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ZJATI92OH 838M5M GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 72 WALL STREET NEW YORK 5, N. Y. . DI 4-5570 1300 OFFICERS FRED HEFFINGER 286-A President HENRY N. PRATT, M.D. February 13, 1952 President-Elect A. P. MERRILL, M.D. Vice-President LOUIS MILLER Treasurer FRED K. FISH 3HT Secretary Mr. Matthew Connelly JAMES RUSSELL CLARK Secretary to the President Immediate Past President avia The White House JOHN V. CONNORTON, Ph.D. - Executive Director Washington, D. C. SERVICE EMANUEL HAYT Counsel Dear Matt: 10 BOARD OF GOVERNORS MABEL DAVIES, R.N. Enclosed is a copy of the Washington Report E. HAMPTON DECKER on the Medical Sciences. You will note in the first para- MAX DeKAYE graph that Oscar Ewing is making more speeches for 17 min PAUL FLEMING MAXWELL S. FRANK, M.D. compulsory hea 1th insurance than he has in a long time. LLOYD H. GASTON, M.D. Evidently he is trying to nullify the good effects of the X103-G JOHN J. KELLY Commission on Health Needs which the President recently ALEX NORTON appointed. If Ewing would stop talking and the President's mise MARTIN R. STEINBERG, M.D. new Commission can get into high gear, the administration VERY REV. MSGR. J. J. CURRY will profit greatly from the feeling of many that the Presi- FREDERICK W. GEHLE dent is anxious to cooperate with the voluntary agencies. MORRIS HINENBURG, M.D. R. o. D. HOPKINS MARCUS D. KOGEL, M.D. Enclosed also is a letter from a good friend REV. FRANCIS P. LIVELY of mine who is closely connected with the Irish groups in x 218 JOHN E. MAHONEY, M.D. New York. I think it would be desirable to have the President mise JOHN B. PASTORE, M.D. HARRY SESAN express some sympathy with Ireland and a statement that he would like to have Ireland as a member of the ATO might very well be in order. In any event, this is what the Irish groups feel and I know you are always anxious to get such opinions. Kindest regards. YTIMUMMO HTROA Sincerely, 1920H vorsa Tãos JATI92OH .Ta JATIPOH VOTOMITVUH VIHOL Steve Connorton John V. Executive Director JVC:JF JATIVZOH Encs. JATIVEOH ASOY A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND COORDINATE THE OPINIONS OF HOSPITALS OF GREATER NEW YORK FOR THE ULTIMATE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, AND TO DEVELOP COOPERA- TIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALLIED PROFESSIONAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES.