INVALIDED OFFICERS AND THE BOY.
[To ens EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] S I R,—Amongst the many problems occasioned by the war there are two which by being brought into contact may solve each other. One is the problem of the employment of the invalided officer, the other the eternal problem of the boy. The officer under the demands of warfare during the last four years has learned the art of leadership; the boy has been denied, but longs to feel, its influence. Moreover, the war has revealed to a watching Empire the growth of a real understanding between two sets of people who under other conditions would never have discovered it, and it is the wish of all thoughtful people to-day that such under- standing should be retained when the days of war are over. The Boys' Welfare Association has been formed for the purpose of enabling the ordinary working boy during his daily toil to share tho benefits of personal leadership and guidance. The movement is supported by many well-known employers and representatives of Labour, and there is little doubt that it has a great future in the industrial life of our country. Officers who are seeking employment and who possess the faculty for leading and handling boys, and who are anxious to take a part in this valuable con- structive work, are advised to apply for particulars regarding duties, training, prospects, &c., to the Director of the Boys' Welfare Association, Sanctuary House, Tothill Street, S.W. 1.—I am, Sir, &e., W. BEARDMORE, Chairman, B.W.A.
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