, ▁Dra per ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁to ▁begin ▁organ izing ▁a ▁reserve ▁corps ▁for ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Service . ▁ ▁In ▁such ▁a ▁body , ▁medical ▁and ▁scientific ▁personnel ▁could ▁be ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁into ▁the ▁health ▁service ▁in ▁time ▁of ▁military ▁necessity ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁out break ▁of ▁an ▁ep ide mic ▁disease . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁this ▁position , ▁Dra per ▁became ▁very ▁opinion ated ▁about ▁how ▁things ▁should ▁be ▁done , ▁and ▁frequently ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁his ▁super iors . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Blue , ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General , ▁eventually ▁removed ▁Dra per ▁from ▁this ▁job , ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁choice ▁of ▁two ▁other ▁jobs ▁instead . ▁ ▁The ▁one ▁chosen ▁by ▁Dra per ▁was ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Dr . ▁En n ion ▁G . ▁Williams , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁State ▁Health ▁Commission er , ▁to ▁organ ize ▁county ▁health ▁depart ments ▁within ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Dra per ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Williams , ▁and ▁made ▁st ump ▁speech es ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁state ▁talking ▁to ▁civ ic ▁groups ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁organization ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁helpful . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁combined ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁funds ▁with ▁whatever ▁local ▁fund ing ▁could ▁be ▁obtained ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁full - time ▁health ▁officer ▁into ▁as ▁many ▁count ies ▁as ▁possible . ▁ ▁Dra per ' s ▁ten ure ▁in ▁Virginia ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2