Excerpt from Port to Listening PostMost Of us, relatives and friends of our courageous warriors Over there, would be greatly pleased if it were possible for us to take up our abode in France during the duration of the war and so be near to help comfort and cheer our men in their great trials and also to enjoy on the ground with them their many tri umphs.The Young Men's Christian Association is endeavor ing to give to the men overseas, as well as at home, in some degree many of the best things of home, church, school, club, entertainment, and friendship, from which they have been separated and which are so vital to them. The policy of the War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Association is to send from time to time representatives of its Executive Commit tee to France for brief visits to study the work of the Association and to act as liaison officers between the New York and Paris Offices.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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