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 number and size of the garments. The same care, orderliness and system which characterized the packing, were exercised in the distribution of the clothing among the refugees. The cases were landed at La Pallice, Le Havre or Bordeaux, and generally forwarded, by railroad or canal, to Paris. There they were received by the Christian Science War Relief Committee, together with a descriptive list of the contents of each case. From Paris they were sent to the various Prefects, Deputies, Mayors, etc., for distribution. To avoid the confusion, loss and misfits consequent upon the opening of cases out of doors, none were forwarded from Paris until official guarantee of a suitable housing place had been received.

Several consignments were made to Monsieur Ringuier, Mayor of St. Quentin and Deputy of the Aisne. His circumscription comprised many villages, and the inhabitants were destitute of everything. By special arrangement the cases were sent directly from Le Havre to St. Quentin, where a large depot was prepared for their reception. Madame Ringuier herself, with a splendid corps of assistants, mostly women, prepared the garments for distribution. Numbered cards were issued, requiring each family to state of whom it was comprised, and what help had already been received from other sources. The following poster announcing a distribution in St. Quentin, was profusely and conspicuously placed.

“Under the auspices of Madame Ringuier, 5, rue Mariolle.