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    "ocrText": "PPF 9\nPRESIDENT'S S PERSONAL FILE\nGifts B\nFeb. 1942\nPPF900084\nBerkuer\nCa.\npl.to q-B\nFebruary 2, 1942\nMy dear Miss Bailey:\nThe friendly letter of birthday\ngreetings and the necktie which you were good\n+ xppt, q-T\nenough to send to the President pleased him\never so much. He appreciates your thought of\nhim and wants you to know, too, of his deep\ngratitude for your prayerful wishes.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nMiss Josephine Bailey,\n487 South Ashland Avenue,\nLexington,\ncb\nKentucky.\nBrckner & Cn.\nad\nP.7.7.\nary 2, 1942\n9-B\nes your note\nI the little\nMrs. Roosevelt\nr remembrance\ncarned peach\n2 kemels.\ncharmfore\nurs,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nV\nE. G. Bickel, Esq.,\n1842 Boas Street,\nHarrisburg,\nPennsylvania.\nget\nBeckuet\nachyd J.42 of\nw\nLexing ton. They, Jan 24 1942\nThe Nonorable Franklin & Roosmelt,\nPresident The United states America,\nDear bir:\nI am sending you a the in\nP.7.7.\nrememberance of your birthday,\nruary 2, 1942\nTogether with the wish That you\nwill have many more happy, prosporous\n9-B\nand healthful birthdays,\nmay The Blessings of God he with\nyou each day and give you\nhealth a strength to carry ou,\nates your note\nI pray with The help of each\nas the little\ncharmston\nand ever one of us That we\n.m. Mrs. Roosevelt\nfreedon and peace, and\nyour remembrance\ncarned peach\n2 kemels.\nwill still live in a world of\nmay The year of 1942 be\nyours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nE. G. Bickel, Esq.,\n1842 Boas Street,\nHarrisburg,\nPennsylvania.\nget\na victorious one for our\nnation,\nwith Rest wishes I am\nmost cordially yours\nmiss Josephine Bailey,\n487 s, ashland are,\nLigington\nMy-\nGRACE G. TULLY\nE. G. Bickel, Esq.,\n1842 Boas Street,\nHarrisburg,\nPennsylvania.\nget\nBeckner\nP.P.7.\nFebruary 2, 1942\n9-B\nMy dear Mr. Bickel:\nThe President appreciates your note\nof birthday greetings, as well as the little\ntoken which you forwarded to him. Mrs. Roosevelt\nasks me to thank you also for your remembrance\ncarned peach\n2 kemels.\ncharmston\nof her.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nE. G. Bickel, Esq.,\n1842 Boas Street,\nHarrisburg,\nPennsylvania.\nget\nVerkuer\nCu,\n5\nE.G.Bickel\nHarrisburg, Pa.,\nadviting\nminime 9 1049\n1842 Boas Street\nPres. F.D. Roosevelt,\nWashington, D. C.\nof brith T.A T. KS as\nSir;\nandmade yacht block.\nYou will find under another\nact\ncover a token in the form of a\nhand carved peach seed; to serve\n? p.7.\nas a birth-day present from a\n- B\nX4T\nPennsylvanian; also one for Mrs.\nFranklin D. Roosevelt.\nYours for many more birth-days,\nEGBickel\n2 Kernels Charms\nBerkurt & Cit.\nJEWELERS\nFahrinms 9 1049\nGRAVES, Cy\nMcBETH, Fred\nMcBETH, Earl\nAlbany, Calif.\nack'd 2-2-42\nSent the President a handmade yacht block.\nSee P.P.F. 9-XYZ\nact\nP.P.7.\n9-B\nx45\nORLANDO\nd\nTUELY\nBecknet\nCr.\nFebruary 2, 1942\nP.P.7.\n9-B\nGentlemen:\nIt was especially kind of you to\nsend the President the little token. He is\nmost appreciative of your friendly thought\nof him.\nThe other token has been taken\nX48\ncare of as you suggested.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nA. D. Beckner and Company,\nMartinsville,\nVirginia.\ncb\nButish July Emlossy\nspenth / to AST year A.D. Berkner JEWELERS & Co.\nachga\nMARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA\n1-2-42\nOne For Franklin D.Roosevelty,President of the U.S.A.\nof\nOne For Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England.\nvah.\nPADULA, Mrs. Clementina,\nP.P.Z\nEast Lansdowne, Pa.\nFebruary 2, 1942 (date acknowledged)\n9-B\nOn above date Miss Tully wrote to Mrs. Radula thanking her on behalf of the\nPresident for the crocheted bedspread she sent.\nSee P.P.F. 9-P\ncome\nWEST\nnational\nADMINISTRATION\npennsylvania\nFebruary 2, 1942\np.p.7.\nq-B\nMy dear Mr. Krauth:\nThe President is pleased to accept the\ntoken which you presented to him in behalf of\nX444-D\nthe National Youth Administration boys of Berkley\nMisell\nHills Shop, as an expression of their determina-\ntion to be helpful in the present emergency.\nPlease convey to them his appreciative thanks\nfor the gift and for their loyal support.\nx282\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nX\nErnest Krauth, Esq.,\nSuperintendent,\nBerkley Hill Machine Shop,\nNational Youth Administration\nfor Pennsylvania,\nJohnstown,\nPennsylvania.\n(small Flag and stand given to C.A.N.)\nCEAN\nFEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY\nPAST\nNATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION\nFOR pennsylvania\nBerkley Hill Machine Shop\n2/2 d\nJohnstown, Pennsylvania\nDecember 23, 1941\nHis Excellency\nThe President of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:-\nPlease accept this small token, made by ourselves,\nas a sign of our regard for your person-and as a pledge of\nour determination to give our country all there is in us\nin these perilous times.\nOn behalf of the NYA boys of Berkley Hills Shop\nErnest.Kreath:\nSuperintendent\nand\npr.7. q' q-B B\n+\nFebruary 2, 1942\nMy dear Mrs. Brown:\nThe President has asked. me to thank\nyou ever BO much for the crocheted handiwork\n(crocheted hat)\nwhich you were good enough to send him. He\nsincerely appreciates your friendly thought.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nMrs. Edna E. Brown,\n3539 Flora Court,\nSt. Louis,\nMissouri.\ncd\nachig'd\nwrt's\n2/2/20\n(Y)AY your HAT\nyour pin LAPEL 9, 0/\nppt\nALWAYS bE\n9-B\nIN This RING\nMADE by 1 MRS EdNA E Brown\n35397LorA Court\nSr, Louis, Missouri\nX\n98\nght.