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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