Fundraising Collection (page 4)

Birmingham firefighters in historical costumes
Birmingham firefighters in 17th, 18th and 19th century firemens costumes, in a display to raise money for a proposed superannuation fund. Date: 1892

Church Army Recreation Huts advertisement, 1918
Advertisement in The Tatler appealing for funds to provide more Church Army Recreation Huts. The Church Army providing hundreds of huts

Lady Drogheda & her children, aircraft exhibition 1918
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Tatler cover - Lily Elsie
Front cover of The Tatler featuring Mrs Ian Bullough, aka the actress Lily Elsie, who was making a temporary reappearance on stage in 1915 starring opposite Sir Herbert Tree in a light hearted comedy

An indefatigable war worker, Elizabeth Asquith
Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith (1897-1945), later Princess Bibesco, English writer, daughter of British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and his second wife, Margot

Queen Alexandra with Jeannie Jackson
Queen Alexandra pictured with Miss Jeannie Jackson, the daughter of a Burnley miner who collected 1, 100 in coppers on the streets of Burnley in aid of war funds dressed in a miniature uniform

Armed against fate and flags by F C Boyle
A man out walking his dog realises the only way he can avoid flag sellers in wartime is to go out blindfolded and with headphones on his ears

Cub scouts with helicopter, Victoria, Australia
Cub scouts of the 1st Waverley Group with a helicopter in Victoria, Australia. They were raising money for charity, charging passengers for short flights

Childrens Jewel Fund Sale of Dolls, WW1
A variety of examples of dolls on sale at Sutherland House in aid of the Childrens Jewel Fund, which raised money for infant welfare centres around the country

Lady Kindersley as a waste paper merchant, WW1
Lady Kindersley, formerly Miss Gladys Beadle, pictured near her home in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, collecting waste paper with the aid of her children and two donkey carts

Boy scouts drinking from bottles, Australia
Two boy scouts in Australia, drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. They have been nicknamed The Scroungers, as they collect discarded empty bottles for the refund money

Our Day in London, October 1918
Four photographs reporting on activities across London during Our Day, an event organised to raise funds for the Red Cross

Sketch cover, Emily Drange at Britannia
Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York

Sketch cover, Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle)
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured on the front cover of The Sketch as " The Spirit of France

Richard King, writer for The Tatler
Richard King, who wrote the weekly column, With Silent Friends, in The Tatler magazine. Pictured in the magazine at the time a selection of his writings were being published by Jordan Gaskell with

Lena Ashwell in a Three Arts overall, WW1
Lena Ashwell, OBE(28 September 187213 March 1957), British actress and actor-manager, known as the first to organize large-scale entertainment for troops at the front

A Flying Countess, Lady Drogheda
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Maxine Elliott as Britannia, WW1
Maxine Elliott (1868 - 1940), American actress, reputed lover of J. P. Morgan and later, the New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Wilding who was killed in 1915

Barbara Windsor at Darts Marathon, Cornwall
Barbara Windsor, actress, shaking hands with Malcolm Winters, darts player and pub employee, watched by other players, at the famous First and Last Inn at the village of Sennen, Lands End, Cornwall

Actors selling chocolate for charity, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing various well-known members of the theatrical profession acting as sales-people at an unidentified London store

Lady with Red Cross fundraising dog, WW1
A fashionable lady holds her pet dog on a lead, who is wearing a collection box on his back, marked, for wounded soldiers. Date: 1915

The Call to Alms by Frank Reynolds
She: But, my dear George, you can t possibly mean that you start for the Front on Tuesday! Why on earth didn t you explain to them that its the opening day of the Bazaar

Tatler cover - Irene Castle as the Spirit of France
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured on the front cover of The Tatler as " The Spirit of France

Lady Drogheda & her aircraft exhibition
The Countess of Drogheda, born Kathleen Moore Pelham Burn married the 10th Earl of Drogheda in 1909 and divorced him in 1922 to marry Guillemo Delanda a polo player

Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930
Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith

Flag Day, WW1, little boy in miniature uniform
A small boy dressed up in a miniature British officers uniform sells a flag to an obliging police officer with the help of a lady, presumably his mother

Elizabeth Asquith & Nelson Keys rehearsing a matinee, WW1
Miss Elizabeth Asquith rehearsing with Mr Nelson Keys for their sketch in the forthcoming Serbian Relief Fund Matinee to be held on 9 May 1916 and organised by Lady Greville and Lady Oranmore

