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    "ocrText": "K\nA\nMiss Agnes P. Kloman\n#2.\nMay 28-18.\nThe nurses if possible, should carry a reserve fund of at least $100.00\nRed instead of the $50.00 mentioned in the circular. Mr. Holland of the Ameriran\nto Cross 222-4th Ave., New York City, will be glad to advise you and to\nshould carry.\nyou the best method of carrying this money and the amount of French money suggest you\nTransportation not who will send you instructions, and may I repeat that should\nAll Business arrangements are made by Dr. Babcock of the Division of\nleave your home until you have receive his instructions and carried you them out.\nto Miss Florence Johnson at 44 East 23rd St. New York City. Miss\nYou should report three (3) days before the designated date of sailing\nrepresentative of the Nursing Service there, and will see that you receive\nJohnson is the\nportation. equipment and have all necessary information concerning your passport and trans- your\nRed insurance Cross to receive a certain insurance with the privelege of securing addition-\nthe hope soon to have plans completed for the nurses serving under the\nFrance al if they so desire at the regulation rates. If you have sailed for\nto before in this plan is completed, information and insurance will be granted\nhere before you sail.\nyou France, and if you have not sailed you will receive full information\nbring of a sworn statement from someone who has known her for two years as a letter\nThe nurses arriving in New York for service under the Red Cross should\npassport bureau.\nindentification in case she has no friends in New York to identify her at the\nThe nurses arriving in New York after 5 P. M. or on Saturday afternoon\nval, or Sunday should communicate with the Central Club, 133. East 43rd St. upon arri-\nMurray Hill 3500 in order to make arrangements for board. They will be well taken\nphone Murray Hill 8700, or with the Park Ave. Hotel, 32nd St. and 4th Ave.\ncare of at either of these places until the office is opened.\nMiss the group Julia arrives in Paris and reports to the Representative of the Nursing Service\nOne nurse of each group is selected as Head Nurse for the trip and until\nof Stimson, at 4 Place de la Concorde, Paris. This nurse is also in charge\nto any sail Nurses Aids who may sail on the same ship. A list of the nurses expected\nsailing at 44 East 23rd St.\nin the group is sent to her before the sailing date and she meets all those\nNurses going over under the Red Cross must understand that we on this\nletter side cannot promise a definite position to any one nurse. We can and do send\nFrance of service to which she is assigned, but with the changeing situation in\nthe form to our representative stating the experience of each nurse and suggesting a\nthe from day to day it would not be possible for us to do other than this and\ntative nurses are assigned under the direction and at the discretion of our\nisfaction. there and are expected to accept the assignment given them without represen- dissat-\nWe have received a recent ruling from the State Department that women\nwith brothers in the service cannot be sent to France. Therefore if you have\nbrother in the service, it will not be possible for you to secure a passport. T'e a\nnot are endeavoring to have this ruling modified in favor of nurses, but as yet have\nas we have definite information.\nsucceeded, so if you have a brother in the service we will notify you as soon\nVery truly yours,\nLM-M\nDirector, Bureau of Field\nNursing Service."
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