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    "ocrText": "t\nrs.\nE\nJune 25,1936\nMrs. Ella F. Stackable\nGregory\n4\nMichigan\nlity dear Ars. Stackable:\nSince writing your letter of trenty-second,\nyou undoubtedly have learned of Miss Noyes' sudden death on\nJune third. She died in her car on her way to the office that\nday. While the shock of her death has been very great and her\nloss irreparable, still we rejoice that she did not have to\nsuffer a long illness which she had dreaded.\nin reply to your letter, knowing the situation\nvery well because I have several times had occasion to go\nthrough your folder, I am sorry to inform you that in spite of\nyour service you are not eligible for the bonus due to the fact\nthat you were never federalized and assigned to serve directly\nunder the Army or the Navy during the war. We are indeed sorry\nthat provision was never made for the group of Red Cross nurses\nvho rendered fine service directly under the American Red Cross.\nThere have been several attempts made to bring this matter to\nthe attention of Congress but up to the present date the effort\nmade have not been successful.\nIt was always a great cause for regret on liss Noyes'\npart but you may be sure that she did everything in her power to\ntake care of tis group of nurses;there were 604 and I speak feel-\ningly because I was one of the nurses. However, I have never made\nany attempt to secure any of the compensations accruing to the ex-\nservice men or women for the reason that 1 felt greatly honored is\nbeing allowed to render service with the American Red Cross in'\nFrance, and I hope that you too feel the same way about your ser-\nvice which was outstanding and always greatly appreciated by the\nAmerican Red Cross.\nVery sincerely yours\nIda P. Butler\nActing Director of Nursing\nNational Headquarters\nIFB/img"
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