YOUNG HELPERS' LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1915, Page 4

YOUNG HELPERS' LEAGUE.

J)li. T'ARXARBO'S HOMES. Slaying in New Plymouth for a few days are Miss AYoodheud (officially known us "Miss liachel Norton") and M in s ♦.';ijlieu, whose mission is u> enlist sympathy on ItfJiah' uf The Young Helpers' League. The league is a voluntary union founded by the laic Dr. Barnardn some I wenty-tliree years ago, composed principally of young people, but also including ■' l.iri'C iinmlier of senior members of friends-of tile eliildren from happy homes all over the world. Il was esUiblislu-d will, the object of helpin" tci saw and shelter hoyi and girls in Dr. Bernardo's Homes, wiio are crippled, blind, deal' and duuih, sick. or in any other way afflicted, n is divided into two sections, Juulor Companions, who are under eighteen years oi iig». and Senior Companions, over llial aj>e, The junior-' stibscriptiou is U ]ier anuuin. which entitle-; the contributors to a eard of membership, a collet 1 i card or box, and a copy oi the monthly Seniors pav hall-u-erown. Dr. liarnardo was the founder, and miht his death the league liiib heen carried on by his sUivc-sdt-, Mr. William linker. honorary director of tiie Home-. Al the end oi the league's twenty-second year (lie companions hud hy their individual and collective ell'orts contributed over I'Wm.itrtO 1 U the funds o! the Homes. In (I K . yeall(l3, there were .11,1 ft; companions, and -t!)I [, "ts were being maintained by the various brail lies.

'1 In l object ol fis NortonV ami Miss <i-ilon'a visit here is to try and form a Im-al branch ami arouse sympathy with ihe objects of the lea "tie. In Auckland, where thev inaugurated their Dominion campaign, they secured 1400 members. They have obtained permission to visit the schools. Their address for a few days will be the Royal Hotel Brougham Street.