Letters Sent to James Ewing, February 18, 1929

February 18th,1929. Dr. Janes Bwing, Department of Pathology, First Avenue and 28th St., N.Y.C. Dear Dr. Evingi Anaworing your lester of Fobruary lat, regarding the dental work to be done for irs. berice: Tie outlined our position in this mattex to you on last Thursday, which is that to are very anxious to keep the exponses within the provision of the settlement agreement, and there is a question in our ainds as to whether this dental work would core under the term of reasonable medical service. However, this might be considered as extracrilnery or unusual treatment for the purpose of euring Larice from the effects of *radium poisoning, and if so you have our euthorization to proceed sith the work, since the medical comaission have recommend- ed it. Tie want to be eminently fair in this matter, but can see where a precedent might be established for rather far reaching expenditures. The girls were each paid a sum of $10,000 and receive a pension of $600.00 a year, and therefore, should be in a financial position to bear at least part 07° all of en expense such as this, which cannot clearly be brought within the terms of the settlement agreement. lla wish you to feel, however, that we appreciate the efforts of the medical commission and wish to cooperate to as full an extent as is possible. Very truly yours, President. CBLees RH