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Jessie Ames writes that she is planning to attend the dedication ceremony at Camp Lazear. She provides Nogueira with a list of names of her three children so that they can receive invitations for the event.

Mrs. Ames will send Hench the data concerning her husband. She includes a list of pamphlets in her possession regarding yellow fever.

Mrs. Ames lists pamphlets in her possession regarding yellow fever.

Jessie Ames will send Hench some of her husband's papers. She thinks the success of the yellow fever experiments depended on her husband and that he was not immune while he was nursing the volunteers. She was hurt by Kean and Ireland's lack of support for her husband being honored.

Ames answers Hench's questions concerning her husband's role at Camp Lazear.

Jessie Ames answers Hench's questions concerning her husband's role in the yellow fever experiments. She suggests that Hench contact her sister-in-law for further information on Ames. She states that it is difficult for her to examine the past, but feels that she should as a duty to her children.

Ames comments on the recent deaths of Emilie Lawrence Reed and Kean. She thinks it would be better to exhibit the yellow fever materials at the Mayo Clinic rather than in Charlottesville.

Rodriguez-Perez thanks Hench for his letter and reprint of "The Conquerors of Yellow Fever." He will order additional copies of "Memoria del Hospital No. 1" for Hench, a copy of which will be sent to the US Army Medical Library. See English translation.

Rodriguez-Perez informs Hench that a copy of "Memorias del Hospital No. 1" will be sent to the U.S. Army Medical Library.

Siler agrees with Truby that many changes occurred to the interior of the building where Reed died. Siler will go to Fort McNair in an attempt to secure earlier plans of the hospital.

Siler informs Hench that the plaque commemorating the room where Walter Reed died has been placed at Fort McNair. He discusses the subsidy paid to Blossom Reed by the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Siler believes that the project to publicize Reed's work, proposed by Sidney Wallach, would be a waste of money and only benefit Wallach's company. Siler informs Hench that Kean has been ill.

Siler provides more details concerning Kean's medical condition before his death. Siler will confer with Lawrence Reed about Blossom's house in Pennsylvania, but believes it has been rented, and that she is to live with Lawrence after her discharge from the hospital.

Siler informs Hench that members of the Reed Memorial Association will meet with Sidney Wallach to discuss his proposed publicity campaign. He regrets that Hench will be unable to attend the Association meeting, and offers to change the date to accommodate him.

Siler inquires if Hench might be able to attend a meeting of the Reed Memorial Association on his return home from Europe after receiving the Nobel Prize.

Siler sends Hench photographs of the plaque placed on the building where Reed died. He congratulates Hench for being awarded the Nobel prize and hopes that he will be able to attend this year's Walter Reed Memorial Association meeting.

Siler discusses the possibility of establishing a permanent exhibit of Walter Reed material, as well as the pros and cons of placing it at the Walter Reed Medical Center or the Army Medical Museum. Hench would be of great help in selecting material to be used in an exhibit. He hopes Hench's Cuba trip will result in the Cuban government furnishing funds for the preservation of Building No. 1.

Siler reports that Kean had to be hospitalized again. He agrees with Kean and Hench that the marker for the room where Walter Reed died should be placed on the outside of the building and not on the inside.

Siler informs Hench that Ireland is in the hospital. The Reed Memorial Association plans to place plaques on the building where Reed died at the next meeting of the group, which Hench will attend.

Siler agrees with Hench that Emilie Lawrence Reed's pension should be transferred to Blossom Reed. Siler requests Hench's opinion regarding the wording of the plaque to be placed on the building where Reed died. Siler regrets that the plans for the Camp Lazear preservation have fallen through, but suggests that General Bliss may be able to help with the matter.