GENERAL SAWYER: Called attention to the fact that is had been discovered during yesterday’s afternoon session that a number of resolutions would probably be presented during the Conference, some of which would require very close attention, and that the Federal Board of Hospitalization is of the opinion that it is quite necessary to appoint a Committee on resolutions, whereupon the following Committee was appointed. Committee on Resolutions. Major General Merritte W. Ireland, U. S. A., Rear Admiral Edward E. Stitt, U. S. N., Surgeon General H. S. Cumming, U.S.P.H.S. In accordance with a resolution passed during yesterday’s session, the following Committee was also appointed: Committee on Forms: Captain Norman J. Blackwood, U.S.N., Surgeon M. C. Guthrie, U. S. Veterans’ Bureau, Asst. Surg. Gen. J. W. Kerr, U.S.P.H.S., Colonel James A. Mattison, N.H.D.V.S., Major L. L. Hopwood, U.S.A. General Sawyer urged that the Committee on Forms meet at the earliest possible moment in order that plans may be devised to take up immediately the work involved in this connection and that suggestions be obtained from the Committee, which will necessarily be brought to the attention of the heads of the Departments represented in the Federal Board of Hospitalization. He stated that every endeavor will be made to simplify matters in order that clerical work may be reduced to the lowest point consistent with the requirements of law. He pointed out in this connection that the requirements of this nature had recently been modified by over fifty per cent and that the Internal Revenue Service is now taking up this same subject. General Sawyer introduced Major General Merritte W. Ireland, who presided over the morning session. GENERAL IRELAND: requested those present to make extensive notes as to the points brought out by the various speakers relative to such matters it was desired to discuss later, stating that the papers would first be read and would then be open for discussion. COL. P. S. HALLORAN: read a paper on the subject of “U.S. Veterans’ Bureau Inspections, U. S. Veterans’ Hospitals”, as follows: “The inspections of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau hospitals were formerly made by the General Inspection Service of the U. S. Public Health Service. In October 1921, the Director authorized in General Order #39, the organization of an Inspection Service of the Medical Division of the Bureau under the provisions of sections 2 and 9 of the Act of Congress approved August 9th, 1921, commonly known as The Sweet Bill. In carrying out Section 6 of the Sweet Bill which authorized the decentralization of the Veterans’ Bureau, the Inspection Section was organized to consist of the Chief and several assistants located in the Central Office, and an Inspection Section in each District Office.