Rugby internationals ' wives collect for more playing fields . ' Playing fields day ' to raise funds for more playing fields , was celebrated throughout Greater London . Many women famous in sporting , theatrical and society circles assisted in the collection . Photo shows the wives of three international rugby captains walking in the Oxford Street with their trays , left to right , Mrs W J H Davies , wife of the former England captain , Mrs A L Gracie , wife of the former Scottish Captain and Mrs W W Wakefield , wife of another former England captain . 17 January 1934