\nfor\n1 15b\n99TR given\ned\nmr.7's\nFebruary 2, 1942\nppt 9-6\nMy dear Mr. Bradley:\nThank you in the President's behalf\nxpr.7 X 98\nfor the souvenir spoon you snat to him recently.\nHe 18 most appreciative of your friendly thought.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nCharles Bradley, Esq.,\n1935 Arch Street,\nPhiladelphia,\nPennsylvania.\ned\n(spoon retd. to Mrs. Eben)\nFl.\nDebruary 2, 1942\npr.7. q-B\nMy dear Mr. Bycoffe:\nMany thanks, in the President's behalf,\nfor your letter of January twenty-sixth. You may\nbe assured that your kind thought in sending the\ncalendar to him is much appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nX\nD. Bycoffe, Esq.,\nBaltic Shipping Company, Inc.,\nY\nMaritime Building,\n8-10 Bridge Street,\ncd\nNew York, N. Y.\nB\nEstablished Agencies in all parts of the World\nBALTIC SHIPPING COMPANY INC.\nForeign Freight Contractors and Forwarders\nMARITIME BUILDING 8-10 BRIDGE ST.\nNEW YORK\nCUSTOMS BROKERS\nTELEPHONES WHITEHALL 3-3473 TO 3477\nCABLE ADDRESS \"BALTISHIP\"\nALL CODES USED\nIN REPLY PLEASE\nJanuary 26, 1942\nREFER TO NO.\nHis Excellency\nThe Honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\nPresident of the United States of America\nWhite House,\nWashington, D. C.\nYour Excellency:\nWe have taken the liberty of mailing you one of our\ncalendars illustrating in full colors the flags of\nthe 21 American Republics.\nFor over 25 years, in all our advertising, we have\nadvocated the close relationship between the Americas\nand we believe that our calendar is timely at this\nparticular moment.\nWith expressions of our highest esteem, we remain\nRespectfully yours,\nBALTIC SHIPPING COMPANY INC.\nD. SBM Bycoffe\nDB:FB\n6\nplt q-B\nFebruary 3, 1942\nMy dear Mr. Borden:\nIt was splendid of you to write me\nX\npp7 9-c\nthat letter about your wood carvings and to en-\nclose the postcard pictures of them. It must\nhave required a great deal of painstaking care\nto make them and your generous thought in want-\n9.W\ning to present them to the President is more\nthan appreciated. However, it is felt that we\nshould not accept them as they really are not\njust the type that would fit in with his rare\ncollections in the Hyde Park Library. It is\nsuggested that you make your work available to\nsome school or museum near you, as an example\nof fine service to your own community. The\npostcards are returned herewith, and I also\nhave pleasure in extending the President's\nvery best wishes to you.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nJona Borden, Esq.,\nYucaipa,\nCalifornia.\nfhs.\nEnclosures\n10 postcards marled of wood with carvings. +\n6\nmy Dran Giver Trelley January 18- 1942, ak\nn\ncount\n\"\nLiver 4 do 2/8/42\nJona Borden, Esq.,\necident,\nms\nYucaipa,\nCalifornia.\n!\nPresident\nTo be returned to sender\nanged.\n2\nforward\nGGT\n2/3/42\nPlace\ningrace\nx\neat art ?\nI would Rather not, It mould 12000 my Heart\nto look at my work and Read some up my lines\non the couluay if you can space the time\nI emsider myself the luokiest on Earth\nter from\nthe greatest Inspiration since the day of my Buth\nary 18,\nI am old in Bady But still young at heart\ncarvings\nese car-\nmy Birth Right of freedom I'll mine Depart\nld have\nre pre-\nI am older than my Pusident Just trenty fries day\nst that\nchools\nThough just a common corpentor with Preulian Ways\nhis own\nI which wrote blases, of used the Pen-knife\nTo Buisy working the Rest at my life\nuntil last June I was Prit in a cost,\nDo you not think I am learning fast ??\nipman\nrieu We\nDirector\nFWS:MEH\nEnc.\n4\nmy Dear Giver Trelley Jamely 18- 19H2, ak\nI take it upon myself to send just a free\nPhotos, showing some of the work I can do 2/8/42\nWhile confined to my home from an accident, ras\nThought you could show them to my President\nI have a capy of Each of them anlarged.\n2\nIf you Desire I'le Be glad to send forward\nso if Puchance you could find a Place\nin the Rosevelt Library, would it Disgrace\nto some of the Worts of the nations great art,\nI would Rather not, It would Break my Heart\non the couluay if you can space the time\nto look at my work and Read some up my lines\nI emsider myself the luokiest on Earth\nthe greatest Inspiration since the day of in Buth\nter from\nary 18,\nI am old in Bady But still young at heart\ncarvings\nese car-\nmy Birth Right of freedom I'll meme Depart\nld have\nI am older than my Pusident Just trently fries day\n:re pre-\nst that\nchools\nThough just a common corpentor with Prention Ways\n, his own\nI which wrote blases, of used the Pen-krife\nTo Buisy working the Rest at my life\nuntil last June I was Prit in a cost,\nDo you not think I am learning fast,\nipman\nFred W.\nDirector\nFWS:MEH\nEnc.\nman seldom gets to old and fuble to ham\nsometimes, good from Evil is had to Discarm.\nBiside some at cavering which I am sunding you,\nmy number of Arreises are quiet a fun,\nsince the first of Drember until this date,\nI have savid from my writing some sifty Eight\nFour Hundred buses, and signity fine more.\nnow that not bood- within is it Boor,\nBut mostly, things that would help man-Kind\nI mite on any subject that come to my mind,\nI would write nathing I done net Disgrace\nThis land of mine, Even though it would Place\nme on a Pedislal, that would Riach for above\nmy follow- man, no not for Glory like or TO love know.\nif the my yucaipa mail, you still to flow.\nnow Dear Grace I would want\nBut if not. a Past end will you send ?\n5\nI have grask the Hand of a man of great fame.\nand say, you won't my Rhunnes and buses to End\nHe was a great Hero, called TEDDY By many,\nHe was a great man and a Dianstort\nof a great Family ROSEVELT my President\nJona Borden Rt yucaipa calif\nFred Shipman\nFred W. Shipman\nDirector\nFWS MEH\nEnc.