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    "ocrText": "CESSI\nJuly 19th 1920.\nMiss Mary K. Nelson,\n573 Osborn Street,\nFall River,\nMass.\nMy dear Miss Nelson:\nI am very much relieved to know that the final arrangements are made\nfor you to take up the duties of the Director of Public Health Nursing in\nthe Gulf Division. I congratulate the Gulf Division and ourselves on hav-\ning secured your services and I contratulate you too on having a share in\nthis great undertaking of ours in which we have so much faith.\nI am afraid I shall not be in the office at the time of your stop off\nhere on yourway south but if I am not here Miss Holmes, my Assistant, will be\nhere and as she has visited the Gulf Division she is thoroughly familiar with\nthe situation there and of course knows our national policies and can tell\nyou quite as much about things as I could. I shall miss seeing you, however.\nI think it wouldbbe well if you could plan to spend at least three days, if\nnot more, in our office on your way south as there is no one in the Gulf Divi-\nsion who can go into all of the details about the public health nursing situa-\ntion, and I should like to have you thoroughly familiar with our policies and\nprocedures before you undertake the responsibilities of your position.\nI am glad you are getting an insight into rural work for I know you\nwill find it helpful and I am also glad that you are going to have a good rest\nbefore hand. I think you are thoroughly wise in insisting upon it.\nWith best wishes, I am\nYours sincerely,\nDirector,\nFX/MM\nRed Cross Bureau of Publ ic Health Nursing."
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