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The address recounts how volunteers rapidly organized to evacuate and resettle civilians displaced by war, repurposing an existing Ulster registration network, coordinating with religious authorities and government offices, and arranging transport from evacuation points. It describes early negotiations with Belgian representatives, the improvised creation of headquarters and staffing under nonsectarian principles, and the logistical challenges of receiving large numbers of offers of hospitality. The speaker emphasizes cross-community cooperation, practical record-keeping, and the public's overwhelming response that transformed a hastily convened effort into a sustained relief operation.

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Title: The work of the War Refugees Committee

An address given by Lady Lugard to the Royal Society of Arts, March 24th, 1915

Author: Flora L. Shaw

Release date: November 24, 2025 [eBook #77327]

Language: English

Original publication: London: G. Bell and sons, ltd, 1915

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THE WORK OF
THE WAR REFUGEES COMMITTEE

AN ADDRESS
GIVEN BY
LADY LUGARD
TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS
MARCH 24th, 1915
LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS, LTD.
1915