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Relief Commission of the American Dental Association
ASSOCIATION ACTIVITES RELIEF C O M M IS S IO N O F T H E A M E R IC A N D E N T A L A S S O C IA T IO N RELIEF T O D E N T IS T S I N T H E O H I O A N D M ISSISSIPPI R IV E R V A L L E Y S
T h e Relief Commission was author ized by the Board of Trustees, at its February meeting, to take complete charge of the relief to dentists within the flooded areas of the Ohio River Valley and its tributaries. Upon being notified of this action, the Relief Commission lost no time in pro ceeding. Commissioner John S. Owens, of Camden, N. J., was asked to confer with Dr. Miner, President, and Dr. Camalier, President Elect, of the Amer ican Dental Association, and arrange for an interview with the Hon. Morton Macartney, Chairman of the Loan Com mittee, Disaster Loan Corporation, in Washington, D . C., to obtain the same rating for dentists as has been granted by the Federal Government to merchants and other commercial organizations, making them eligible to long-time loans, with a low rate of interest, from the D. L. C. for rehabilitation of property damage suffered during the recent flood. M r. Macartney agreed that dentists should be placed in this category, and no tified the nine government agents in charge of the Disaster Loan Corporation, located in the Ohio and Mississippi River areas, advising them to receive applica tions made by dentists. The problem is divided into two phases:
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ber for the duration of the neces sity. Apply to your local State Dental Society Relief Commis sion, who will supply the applica tion forms. Rehabilitation: Any dentist desiring to secure a loan to rehabilitate himself can do so by applying, with the assistance of the local Dental Relief Commission, to the agents of the Disaster Loan Cor poration. An application must be filled out, setting forth the neces sary data. Loans will be granted on the basis of the application, and at 3 per cent interest. Every den tist within the stricken area will be able to rehabilitate and main tain his community standing on this basis. Your Relief Commission stands ready to serve you in this disaster. Apply through your local dental committee. P. G rosby , Chairman, 317 N. 11th St., St. Louis, Mo. E a r l E . G r a h a m , Secretary, 58 E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.
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Shepherd Bldg., Montgomery, Ala. S. T h o m p so n , 727 W . 7th St., Los Angeles, Calif. J o h n S. O w e n s , 109 N. 5th St., Camden, N. J. Relief Commission.
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T h e Relief Commission was author ized by the Board of Trustees, at its February meeting, to take complete charge of the relief to dentists within the flooded areas of the Ohio River Valley and its tributaries. Upon being notified of this action, the Relief Commission lost no time in pro ceeding. Commissioner John S. Owens, of Camden, N. J., was asked to confer with Dr. Miner, President, and Dr. Camalier, President Elect, of the Amer ican Dental Association, and arrange for an interview with the Hon. Morton Macartney, Chairman of the Loan Com mittee, Disaster Loan Corporation, in Washington, D . C., to obtain the same rating for dentists as has been granted by the Federal Government to merchants and other commercial organizations, making them eligible to long-time loans, with a low rate of interest, from the D. L. C. for rehabilitation of property damage suffered during the recent flood. M r. Macartney agreed that dentists should be placed in this category, and no tified the nine government agents in charge of the Disaster Loan Corporation, located in the Ohio and Mississippi River areas, advising them to receive applica tions made by dentists. The problem is divided into two phases:
R elief: So-called bread and butter relief will be granted to any mem Jour. A .D .A . & D. Cos., Vol. 24, M ay 1937
ber for the duration of the neces sity. Apply to your local State Dental Society Relief Commis sion, who will supply the applica tion forms. Rehabilitation: Any dentist desiring to secure a loan to rehabilitate himself can do so by applying, with the assistance of the local Dental Relief Commission, to the agents of the Disaster Loan Cor poration. An application must be filled out, setting forth the neces sary data. Loans will be granted on the basis of the application, and at 3 per cent interest. Every den tist within the stricken area will be able to rehabilitate and main tain his community standing on this basis. Your Relief Commission stands ready to serve you in this disaster. Apply through your local dental committee. P. G rosby , Chairman, 317 N. 11th St., St. Louis, Mo. E a r l E . G r a h a m , Secretary, 58 E. Washington St., Chicago, 111.
C harles
O l in K ir k l a n d ,
Shepherd Bldg., Montgomery, Ala. S. T h o m p so n , 727 W . 7th St., Los Angeles, Calif. J o h n S. O w e n s , 109 N. 5th St., Camden, N. J. Relief Commission.
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