\nP\nThe National Archibes\nThe Franklin D. Roosebelt Library\nHyde Park, N. V.\nOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR\nPlease note theretum pupme bls\nJanuary 28,\n1942\nMiss Grace G. Tully\nSecretary\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Miss Tully:\nI am returning enclosed a letter from\nJona Borden addressed to you dated January 18,\nand ten postcards illustrating the wood carvings\nhe wishes to give to the President. These car-\nvings are apparently amateurish and would have\nno place in this Library unless they were pre-\nsented to us by the President. I suggest that\nMr. Borden make his work available to schools\nor some museum near him as a service to his own\ncommunity.\nWith best wishes,\nSincerely\nFred W. Shipman\nFred W. Shipman\nDirector\nFWS:MEH\nEnc.\npla\n9.B\nFebruary S, 1942\nMy dear Mr. Bats:\nThe President thanks you very much\nindeed for your friendly birthday greetings and\nX ppt\n9-T\nfor your Icind thought in sending him the necktie.\nHe wants you and Mr. Abe Milaras to know how\ngrateful he is for your contributions to the\nInfantile Paralysis Fund.\ntppa 310 contact xyyy\nVery sincerely yours,\nxp.77 X 7\nGRACE G. TULLY\nG-M\nX\nHarvey F. Batz, Esq.,\nB\n260 King Street,\nPottstown,\nPernsylvenia.\n1tp\nlickte Pottstown Da king st 12\nDear our President\nfloor ST ab Jan 27 1942\n2-3-42\nas\nP.P.\nEnclosed is a token\nof my high esteem for you on\n9-\nyour birthday animversary Ol-is\nmy sincere wish that you will\nhave many more and that you\nenjoy the final-health.\nI will enclose also two one dollar Bills\nfor the infantide paralyais fond one\nfor Inr abe Inilaras and one anyself\nFrom a. Stanch\nDemocratic admirere\nvery truly yours\nHarvey F. Baty\npht\nFebruary 4, 1942\nP.P.7.\n9-B\nMy dear Mrs. Bennett:\nThe President was especially\npleased to receive that beautiful quilt,\na product of your own handiwork. He thanks\nyou very much indeed for your friendly\nthought in presenting it to him as a birth-\nday remembrance and has asked me to convey\nhis every good wish to you for your welfare\nand happiness.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nYours\nX\nMrs. Nancy A. Bennett,\nHotel Graham,\nPawnee,\nOklahoma.\ncb\nack\nguilt Cot\nachye\nGST\n2-4-42\nPawnee,Okla.\nof\nJan. 26,1942\nPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt,\nWashington, D.C.\nDear President Roosevelt:\nIt gives me great pleasure to present to you\nthis gift, which has a deep meaning and 1 have worked many weeks get -\ning this gift ready to present you on your birthday anniversary, and\nselected this design because it represents the star which shone over\nthe birth place of our Saviour.\n1 hope that you and Mrs. Roosevelt will aec-\nept this gift in the spirit in which it is sent.\n1 will soon be eighty-one years of age,add\nwas afraid if 1 did not make this gift now,1 might not be able to do\nso later.1 am a widow, and live from an old age assistance check.\nYours Truly,\nP.S. The quilt comes by parcel post.\nThis star is the star of Bethleham which led the wise men from the\neast and stood over where the Chrbst Child lay in the manger, and\nwhen they had opended their gift chest, they presented unto Him\ngifts, and departed into their country another way-the gifts were\ngold and frankibcebse and myrrh, and so,I present to you, resident\nRoosevelt, on your birthday, this Star of Bethleham ,wishing you many\nmore Happy Birthdays.\nHotel Johaw,\nNaucy a.\nPaurise, Okla,\nP.P.7\nq-B\nFebruary 4, 1942\nMy dear Mrs. Banks:\nx Pl.7\nIt was kind of you to send the Presi-\n9-C\ndent those cookies for his birthday. He much\nappreciates your friendly thought of him end is\ngrateful, too, for your good wishes,\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nV\nMrs. Cora Banks,\nc/o Brockmont Hotel,\n3953 South Michigan Avenue,\nChicago,\nIllinois.\nmrk\nMrs Cora 3953s. Banks muchia s away OF\n% Brookwnt Hotel chicago. Lee\nto President of Writed\nStates from\nmrs Cora Baules\n3953 &. michigaw 56\nc/e Brookwont Hotel checago, Jel\nDear President:-\nHeatily of happy years, to\nmany more\nthe mnt bonderful\nFebrus President on earch\nmay God Blees\nP.P.F.\nPEDRICK, ALBERT H.\n9-B\nPublisher,\nWildwood Press,\nSpringfield, Ohio\nFeb. 5, 1942 Ackd.\nWrote to the President sending copy of book,\n\"Our Saviour's Words\" as birthday remembrance. (Study)\nSee PPF-9-W\newr\nFebruary 4a 1942\nPNF,\nP.P.F.\nPEDRICK, ALBERT H.\n9_ B\nPublisher,\nWildwood Press,\nSpringfield, Ohio\nFeb. 5, 1942 Ackd.\nWrote to the President sending copy of book,\n\"Our Saviour's Words\" as birthday remembrance. (Study)\nSee PPF-9-W\newr\nTest.\nFebruary 4a 1942\nP.P.7.\nq-B\nMy dear Mr. Bolton:\nThank you, in the President's behalf,\nfor your courtesy in sending the sketch to him. XP.P.7.9-S\nHe is most appreciative of your friendly birth-\nday greetings.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nMyron Bolton, Esq.,\n2358 - 61. Street,\nBrooklyn,\nNew York.\nmrk\nV\nU\nachd\nmik 2- 4- 4v\nHeartest Congratulation\n)\n7. D, R.\non your 60th birthday\nEnclosed you will\newr\nyour likness I hope\nfind a crude sketch f\nyou like it\nmyron Breton\n235 8-61 Shut\nBrooklyn, w.y.\nNATIONAL DROAD ASTING COMPANY, INC.\n?\nP.P.7.\nЛ. B\nP.F.\n1-B\nB\nCHAUDET\nHollyw\nFeb. 5\nis book,\n\"The Com\newr\nSee PPF-9\nFrees Mon\nNational\nend\nFebruary 5, 1942\nP.P.7.\nA. B\nP.P.F.\n9-B\nCHAUDET, LOUIS WILLIAM\nHollywood, Calif.\nFeb. 5, 1942 Ackd.\nSent to the President inscribed copy of his book,\n\"The Common Sense of God\", - also poem. (Book to Study)\newr\nSee PPF-9-C\nFebruary 5, 1942\nP.P.7.\nq-B\nMy dear Mr. Bock:\nYour letter of January twenty-ninth\nto Secretary Early has been handed to the President.