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PPF 9
PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL FILE
Gifts K
Mar. ***** -June 1934
PPF900393
P.P.T.,
q-K.
March 1, 1934.
My dear Alva:
Your letter of February nineteenth
has been received and the President thanks
you heartily for sending him the gift to
which you refer. He is indeed grateful to
you for your thought of him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Raved Bay Seart from Soop
Alva C. Kopatz,
1716 Howland Avenue, N. E.,
Canton,
Ohio.
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BelleH. Stone School
ppt.
Canton Ohio.
qui
Feb. 19, 1934.
To President Poosevelt,
BY
Washington D.C.,
ful
Dear mr. President:-
me Kinley anial Council of Canton, 1
clam a member of Troop 25, and
in our art Class at sc hool last
Chis. We were carving soap :11y
week, and cl carved a Boy Scout
in honor of Boy Scout Week.
d did my best because I wanted
you to have it. clam trying
to be a good Boy Scout.
alva C. Kopata,
your friend,
es
1716 Rowland are. N.E.
March 3, 1934.
ppt. pt.
q-K
My dear Mr. Kosmoick:
Will you please permit me to make
this belated acknowledgment of your beautiful
gift to the President during the holidays.
He was much pleased to receive the picture
frame, a product of your own workmanship, and
greatly appreciates your thoughtfulness in
presenting it to him. He thanks you heartily
for your courtesy.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Geor Kosmoick, Esq.,
Lucerne-mines,
Pennsylvania.
es
Raed
ald
3
Feb-5-1934.
Lucerne-mines.
Pa.
Thank
Mr.Franklyn D, Rosevelt.
White house Washington.
D.C.
Dear President,
I mailed to you by parcel post on Dec-16-1933.
A picture frame which I made by hand as a personal present
To you.
So far I have recieved no word of same, will
You please write and let me know if you have recieved the
Frame or not,
As I would like it traced through the mail
If you have not recieved it yet.
I remain very truely yours.
Years Rosmarch
0
PP7
Cincennati,
9.K
Ohio,
March 5, 1934.
Feb,
4
First Lady,
My dear Mr. Kunkle:
Your letter of February twenty-
first has been received, and I beg to thank
you in behalf of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt for the gift which you were good
enough to send them.
At
Assuring you of their hearty appreci-
J-
ation of your thoughtfulness and this evidence
of your good will, I am
Very sincerely yours,
D,
M. A. LeHand
is.
PRIVATE SECRETARY
nt
James D. Kunkle, Esq.,
1130 Race Street,
Cincinnati,
ce,
Ohio.
James W. Kunkle,
1130- of
Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Cincinnati,
LBP-
Ohio,
Presit First Lady,
Feb, - 21st-1934
Mr.+Mrs, Franklin W. . Poosevelt.
Dear's;
I am fowarding
by expressa small gift, of plastic art. desig-
ned and created solely by the spirit of the
invisible creator. as I have never taken a
lesson, and this being my third piece of
work; taken from newspapes photographs
which is very hard to read all characteristics.
yet I feel, and would love to teach same.
I beg of you two, to use oxyopy judgement
on same. please reply, at your convenience,
I remain yours, bedient
James W. Kunkle,
1130- Race of
Cincinnati,
hio.
March 9, 1934.
P.P.K.
My dear Mr. Koste:
The President thanks you heartily for
the handsome cane which you were good enough to
send him recently. He is glad to have this fine
gift and appreciates your presenting it to him.
He is indeed grateful for this evidence of your
interest in his welfare.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Wm. Koste, Esq.,
71 Rosewood Ave.,
Washington,
Pennsylvania.
es
March 9, 1934.
P.P.7. q.K.
My dear Mrs. Knapp:
The President thanks you ever so much
for your courtesy in sending him the book he
received recently and wants you to know how mlad
he is to accept it. He appreciates your thought
of him in this connection.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Mrs. D. V. Knapp,
195 Huntington Ave,
Boston,
Massachusetts.
es
33 Heywood St
Fitchburg, Mass.
