“The fullest, completest and most interesting account of Y. M. C. A. activities which has yet appeared.”
+ Ind 104:69 O 9 ’20 320w
“She tells her stories remarkably, with a crisp, dramatic style and with vivid, forceful words. The judicial quality is not often found mated in books with fire and force and vividness, but Miss Mayo has achieved their commingling, in most of her work, with very great success.”
+ − N Y Times 25:9 Je 27 ’20 2600w
“Miss Mayo’s narrative is of many-sided interest; in style it is both sprightly and intense; it expresses deep feeling and at the same time shows an extraordinary grasp of facts, figures, situations. Every sentence, stinging, appealing or probative, makes its impression.”
+ No Am 212:283 Ag ’20 1100w
“It would be difficult to imagine a more complete vindication of the work as a whole than it affords. As to the book itself, it is brilliantly written, with a vivid style, and it is full of humor and pathos. Taken altogether, it is one of the very best war books that has appeared.” F. H. Potter
+ Outlook 126:66 S 8 ’20 2450w
“We hope that no one who contributed to the Y. M. C. A. war fund will be deterred by the title from reading this book; for in it will be found the most complete account of the ‘Y’ work in France that has yet been published as well as the ablest defense of its management. It is truly an inspiring story.”
+ R of Rs 62:223 Ag ’20 180w