\nHe is especially pleased to have that inscribed\nxR.7.9-P\nphotograph as a birthday remembrance and is more\ngrateful than he can say for the friendly thought\nwhich prompted its presentation.\nThe President asks me to convey his\nbest wishes to you.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nX\nHarold J. Bock, Esq.,\nPress Manager,\nx228\nNational Broadcasting Company, Inc.,\nSunset and Vine,\nHollywood,\nCalifornia.\npl\nNATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.\nA RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SERVICE\nZz\nNBC\nSUNSET AND VINE\nRCA\nHOLLYWOOD\nJanuary 29\nOck 1942\nack'd\n2/5/42\nPL\nMr Stephen Early\nkil's\nThe White House\nWashington DC\nDear Mr Early:\nI am attaching an autographed picture of the many\nHollywood stars who appeared on last Saturday\nnight's March of Dimes program from these studios.\nWith best wishes for a happy birthday to our\nPresident and with kindest regards to you, I am\nHarola Brick Harold J Book\nVery sincerely,\nEnc\nPress Manager Western Division\n/\nDEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S LUCHEON CLUB,\nPhila., Pa.\n2-5-42\nSent to the President three volumes of DEMOCRATIC ADDRESSES.\n(books.)\nSee P.P.F.9-D\nP.P.7\n9-B\nbr\n11\nBENTLEY, Hon. F. H.\nLondon, W.L. England\nFebruary 24, 1942\nLetter to the President, telling party held in Londin in honor\nof the President's sixtieth birthday, and enclosing check made payable to Franklin D.\nRoosevelt, in the anount of One Hundred and Thirty-three pounds, eight shillings and\nsixpence sterling, payable at the buying rate for sight draft on London, dated 2/17/42,\ndrawn on Martins Bank Limited, London Foreign Branch, numbered F.3043. Also attached\nbook \"Souvenir of an Occasion Celebrating in London the Sixtieth Birthday of Franklin\nDelano Roosevelt, Jan. 30, 1942, and several photographs taken on this occasion.\nReferred to the Department of State for appreciative\nacknowledgment, and return of book and check to this office. Attention: Mr. Summerlin.\nReceipt requested.\nSEE - P.P.F. - 310 - Contributions \"B\"\nVST\nPP7-9-73\nI\nvah.\nPEMBERTON, John C.,\nNew York, N.Y.\n0\nP.P.7\nFebruary 5, 1942 (date acknowledged)\n9-13\nOn above date Miss Tully wrote to Mr. Pemberton thanking him for the inscribed\ncopy of his book \"Pemberton - Defender of Vicksburg\", which he sent the President.\nSee P.P.F. 9-P\nvah.\nSIMPSON, Mrs. Russell Sudlow,\nUniversity Heights, Cleveland, Ohio\nFebruary 8, 1942\nOn above date Miss Tully wrote to Mrs. Simpson on behalf of the President\nthanking her for the inscribed book of her verses.\nSee P.P.F. 9-S\nP.P.7.\nG-B\nq-B\nFebruary 4, 1942\nMy dear Mr. Boegert:\nThe President thanks you for the copy\nof HEAR US, AMERICA! containing your verses and\nfor the friendliness conveyed in your letter to\nSecretary Early. He sends you his best wishes\nand has asked ne to tell you that it is exceedingly\ngratifying to know that he has your prayers dur-\ning these critical days.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nAugust C. Boegert, Esq.,\n55 Eastern Avenue,\nToledo,\nOhio.\n1tp\n11\n12\nJohn 17-1942\nack a\nreturn book to alen\nEarly\nnett President us a\nnot to our Beloved Resident\nme GesT\ntwo Poem in s lime Page\nCarrent brought meanr to the\nwhen I was 7 years old am\nand 68years old Burn on april 5th 1874.on Crastern the Earths\nDay fore ever likristan; its my Stand of my Dear hand till I\nshal close my Eyes in Death: am sorry that I Cant send\nmore but I last all I had sured; in 1929-1990; and my\nEximing is orer and count yet no work as Into oldatly,\nOll Pray that my God and Jhurn will lead our Dear\nPresident in all his days fore rictory of our Gust U.S. a,\nKindly give this to my President has 2 cast my Cure in ship Death\nfore the Star +. stripes Respectfully Junes\naugust be, Bagert\n33 Eastern are\nToledo Ohio\nPs. Please when Jun Can give my Greetry to my Dear\nPal The Konerble, Mr TT, ansberry, my Pal and school\nblum; in 1880 up in aur bity of our home town\nDefiance Chio\n11\n12\nJoledo Jan 27-1942\nEarly\n2'\nFOR THE PRESIDENT:\nnelt President us as\nThis letter has not been\nand to our Reloved President\nacknowledged.\ntwo Poem in s lame Page\nAW\nParrent brought means to the\nwhen I was 7 years old, am\nand 68years old B arm on april 5th 1874.on Crastern: the Grather\nDayfore ever Christan its my stand of my Dear hand till I\nshal close my Eyes in Death: am sorry that I cant send\nmore but I last all I had saved; in 1929-1990 and my\nEximing is or and count yet no work at Into oldatis,\nOll Pray that my God and June will had and Dear\nKindly give this to my President has D cast Cure in shift\nPresident in all his days fore rictory of of our my Great U.S. a,\nfore the Star t stripes Respectfully your\naugust be, Baegert\n33 Eastern are\nToledo ahio\nPs. Please when Jun Can give my Createry to my Dear\nPal The Konerble, Mr TT. ansberry, my Pal and school\nbhum; in 1880 up in aur bity of our home town\nDefiance Chio\n11\n12\nFoledo Jan 27-1942\nMr Stephen J. Early\n2'\nDear Sir\nSer y FD, Roosevelt President us as\nI am sending you a book to hand to our Reloved President\ndear Ms america as I have two Poem in s lime Page\n54-55, its of my life; mydlear Parrent brought means to the\nGarter be anty on Brasth in 1881, when I was 7 year old, am\nand 68years old Barn on april 5th 1874.on Coastern the Earther\nDay fore ever Christen its my Stand of my Dear hand till I\nshal close my Eyes in Death: am sorry that I cant send\nmore but I last all I had saved; in 1929-1990; and my\nExaming is or and count yet no work as Into oldatly,\nDel Pray that my God and June will had our Dear\nPresident in all his days fore rictory of of our my Great us, a,\nKindly give this to my President has 2 cast Care in shife Death\nfore the Star + stripes Respectfully June\naugust to, Bayert\n33 Eastern are\nToledo Ohio\nPs. Please when Jun Can give my Greeting to my Dear\nPal The Konerble, Mr TT, ansberry my Pal and school\nblum; in 1880 up in aur bity of our home town\nDefiance Chio\n11\nact\nfiled Feb. 5, 1942.