March 9, 1934.
Mr. James Roosevelt, xr37
c/o O'Brion, Russell & Co.,
PP7
108 Water St.,
Boston, Mass.
q-K
Dear Mr. Roosevelt,
Here is a copy of a letter addressed to Kidder & Davis
Company, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, who were the packors of the
desk, desk set and chair sent to the President at the Warm Springs
Foundation.
Gentlemen:
XPP7 q-D
Mr. Botts at the Warm Springs
X
Foundation, Warm Springs, Georgia, has
written me about a desk and chair which
was sent by your company to the President.
Will you be good enough to tell me if they
are gifts from your company or some one
individual as the President would like to
know whom he is to thank?
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. Le Hand
Private Secretary.
I have written Miss Le Hand tonight and wish that
you would also drop her a few lines to get this matter
straightened out.
If Mr. Roosevelt is in Washington and this letter
is read by his Secretary, will you please make every effort to
get in touch with him and inform him of Miss Le Hand's letter.
Very truly yours,
Francis g. Barnicle
Francis J. Barnicle. X
yli
Dear Marg:
I suppose this has been
straightened out by now.
Love
Sis
p.p.7.
q-K
My dear Katherine:
The President has received your letter of
February twonty-fourth, and thinks it was very nice
of you to send him a birthday present, and asked me
to thank you for your thoughtfulness. He is sorry
that you were sick, and hopes you are entirely well
now. He sends you his best wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
Handkacheif
M. A. LeHAND
Private Secretary
Katherine,
Post Office Box 564,
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina.
mam
REMARKS:-
Business was stated to be
has been made in the number of
There did not appear an
goods or raw stock on hand.
General order and neatness
SUMMARY: -
EST. VALUE SUBJECT TO ONE
management & CIEANLINESS,
FIRE APPLS. IN ORDER.
FOR SUMMARY SEE REPORT
TO DATE.
R.TING AS A RISK IN CLASS: Fair.
(Previcys
IMPROVEMEI TS SUGGESTED:
1. Recharge chem.extgs. and datest
Suggestions 1,2,3 and 4
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March 20, 1934.
p.p.7.
q-K
March 19, 1934.
My dear Katherine:
The President has received your letter of
February twonty-fourth, and thinks it was very nice
of you to send him a birthday present, and asked me
to thank you for your thoughtfulness. He is sorry
that you were sick, and hopes you are entirely well
now. He sends you his best wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
Handkacheif
M. A. LeHAND
Private Secretary
Katherine,
Post Office Box 564,
Rocky Mount,
North Carolina.
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velt
P.O. Box 564
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in
Rocky mountne.
Feb. 24,1934
Our Dear President,
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sure
d know you will
e
be surprised toget my
h
your
well gift so late after
it
your birthday mother
tices
said you would have
more time to look at
it now than you did when
you had somanyts so look
at. l was dur-
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ing your birthdayand birthdayand birthdayand
saided
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membrance. of wanted
send you a birthdayre
mother said just assoon
to buy it myself, so
6. Joster
re Committee Chairman.
velt
as she could she would
(uiry
re-
let me get you a present.
In
d thought you would
r
appreciate a nice hand-
Jose-
sure
kerchief m other said
she thought l selected
re
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th
a useful gift for you
your
L
it
d hope you like it.
otices
l am so glad we have
you for our president
and wish you could be
always When mother and
rl addy went up to vote
for you they said that
they wished they could
times. you helped
note for you ten thousand
so many little girls
daddy to get work that
2 6.
ure Committ
velt
had none and d am
quiry
still in hopes of my
re-
gin
daddy getting him
of
a regular job for he
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ssure
hasn't had any in a
tong time
we
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Al ama little girl
your
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eleven (11) years old
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and am in the higher
seventh grade.
your Katherine Friend
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ure Committee Chairman.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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March 20, 1934.
