Letter to William Osler from William C. Gorgas, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Acknowledges his letter of March 30th. Sorry that he could not join in , but the President did not suggest it and he felt that he could not ask it. Mentions the problems with the Mexicans and the Germans. List of the officers : Alfred E. Bradley, Clyde S. Ford, William J. L. Lyster. They are all first-rate men and anxious for the work. Will notify him when they leave. Thanks for having brought about this detail and giving the officers an opportunity to see something of actual conditions in Europe. Osler's appeal to the President was determining. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Crewe, 10, Downing Street, Whitehall, London, England. Informs him that he is proposing him as a member of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into University Education in Wales. Details on the mandate of the Commission. List of the men who are invited to serve : Haldane, Bruce, Edwards, Hadow, Hall, Jones, and Miss Emily Penrose.
Letter to William Osler from William C. Gorgas, Surgeon General's Office, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Acknowledges the receipt of his letter of January 30th. He has been working in the direction suggested by Osler. He would have like to go, but the Chief of Staff told him that the President in his letter said nothing about him. Details about the actions taken by the Department of State with the British Government. Sends him reprints. Opinion on the Verdun battle. If the Allies failed, it would be a sad day for civilization, and the USA would be as much affected as they are in England. Civilities.
Letter to William Osler from Alexander Macalister, Torrisdale, Cambridge, England. Biographical details about a Madame Barre, whose skeleton is at the Macartney Museum. Mentions Dr. Warren who is confusing two stories. Mentions a book relating the life of the real Countesse du Barre, by Douglas, 1896.
Letter to William Osler from Ellen Osler, 83, Wellesley Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She relates news of the family and comments on newspaper clippings announcing Osler's move to Baltimore.
Letter to William Osler from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. "Notes from books." Correspondence from "Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," Holmes, 1883.