\nP.P.7.\nThe following sent birthday greetings to the President:\nWEAVER, Miss Clara - TOWNSEND CLUB NO. 6, Rock Island, Ill.\n9-B\nFRIEDMAN WERNER CO., INC. - New York City\nGEMALAS, Miss Effie - Providence, R.I.\nLENATH HAZEDECK HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY, - Brooklyn, N.Y.\nMOTHER RAPHAEL - Children and Sisters of the CATHOLIC APOSTOLATES, The DANTE\nSCHOOL, Concordville, Pa.\nBRADY; S. Proctor - New York City\nNORTH, John R. - Hollywood, Fla.\nFAULKNER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS - Seventh Grade - Chicago, Ill.\nROTHSCHILD, Siegmund and Family - - New York City\nKRAHE, Rev. Daniel - Santa Fe, N.M.\nLOMINSKY, Leon S. I SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL INSTRUCTIONS, Brooklyn, N.Y.\nBERGUM, R.C. - ORDER OF RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS, Auburn, Wash.\nBREVICK, Mrs. Martha E. - Tacoma, Wash. (Also sent the President a bust of his\nMother as a gift.)\nBOMRIND, Benjamin - POMORZANER S.B.A., INC., New York City\nKENNEY, Miss Katherine - FLINT V CLUB, Flint, Mich.\ngoldberg, Max - - OHEV SHOLOM CONGREGATION, Washington, D.C.\nBARCZEWSKI, Mrs. Rose - SEVENTH WARD POLISH WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB, Cleveland\nOhio\nSTINNETTE, James P. 1 MERCER COUNTY CELEBRATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY,\nMatoaka, W.Va.\nWINSTON, Miss Edith G. -- Cleveland, Ohio\nSTEIN, Mr. 11. and STEIN, Mr. S. 1 BALI BRASSIERE CO., INC., New York City\nlemion, Walter S. - WORLD WIDE BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, New York City\nAPPELMAN, Harry 1 JEWISH WAR VETERAN S OF THE U.S., DEPT. OF CALIF., Los\nAngeles, Calif.\nKLEIN; Sterling W. - Baltimore, Md.\nSMITH, Mayor Harold H. and CUNNINGHAM, Robert F. - City of MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.\nSAUL, Mr. and Mrs. A. - Paterson, N.J.\nALLRED, Miss Mary Y. - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB, Raleigh, N.C.\nCOOPER, W.K. - LYCOMING DIVISION, AVIATION CORP., Williamsport, Pa.\nETTELMAN, Miss Elizabeth - PHILADELPHIA AUXILIARY FOR THE ORPHAN GIRLS' HOME\nIN jerusalem, Phila., Pa.\nBICKEL, Fred - and many others - Carrollton, Mo.\nMELTZER, Morris - RABBINICAL COLLEGE, Y.R.C.B., Brooklyn, N.Y.\nISAACS, Mayor Al H. - Russells Point, Ohio\nBIRCH, Mrs. George - Rochester, N.Y.\nCOHEN, Miss Mariam - PRINCE STRAUS POST, AUXILIARY POST 161, JEWISH WAR\nVETERANS, U.E.A, Revere, Mass.\nPETERS, Miss Charlotte A. - Brooklyn, N.Y.\nETHERTON, Seddon L. - Detroit, Mich.\nLANDAU, Rabbi Dr. Ezekiel - Brooklyn, N.Y.\nSee - P.P.F. 310-Initial of Writer or Organization.\np.p.7.B\n9-B\nFebruary 6, 1942\nMy dear Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan:\nThe President asks me to thank you\never so much for your card of birthday greet-\nings and for the beautiful handmade tie. He\nwants you to know that he is deeply grateful\nfor this evidence of your friendliness and your\ngood will.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nMr. and Mrs. W. D. Buchanan,\n18 South 34th Street,\nColorado Springs,\nColorado.\ncMc\n12\nGRDAY PRAYER\nackyl\n2/5/42\nThe\nay all your hours\n} be truly blest\n6, 1942\n6\np.p.7- 7-\nay His great\nLove and Care\nq-B\nS\nend countless joys\nd your letter\nand happiness\ne to thank\nC\neant just for\ng the little\nYou to share\nW that he\n2\nxpressions.\nOck\n1 yours,\nnecktu\nT.A. GST\nGRACE G. TULLY\nE\nAlfred W. Bone, Esq.,\n2420 Muscatel Avenue,\nSan Gabriel,\nCalifornia.\nfhs\nas\nGo\nIs\nay Birthday joy\n6, 1942\nand gladness, too,\nFill every happy hour\nq-B\nfor you\nved your letter\n3 me to thank\nV\nding the little\nCongratulations from -\nknow that he\nly expressions.\nand W.L.D.B mchanan\n18. So. 34th this St=\nely yours,\nColorado Springs. Colorado.\nGRACE G. TULLY\nE\nAlfred W. Bone, Esq.,\n2420 Muscatel Avenue,\nSan Gabriel,\nfhs\nCalifornia.\nTHIS\nP.S. WE- dont attend the\nBirthday Ball, So I hand-Made\nyou a The to wear the Ball.\"\nT-3829\nSANT 20 5065D\nX\nJI\n3a\nJuli\nbes\n-\nrisse\nEE\naberoido\nolio\nx\nFebruary 6, 1942\np.p.7-\nq-B\nMy dear Mr. Bone:\nThe President has received your letter\nof January twenty-fourth and asks me to thank\nyou for your kind thought in sending the little\ndonkey to him. He wants you to know that he\ngreatly appreciates your friendly expressions.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nAlfred W. Bone, Esq.,\n2420 Muscatel Avenue,\nSan Gabriel,\nfhs\nCalifornia.\nTHE\n2\nJan 24-1942\nn Thanklu D Raosenelt. ack\n2/10/42\nP.\n9\nCo\nDC. row\nDear Sir.\nthe book - tra\nI am Sending you This\nc\nsas you can see that I am\nC\namong your admires ?\n\\\ngot this from the on ife of a\nwis abled veteran of the last was\nshe made it. I got it Lyne you\nwas nominated the first\ntime. and have wore it conth\nmily since through Rain X\nshine. now that it is show ing\nthe hard strain 9 decided to\nsend it to you. to do with it\nwhat even you Care Your am just\nsending it recause I have\nfeen proud of it. secouse it\nspoke In its self. for one who\nhas dame so much In us\nand our country - and\nTHE\nP.P.F.\nI as well as so many athers\n9_B\nknow the ordeal ym are\nfor the book - translated\ngoing though now. and\nyou know we are all with\nyou this time as in the Part.\nknowing you will thing us\nant on toped am and service\nmame served in the RailRood\nunited in the last was over\nseasin a radroad unit.