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A recruit sitting near a Camp Welfare Worker one day suddenly called out:

“What line are you in, big boy?”

“I'm not in the army line, if that's what you mean.”

“Then what are you doing out here?” persisted the recruit.

“I'm a Welfare Worker.”

“Welfare Worker, what's that?”

“A Welfare Worker is a man who hunts for soldiers for whom he can do favors.” A long silence ensued, then—

“Whew! You're a rare bird.”

Helpfulness—this was the keynote of our Workers' efforts in the camps. They made the welfare or well-being of the enlisted men their responsibility and as one soldier expressed it, “when one fares well by the help of Christian Science, he fares well in every phase of his being—mental, moral and physical.”

Probably nothing will indicate better the variety of service performed by a Camp Welfare Worker than to quote from the report of one who describes a typical day's work.

“In the early morning the Camp Worker awakens with the birds. His thought reaches out for more spiritual light as he gives a number of treatments to the faithful soldiers who have applied for help and who are so earnestly striving to meet their strenuous problems.

“Later he finds his way to the camp to deliver the Monitors and other parcels from the Camp Welfare Committee, conscious that his times are in God's hands, and that each moment will bring forth fruitage.