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whole: the title is positioned in the upper third, in green. The text occupies the remainder, in green and black. All set
against a white background.
image: text only.
text: WOMEN'S AUXILIARY FORCE
(Registered under the War Charities Act, 1916).
Patron - - - - H.R.H. PRINCESS ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT.
President - - - - THE VISCOUNTESS FRENCH.
President of Canteens - LADY MILMAN.
FLORAL FÊTE AND CARNIVAL
AT THE SAVOY HOTEL,
JULY 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA
OPENING CEREMONY AT 2.30.
JULY 2 by Mrs. LLOYD GEORGE
Chairman, The LORD SYDENHAM
JULY 3 by THE MARCHIONESS TOWNSHEND
Chairman, The Rt. Hon. Sir THOMAS MACKENZIE
JULY 4 by The LADY SYDENHAM
Chairman, Colonel Sir JAMES CANTLE, K.B.E., F.R.C.S.
Proceeds to be given to the . . .
W.A.F. SOLDIERS' CLUBS, COMFORTS DEPOTS, CONCERT PARTIES, ETC.
TICKETS - 2s. 6d. AND 1s.
G. HURRELL and Co. (T.U.), Printers, Brookdale Road, E.17.
Queen Alexandra (1844 -1925) was Queen Mother during the First World War. A Danish princess, she had married the future
Edward VII in 1863 and was Queen Consort from 1901 until his death in 1910 when their son, George V, became king. Alexandra, perhaps best
known for founding Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, was the patron of many charities during the war. These included Alexandra
Day, an annual event when roses were sold to raise money for hospitals and charities. It was first held in 1912 to mark the 50th
anniversary of Alexandra's arrival from Denmark and continues to this day.
Two other posters were produced advertising the same event (see PST 5486 and PST 13193). | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Queen civilian personnel Arthur Advertising Alexandra Royalty women / womens work civilian morale Women's Auxiliary Force Entertainment Charities Uniforms events / anniversaries Princess of Connaught WW1 British Home Front civilian effort | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | G Hurrell and Co TU, London E17 | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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