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    "ocrText": "COPT.\nChristiansted, St. Croix, V.I. of U.S.\n27 April 1923.\nt\nMy dear Miss Noyes :-\nI am writing Mr. Forster this mail that I\nhave decided that it is best for me to go up to Washington\nand present in person recommendations for the coming year.\nI shall sail on the Guiana on or about the 10th of May,\nunless I hear from Mr. Forster to the contrary, that is,\nif he will be coming for inspection as he had anticipated\nsome time ago.\nCertain problems confront us that make it necessary to\ndiscuss everything in person and I do not feel that there\nshould be any unnecessary delay now. Miss Gillette and I\nboth feel that it is of importance that I go up at this time.\nn\nThe Guiana is due here about Wednesday of the coming week\nand will be back from the Windward Islands \"on or about the\na\n10th\". of May. \" I shallplan to go up on her.\nI was glad to get your good letter of a couple weeks ago,\nMiss Noyes and expected to answer in detail ere this. I was\nbusy in St. Thomas trying to push the Junior activities and came\nback to St. Croix Wednesday, the 25th inst. We are experienceing\nvery hot weather and it makes one feel quite fatigued. Similar\naffect to the early spring days at home. I shall indeed be glad\nto see you and Miss Butler and Miss Fox and Miss Holmes and Miss\nHavey. You all have been so helpful and most kind to me in your\nletters. They help one carry-on and make life worth while.\nWith very best regards to you all,\nMost sincerely yours,\nRuth C. Waterbury, R.N.\nField Representative A.R.C.\nfor Virgin Islands of U.S.\nIn pencil on this letter Miss Butler has written the following;-\n(\nMr. Forster has just informed me that probably Miss W.\nwill be advided to come prepared_ not to return. Miss G.\nwill be app. acting Field Rep.\")\n( I.E.B)"
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