Alvin G. Florian letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - October 20, 1918
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Camp MacArthur, [Texas] [October] 20th 1918 Prof. [Henry Milton] Whelpley c/o Meyer [Brothers] Druggist St. Louis, [Missouri] Dear Dr. Whelpley, I will take the pleasure to write you a few lines to let you know I am well and still located at Camp MacArthur. I have charge of the Dispensary at Infirmary No 3 Section A. We have been fairly busy during the past few weeks with this epidemic of Spanish Influenza, it was so severe here today that we were forced to establish an emergency hospital here in this section which is still in
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[page 2] operation, but I’m glad to state that we have the situation well controlled and will soon have it stamped out I think. I received a prophylactic against Influenza the other day which will render me immune, I hope. There are quite a few physicians here that tell me we should have a pharmaceutical corps in the army, which I hope will be a reality in the near future. I think it would be a good thing to get the public press better acquainted with and more interested in-what a pharmaceutical corps means to our army and the
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[page 3] winning of the war, I see the pharmaceutical press is doing some wonderful work in this direction and I hope it will be carried on. Hoping this letter reaches you in the very best of health and spirit. Yours respectfully, Private Alvin G. Florian Infirmary No 3 I.R.C. Section A Camp MacArthur Texas
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| Title | Alvin G. Florian letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - October 20, 1918 |
| Creator | Florian, Alvin G. |
| Source | Florian, Alvin G. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 20 October 1918. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Alvin G. Florian sent this letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. Florian wrote that he was in charge of the dispensary and that they had been very busy because of the Spanish Influenza. This letter was written on Y.M.C.A. letterhead. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Camp MacArthur (Tex.); Influenza; Pharmacists |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | October 20, 1918 |
| Language | English |