\nwishing you the But I health\none of your true admirers\nalfud.w. Bone\n2420 Muscate are,\nsun Gabriel\nCalef.\n11\nTHE\nSTEVENS\nKNOPF, MR.AND MRS. ALFRED\nP.P.F.\nNew York, N. Y.\nFeb. 4, 1942\n9_ B\nthe Chinese - they sent to him for Christmas.\nThe President wrote thanking for the book - translated from\nSee PPF-9-K\newr\nUUS\nBoad,\n11\nTHE\nAttach to file of letter to:\nCharles J. Beranek, Esq.,\nCicero Federal Savings and\nLoan Association,\n5900 West Cermak Road,\nry 6, 1942\nCicero,\nIllinois.\np.p.73 9-B\n2/6/42\nG.G.T.\nMy dear Mr. Beranek:\nThe President much appreciates the\nkind thought which prompted you to send him\nthat 1942 Year Book. He asks me to thank you\nvery much for it and for your good wishes.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nCharles J. Beranek, Esq.,\nCicero Federal Savings and\nLoan Association,\n5900 West Cermak Road,\nCicero,\nIllinois.\ncMc\nB\nTHE\nSTEVENS\nFebruary 6, 1942\n9-\nMy dear Mr. Beranek:\nThe President much appreciates the\nkind thought which prompted you to send him\nthat 1942 Year Book. He asks me to thank you\nvery much for it and for your good wishes.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nCharles J. Beranek, Esq.,\nCicero Federal Savings and\nLoan Association,\n5900 West Cermak Road,\nCicero,\nIllinois,\ncMc\nB\nTHE\nSTEVENS\n11\n2,\nERO 5900-0\nD\nCICERO\nFEDERAL SAVINGS\nAND LOAN ASSOCIATION\nTest Nisher\nCHARLES J.\nGrendest BERANEK 5900 CICERO, W. CERMAK of ILLINOIS the ROAD Huiled 11 States\nWashington D.C\n078.05 3. TOLLY\nJahn y. Downme, Eaque\n722\nKinned\nAvenue,\nPark,\ndon Franklin D\nGrenidest of the Huiled 11 States\nWashington D.C\na first\nmayal Navy\", which\nWas\n00 Mr. Sachs expressing his\nappreciation for the mentioned gift and stating in part, \"I am delighted\nbeyond words to have this work of that age-old Diarist, and it will add a flavor\nall of its own to my highly prized possessions.\"\nSee 1983\nPa-B\nTOTAX\n722\nTHE STEVENS\nFebruary 7, 1942\nnot\n77,\nvah.\nSACHS, Alexander,\nNew York, N.Y.\nJanuary 30, 1942\nExtends birthday greetings to the President. Sends as a birthday gift a first\nedition of Samuel Pepys' \"Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy\", which\nwas printed in 1690.--The President, on 2/6/42 wrote to Mr. Sachs expressing his\nappreciation for the above-mentioned gift and stating in part, \"I am delighted\nbeyond words to have this work of that age-old Diarist, and it will add a flavor\nall of its own to my highly prized possessions.\"\nSee 1983\nP.P.F.\n9-73\nTHE STEVENS\nFebruary 7, 1942\nPP7,\nq-B\nMy dear Mr. Bowman:\nThe President has received your friendly\nletter of January thirtieth and asks me to thank\nyou for those pictures you sent him, which evidence\nsuch loyal cooperation in the national defense pro-\ngram. He is grateful, too, for your words of com-\nmendation and confidence in his leadership.\nWith every good wish for the good health\nand future welfare of your fine family,\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nJohn F. Bowman, Esq.,\n721 South Elmwood Avenue,\nOak Park,\nIllinois.\nfhs\nthat he was obliged to send to the hotel for his baggage rather\nthan to come personally for his baggage\n-\nMargaret secured\nact\n2/7/42\n11\nTHE STEVENS\nMS\nChicago\nMichigan Boulevard at Balbo Drive Wabash 4400\nJOSEPH P. BINNS, General Manager\nJAY JONES, Resident Manager\nJanuary 30, 1942.\ncare\nHon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nPresident of the United States of America,\nWashington, D. C.\nPrint\nDear Mr. President\nI am privileged to be a member of a family consisting of\nmother, Winifred A., who is an inspiration to her family\nof six sons, three daughters, to everyone who knows her\nand myself\n-\nAll the members of our family whose mental faculties are\nsufficiently mature to express judgment are convinced that\nthe war in which we are engaged demands the attitude of a\nman who will kill an intruder in his home -\nThere is\njust a bit of a chance in that, but we gladly take it\n-\nWe are inspired by the leadership of your good self and are\nover-joyed to observe that we are one united nation now be-\nhind the present purposes of our President\nThere is much in this present situation to ponder on, but the\nprincipal things are that we in this family are as one in the\nconclusion of the poem quoted below.\n-\nWe are sending in this cover a picture of one of our number,\nonly because it happens to be the picture most recently made\nand applicable to the present activity of our people.\nMargaret Ann was snapped in the act of purchasing defense\nstamps for her father, mother and all of her brothers and\nsisters, as well as herself, to be awarded to them by Santa\nClaus at Christmas just past.\nThis picture was intended to be a picture of Mr. Morgenthau\nand Margaret Ann as he was a hotel guest on that day and failed\nto return, we believe, only because the meeting which he ad-\ndressed at the Union League Club consumed so much of his time\nthat he was obliged to send to the hotel for his baggage rather\nthan to come personally for his baggage.\n-\nMargaret secured\nSTEVENS HOTEL-CHICAGO\n#2 - Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt.\n-\nleave from her high school classes to come to the hotel to\ncarry out her purpose and waited until it was found that Mr.\nMorgenthau would not be there.\n-\nThe spur to write this letter came from Joyce Kilmer's poem,\n\"The Peacemaker\"\n-\nI quote\n\"Upon his will he binds a radiant chain,\nFor Freedom's sake he is no longer free.\nIt is his task, the slave of Liberty,\nWith his own blood to wipe away a stain.\nThat pain may cease, he yields his flesh to pain.\nTo banish war, he must a warrior be.