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TREASURY DEPARTMENT _

BUREAU OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE —

OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL

ADDRESS THE SURGEON GENERAL
U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

IN REPLYING WASHINGTON

16 Savorith Stes 3. Wey :
Anguat 4, 1921, Nae

The Medical Offleer in dharge,
Use Se Public Health Service Hospital Hos 5%
Waukesha, Wisce 3

ty dear Doster;

Fi Legislation will be introdueed in s fow days providing
for the eldition of 450 officers to the Regular Corps. @® goon as
the bill is introduced copies will be sent you, ‘What I om asking
you to do at once is to organize your Reserve Officers into a local
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«tity this offices.

: A mmber of hospitals have already organised and 1 am
in tough with them daily hy wire ani mail, It is proposed to om

 gemize each hospital and other places where there are onough Reservo —

Officers to form an orgenimation. After these organizations aro

porfected and the bili for the inerease of the corps is before Com
gress you will then be asked to got behind the bi11 and push it vig~
orcuslye Sach Reserve Officer asm reash some Gongrosaman or Sens

‘or, and naturally I proswse that they will do 0

First perfect your organisation locally, and wire or .
write this offices of the organisations Wo will then got in touch
with you as to the statue of affairs in Washington and all of us
together can put this legislation into effect.

 ~=Rospectiully, —

‘Be He Soott,

Senior Surgeon (Reserve),
Genexal Inapection Service,
Ue Se Public Health Services