HUNT THE THIMBLE
' An Englishwoman, Mrs. HopeClark, in 1915, pushed her finger through the top of an old silver thimble and pricked herself while she was sewing. This was vexing, but it gave her an idea. She started the Silver Thimble Fund. Through her effort, 65,000: thimbles were collected, and the proceeds given to war purposes. Mrs. Hope-Clark has started her Fund again in this present war; hunting out and collecting all the worn-out thimbles, forgotten trinkets, and other odds and ends that can be melted down into money. Here at home, we might successfully adopt this idea. During the last war, other countries followed Mrs. Hope-Clark’s example, and their combined funds equipped 15 ambulances for the Front, five hospital ships for duty in Mesopotamia, two motor dental surgeries, and many beds in hospitals. There’s money in thimbles!
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 41
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138HUNT THE THIMBLE New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 60, 16 August 1940, Page 41
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