To the Editor Carlow Sentinel. Lisnavagh, Rathvilly, Co. Carlow, May, 1919. Dear Sir--- I have received, as His Majesty's Lieutenant of the County, an urgent appeal from the Minister of Pensions, Chairman of the Trustees of the King's Fund for the re-establishing of disabled officers and men in civil life. Having regard to the strong claims which the disabled have on the support of every one of us, I have decided to open a County Subscription. The amount asked for is £3,000,000, and His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to head the list of subscribers with the magnificent sum of £78,000. The fund will in no way interfere with State Grants, but will touch those cases which cannot be dealt with by any hard and fast rule which of necessity must be laid down when dealing with public money. No particular part of the Fund is being allocated to a particular County or District. Every disabled man, in whatever part of the Kingdom he resides, has a right to a grant from the Fund on proving his case. I would specially ask that intended subscriptions be sent to me, and not direct to the Fund, as I understand that there will be considerable rivalry among the Counties, and we shall naturally desire to stand high in the list of county subscriptions. The Committee of the County Red Cross Branch has agreed to allocate the sum of £180 out of their surplus funds to the above object, and I propose myself to contribute £25. I hope all subscriptions may be sent to me before the 15th of June. ---- Yours faithfully, RATHDONNELL, H.M.L., Co. Carlow. P.S.---Already a considerable sum from the King's Fund has been expended in this County through the War Pensions Committee.