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DEC-16-2002 15*-22 THE BOGDflN LfiLJ FIRM ,17 19SX P.02 Dr^A.J.Lanza, General Hotors Corporation.* Detroit* Mich* IV dear Lanza: A natter haa ooxae up which I believe to be of oonaidorablQ importance to the canoe of public health and intfoioh 1 very mwh want your help. I have been for four years serving as ties rreoideut for Health of the Rational Safety Counail* I have felt that there was a tremendously important opportunity here to use title extraordinary organization for the promotion of industrial health along the general lines which hare been so strikingly suoee&sful with regard to industrial safety* It has been a bard fight and the fight la not yet won, but we hare had for two years now an Industrial health division on the staff with DrSappington In shares and have developed very successful sections on industrial health and Industrial nursing -at the annual congress; Financial limitations due to the depression have of course prevented any great advance during the past year but as soon as the Ay is dear X think vs arc in shape to go ahead and X think It is difficult to estimate the possible usefulness of a really vigorous development along.this llhp* The Ootnidil approaches industry DEC-16-2002 15:22 THE BOGDAN LPftJ FIRM P.03 -- from insido nnd has an influence that no other "body could possibly exert as instanced I think in what has been accomplishod following the report on benzol poisoning* It is the custom of the.Council to change its vice presidents every three years, but I have been in for four and have accepted reels cti->n for 1932 on the t condition that someone should be added to the executive committee who after a year's experience would taler my place. Of course one can not pledge next year's nominating committee but that is the definite program which everyone has in mind. We would ultimately like to have the Vice President for Health a real industrial physician having direct responsibility for health in industry, but after a very careful canvass of the situation for two years, we have not found the right person. At the meeting of the Council in Chicago last week I had an inspiration. You would be in every respect an ideal man for this job and your new professional connection makes you an altogether, logical person. We telegraphed Hr.Stettinius and he said he had no objection to your serving though he wanted you to appear as A.T.Lanza of Detroit without mentioning the C.li.O. Wo tried to get you by telephone and found you could not be reached and Ventured to elect you as a manlier of the executive committee. This involves attendance at a meeting held every other month in New York or Chicago. The next meeting will be in Hew York on November 17. No one is of course expected to eome to ovary meeting but I most earnestly hope that you will accept and will come ae much as you can* I feel as I have sold that this is really one of the great opportunities to promote our cause and I know you are the one man to do it. Yours very sincerely. 0*S,A*Vinnlov. TOTAL P.03