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M H 4 , 1 Copy forwarded to District of Committee strick 5 D.P. 1. x THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ct NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON, D.C. of B Miss Bertha I. Murphy Octoter 3, 1942 2101 New Hempshire Avenue N. W. Washington, D. c. My dear Miss Murphy: We are pleased to inform you that your application for enrollment in the Red Cross Nursing Service has been approved and to welcome you as a member of this service, world wide in its significance and opportunity. Enclosed herewith are instructions and your appointment card and Badge NoBD.10,961 which are your credentials as a Red Cross Home Defense nurse. Please acknowledge receipt of these credentials by RETURN MAIL on the enclosed postal card, giving your badge number for verification. Read the enclosures carefully and observe all instructions. We are confident that you appreciate the great privilege of serving as a member of our Second Reserve and the obligation of always maintaining high standards of nursing. Because of the EMERGENCY NATURE of the work of the Red Cross Nursing Service, it is IMPERATIVE that you INFORM US AT ONCE of any condition which may affect your status, such as CHANGE OF ADDRESS, MARITAL STATUS, or PHYSICAL CONDITION, and that you ANSWER IMMEDIATELY ALL COMMUNICATIONS from Headquarters or your Local Committee. Each year you will receive a questionnaire from the Red Cross Nursing Service. We urge you to FILL THIS IN and RETURN IT PROMPTLY to the address given on the questionnaire. Your failure to respond for two consecutive years places you in the inactive classification in the Red Cross Nursing Service. Sincerely yours, I Mary Beard I Mary Beard Director, Nursing Service 10, FORM 1552 REV. DEC, 1941

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