National Relief Fund postcard, WW1, Prince of Wales
A postcard featuring a portrait of the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII and later, Duke of Windsor), sold in aid of the National Relief Fund in the early months of the First World War

St. Dunstans Bazaar at the Albert Hall, WW1
Ladies pose by the stall run by actress Miss Lily Elsie (Mrs Ian Bullough) at the Albert Hall in aid of the funds of St. Dunstans Hostel for blinded soldiers

An auction of fashion in aid of Belgian Relief Fund, WW1
Page from The Tatler reporting on a fashion show and auction of dresses at the Savoy Hotel in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund at the Savoy

Gaby Deslys, French Flag Day, WW1
French actress Gaby Deslys, pictured outside the Savoy Hotel on French Flag Day acknowledging a Scottish soldier in a kilt who raises his bonnet to her while a comrade buys a tricolour from her

Lloyd George & daughter on French Flag Day, WW1
David Lloyd George, Minister for Munitions and future Prime Minister, pictured on the front cover of The Sketch magazine being waylaid by his daughter

Frances Day in London, ladies selling badges, WW1
Ladies braving inclement weather on Frances Day (7th July 1915) to sell badges to an officer on the streets of London. Date: 1915

Phyllis Dare and Evie Greene singing recruiting songs, WW1
A page from The Tatler featuring the actresses and music hall entertainers, Phyllis Dare and Evie Greene (inset) who were singing the recruiting song, Your King and Country Want You

Collecting for the Princes Fund, WW1
A small little girl collects money for the Prince of Wales fund during the First World War. Date: 1914

Duchess of Marlborough at Relief Fund meeting
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough (nee Vanderbilt, later Balsan), presiding over a meeting of supporters of thee American Womens War Relief Fun at 41, Grosvenor Square in August 1914

British Red Cross Society appeal by Queen Alexandra, WW1
An appeal on behalf of the British Red Cross Society by Queen Alexandra who was patron along with King George V and Queen Mary

Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady Diana
A group at Lena Ashwells special matinee at the Lyric Theatre on 29 June 1917, in aid of the Concerts at the Front Fund. A number of society ladies took part

Duchess of Sutherland playing tennis in aid of war charity
The Duchess of Sutherland, formerly Lady Eileen Butler, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Lanesborough, taking part in a tennis tournament at Surbiton, organised in aid of war funds

Grosvenor House luncheon in aid of the Three Arts War Fund
The Souvenir Luncheon at Grosvenor House in aid of the Three Arts War Fund, which was followed by a garden fete. The Duke of Westminster lent his house for the occasion which was attended by Queen

Queen Alexandra with top fundraiser Jeannie Jackson, WW1
Queen Alexandra pictured with Miss Jeannie Jackson, the daughter of a Burnley miner who collected 1, 100 in coppers on the streets of Burnley in aid of war funds dressed in a miniature uniform

Indian Muslim Soldiers Widows & Orphans Fund, WW1
Advertisement for the Indian Muslim Soldiers Widows and Orphans War Fund, raising money to provide aid and assistance to families of fallen Indian soldiers in the First World War. Date: 1916

Hon. Rajah Sir Mohamed Ali Mohamed, WW1
Hon. Rajah Sir Mohamed Ali Mohamed, in charge of distribution in India of the Muslim Soldiers Widows and Orphans Fund, also supported by Lord Headley and Mr Leopold de Rothschild. Date: 1916

The Merry Mummers, World War One entertainment troupe
The Merry Mummers entertaining troops at a West African Concert Party organised by Major P. a Beckett, son of the late Arthur a Becket of Punch

George Robey by H. M. Bateman
Sir George Robey (1869 1954), English music hall comedian and singer, pictured byy cartoonist H. M. Bateman with money falling through the sky into his trademark bowler hat

Football in aid of Prince of Wales Fund, WW1
A crowd of spectators at the first football match of the season at Chelsea. Receipts went towards the Prince of Wales War Fund. Date: August 1914

Russian Red Cross auction at Claridges, WWI
Actors, Sir George Alexander and Miss Marie Lohr, working hard at a doll auction, held at Claridges Hotel in 1915 in aid of the Russian Red Cross

Italian fundraising poster, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War: give your money to drive the enemy from Italy. Depicting a man gallopping on a horse, and an artilleryman with a machine gun. Date: 1914-1918

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