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vu v/ 14 Ju ly 2 7 , 1944 Ro b e r t A* Keh oe, H. D. Co lle ge o f Medicin e Edan Avenue Cin c in n a t i 1 9 , Ohio Dear Bob t Thank you fo r s e n d in g me a cop y o f your le t t e r o f Ju ly 24 t o Ja o k Blo o m fie ld * I a gr e e w h o le -h e a r t e d ly w it h p r a e t ie a lly e ve r yt h in g t h a t you s a y , and I am 100 p er ce n t fo r e ve r y e ffo r t tow ar d gen u in e u n it y o f p u r p ose and coop er ation between th e m ed ical and en gin eer in g groups in t h e fie ld o f in d u s t r ia l h ygien e. The le t t e r w h ieh you r e ce iv e d fr om Ja o k was id e n t ic a l w it h one s e n t b y me t o t h e members o f t h e e xe cu t iv e com m ittee o f t h e H .C.0 *I*H on Ju ly I S , b u t I supp lem ented mine w it h t h e le t t e r o f whioh a cop y i s h e r e w it h * I b e lie v e t h a t you w i l l ga t h e r fr om t h i s t h a t we a r e up a g a in s t some un su r m ou n tab le d i f f i c u l t i e s u n le s s t h e com m er cial e n t h u s ia s m o f Me ssr s* Ha lo s and o t h e r s who a r e m akin g a p r o fi t o u t o f our m e e t in gs oan b e r e s t r a in e d His a t t it u d e when h e r e was t h a t we co u ld n o t t h in k o f m e e t in g a t s u ch a p la ce or on su ch a d a t e b e ca u s e we would lo s e so and so many com m er cial e x h ib it s * On t h e o t h e r h a n d , he d id n o t ap p ear t o g iv e a damn w h ether t h e s e le c t io n o f a give n tim e or p la ce o f m e e t in g would have a n a d ve r se e ffe c t on t h e a b i li t y o f any number o f in d u s t r ia l h y g ie n is t s t o ge t t o t h e co n fe r e n ce . F r a n k ly , h e l e f t Ife il Dr in k e r and me so fe d up w it h h is o b vio u s p u r s u it o f t h e d o lla r t h a t we saw no a lt e r n a t iv e t o c u t t in g o u r s e lv e s a d r i ft fr om him and h is e x h ib it s and r e v e r t in g t o th e o r ig in a l purpose o f our m e e tin gs* I would be more th a n in t e r e s t e d t o have your r e p ly t o t h e a b o ve , fo r I v a lu e you r o p in io n m ost h ig h ly * Cbce a g a in , l e t me s a y t h a t I am fo r coop er a tion t o th e u tm o st, b u t I have no in t e n t io n o f b e in g t o ld when and wher e I am t o go t o m e e t in gs b y a gr ou p who h ave no in t e r e s t beyon d t h e p r od u ct whioh t h e y want t o s e ll ms* MBj FRC lia n fr e d Bowd Dir ector NATIONAL COKFSRaHCS OF '"QVS,-KlfEHTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS Ju ly 1 6 , 1944 Ur . J . J . Blo o m fie ld E r . P . A. Brehm Mr . .* e M. Hr own Dr . L. W. Poker Ur . P . J . Houser Dr . K. 8 . Markuson I t Be w or t h w h ile t o add t o *y le t t e r o f t h is d a t e t h e fo llo w in g summary o f e ve n t s a In oe I w r ote t o you and t o Fr . iiolm blad on Ju n e 13, a t wfeioh t i n s I assumed t h a t a combined m e e tin g in May, 1945, a t t h e St e ve n s H o t e l, Ch ic a r o , had been d e cid e d o n , and t h a t we would h a r e t o r id e a lo n g w ith t h is d e cis io n . A o ir o u la r le t t e r r e o e ive d fr o l r . Holmblad on Ju ly 5 a t a t e d t h a t t h e r e -were a ga in "aon e d l ff i o u l t l e a 1* aa t o d a t e s and h o t e ls and pr oposed t h e Dr ake H