Board School Children's Free Dinner Fund

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Arthur H. Beavan continued his look at philanthropy in Imperial London, first published in 1901, with this discussion of the Board School Children's Free Dinner Fund:

Another most excellent organization is that which provides dinners for the indigent children of the Board Schools, called the "Board School Children's Free Dinner Fund."

Last year, it provided over half a million gratuitous meals in connection with various Metropolitan schools.

This charity is doing a great service to the State, and the cost of administration is trifling, as all its officers are honorary.

The Duke of Fife is president, and the secretary is Mrs. Pennington of South Hampstead.

The scale upon which these Feeding Societies operate, may be guessed from the fact that the Poor Children's Society at Shaftesbury Hall, Trinity Street, Borough, S.E., instituted in 1885, provides nearly 2000 breakfasts and dinners weekly to the slum, poor, and underfed children generally.

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