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    "ocrText": "You will soon receive a letter from the Honorable Nor an l. Davis,\nChairman of the Americon National Red Cross, and with it a toicen of\nthe esteen in-which the heroic action of every member of the Unit\nis held.\nYou will be glad to kmoi that a menorial fundeto be used as a loan\nlund by the nursos of the American Fed Cross-Narvard Unit has boen\nraised by friends of Euth Coodium Breckinridige in hor menory. To\nthis l'und many individuals have contributed. Not only have individuals\ncontributed, but the alumae associations of the schools of nursing\nfrom which the Harvard Unit nurses groduated. A committee has been\nfoimed to see that this und is used by the nurses of the Unit in any\nway which will pronoto their best profession Or personal interosts\nand ive each person to whon a Loan is made her best opportinity for\nprofossional growth. To borro from-the fend vill be counted as an\nhonor paid to the entiro Unit. If bere is no ager en occasion for\nthe merbers of the Unit to use'this fund, it is understood th t the\nmoney will revert to a moro genoral American Red Cross nurse Loan,\nfund.\nOn September 16 of last year, Sir Dilson Jameson, Chief Medical Officer,\nMinistry of Health, sent a letter which camo to the Dean or the Harvard\nMedical School end to the Chairman of th Ane. Dan Cross et ressing\nhis deep+appreciatio o. the sorvice which the Unit his rendered to the\npeople of Great Britain. I encloso a copy of this letter.\nThere is little hore that I can add at this ti e except to say that\nthe spirit ohich prompted the nursesto the Harvard Unit, spirit\nwhich has intormed their vork thioughout the your's service in England\nin var-tine, has been and will alvays be a source of inspiration and\nstrength to me ersonally. e 01 the Red Cross are deeply and sin ercly\ngrateful that une have boen ivileged to have bac any siaro in it.\nSincerely yours,\nMary Beard\nDircetor, Nursing Servi.\nliBaing\nEncl.\n5\na\n3\n2,"
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