A UNIQUE COMMITTEE
“The Committee Lyon-Saint-Quentin has received in three days, May 26, 27, 28, 2,242 applications from families, representing about 10,000 persons. The 2,242 numbered tickets were remitted to Mme. Ringuier, Thursday, May 29, at the time she was finishing the inventory of the cases destined to the town of St. Quentin, the total of which amounted to 13,233 articles. The distribution will take place according to series of 200 from the 16th to the 29th of June.
“There are many garments for girls, exactly 6,942 articles, which are classified according to ages: 1,774 dresses, 2,305 underdresses, 489 aprons, 1,256 drawers, 749 chemises, etc. This is the most important lot and it comprises many pretty things.
“On the other hand there are few garments for men. Out of the 3,791 articles, there are 3,108 pairs of socks, 524 sweaters, etc.
“For the women we have a lot of 1,075 articles: 105 matinees, 147 blankets and 463 pretty winter dressing gowns.
“For the boys there are 1,425 various articles.
“These figures show that we are obliged to give more to the cards where there are girls, thus reducing the share of the papas and mammas in order to make up the packages for the families where there are no girls. “We wish to state that the packages are made up according to the size of the family and following category:
“1st, Persons who have never received anything.
“2d, Those who have already received, and
“3d, Those who have already received from several charities.
“This goes to explain that the packages will not be as important for the families composed of many people.
“We have in reserve 100 magnificent layettes which will be distributed as births occur at the Maternity Ward of the Hotel Dieu.
“There are few shoes to distribute for we have sent the
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