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June 16 1919.
Mrs. Frank D. Pastorius, Secy,
Pikes Peak Chapter, A. R. C.,
610 North Cascade Avenue,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
My dear Mrs. Pastorius:
Under date of January 24th,
we advised the Division Office to notify you that
copies of all the correspondence relating to the
case of Miss Blanche Ina Lewis was being sent to
France, for investigation by Miss Delano. Unfortunate-
ly these papers did not reach France until Miss Delano
became ill so that she, herself, was not able to con-
duct the investigation. In as much as this was the
case we advised our Representative at Paris Head-
quarters to take up the matter and make a thorough
S tudy of the situation.
with this in view Miss Lewis
was called back to Paris and a thorough investigation
made of the case, as far as it was possible. After
reviewing the Case very carefully and in light of the
fine service that she had rendered in France no recom-
mendation was made advising her return to this country.
Between the time the report reached US and present date,
however, the work in France decreased so markedly that
Miss Lewis, among many others, has been returned to this
country. Wetrograt very much the unfortunate occurrence,
but cannot help but believe that it was due very largely
to misunderstanding not only on the part of Miss Lewis,
but Miss Welch as well, who read into the instructions
received from National Headquarters - that nurses who
were given dates of availability for duty should not be
used for influenza work - a meaning that was not intended.
As great emphasis had been previously laid upon this
requirement, Miss Welch was perhaps over careful.. This
instruction was meant only, however, for nurses who had
given their date of availability and were awaiting
military orders for use with the Army and not for those
who were to be assigned directly under the Red Cross.
The Division Director of Nursing, Miss Welch, states
quite definitely that she did not know of the urgent need
of nurses at the time and also had reason to believe that
other nurses were available. While Miss Walch may have
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"ocrText": "June 16 1919.\nMrs. Frank D. Pastorius, Secy,\nPikes Peak Chapter, A. R. C.,\n610 North Cascade Avenue,\nColorado Springs, Colo.\nMy dear Mrs. Pastorius:\nUnder date of January 24th,\nwe advised the Division Office to notify you that\ncopies of all the correspondence relating to the\ncase of Miss Blanche Ina Lewis was being sent to\nFrance, for investigation by Miss Delano. Unfortunate-\nly these papers did not reach France until Miss Delano\nbecame ill so that she, herself, was not able to con-\nduct the investigation. In as much as this was the\ncase we advised our Representative at Paris Head-\nquarters to take up the matter and make a thorough\nS tudy of the situation.\nwith this in view Miss Lewis\nwas called back to Paris and a thorough investigation\nmade of the case, as far as it was possible. After\nreviewing the Case very carefully and in light of the\nfine service that she had rendered in France no recom-\nmendation was made advising her return to this country.\nBetween the time the report reached US and present date,\nhowever, the work in France decreased so markedly that\nMiss Lewis, among many others, has been returned to this\ncountry. Wetrograt very much the unfortunate occurrence,\nbut cannot help but believe that it was due very largely\nto misunderstanding not only on the part of Miss Lewis,\nbut Miss Welch as well, who read into the instructions\nreceived from National Headquarters - that nurses who\nwere given dates of availability for duty should not be\nused for influenza work - a meaning that was not intended.\nAs great emphasis had been previously laid upon this\nrequirement, Miss Welch was perhaps over careful.. This\ninstruction was meant only, however, for nurses who had\ngiven their date of availability and were awaiting\nmilitary orders for use with the Army and not for those\nwho were to be assigned directly under the Red Cross.\nThe Division Director of Nursing, Miss Welch, states\nquite definitely that she did not know of the urgent need\nof nurses at the time and also had reason to believe that\nother nurses were available. While Miss Walch may have"
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