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    "ocrText": "NATIONAL OFFICERS\nCENTRAL COMMITTEE\nCALVIN COOLIDGE, PRESIDENT\nJOHN BARTON PAYNE, CHAIRMAN\nROBERT w. DE FOREST, VICE PRESIDENT\nMRS. AUGUST BELMONT\nWILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, VICE PRESIDENT\nTHE AMERICAN RED CROSS\nCORNELIUS N. BLISS\nMABEL T. BOARDMAN\nWILLIAM D. MITCHELL, COUNSELOR\nMRS. HENRY P. DAVISON\n-\nCHARLES s. DEWEY, TREASURER\nPACIFIC BRANCH\nCHARLES s. DEWEY\nMABEL T. BOARDMAN, SECRETARY\nE.B. DOUGLAS\nCIVIC AUDITORIUM\nJOSEPH c. GREW\nMRS. FRANK v. HAMMAR\nNATIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS\nSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA\nHERBERT HOOVER\nMAJ. GEN. M. w. IRELAND\nJOHN BARTON PAYNE, CHAIRMAN\nWILLIAM D. MITCHELL\nw. w. MORROW\nD\nJAMES L. FIESER, VICE CHAIRMAN\nWM. CARL HUNT\nGUSTAVUS D. POPE\nERNEST P. BICKNELL, VICE CHAIRMAN\nMRS. HENRY R. REA\nASSISTANT TO THE VICE CHAIRMAN\nJOHN D. RYAN\nGEORGE E. SCOTT\n0\nREAR ADMIRAL E. R. STITT\n1\nJuly 11, 1927.\nC\nA.R.C. MA\"L ROOM\nREKEIVED\n.....\nFOR FILING\nMiss Elizabeth G. Fox, Director,\nPublic Health Nursing Service,\nJUL 16 1927\nm\nAmerican Red Cross,\nReferr.d bo.\nWashington, D.C.\n70 $\nMy dear Miss Fox:\nI am sure Mr. Fieser has acquainted you with the fact that I a.m\nstaying on until the fifteenth of the month for several reasons: First, a\nchange in my plans made it possible to stay; second, there seemed to be so\nmany tag ends of things that were not done and needed to be caught up; and\nthird, it seemed difficult to place one of the Nurse Field Representatives\nhere during the time that would have to intervene before Miss Harris would\narrive. Being able to stay on these extra couple of weeks is assisting me\ngreatly as the sense of hurry is relieved and I feel that I can get things\nin pretty good shape by that time.\nI have almost a jealous pang when I think of Miss Harris coming\nout to take my place because I have been so particularly happy in my work\nhere in the Division. We have such a. nice family spirit that I feel quite\nas though I were leaving members of my family when I depart.\nI am happy to notice in looking through Miss Harris' personal file\nthat several years ago Miss Daisy Dean Urch wrote me about Miss Harris, asking\nif I could assist in finding her suitable employment. Mrs. Urch, as you know,\nhas a very prominent part in the nursing world here -- is the President of the\nCalifornia State League of Nursing Education, and has just recently taken the\nposition of Superintendent of Nurses of the Highlands Hospital School, a new\none just opened across the Bay. Therefore, Miss Harris will find an old friend\nright in the vicinity when she arrives which I think will make it very pleasant\nfor her.\nI have just written Miss Harris a little letter telling her that I\nthink I can arrange to get back to the office around the first of the month for\na few days to give her whatever assistance may be helpful in getting started.\nI know she can not help but be happy here, and everybody in the Division Office is\nprepared to give her all the assistance possible.\nI do not need to express to you my appreciation for your fine guidance\nand assistance which you have given me during the period of my service. In fact,\nI count that one of the richest contributions which the Red Cross has made to\nme as an individual has been my opportunity for friendship with you. Please come\nout soon to the Pacific Coast and visit me in my home in Carmel. Of course"
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