o t e l, Ch io a go , fo r t h e week o f Ap r il 2 3 . Aft e r t a lk in g w it h Vis e Dempsey, P r o fe s s o r Dr in k e r , Dr . Lyn ch and o t h e r s , I lo ca t e d Mr . Blo o m fie ld b y t e le p h o n e la Ch ica go and fou n d t h a t he a gr e e d t h a t t h e r e were r a lid ob je c t io n s t o t h is p r op osa l and t h a t an e a s t e r n m eeting p la ce should a ga in be u r ge d . He d id t h i s by t e ls p h o n e , w h ils a n u absr o f u s h e r s r s ln fo r o s d t h e argument by w ir e and le t t e r * A w ir e r e c e iv e d fr om Dr . Ho la b la d on Ju ly 6 asked im m ediate in v e s t i g a t io n o f a co o n o d a t io n s in 3 o st sn fo r t h e week o f Ap r il 2 3 . Co n t a ct s wers a a d s w it h t w e lr s h o t e ls and a fa v o r a b ls r e n o r t went t o Dr . Holm blad by w ir e and le t t e r th e sane d ay. A t e le p h o n e o a ll fr om Mr . S . G, Ha los on Ju ly 10 in for m e d a e t h a t he was in "oston fo r a p e r so n a l in v e s t i^ -a t io n . A luncheon co n fe r e n ce t h e n e xt d ay in clu d e d Miss re m p se y, P r o fe s s o r Dr in k e r , Ik*. Ha lo s and t h e w r it e r . At t h i s m e e t in g i t became q u it s c le a r t h e t h e p r e fe r e n o e e o f t h e com m er cial e x h ib it o r s e r e o f over w helm ing Im por tance in th e s e le c t io n o f p la o e s , h o t e ls and d a t e s * We wars in for m ed t h a t t h e ~ wek o f Ap r il 22 was now r u le d o u t and t h a t t h a t o f Ap r il 2 was p r o p o se d . *h e S t . Lou i d e v ice o f fo r o 'n* ever yon e t o march p a s t seaming m ile s o f ocmmeroial e x h ib it s t o r e a ch t h e m ee tin g room was d efen d ed by Mr . Ha lo s and s t r o n g ly condemned by Mr. nr in k e r and t h e w r it e r . I t was a d m it t e d t h a t t h e o ve r la p p in g o f s e s s io n s w h ich t h o s e o f us who r o t o m e e t in gs t o h e ar t h e p ap er s fou n d so u n fo r t u n a t e a t S t . Lo u is may even be exte n d e d under cu r r e n t p la n s fo r 1 9 4 6 . *h e q u e s t io n o f p o s s ib le cle a v a ge between t h e m e d ica l-n u r s in g and in d u s t r ia l h ygien e gr oups was d is ou ss e d and It *. Halos was u r r e d , i f Boston ap p ea r ed "o u t " fo r com m sr oial r e a s o n s , t o in e s t im a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f A t la n t ic C i t y . Both P r o fe s s o r Dr in ke r and t h e w r it e r oe n fir m e d our view s in le t t e r s t o Er . 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Sch r en k a t Ee th e sd a lu s t ' ed n esd a and our le t t e r s t o t h e o ffic e r s o f t h e AIKA and XCCIH a r e by agr eem en t a t t h a t t im e * I t ia a y own o p in io n t h a t we oould h o ld b a t t e r m e e t ia p s , fu lly as w e ll a t t e n d e d , w ith fa r l e u e ffo r t and a t no undue e xp e n s e , i f we d id away w it h t h e oommer oial co m p lica t io n s now so a ie e n d a n t . I b e lie v e t h a t can a id a r a t ic e li o f t e c h n ic a l ar.c. s c i e n t i f i c in t e g r i t y w ill u lt im a t e ly fo r c e us t o t h i s d e cis io n and t h a t i t mi^-ht w e ll be made now. iia n fr e d Bowditoh Ch a ir m a n MBiKL CCt P r o f, i^ iilip Drinke r Dr, H. 2 , Schre nk Hr. T. L, Shipman