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‘September 26, 1922

Dr. Lee K. Frankel,
Brown Palace Hotel,

Denver, Colo.

By dear Dre Frankel:

You will be interested, I think, in the results of the mesting of the
Committee on Municipal Health Department Practice which was held here yesterday.
We had full attendance at what will probably prove to be the Last @eeting. The
report was accepted and ought to go to the government printer (U. 8. Public
Health Service) within ten days, making a document of e i suppose, between 450
and 500 pages. It is not the bulk, however, that will make this report important.
We ell felt that we had for the first time collected the important facts with
reference to the activities of American health departments and had worked cut a
standard practice which would guide the individual health officers to higher

achievements. The book will be very much used and we #11 feel thet it will be a

most useful contribution,

7 What I want to tell you is that at the meeting, there was unanimous
sentiment to thank the Company most heartily for what it has done to make this
contribution possible. I could, of course, do nothing in that matter. But, all

the other teabers voted a statement which will go into the first page of the
Iutreduction, acknowledging the indebtedness of the Association to the Company.

Sut, more important ie the fact that at the last meeting of the Committee on Re-
organization of the American Public Health Association, it was moved that the
Association continue te carry on the activities of our Committee as one of ite :
permanent and vital functions. In fact, Dr. Vaughen’s plan is to make this work
the starting point for the new life of the Association. With thie in mind, they
have approached Dr. Yincent of the Rockefeller Foundation, asking for an appro-
priation with which to establish a bureau. They have in mind about $25,000 a
year for a number of years, which would obtain the services of an outstandingly
able men to head up the work. He would keep the files of the Association up to
date on everything that is going on in the health departments of the country,

. €fewer inquiries and stimulate the process of raising the tone of the varicus

departments of the country; evidently, something very much akin to the plan you
developed last year and tried out on Emerson. Possibly, you have telked with
Others about the plan because everybody on the Organization Committee now talks
your language and feele that that is something for the Association to de. I

_ personally said nothing because I knew this was your plan which you would 1
probably want to keep for ihe Company as one of its activities.

At the luncheon which we gave to the Committee, I reiterated your plans,
emphasizing the point that you felt that we were in an extraordinarily favorable
position to stimulate public health work through our Managers and staff, and
through the support which any good plan would receive from our policyholders.

 
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Te which, the comment was made that it would be better possibly for all con-
cerned if the Company, the American Public Health Association and the Rockefel-
ler Foundation joined forces, each doing what it could toward the common goal.
The impression was that Vincent would be more likely to participate if he could
count on the Company's cooperation, either in terms of money or service. He
suggested the name of Gunn as the logical person to head up this work. I feel
that you should knew right away all these items because you may wish to get in
touch with Winslow at once and let him know what the Company is preparing to do.

; You will be interested also to know that the antegonism to the Company
which found expression during the last few months in some resolutions of

Dr. Harrie has given place to a resolution of appreciation, which Dr. Harris will
offer at the Cleveland meeting. He was shown how silly his suspicions were of
any domination by the Company and confessed that he had made a mistake and ie
making amend by offering this resolution thanking the Company for all that it has
done during the last decade to strengthen the American Public Health Association.
Nobody hears anything from Coon or from Goler these days. I thought you would be

particularly pleased to know the change of front on the part of Dr. Harris.

I need hardly tell you what a load is taken off my hands in the comple-

tioncof the report. We have been at it for two years now. It was easily the

most important thing we were doing and yet not being a Company activity, it had
to be carried on in what little spare time we had after the day’s work was done.
We have had splendid support from the best men in the health movement including,
Winslow, Chapin, Emerson, Freeman, and a really most valuable contribution is
now at hand, which I know will bring credit to the Company.

i hope this finds you and the other officers well, and I beg you to

remember me to the President and to all the others.

Very truly yours,

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