Prince of Wales's National War Relief Fund

Prince of Wales's National War Relief Fund: A fund started at the instance of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to deal with all hardship, whether caused directly through war, casualty, or indirectly through the dislocation of trade and industry that inevitably trails in the wake of war. It reached a total of £1,000,000 within five days of its organisation, which is largely in the hands of Mr. C. A. Pearson, H.R.H. being treasurer.