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    "ocrText": "THE AMERICAN RED CROSS\nNEW ENGLAND DIVISION HEADQUARTERS\nARTHUR G. ROTCH\nCHENEY C. JONES\nDIVISION MANAGER\n73 NEWBURY STREET\nPAUL W. KIMBALL\nASSISTANT DIVISION MANAGERS\nBOSTON 17. MASS.\nDecember 29, 1921.\nMiss Clara D. Noyes, Director,\nNursing Service,\nAmerican Red Cross,\nWashington, D. 0.\nPERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.\nMy dear Miss Noyes:-\nI cannot quite get your point in feeling that Miss Nelson\nshould have something done for her that probably could not be done in the case\nof some other person, perhaps even a stenographer. It seems to me that the\nkind of case that should be made an exception of is that of a person who is ab-\nsolutely in need of funds. Possibly I am not informed about Miss Nelson and she\nmay be absolutely destitute and in need of funds, in which case I should be very\nglad to make an exception. What is the good of a rule if it is continually\nbroken? I should be very glad to hear from you again about this and also glad\nto have you take it up with Mr. Persons. I want Miss Nelson to have everything\nthat we possibly can give her but I have felt that National Headquarters has made\na ruling in regard to the amount of sick leave that could be extended with pay.\nI have supposed in the most needy cases there could be some exception. Please\ntell me if I am wrong.\nIt was with very great pleasure that I read your statement\nto Judge Payne. in regard to the continuation of the Division idea. It was cer-\ntainly a most able exposition of the case. Both you and Miss Fox hit the nail\non the head in every point. of course there is not much use for me to say any-\nthing about it because in the minds of those people who are in favor of the\nState plan idea they will simply say that I am trying to hold a job. I think\nyou know that this is not the case with me because it would not make very much\ndifference whether I got out of the Red Cross tomorrow, but I certainly would not\nthink of getting out because I want to fight this thing through for our people\nhere, along with you, Mr. Persons, Miss Fox, and a few others.\nWe were much pleased to get your Christmas card. Helen is\nin New York with Josephine.\nVery sincerely yours,\nAGR.K\nDivision Manager."
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