I would suggest, in order to minimize such occurrences, that a form of perpetual inventory be installed, with labels in the form of cards or records attached to each item. On such records, there should be marked the minimum mount of each item that should be carried before a new requisition is to be placed for replenishing the supply on hand. The amount of the minimum of each item will have to be decided upon data based upon experience covering, (first) quantities used, and (second) time required for a new supply to be received after the order has been placed, (third) whether supplies are to be obtained direct from the contractor or if purchase must be made on the open market, whether supplies come from the vicinity of the place where required or must be shipped from a distance. These things, though they seem small in themselves, as your experience will doubtless demonstrate, are of such importance that I cannot place too much weight upon them; and I think that a very early and close study of these questions will assist you to a material extent in meeting the problems that will confront you, and enable you to overcome many of your difficulties.” MISS RUTH EMERSON, of the American Red Cross, taking Mr. Pearson’s place on the program, stated that it was because the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service turned to the Red Cross that they came into being in this particular connection. She stated that certain fundamental principles had been written down between the Public Health Service and the Red Cross, which had been abided by, and that it had been a great problem which was taken up with the Commanding Officer to keep out the things that were undesirable and to bring to each hospital the best things for that hospital, not only for the patients but for the personnel. She stated further that on the information side the Red Cross had been a great aid in bringing to the patients knowledge about various government regulations, but that now as more and more attempts are made by the various departments to get this information to the man the need for the Red Cross in this regard becomes less. Another important function of the social service worker is to find out the home conditions to which a man with tuberculosis is going when discharged from the hospital. CAPT. BLACKWOOD: stated that as the hour was late he moved that the discussion of this important subject be postponed until tomorrow morning. The motion was carried and the meeting adjourned at 4:45 P.M. _Fifth Session_ Thursday, January 19, 1922. GEN. SAWYER: “I would like to ask if either of our committees are ready to report or whether they have any inquiries to make”. He asked Captain Blackwood for a report. CAPT. BLACKWOOD reported that the Committee on Forms met yesterday noon and felt they had a task that was going to take months. As they had no copies of the forms in use two of the members of the committee were to get them by noon today.