February 13, 19 15 
LAND AND WATER 
Mar Xectures 
" But all mankind's concern is charity." 
A NOVEL and interesting scheme has 
been inaugurated by the Committee of 
Queen Alexandra's Field Force Fund. 
It has been arranged through the 
medium of Land and Water that clergymen, 
Members of Parliament, schoolmasters, members 
of local committees, and other public speakers, 
shall have the privilege of giving as lectures in 
aid of this fund the valuable articles which have 
appeared in this paper since the commencement 
of the war on the operations of the war by Mr. 
Hilaire Belloc — whose masterly criticisms of the 
" War by Land " have been so favourably noticed 
in high military circles — by Mr. Fred. T. Jane, 
the great naval expert on " War by Water," and 
the interesting and practical suggestions on 
" Tactics and Strategy " by Colonel F. N. Maude, 
C.B., together with questions dealing with aero- 
nautics from the able pen of Mr. L. Blin Desbleds. 
These lectures will be illustrated by lantern 
slides of the maps, plans, and diagrams which 
have appeared in the articles from week to week. 
There will be no charge whatever made for these 
privileges, but the only condition qualifying the 
offer is that a charge for admission to the lecture 
will be made or that a collection be taken and 
that the proceeds shall be allocated to the Queen 
Alexandra Field Force Fund. The lectures, 
lantern slides, and the advertising matter will be 
supplied free of charge. 
By this means those who are unable to serve 
the empire in the firing line are given a great 
opportunity to help our gallant troops at the 
front, whose needs are increasing daily. There is 
little doubt that such a series of lectures will be 
an instantaneous success, as the articles from the 
pens of the above-mentioned writers have been 
acclaimed by the Press as the finest contributions 
to the literature of the war. The subject matter 
of the lectures is dealt with in such a lucid and 
fascinating manner that, whether in town or 
hamlet, they are bound to attract large and 
enthusiastic audiences. 
In every parish in the United Kingdom there 
is some one sufficiently gifted to undertake these 
duties, and in the country districts there should 
be no difficulty in obtaining the use either of the 
village hall or schools for suitable accommodation 
where the lectures may be held, and it will be 
found that there are many who will gladly give 
their services and do the necessary organising 
that will ensure local success. 
Such lectures would, apart from helping the 
object for which they are instituted, be of great 
educational value, and they should be given at 
regular intervals — weekly or fortnightly — as the 
war proceeds. The profits thus accruing will 
ensure for the troops a regular supply of those 
small necessities and comforts which the soldier 
so greatly appreciates. 
A few words with regard to the Queen 
Alexandra Field Force Fund will not be inappro- 
priate here. 
This fund, which is operating with the 
express sanction of the War Office, has for its 
objects the provision of comforts for our soldiers 
on active service, the purchase of these comforts 
on specially advantageous terms, and their equit- 
able distribution wherever they are required. 
The committee are in constant touch with the 
commanding officers at the front, who notify the 
needs of the men under their charge, so that the 
articles supplied are exactly what are wanted, and 
waste and overlapping are obviated. The require- 
ments of the men already at the front are consider- 
able, but much heavier demands are bound to be 
made in the near future, when our Expeditionary 
Force is augmented by the new armies which are 
now almost ready to take their places in the field. 
As can be gathered from the title, the fund 
is under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen 
Alexandra. The president is Lady French, 
the chairman is the Countess of Bective, and 
Mr. Ralph Upton is acting as hon. treasurer. 
It is hoped that every reader of Land and 
Water who has the gift of addressing audiences 
will avail himself of this opportunity of affording 
help of such a practical kind to the troops, and it 
is also sincerely hoped our readers will draw the 
attention of their friends to this unique scheme 
and magnificent opportunity of rendering a very 
great service. 
Particulars of lectures held, the amounts 
received, and other details, will be published in 
Land and Water, and further particulars will 
be gladly furnished to anyone who cares to make 
application to Mrs. William Sclater, honorary 
secretary, Queen Alexandra Field Force Fund, 
24a Hill Street, Brompton Road, London, S.W. 
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