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 several occasions to cases of men wishing Christian Science treatment, particularly in the American hospitals. At one of these the matron asked for four copies of Science and Health to lend to the men under her charge as she had had several requests for Christian Science literature.

In October, 1918, a War Relief Worker was appointed for Liverpool, and the first week was spent in visiting daily the large American camp at Knotty Ash, which accommodated 60,000 men, and learning the situation of the various quarters, the military regulations, and the names of the officers in charge. In this way information was obtained which afterwards proved most valuable, as to the correct authorities to apply to in order to expedite operations. In accordance with instructions received from the Commanding Officer, the first distribution of Monitors and Sentinels at this camp, was carried out with the cooperation of the Y. M. C. A. Every kindness was received from the officials here and had the armistice not intervened, Christian Science services would have been held in the Y. M. C. A. tent within the camp. But the armistice was the signal for the immediate reduction of the camp, in order that the men should be sent home as quickly as possible. Permission had already been obtained from the Commanding Officer of Debarkation for the distribution of the literature at the different stations and boats to the men coming into Liverpool, and signed permits to enter docks, embarkation stage, and stations were given to each distributor. Therefore,