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Refund to mr. Conner D May 31. 1917. Miss A. Louise Dietrich, 1001 East Nevada Street, El Paso, Texas. My dear Miss Dietrich: I am sorry not to have replied to your letter more promptly, but we have simply been overwhelmed with work at the Red Cross office and I have found it utterly impossible to keep up with the daily mail. We are working on regulations and a suggested constitution and bylaws for Chapters in which we emphasize the importatice of not using the Red Cross emblem or the Red Cross equipkent for celebrations, entertainnents, or similar purposes, placing the responsibility upon the Chap- ters to prevent this improper use. I am surprised that this misuse is so common in El Paso and have referred your letter to the Director of Chapters in the hope that he might be able to do something. I feel sure that you must be laboring under a mis- apprehension in regard to the white dress which you say is worn by bdanteer nurses' aids. This uniform is blue with white collars and cuffs, quite unlike a nurse's uniform. The only

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