February 18, 1934.
My dear Mr. Foster:
Due to the absence of Mrs. Roosevelt
it has not been possible to send you an
earlier reply to your very courteous inquiry
of January twenty-fifth. She has just re-
turned from an extended tour of the Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico.
Should the Kiwanis Club of Omaha
desire to send the ident and Mrs Roose-
velt such gifts as you mention, I can assure
you that they will be welcome.
When I tell you, however, that we
try to avoid publicity in connection with
gift proposals, I do not mean to dampen your
enthusiasm but simply to tell you in all
fairness that if the gifts are received it
would please the recipients if public notices
were omitted.
Very sincerely yours,
STEPHEN EARLY
Assistant Secretary to the
President
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9-H
Mr. Charles E. Foster, x
520 Insurance Building,
Omaha, Nebraska.
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Than 6. Joster
Agriculture Committee Chairman.
Directors
L. E. CADWALLADER
E. C. EPSTEN
H.E.JUDD
THE WHITE HOUSE
L. C. SHOLES
R. F. STRYKER
WASHINGTON
W. H. TAYLOR
R. P. THOMAS
(FLUD
February 16, 1934.
you Early
4.
Do cae
Memorandum for Mr. Early:
Do we accept?
and
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armers
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Agriculture Committee Chairman.
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Directors
L. E. CADWALLADER
sident
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E. C. EPSTEN
KIWANIS
H. E. JUDD
L. C. SHOLES
of
R. F. STRYKER
W. H. TAYLOR
R. P. THOMAS
KIWANIS CLUB
Office of Secretary-Treasurer
520 INSURANCE BUILDING
OF OMAHA
you Early
January 25, 1934.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
White House,
acrept) Do car Do
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt:
The Kiwanis Club of Omaha is a stickler for the
proprieties but prosperity first and the proprieties later
seems to be in the air just now, so here's an idea we would
like to put over with your help.
When the President visited Omaha he promised the
farmers a lot and when you start anything with the farmers-
Good Night!
The Kiwanis Club wants to make the people of this
community conscious of the fact that they produce a great
gift item - Smoked Hams and Bacon - Wants them to start
sending them off as gifts at gift giving times.
We wish to send to you and to each of the Cabinet
officers smoked Hams for Easter gifts. These will be the
finest selected hams this great meat packing center produces.
These Hams will be elaborately packed and dolled up in the
local Ak-Sar-Ben colors. They will be sent to you about
three weeks preceeding Easter,
Will such a gift be welcome? We know of no other
way of finding out - hence this terribly informal and brutally
frank inquiry. If you can co-operate with us in helping to
popularize a mid-west product by giving this gift a Rooseveltian
welcome, well, we know that thousands upon thousands of farmers
out here will experience a new thrill and have a new apprecia-
tion for their White House choice.
Sincerely yours,
Chas EFoster
CEF:EK
Agriculture Committee Chairman.
9-R
2
March 23, 1934.
My dear Mr. Kinner:
Your letter of March eighteenth has been
received and the President thanks you for writing.
in
He is glad to accept the drawing which you enclosed
and wants you to know how much he appreciates the
a
spirit which prompted you to present it to him.
Very sincerely yours,
I
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
I
I'm
Wayne Kinner, Esq.,
718 Walnut Street,
Milwaukee,
be
es
Wisconsin.
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to
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en
In
som
a of Rinonce. I am one of the fine
in family, and my father is unable to assest mes.
tw ishing you continued health and success in all
your future movemento)
I hope you Lihe it
Noyne Kinner's
418 Walnut st
Rec'd
Milmanku Nice
March 15.1934
Mr Franklin .W. Rossevelt.
ackd
3-23
of
President of the United states
alear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a pencil sketch of you,
drawn from this picture healwith, issued with
the milwanku Journal march 4.1934.
