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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN THE WAR

“The boches stole our furniture (it was old and fine) before the place was destroyed; they cut our trees, also, so that we cannot help our poor peasants. . . . But all of us have suffered for France with a willing heart, and we thank God for the kind friends who have done so much for us. . . .”

The holocaust is over. The treaty of peace has been signed. The Comforts Forwarding Committee was a tender arm spontaneously held out to help a needy world. Its immediate purpose has been served and the organization dissolved. What did it accomplish? Measured by figures as follows:

Total number of garments distributed by the Comforts Forwarding Committee from December 1, 1917, to May 1, 1919  1,223,798
 
Note.—Of this quantity, 904,101 garments were distributed by the Boston Committee, while the remaining 319,692 articles were distributed by the local Committees direct.
 
Included in the articles distributed by the Boston Committee were the following:
Knitted goods and other comforts given to men in service 191,848
Double-faced eider down vests 3,575
Convalescent robes 4,009
New shoes given to Italian War Relief Committee 1,151
500 cases new garments shipped to Le Comité Français de la Christian Science pour les Secours de Guerre 140,095
Old and new garments distributed by the Boston Committee through local Relief organizations (note list below) 563,423
Cases uncut outing flannel, including cut but unmade garments and other bulk material 58
Cases bulk yarn 12

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