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    "ocrText": "June 28, 1941\nMiss Gertrude Madley,\nAmerican Red Cross Headquarters,\nBrettenham House,\nLancaster Place, W.C. 2,\nLondon, England\nMy dear Miss Madley:\nEveryone was glad to hear you had a safe voyage and also the\ntwo groups that followed you.\nWe are sending you en air-rail letter today with most of the news\nof the Harvard Unit nurses on this side, but will take the opportunity\nof sending another letter with Miss Heath.\nEnclosed is information you will need on the new appointees for\nthat little black note book of yours. Leave a sheet in the book for\nme. I'll eventually be there, too.\nDo you remember the telegram from Mary OtConnor at Flagstaff,\nArizona inquiring about the \"Howard Unit\"? Your answer came back\nunclaimed. She showed up the other day - still interested. he may\nappoint her to the reserve list. She had a final physical examination\nbefore returning to Flagstaff so as to be ready if needed.\nMiss Haward had dinner with me last week. She still hasn't heard\nfrom the British Consul.\nThe Red Cross project with Bryn Mawr (similar to the Vassar\nTraining Camp) is getting under way. They are planning to enroll 200\ncollege graduates interested in taking nursing. The project has kept\nthe people here very busy. Dr. Parren, Mrs. Belmont, Miss Stimson and\nMiss Beard were on the program of its opening.\nYour friend, Marion Williams, wants to know where she comes in on\nthe enclosed picture. I gave one to Miss Haward. She was pleased to have\na picture of you.\nThings seem to be progressing satisfactorily. An occasional telegram\nis still needed to keep things moving."
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