what it must mean to be crippled ; of the joys denied those unfortunate children whose deformities
. Team work " A GREAT STORY THE Story of turning helpless cripples into useful citizens, of giving the joy of move- ment to children suffering from deformities of birth ; of helping the afflicted and maimed in all parts of the Country, is the Story of the great team work and aim of the Royal Surgical Aid Society—carried on quietly and unosten- tatiously, giving help to those who cannot help themselves. Just think—you who are enjoying the benefits of perfect limbs and freedom of movement— of what it must mean to be crippled ; of the joys denied those unfortunate children whose deformities deprive them of the birthright of romp and game—of the hardships of the victims of accident and their families. Think—and you must realise that a work which has for Its aim the amelioration of suffering, the re- making of useful citizens, the means of giving joy and happiness to children deserves your warmest sympathy and support. Founded as far back as 1862, the Royal Surgical Aid Society has supplied over 1,000,000 surgical appliances, and the number of patients treated weekly has grown from 59 to 500 ; amounting during the year to 18,979. This great humane work is seriously handi- capped from two causes—the enormous rise in the price of materials and a disastrous fire at its headquarters, which destroyed not only the Surgeons' rooms, patients' fitting rooms and stock rooms, but the whole of No. 3 Dorset Buildings. Vet it has been bravely carried on despite all these difficulties and serious set- backs. Funds for the replacement of the destroyed buildings and for carrying on the work are urgently needed now, and unless a con- siderable sum is immediately forthcoming the Society will be placed in a serious position, and its work hampered. The Society's work is National, and it there- fore appeals with confidence to all classes throughout the Empire ; for its work is also Empire Work. The Society is strictly un- denominational. Need for help in distress is the only
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