I have studied the expressions an all the pictures
I've seen of you and this and impressed me most
I've had no lessons in drawing, but I draw
becouse 9 like it.
my name is Wayne Kinner, I'm a colored
boy 19 yrs of age, "and I ful that an opinion
from you, of this drawing or sketch, would
enable me to get a scholarchip in drowing.
Inc had 3 yrs in high school have been out for
some time lach of Finance. I am one of the five
in family, and my father is unable to assest mes.
(Wishing you continued health and success in all
your future movemento)
I hope you Lihe it
Noyne Kinner
EARL C. KOCH, President
th
to,
Church
P.P.7.
March 24, 1954.
q-K
My dear Mr. Kolley:
Howe
Your letter of March sixteenth has
been received and I have presented to the
President a copy of your book inscribed to
him. Permit me to thank you warmly in his
behalf, as well as my own, for your thought-
fulness in sending us these copies.
The President appreciates your
letting us have the benefit of your views
and I am sorry to have to advise that while
holding his present office, he cannot comment
on the plans and proposals brought to his
attention.
I am sure, upon further reflection,
you will understand. Again thanking you,
I am
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
Reverend Leslie C. Kelley, x
St. Paul's Episcopal
San Francisco, California.
dj
Indiana.
Mion's Clee Club
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
California Street
between Fillmore and Steiner
San Francisco
March 16, 1934
Mr. Louis McHenry Howe,
Secretary to the President,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Mr. Howe,
Under separate cover, by first class mail,
I have sent you for the President a copy of my book, The Great
Plan, with a letter addressed to him attached to the book.
In the same package is another copy of the book for you,
carrying a copy of the letter to the President.
The package is addressed to you out of respect for your
position and with confidence that it will go to the President
if in your judgement it should.
The copy of the book for the President is beautifully
bound, by a little old book-binder, Mr. Fred Korsmeier, whose
address is 253 Minna Street, San Francisco. He took almost
a devout pleasure in preparing something to go into the hands
of President Franklin Roosevelt. If you could find a moment
in which to send a line to Mr. Korsmeier regarding his very
/
skilful book-binding you make him very happy indeed.
People tell me that I,25 years ahead of time with the
economic arrangement laid out in The Great Plan, that the
people have only begun to learn of the better idea of life
therein suggested. Perhaps that is true. But I cannot, for
the life of me, see how our glorious President is ever going
to get that "prosperity curve" up above the so-called normal
line until he wipes out the thing that makes greed, graft,
corruption and crime possible.
Sincerely yours,
Keshi C. Kelley
Leslie C. Kelley
Rector
LCK: EKT
Indiana.
Vion's Club
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
California Street
between Fillmore and Steiner
San Francisco
March 16, 1934
The President,
Washington,
D.C.
Adex
My dear Mr. President:
of
The Great Plan is conceived in the face
of a tremendous economic change that is coming - and must come.
The conditions of the last twelve years, their development,
climax and grand smash must never be repeated. Such a job as
you are up against should never be necessary to face again.
The Great Plan is to become a symposium of many minds in
its future editions. It has the approval and support of intel-
ligent, middle-class people, doctors, clergy, educators, prop-
erty owners, experienced business men, social welfare leaders,
as well as hard-working manual toilers.
It is rejected by those radical groups that are filled
with class hatred and religious intolerance.
It protects the people in their chosen occupations, re-
wards thrift and industry, distributes wealth, educates the
young to 21, cares for the aged, the sick and the crippled,
puts all the able to work with hands or brains, supports the
churches and all good institutions, eliminates crime where
money is the motive and makes depressions impossible. It pre-
vents unemployment by a variable retiring age that will be
lowered until all work is done by those between 21 and that
retiring age. Technological advance will of course help to
lower the retiring age still further.
The Great Plan allows no means of exchange between indi-
viduals - the thing that permits our colossal modern greed,
graft, corruption and the awful annual thirteen billion dol-
lars of crime cost, as described in the S.F. Call-Bulletin of
March 7, 1934. The people will have what money now buys with-
out the intervention of the monetary system with its tendency
to make money itself the object in view.
