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    "ocrText": "Form 2 card forwarded to Northern Valley= Englewood, New Jersey Committee ct\nCooperating chapter\nNone\nAMERICAN RED CROSS\nNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS\nWASHINGTON 13, D. c.\nF\nSECOND RESERVE\n1\nMarch 12,1945\nUNRRA\na\nMiss Lydia Frances Reich\n1090 Alicia Avenue\nWest Englewood, New Jersey\nMy dear Miss. Reich:\nWe are pleased to inform you that your application for enrollment\nin the Red Cross Nursing Service has been approved. We welcome you as a\nmember of this Service, world-wide in its significance and opportunity.\nEnclosed herewith are instructions and your appointment card and\nBadge No.\nwhich are your credentials as a Red Cross nurse. Please\nacknowledge receipt of these credentials by RETURN MAIL on the enclosed postal\n170,364\ncard giving your badge number for verification.\nRead the enclosures carefully and follow all instructions.\nWe are confident that you appreciate the great privilege of serving\nas an American Red Cross nurse and that you recognize the obligation of always\nmaintaining high standards of nursing.\nEach year you will receive a questionnaire from the Red Cross Nursing\nService asking for information that will assist us in keeping your records up\nto date. We urge you to FILL THIS IN and RETURN IT PROMPTLY to the address given\non the questionnaire. Your failure to respond places you in the inactive class-\nification in the Red Cross Nursing Service.\nBecause of the EMERGENCY NATURE of the work of the Red Cross Nursing\nService, it is IMPERATIVE that you INFORM US AT ONCE of any condition which may\naffect your status, such as CHANGE OF ADDRESS, MARITAL STATUS, or PHYSICAL CONDITION,\nand that you ANSWER IMMEDIATELY ALL COMMUNICATIONS from RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS,\nfrom your NURSE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE, or from the ARMY or NAVY NURSE CORPS.\nSincerely yours,\nVirginia M. Dunbar\nDirector, Nursing Service\nFORM 1539\nREV. AUG. 1944\n3 0/3"
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