\nHe dwells in Night, eternal Dawn to see,\nAnd gladly dies, abundant life to gain.\nWhat matters Death, if Freedom be not dead?\nNo flags are fair, if Freedom's flage be furled,\nWho fights for Freedom, goes with joyful tread\nTo meet the fires of Hell against him hurled,\nAnd has for captain Him whose thorn-wreathed head\nSmiles from the Cross upon a conquered world.\"\nThe children are:\nJohn F. Bowman, Jr., age 26 years, an Insurance\nSolicitor who was married last September;\nIda Mary Bowman, age 24 years, who is in charge of\nthe Art Department in the Amundsen High School in\nChicago;\nDavid J. Bowman, S.J., age 22 years, who is studying\nfor the priesthood in his fifth year at West Baden\nCollege, West Baden, Indiana, with nine years of\nstudy ahead of him;\nJames A. Bowman, U.S.N.R., age 20 years, who is a\njunior at Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois;\nWinifred A. Bowman, age 18 years, who is a freshman\nat Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois;\nMargaret A. Bowman, age 16 years, who is a Junior at\nTrinity High School, River Forest, Illinois;\nWilliam George Bowman, age 14 years, a freshman at\nLoyola Academy, Chicago, Illinois;\nRobert Peter Bowman, age 12 years, who is in seventh\ngrade at Ascension School, Oak Park, Illinois; and\nRaymond Gregory Bowman, age 10 years, in fifth grade\nat Ascension School, Oak Park, Illinois.\n-\nSTEVENS HOTEL-CHICAGO\n#3 - Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt.\nThis is the story of an ordinary American family doing the\nordinary things at all times and being consistant, we believe,\nin assuming the obligation of our several stations in times\nlike these\n-\nAgain we refer to the spur that caused this letter to be\nwritten and we join you in your high and holy purpose to rid\nthe world of those who try to force their diabolical designs\non their own people as well as the peoples of other nations\non the earth.\nYours very truly,\nJohn John 721 South F. Bowman, 7. Elmwood Boreman Avenue, (Sr)\nOak Park, Illinois\n-\nJFB V\n(Letter not Duphiated)\n- - aplir\n7\npet G-B 7\nFebruary 7, 1942\nServicB\nMy dear Tricia:\nThank you, in the President's\nbehalf, for the drawings which you were good\nenough to send him and for your contribution\nxesa 9 A\nto the Infantile Paralysis Fund. He much\nappreciates your kind birthday greetings.\nVery sincerely yours,\nTHE States :21 \"B\"\nGRACE G, TULLY\nTricia Bloom,\n209 Spruce Avenue,\nTakoma Park,\nMaryland.\ncb\nn - aplir\nP.P.F.\nBAYERN, MR. AND MRS. H. A.\n9-B\nNew York, N. Y.\nFeb. 4, 1942- Ackd.\nMiss Tully wrote, thanking on behalf of the President,\nfor the handkerchiefs they sent to him for Christmas.\nSee PPF-7338\newr\nn - aM 1.12\n7\nP.P.7.\n9-B\nFebruary 7, 1942\nService\nMy dear Mrs. Bock:\nMany, many thanks, in the Presi-\ndent's behalf, for the crocheted work which\nXP.P.7.9-C\nyou were kind enough to send him. He wants\nyou to know that he sincerely appreciates\nyour friendly thought.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nB\nx\nMrs. Betty Bock,\n107 West 70th Street,\nNew York, N. Y.\nms\n,\nof\nat\n7\nP.P.7 q-B\nFebruary 7, 1942\nStrimm\nMy dear Mrs. Brown:\nMany thanks, in the President's behalf,\nfor your friendly thought in sending him the\nXP.P.7.9-H\nhandkerchiefs to which you refer in your letter\nof January twenty-eighth. He much appreciates\nyour kind contribution to the Infantile Paralysis\nFund and is grateful, too, for your birthday\ngreetings.\nVery sincerely yours,\nCRACE 0. TULLY\nx\nMrs. J. T. Brown,\nHelena,\nGeorgia.\nfhs\nHandkerchiefs\nocents -ol, P.,F. at\n2/7/4r\nHelena, Ga, 1/28/42, THE\nDearly President\nOct Please allow\nme to Join your many,\nmany friends in wishing\nyma mrst-happy Birth-\nday and accept-this little\ngift fn this anission, and\nvalue. not for its famchase\nof chase the letter Theea-\nuse it-stands for -\n\"Tenanklin, the name\nyour sweet wither always\ncalled your\nyour if you will please\nexcuse first a hit of free-\ndonal reference- I will\nms\nsay of am eightyears,\nsix months, and two days Foundation.\nyour Sr.; live\nof the time; do all if my\nhouse work; good fit of\nfamey mak, unite to any\nchildren every creek; do\nnot use glassea; and am\nstill counting many\nflessings: so you see\nit is not quite sn -\n\"anful, to her sn rld, as\nyour mate your find\nSam it must he,\nThe dinner are for the\nfraralysis fund not\nmuch, hit hope they\nwill do some group.\nagain ushing you\nms\na must happy Birth-\nFoundation.\nday, with many more\nto follow in your use-\nful life. Iam your\nTime Fring.\nIgrs JaBrown\nms\n$ Foundation.\np.p.,73\n1.\n9-B\nFebruary 7, 1942\nMy dear Mrs. Barris:\nIt was nice of you to send that\ngift to the President for his birthday.\nYou may be assured that your friendly thought\nof him is appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nX / C +\n9's\nGRACE G. TULLY\nMrs. Dora Barris,\n320 North Breedstreet,\nLos Angeles,\nCalifornia.\nms\nPair of white knitted slippers sent to Warm Springs Foundation.\newr\n9\ncopies of a work\npt. for the President\nmando Valdespi.\nfr. r. Valdespi an\ngourtesus gift.\nda Musical\" sent\nts\nach + send to\nIn SUMMER you\n+\nYou send your layndry\nname springs\nget sore because\nto the CHINKS\nThe weather ain't\nEach panty and\nmore CHILLY,\neach shirty\nIn WINTERTIME you\nIt comes back CLEAN\nstart a FIRE =\n00\nCOCC\nNow ain't that\nyou put it on\nWHAT HAPPENS?\norta SILLY ?\nIt gets DIRTY !\newr\nP.F.\n- 9 B\ncopies of a work\npt. for the President\nmando Valdespi.\nir. Valdespi an\n0 gourtesus gift.\nda Musical\" sent\nIt surely is a COCKEYED world\nAnd so if I were YOU-\nl'd get COCKEYED,\nTOO!\nWhy,\nHIC\n\\\nEach time my BIRTHDAY came along.\nHAPPY BIRTHDAY!