THE Alnwick Ladies' Life-boat Guild has carried out a very successful chil- dren's collection, which was organized by the Guild Chairman, Mrs. Norman Brown. Prince of Wales' Collecting Cards were given to children all over the district of the Branch. The chil- dren were asked to bring their cards and purses with the money which they had collected to a The Dansant which the Guild organized this year in place of the annual life-boat ball. The Duchess of Northumberland was present, her daughter Lady Elizabeth Percy received the purses, and the first to be handed in was from Lord Geoffrey Percy. Altogether, Lady Elizabeth received £76 which had been collected by the children. The Duchess of Northumberland and her children had a practical experience of the work which they were helping a few months later, when they were out for nearly two hours in the Boulmer Motor Life- boat on her September exercise, and got wet through..