Indiana.
Club
By radio and newspaper the message goes out from you that
humanity comes before business and profit. You demand that
industry employ more people at purchasing rates of pay. It
can't. Industry with only one shift a day can turn out goods
four times as fast as the consumers can absorb them. Business
can't and won't employ more people at better pay and less hours
because the men at the helm of business want their profits and
their power just as they have had in the past. And under the
present systam people are forced to cheat. In order to make a
living each merchant schemes to get business away from his rival.
Under The Great Plan everyone works together for the good
of all. The rivalry in cultural pursuits has not the crooked-
ness of the money scramble.
There is no going backwards to the plow that grandfather
used and the cobbler in the basement shop making one pair of
shoes a day. We must go ahead, always.
The Great Plan is rapidly circulating, eagerly grasped by
increasing numbers as the only hope they have. It is attract-
ing attention without ever having had a line of ballyhoo or
newspaper publicity.
You should know these things about The Great Plan, Mr.
President. And I should know, being one of your devoted admir-
ers, whether I am going to help you or embarrass you by spread-
ing this book. It has started a movement based on a love of
humanity with all its faults and foibles. Is it possible for
me to have your thoughts about it?
I am, dear Mr. President, most faithfully yours,
Keshi .Kelley
Son of the Rev. Douglas Ottinger Kelley, 1846-1918,
2d Lieut. 100th Ohio Inf., Union Army.
Chaplain, Evac. Hosp. No. 7, 343d Field Artillery,A.
Served 18 months.
Captain, Chaplains Corps, 346 Field Artillery Reserve.
Chaplain, c.M.T.c., 1926-32, Del Monte and Monterey.
California State Athletic Commissioner, 1931-33.
Chaplain of Rialto Post, 203, American Legion.
Member National Exchange Club.
Member San Francisco Chapter Military Order World War.
Member National Sojourners, S.F. Chapter No. 18.
Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, San Francisco.
LCK:EKT
Director of Boys House, San Francisco.
Indiana.
Glee
Club
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
California Street
between Fillmore and Steiner
San Francisco
March 16, 1934
The President,
Washington,
D.C.
copy to Mr. Howe
My dear Mr. President:
The Great Plan is conceived in the face
of a tremendous economic change that is coming - and must come.
The conditions of the last twelve years, their development,
climax and grand smash must never be repeated. Such a job as
you are up against should never be necessary to face again.
The Great Plan is to become a symposium of many minds in
its future editions. It has the approval and support of intel-
ligent, middle-class people, doctors, clergy, educators, prop-
erty owners, experienced business men, social welfare leaders,
as well as hard-working manual toilers.
It is rejected by those radical groups that are filled
with class hatred and religious intolerance.
It protects the people in their chosen occupations, re-
wards thrift and industry, distributes wealth, educates the
young to 21, cares for the aged, the sick and the crippled,
puts all the able to work with hands or brains, supports the
churches and all good institutions, eliminates crime where
money is the motive and makes depressions impossible. It pre-
vents unemployment by a variable retiring age that will be
lowered until all work is done by those between 21 and that
retiring age. Technological advance will of course help to
lower the retiring age still further.
The Great Plan allows no means of exchange between indi-
viduals - the thing that permits our colossal modern greed,
graft, corruption and the awful annual thirteen billion dol-
lars of crime cost, as described in the S.F. Call-Bulletin of
March 7, 1934. The people will have what money now buys with-
out the intervention of the monetary system with its tendency
to make money itself the object in view.
Indiana.
ident
th
A, Clee Club
By radio and newspaper the message goes out from you that
humanity comes before business and profit. You demand that
industry employ more people at purchasing rates of pay. It
can't. Industry with only one shift a day can turn out goods.
four times as fast as the consumers can absorb them. Business
can't and won't employ more people at better pay and less hours
because the men at the helm of business want their profits and
their power just as they have had in the past. And under the
present system people are forced to cheat. In order to make a
living each merchant schemes to get business away from his rival.
