Letters Sent to James Ewing, June 4, 1930

June 4th,1930. Dr. James Ewing, Cornell University medical College, lst Ave. and 28th St., N.Y.O. Dear Dr. Ewing: This will acknowledge receipt of your 1 tter of June 2nd, transmitting to us bills of Drs. Richards and Humphries. The contact which Dr. Humphries has maintained with the four girls presents somewhat of a problem, and we have a few thoughts in this connection which I am going to present for your Committee's consideration. I believe we are agreed that it is rather impractical for these girls to come to New York everytime that it is necessary for them to consult a doctor, but at the same time I don't believe that their complaints are of such e nature that they would be justified in consulting with a specialist such as Dr. Humphries, and paying the fee which he charges for office calls. My understanding is that these girls are consulting with Dr. Humphries for the ordinary complaints which we all are subject to, such as colds and other minor conditions. Certainly we would not feel justified in paying an Orthopaedic Specialist's fee to suggest remedies for such conditions. A matter of two or three weeks ago I called at Dr. Humphries office and discussed with him another case which he believes he has, and at the same time he gave me considerable information regarding the four girls as well as other cases, some of which he did not feel had nuch merit. I gathered from Dr. Humphries that he was maintaining a rather close contact with the four girls, and that he had no intention of relinquishing this con- tact. I don't believe any of us want to do anything to aggravate Dr. Humphries in this matter, for after all he probably can render such med- ical attention as these girls need as efficiently as anyone else. We do feel, however, that if Dr. Humphries is to continue to take care of these girls the matter should be discussed with him by your Committee, and that the work should be done under your supervision and cognizance. We also feel that if Dr. Humphries is to continue to take care of these girls for thoir routine ailments, he should appreciate that he is not justified in charging us $10.00 for an office call. In case you could have a frank discussion with Dr. Humphries pretaining to this subject, and come to some understanding I think it might work out quite satisfactorily all around to have Dr. Humphries continue as their medical advinor in New Jersey. However, in the event that Dr. Humphries feels that he is entitled to charge us $10100 per office visit we feel that the Committes should decide upon some competent medical man in