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    "ocrText": "One nurse will be selected by Miss White who will act as\nHead Nurse of the Unit until they arrive at their destination, and report\nto the representative of that place.\nFull equipment will be provided. Nurses to thomaquipment\ncards have been issued must have these filled out and returned to the\nBureau of Endipment at 222 Fourth Ave,, New York City, as soon as possible,\nby special delivery, being careful to give the correct instructions as to\nsize of hat, waists, gloves, etc.\nThe equipment of nurses not living in the Atlantic, New\nEngland, or Pennsylvania Divisions will be shipped directly to San Francisco\nor to Seattle.\nNurses living in the Divisions mentioned will have their\nequipment shipped directly to their homes and any alterations necessary may\nbe made before they proceed to the point of embarkation\nNurses living in New York or in the immediate vicinity are\nrequested to report in person to the Bureau of Equipment for instructions\nregarding equipment. This must be done as soon after this letter of instruc-\ntion has been received as possible.\nMay I urge that all nurses notify this office when their com-\nplete equipment has been received. < Nurses who have been informed that their\nequipment will be sent to their homes must not proGeed to San Francisco or to\nSeattle unless this equipment has been received. If equipment has not been\nreceived it is important that they communicate with this Déficement at Head-\nquarters at once by wire.\nInstructions regarding your applying for passport will be\nissued by your Division Director. We have suggested that they ask all nurse\nto.notify us of the date on which they make application for passport and we\nalso suggest that they notify us of the date on which they return their equip-\nment cards to New York, either by letter or by post card.\nDue to the limited space on the steamers it is difficult to\ngive and approximate date of your sailing. In view of this uncertainty we\nwould suggest that you do not give up the work that you are now doing until\nyou,have received definite instructions to proceed. This may give you very\nlittle time for final arrangements but may save you considerable time in waiting.\nYou should take as little of your own apparel with you as possible\nas this will be shipped back to your home assison as you receive the Red Cross\nequipment. No furs such as scarfs, muffs or fur coats will be allowed but a\nknitted scarf of khaki or navy blue may be taken.\nNurses assigned to service overseas should understand that we\ncannot promise a definite assignment to any nurse. They are selected for\nservice with reference to their preparation for special types of work, and are\nassigned by the representative of the Nursing Service overseas accordingly,\nalthough changing conditions may take this temporaryly impossible. They are\nexpected, therefore, to accept such assignment as may be given, under such\ncircunstances.\nNurses serving under the Red Cross in foreign countries are\nunder serious ethical obligations not only to the nursing profession by\nut to"
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