Under The Great Plan everyone works together for the good
of all. The rivalry in cultural pursuits has not the crooked-
ness of the money scramble.
There is no going backwards to the plow that grandfather
used and the cobbler in the basement shop making one pair of
shoes a day. We must go ahead, always.
The Great Plan is rapidly circulating, eagerly grasped by
increasing numbers as the only hope they have, It is attract-
ing attention without ever having had a line of ballyhoo or
newspaper publicity.
You should know these things about The Great Plan, Mr.
President. And I should know, being one of your devoted admir-
ers, whether I am going to help you or embarrass you by spread-
ing this book. It has started a movement based on a love of
humanity with all its faults and foibles. Is it possible for
me to have your thoughts about it?
I am, dear Mr. President, most faithfully yours,
Keshi Kelley
Son of the Rev. Douglas Ottinger Kelley, 1846-1918,
2d Lieut. 100th Ohio Inf., Union Army.
Chaplain, Evac. Hosp. No. 7, 343d Field Artillery,A.E.F.
Served 18 months.
Captain, Chaplains Corps, 346 Field Artillery Reserve.
Chaplain, C.M.T.C., 1926-32, Del Monte and Monterey.
California State Athletic Commissioner, 1931-33.
Chaplain of Rialto Post, 203, American Legion.
Member National Exchange Club.
Member San Francisco Chapter Military Order World War.
Member National Sojourners, S.F. Chapter No. 18.
Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, San Francisco.
LCK:EKT
Director of Boys House, San Francisco.
Indiana.
EARL C. KOCH, President
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is Glee Club
March 27, 1934.
Ind.
Frank
March
My dear Mr. Koch:
Mr.
Your letter of March twentieth has been
received by the President and he thanks you warmly
for writing. He is very glad to have the photograph
to which you refer and enjoyed hearing of your
Minstrel Production.
Production
fhotograph The Zions
Very sincerely yours,
This fatient
of
Kathiyn
M. A. LeHand,
at
PRIVATE SECRETARY
the of of
Earl C. Koch, Esq..
852 Covert Avenue,
Evansville,
Indiana.
lowered
es
of the
likeness because
fhotograph of
Sincerely.
Earl C. Roch
852 Covert are,
Evansville,
Indiana.
GEORGE B. KRAUSS, Hon. President
EDW. BECKER, Vice-President
th
Reard
and
Zion's Glee Club
3/27
td,
of
Sponsors of ZION'S MINSTREL
PROF. A. WILLEM, Musical Director
CARL BECKER, Secretary
Evansville, Ind.
G.H. BARTELS, Treasurer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
March 20, 1934
Dear mr. President,
in a portrait that we used on a finale number
Thinking that you might be interested
in our Eighteenth annual Minited show,
9 a photograph of The Junis
of 1934.
This fatuait of you was the work
of Kathryn Schhmimer, who is an antstudent
at Bosse High School in Sandiana, and
the daughter of one of our members. Itwas done
in water colors.
It was lowered to the position it is on
the photograph during the senging of the chows
of the song "The Road is Ofen again and was
received in a most enthusiastic manner.
It is because we think it is such an
you fhotograph with our compliments
excellent this likeness of you that we are sending
Sincerely yours
Earl C. Roch
852 Covert are,
Evansville,
Indiana.
th
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tc,
2017
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March 27, 1934.
q-K.
My dear Mr. Koons:
The President is in receipt of the three
wooden eagles which you were good enough to send
him recently and thanks you heartily for your
courtesy. He is glad to have these souvenirs and
appreciates your thoughtfulness in presenting them
to him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Alvy Koons, Esq.,
341 Navajo,
Denver,
Colorado.
es
th
tc,
March 29, 1934.
