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 of appreciation which came from the soldiers, for the comfort and rest found there, for the ample supply of writing materials, for the opportunity of reading the Christian Science publications and for the friendly welcome extended to all comers. Many liked to talk and unburden their troubles, or to ask questions regarding the teachings of Christian Science. An American soldier, now returned to the States, wrote to a member of the War Relief Committee:

“My worries all vanished into nothingness through the much-needed Christian Science treatments which you gave me and the kindness you showed me while in your city, for which I thank you more than I can express with a pen, and which I will never forget. If it had not been for Christian Science I do not know what I would have done, but it has met my every need.”

A number of aviators regularly made use of the Rooms as well as members of the Queen Mary Army Auxiliary Corps, of the Women's Royal Naval Corps, and of the Women's Legion. Several boys used the Rooms for quiet study in preparation for examinations and said that they could learn more there in ten days than anywhere else in a month. As the time given was quite inadequate for the amount of work to be done, the Rooms were a huge help to such boys.

The War Relief Room opened at Bexhill-on-Sea on the coast of Sussex accomplished valuable work especially for the Canadians, who were stationed in large camps or billeted in the town. Healing took