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“With its President I again visited the country around Caldetas. I came 
across a very splendid place which could accommodate 100 - 120 children. 
As it was superior to the two houses previously elected I asked Mrs. Sola 
to reserve the house for the Committee. I am enclosing a number of post 
cards. She agreed to make an exchange and the two houses first considered 
are therefore out of the question. 
“The place is indeed splendid. The pictures give no idea of the lovely 
scenery and the gorgeous view of the sea in the distance. It used to be-
long to the Count of Queralt together with a big farm. The farm is now 
operated from the villa. The farm-buildings, however, are only some 50 
yards away. Presently there are no less than 40 cows. The milk all goes 
to nearby Caldetas which is flooded with refugees and we cannot count on 
milk supply that way. However, in case of emergency, it is not a bad 
neighbour to have. 
“I am also sending a propaganda book which Assistencia Infantil is editing. 
This is the first copy and had just left the press, which I got the day 
before I left Barcelona. They have promised to send 200 directly to the 
Committee in Toronto soon. The printing was paid for by the institutions 
and private persons listed at the end of the back. 10,000 copies are being 
made at 10 pesetas a piece cost or a total of 100,000 pesetas. If you want 
more than the 200 just let Assistencia Infantil know - address Paseo de 
Gracia 76, Barcelona. 
“Recently the food situation has changed very much to the worse in Spain.
As Mrs. Sole pointed out, money is therefore of little value to the colonies. 
It is food they need. She suggests the money be used to buy provisions in 
France. She would just ask for five things, namely:- Milk, Sugar, Wheat 
Flour, dried Codfish, Soap. Anything else a colony needs it can obtain 
through bartering possessing the above, so she says. Peter Rhodes also 
thinks it is the most logical way to do it.” 
The securing of this home has since been confirmed by the following 
cable from the Internationale Coordination Committee,- 
“AM ARRANGING NEXT CANADIAN HOME WITH ASSISTENCIA AS 
SORENSEN REPORTED” 
FOOD FOR SPAIN 
From over-seas comes the claimant demand for food supplies. 
This is perhaps best set out in a memorandum from the Internationale 
Coordination Committee, which is as follows,- 
“Goods most urgently needed for children's aid in Spain, as well as 
for general refugee relief are:- Powdered or tinned milk, water- 
glassed or powdered eggs, soap (simple unperfumed but good), sugar, 
dried, smoked or salted fish (cod, herring, halibut etc.), tinned 
beef or other meat, chick peas, dried beans, powdered, sweetened 
cocoa or chocolate, warm clothing or wool, dried fruit, preserved 
fruit, jams, marmalades or honey.