P.P.7. q-K
My dear Mr. Keeling:
The beautifully framed picture which you
were good enough to send the President recently has
been received and I beg to thank you in his behalf
for your courtesy. He is pleased to accept this gift
and appreciates the spirit which prompted your act.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
L.
R. Keeling, Esq.,
404 East 59th Street,
New York, N.Y.
es
116R)
Do fills
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th
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
tc.
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO.,INC.
CONGRESS AND FRANKLIN STS.
CHICAGO
March 31, 1934.
p.p.7,
q-K.
My dear Mr. Kiss:
The two beautiful Easter eggs which you
were good enough to send the President have been
received and I beg to thank you in his behalf for
your courtesy. You may be sure that he will deeply
appreciate the spirit which prompted your act.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Emery Kiss, Esq.,
11721 Honeydale Avenue,
Cleveland,
Ohio.
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achd 4/24 ap3
th
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO.,INC.
CONGRESS AND FRANKLIN STS.
CHICAGO
P.P.F.
April 13, 1934
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Dear Mr. President:
From experience during recent months, the Men's
Clothing Code Authority (of which I am a member
and Chairman of the Enforcement Committee) rec-
ognizes unmistakable and significant advantages
that have accrued to our industry, from the en-
actment of the National Recovery Act.
This letter, then, is to record the things which
have been accomplished. Simply to express our
appreciation of your inspired leadership, we are
presenting a suit for summer wear made to your
measurement.
We have selected a natural-colored, mohair fabric
made by an American textile mill. The material
is quite cool and porous. The trousers are lined
with a Celanese fabric, representing one of the
latest developments in synthetic materials. The
Talon trouser closure is one of the innovations
in our industry.
We would, indeed, be very happy in the thought
that this suit was bringing you some comfort and
pleasure, and in its humble way extenuating your
arduous duties. We would, of course, be pleased
to duplicate it at any time in the same or any
other fabric.
Respectfully yours
Birbaur President,
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.
The President of the United States,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
th
tc,
April 24, 1934.
My dear Mr. Cahn:
The President has asked me to ac-
knowledge and thank you for your kind and
generaus offer presented under date of April
thirteenth. He sincerely appreciates the
thoughtfulness which moved you to write as
you did.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. Le HAND
Private Secretary
Bertram J. Cahn, Esq.,
B. Kuppenheimor & Co., Inc.,
Congress & Franklin Streets,
Chicago, Illinois.
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tc,
May 7, 1934.
My dear Mr. Cahn:-
The suit of clothes for
summer wear, which you were good enough
to send to the President, was received
on April eighteenth. You may be sure
that your kind thought of the President
is greatly appreciated.
I understand and have
advised the President that your gift
was personal and the thought which led
to its presentation was expressive only
of a desire on your part to recognize
what he has done to bring back better
times and keep the country on the
upgrade to recovery.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. Le Hand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Bertram J. Cahn, Esq.,
Congress and Franklin Streets,
Chicago,
Illino$s.
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M. A. LeHand,
Private Secretary to the President.
The White House,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Secretary:
In your gracious note of April 24th, you
acknowledged inadvertently as an offer on
our part, to show our appreciation of the
President's accomplishments, what was
actually a gift to the President; a suit of
clothes for summer wear, made to his measure-
ment.
We are accordingly led to inquire if the suit
reached the President.
mam
Yours very truly,
President,
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO.,INC.
CONGRESS AND FRANKLIN STS.
CHICAGO
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May 2, 1934
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M. A. LeHand,
Private Secretary to the President.
The White House,
Washington, D.C.
My dear Secretary:
In your gracious note of April 24th, you
acknowledged inadvertently as an offer on
our part, to show our appreciation of the
President's accomplishments, what was
actually a gift to the President; a suit of
clothes for summer wear, made to his measure-
ment.
We are accordingly led to inquire if the suit
reached the President.
Yours very truly,
mam
President,
B. KUPPENHEIMER & CO., INC.
AMERICAN WEST AFRICAN LINE
BARBER STEAMSHIP LINES, INC.
