June 7, 1917 
LAND & WATER 
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Where is your Boy? 
THROUGHOUT the warld the Y.M.C.A. keeps pace 
with the far-flung Battle line. Wherever our Soldiers 
are fighting, there will you li*^d the Y.M.C.A. caring for the 
spiritual and physical welfare of our men. Where is yqpr boy ? 
Is he in France? ^ | In Egypt or Palestine? 
The Y.M.C.A. hat 429 
Centres there. Fieki-Mar- 
shal Sir Uouglas Haig 
wrote : 
" No one can be long in this 
country without reahsing the 
immense value of your or- 
ganisation, and the constant 
extension of your activities 
itself testifies to the high 
regard in which it is -held by 
our soldiers. " » 
In India or Mesopotamia? 
The Y.M.C.A. has S8 Cen- 
tres there. Lieut. General J. 
G. Maxwell, Commanding 
the Force in Egypt, wrote : 
"TheY.M.C.A.inKgypthas 
done and is doing very gooil 
work amongst our Soldiers. 
It not only deserves but 
should gel material support 
from all those interested in 
the spiritual and material 
welfare of our Soldiers." 
The Y.M.C A. has 47 Cen- 
tres in Mesopotamia and 
45 in India. Lt.-General 
Sir Stanley MauDr wrote :. 
■4" "The Y.M.C. .-V: is doing ex- 
cellent work — its efforts are 
appreciated immensely b^ all 
ranks in this force. Experi- 
ence of Y.M.C.A. work in the 
Army has long since con- 
vinced me how invaluable its 
services are to us — both in 
Peace and War." 
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In Salonica or Malta? 
The Y.M.CA. has 35 Cen- 
tres in the MeditetraHean. 
His Excellency Field Mar 
shal LORDMinni'FN wrote: 
"It is extremely difTicult to 
speak in moderate terms of 
the benefits derived from this 
Association by the 66,000 
patients who have either 
passed through or are still 
in Malta hospitals." 
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lAI-ONlCA 
Is he training at Home? 
tThe Y.M.C.A. ha* a thou- 
sand Centres at Aom(. 
Held Marshal Viscount 
F'HENCH, wrote : 
"This War has demanded 
more in the way of nerve and 
courage than any in the past, 
and one cannot help thinking 
that the magnificent courage 
which has been shown is to 
be traced to the work of such 
institutionsastheY.M.C.A." 
Is he in the Navy? 
The Y.M.C.A. has Centres 
at all the important Naval 
Bases, .'\dmiral Sir JoiiM 
Jellicok, wrote : 
" I need hardly say that the 
Y.M.C.A. institutions are of 
utmost value to the men of 
the F*et, and they deserve 
all the support which can 
possibly be given to them. 
They are immensely appre- 
ciated by the men, and very 
much used by them." 
£100,000 Urgently Needed 
WiU you help? 
.-J. 
■Never has the work of the Y.M.C.A. been more 
greatly needed, more deeply appreciated than now. It 
must not be allowed to suffer for want of funds. ^He|p 
us to meet the growing requirements of our soldfers arid 
sailors in the critical months that are at hand. The gift 
you send inay help to lighten the burden which your 
own boy and his comrades have to bear. 
Donations should be addressed to Major R. 
Barclay, Y.M.C.A. National Headquarters, 
Russell Square, London, W.C. 1. 
L. 
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PLEASE POST THIS TO-DAY. 
To Major R. L. Barclav, Hon. Treas.. Y.M.C.A. Fund, 
12, Russell Square, London, W.C. 
I have pleasure in enclosing £ towards the 
Special Work of the Y'.M.C.A. for the Troops. 
Name , 
Address 
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