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S o c o n y -Va c u u m O i l C o m p a n y I N C O H l 'O H A T K I) LU B R ITE DIVISION U K ) LIX D ELL BLVD . S t . Lo u i s July 12, 1943 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe -director, lettering Laboratory Cincinnati, Ohio, Dear Doctor: Since I saw_.you only very briefly at Rochester at the Annual Meeting, 1 did not get an opportunity to discuss with, you, ab I did with several other directors -present there, the 1944 meeting, Lven prior to the Rochester meeting I had done some ground work with the view of having the Board elect St* Louis ^.s the 1944 host city, and since then, have done some more thinking oh the same subject. At every hand I have met encouragement and I believe that Industrial Medicine in this locality needs, more than anything else, the impetus whi c h an annualjmeetion of the Association and its affiliate groups would bring. Our Industrial Hygiene group here is an active one and our Industrial Nurses Club is about to petition the national organisation. Both of our Class A medical schools would give us a good clinical programson consecutive mornings. Several new industries and plants would afford some of the practical aspects. Since the program of papers is not made up from tal ent of |the host city alone, this could be what we desired to have it. In 1944 it will be the midwest's turn to entertain and an unsuccessful bid was made for the 1942 meeting at Pitts burgh but you folks in Cincinnati beat us to it. Hotel and entertainment facilities in St. Louis would compare with the best. A piece of missionary vrark could be done here since the relatively lethargic position of industrial medicine could be converted into an enthuasiastic situation, ''here are few M e m bers hepe and fewer Fellows, but you may be sure that we can give a feood accounting. I have discussed this uroposed selection of S-t. Louis in 1944 with both Dr. Bartle and Dr. Holmblad as well as many of the Directors and I understand that St. Louis rates high. I have offered to do anything that i might do further and, while it will;be a few months before the decision is made regarding the 1944 meeting, I have always believed in an early start. It Is my considered opinion that we can give the Association as good a iieeting as has ever been held and wre fve all attended several g o o d ones. <^ith personal regards, :->-wr-/ro - i n c e r ^ Tr - r -- jm R edical Director N 24934