FINE WAR SERVICE.
Y.M.C.A. PLAYS PART. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 25. The national conference of the New Zealand Y.M.C.A. was opened to-day by Mr R. H. Ninnno, who said that since the- last conference, three years ago, the national council and the local associations had again proved their readiness to meet an emergency with the machinery for service to the men of the Forces. There were now sixteen representatives on active service overseas and many in military stations in New Zealand, aiid all had earned wide commendation from the authorities as well as the men. The Wellington association had provided beds for 11.700 soldiers and had served 12,000 meals, anil all the city, associations were doing similar work. The association was continuing its work for youth, recognising that the destiny of the nation and Christian Democracy lay in the hands of the younger generation.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 98, 25 March 1941, Page 5
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145FINE WAR SERVICE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 98, 25 March 1941, Page 5
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