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    "ocrText": "subject for discussion it seemed appropriate that the Nursing Service should\nbe represented. I cannot understand the shott sightedness of some of the\npresent policies and procedures.\nIn September, for the first time in two years all the Division Directors of\nNursing came to National Headquarters for a conferenc preceddaggthe\nNational Convention. It was certainly helpful to us and I think the\nDirectors felt that it las well worth while.\nThe Convention was attended by something under a thousand people and as\nfairly successful.\nEverything here is about as usual, the present excitement in the District is\nthe Reclassification Bill which places the nurses in the Government in the\nclass with Scrub women ,houskeepers,stenographers etc. Viss innegerode is\nputting up the fight of her life and that is saying something, it is a very\nfar reaching matter and of course serious, if the thing goes through I believe\nthe nurses of the A.H.A may have to fight it out in Congress,if iss MOB\nefforts are of avail, it will certainly be winning a big fight, not that the\ncare about standards (except prehaps the Doctors and they are not all of\nmen them keen to recognise us as arprofession), but the salary is what effects them,\nthey will have to give the nurses as such the appropriate salary.\nThis is a long letter,I trust that before many months you will be with us\nagain,I should think a little of the tropics would go a long way.\nhen this reaches you it will be within two ot three weeks of Christmas,so\nhere are ny best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,\nVery sincerely yours,\nAssistant to the irector,\nNursing Service."
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