\nSOME PHILOSOPHY\nfor Your BIRTHDAY\nYou get up ev'ry\nMORNING\nAnd you work like HELL\nand then\nWHAT HAPPENS?\nWhy, you get so TIRED\nSTANLEY.\n25B 2645\nYou go to BED again !\n7/\nvah.\nP.P.F.\nSUBSELIN, GEORGE T.\n9_B\nChief of Protocol,\nDepartment of State,\nJanuary 2, 1942\nWrote to Miss Tully transmitting four copies of a work\nentitled, \"Antologia Musical\", which were forwarded to the State Dept. for the President\nby the Cuban Embasey in Washington, request of the composer, Mr. Armando Valdespi.\nMr. Summerling stated the Embassy has been requested to convey to Mr. Valdespi an\nappropriate expression of thanks on behalf of the President for the gourteeus gift.\nOriginal of Summerlin's ltr. together with four copies of \"Antologia Musical\" sent\nto Mrs. Eben for Hyde Park Library.)\nSee 104\newr\nvah.\nSCHWARZ, Charles,\nDir., Public Relations,\nTreasury Department,\nWashington, D. C.\nJanuary 16, 1942\nSends the President an inscribed copy of \"THE ROLLIN' SEVENTY FIRST\", thru the\ncompliments of Lieutenant Colonel Timberlake, who is commanding the anti-aircraft\noutfit, thank\nSee P.P.F. 9-s\nP.P.F.\n9-B\nFebruary 6, 1942\nP.P.7.\n9-B\nMy dear Mrs. Bertram:\nThe President thanks you very much\nindeed for that beautifully framed crocheted\nxp.\nwork, a product of your own handiwork, which\nyou presented to him through the courtesy of\nHonorable Arthur Capper. He 1s deeply grate-\nful for this evidence of your friendliness\nand good will and wants me to convey his best\nwishes to you for your welfare and happiness.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nx\nMrs. E. S. Bertram,\nStillwater,\nmrk\nOklahoma.\nn /\n12\nFebruary 6, 1942\nMy dear Senator Capper:\nThe President has asked me to thank\nyou ever so much for your courtesy in the pre-\nsentation of the beautifully framed crocheted\nwork made by Mrs. E. S. Bertrem of Stillwater,\nOklahoma. A note of appreciation is being\nsent to Mrs. Bertram direct.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nx\nHonorable Arthur Capper,\nUnited States Senate,\nWashington, D. C.\nmrk\nachd\n12\nBRARY SERIES \"B\"\n2-6-42\nArticle not received with\nmik\ncorrespondence in Staff\nTEXTS khay 1942 GIT Seris B C.\nSenate\nTRY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMary Eben.\nGeneral Watson personally accepted\nthis framed piece of filet crochet in a\npatriotic motif from Senator Capper, who\nwas acting in behalf of one of his consti-\ntuents whose letter is also attached.\nNo acknowledment has been made.\nSenator Capper was accompanied by Mr.\nVictor Delano and Mr. Cliff Stratton, local\ncorrespondent.\nld\nrou on your\n1. S. Bertram\n: of handiwork\nays a patriotic\necuted. Mrs.\nto William\niday as an\nLand and to\nMay I also take this opportunity to add my own\ngreetings and heartiest good wishes to you on this anni-\nversary occasion.\nSincerely Arthur apper yours,\nachd\n12\n2-6-42\nmik\nTHE WHITE\nwashington HOUSE\nSenate\nwith\n1942 Series B TRY C.\nJanuary 31,\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMary Eben.\n466 hord\nGeneral Watson personally accepted\nthis framed piece of filet crochet in a\npatriotic motif from Senator Capper, who\nwas acting in behalf of one of his consti-\ntuents whose letter is also attached.\nNo acknowledment has been made.\nSenator Capper was accompanied by Mr.\nVictor Delano and Mr. Cliff Stratton, local\ncorrespondent.\nld\nou on your\n1. S. Bertram\n: of handiwork\nays a patriotic\necuted. Mrs.\nto William\niday as an\nLand and to\nMay I also take this opportunity to add my own\ngreetings and heartiest good wishes to you on this anni-\nversary occasion.\nSincerely Arthur apper yours,\nand\n12\nELLISON D. SMITH, S. C., CHAIRMAN\n2-6-42\nK. WHEELER, MONT.\nGEORGE W. NORRIS, NEBR.\nER THOMAS, OKLA.\nCHARLES L. MCNARY, OREG.\nmk\nJOHN H. BANKHEAD, ALA.\nARTHUR CAPPER, KANS.\nW. J. BULOW, S. DAK.\nHENRIK SHIPSTEAD, MINN.\nHATTIE W. CARAWAY, ARK.\nRAYMOND E. WILLIS, IND.\nCARL A. HATCH, N. MEX.\nGEORGE D. AIKEN, VT.\nTHEODORE G. BILBO, MISS.\nUnited States Senate\nGUY M. GILLETTE, IOWA\nALLEN J. ELLENDER, LA.\nCOMMITTEE ON\nSCOTT W. LUCAS, ILL.\nToM STEWART, TENN.\nRICHARD B. RUSSELL, GA.\nAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY\nBERKELEY L. BUNKER, NEV.\nC. A. LAWTON, CLERK\nWashington, D. C.\nJan. 30, 1942.\nHon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nPresident of the United States,\nThe White House,\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:-\nI have the honor to transmit to you on your\nbirthday a letter and a package from Mrs. E. S. Bertram\nof Stillwater, Oklahoma. This framed piece of handiwork\nproduced by Mrs. Bertram effectively portrays a patriotic\nmotif in filet crochet most excellently executed. Mrs.\nBertram, who traces her paternal ancestors to William\nPitt, sends this token to you on your birthday as an\n\"emblem of loyalty and faith in our Native Land and to\nour President\".\nMay I also take this opportunity to add my own\ngreetings and heartiest good wishes to you on this anni-\nversary occasion.\nSincerely yours,\nachd\nOKLAHOMA AGGIES\nn. Senator arthur bapper.\nfan. 26. \"Hh\nWashington N.b.\nDear mr bapper. Today a have ant\nyou by if press a package that hape\nfor will apen and take to our President\nfor his birthday. I hope it will be\naccepted for what represents an\nintense loyalty to our america.\nIt has meant a great deal to me, for\nmy father's ancestor. William Pitt of\nFit Pitt was named for him by\nEngland 2nt his two nephews to americ -1812-9,\nMay 9 thank you very much fers\npersonal request by President Washington\nin our native Land town President\nim Alem of Hayally and faith in\npresenting my world in this\nvery. smily"
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