"ملف ١٦/٤٨ I مراسلات بشأن: صندوق تمويل الإيرل هايغ (يوم زهرة الخشخاش)" [ظ‎‎٢‎٨] (٥٤٤/٥٦)

Great War and other Pensioners. 4,035 pensions cases were
—^dealt with during - 1933. Since 1921 upwards of 65,000 cases have
been officially represented before the I ribunals by the Legion s
Pensions Department. The work of this Department also includes
the After-Care of War Orphans, and the organisation of a Blood
Transfusion Service.
Helping other Institutions. The British Legion Benevolent
Committee is empowered to make financial grants to other Institu
tions which assist ex-Servite men. During the past year financial
assistance has been given to St. Dunstan’s, King’s Roll Clerks’
Association, East Lancashire Tuberculosis Colony, Painted
Fabrics, Spero Leather Works, Deafened Ex-Service Men’s Fund,
Ceylon Disabled Men’s Fund, Ashtead Potters, Ltd., Incorporated
Association of Blind Ex-Service Men, and others.
The Legion’s Branches. The total membership of the Legion
in 1933 was 16,500 in excess of that of the previous year. Its
Branches numbered 3,994—129 more than in 1932. In addition,
there is the Women’s Auxiliary, with^Branches numbering 1,390.
Each of these Branches is a self-contained unit working voluntarily
for ex-Servicc men and their families.
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These very brief notes are extracted from the Annual
Report of the British Legion for the year 1932/3, a
copy of which will be gladly sent on request.
Finance. The bulk of the Legion’s income for benevolent
purposes is derived from the annual Remembrance Day Appeal.
This popular Appeal, while proving consistently successful for
many years past, is but a slender support for a great work which
must go on indefinitely. Bad weather on November 11th or other
adverse factors might easily occasion a serious falling off of
revenue. The Legion’s work has increased yearly since the
organisation was founded by the late Field-Marshal Earl Haig in
1921, and practically every one of its many-sided activities is
capable of useful extension, if funds permitted. It is essential
therefore that the Legion should be fortified against any possible
diminution of its income by increased annual donations and
subscriptions, and contributors under this heading have the satis
faction of knowing that they are assisting in the most practical
way they possibly can to liquidate the Debt of Honour to those
who suffer as a result of their services in the Great War.
CONTRIBUTIONS and Legacies may, if desired, be earmarked
for any branch of the Legion’s work. Remittances should be
addressed to Captain W. G. Willcox, M.B.E., Organising Secre
tary, Earl Haig’s British Legion Appeal, 26, Ecclcston Square,
London, S.W. 1.
^Cheques, Money Orders and Postal Orders should be crossed
BARCLAYS BANK.
Issued Anri] 1934 bv Haie’s Fund (the British Legion Appeals Department.)
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