GENERAL AGENTS
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ON BOARD S. S. Cathlamet
April 13th I934
DATE
Mr. Marvin Mc Intyre, Sec'y.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Mc Intyre:
I wish to inform you that I
have just arrived from the Gold Coast on the
S.S. Cathlamet.
Undoubtedly you have received the African
Chief's photos and letters which were posted from
Africa to the President in connection with a
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letter from myself explaining about the special
e
hand carved stool which the Chiefs wished to have
presented to the President.
The stool which should have arrived
some time ago had been placed in the hands of the
shipping Co. at the time when the photos and letters
were posted, but somehow it had not as yet been
shipped when I arrived at Accra preparatory to
sailing for New York.
However, I have brought the stool along
with me and intend leaving New York today to deliver
same to the President personally, and I will
appreciate it very much if you will arrange for
an interview. I exp ect to arrive at Washington on
Saturday the 14th Inst.
Respectfully yours,
Birthy
Jos. W. Koesters
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ROBERT NEILL
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td,
July 9, 1934.
My dear Mr. Koesters:
This will acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of June twenty-fifth, in reference to the
carved African stool which you left with me some time
ago for presentation to the President, as a gift from
the Chiefs of the Gold Coast.
I was very glad to present the stool to the
President, and he was most appreciative of your
courtesy in bringing it to him.
Sincerely yours,
M. H. McINTYRE
Assistant Secretary to the
President
Joseph W. Koesters, Esq.,
4629 Michigan Avenue,
St. Louis,
Missouri.
mam
RN:RH
ROBERT NEILL
the
to
Jos. W. Koesters
SOUL of the Ashanti
Lsh Nation from 1900
4629 Michigan Ave.
gson called for the
St. Louis, Mo.
RIverside 7379w
Governor and the
Cable Address
Lly defeated and order
"African"
tion that they appre-
iereafter protect and
June 25, 1934
adday
My dear Mr. Roosevelt:-
L of the nation. The
one from outside we
On Tuesday April 17th I
to us if we all perished
called at the White House and presented
a native hand carved African stool,
through your private secretary, Mr. McIntyre,
and which is a gift to you from some of
Koesters.
the Chiefs of the Gold Coast, Would you
d May 13, 1934.
be so kind as to send me an acknowledge-
ment of same?
Thanking you in advance for
same, and hoping to hear from you soon,
I beg to remain,
Respectfull
ive carved
t Roosevelt.
sed by the
Jos Koasters.
Then they
OWS. Koesters
home to St.
Selid
the Golden Stool
mahogong
(Elephant)
ether it is true
, the President.
St. Louis. One
the was destroyed
on.
to investigate and
or whether this
Very truly yours,
RN:RH
ROBERT NEILL
The Golden Stool
th
This specimen is a replica of "THE GOLDEN STOOL", the SOUL of the Ashanti
Nation, Ashanti, West Africa. The many wars of the British Nation from 1900
to,
started over this "Golden Stool" Mar. 25, 1900. Gov. Hodgson called for the
surrender of this GOLDEN STOOL.
In less than & week the Ashantis rose in arms and the Governor and the
garrison were beseiged in Kumasi. The Ashantis were finally defeated and order
was only restored when the British assured the Ashanti nation that they appre-
ciated the national and religious significance and would hereafter protect and
guard its safety.
In a recent speech made by the head ASHANTI CHIEF.
"THE GOLDEN STOOL is very great. It contains the soul of the nation. The
honor it so much that if it had been tampered with by anyone from outside we
would have risen in arms, and it would not have mattered to us if we all perished
the same day."
Statement of "Trader Horn, Jr.", Joseph W. Koesters.
See St. Louis Globe Democrat of April 12, 1934 and May 13, 1934.
"The young trader brought back with him a native carved
stool, sent by one of the chiefs to President Roosevelt.
The stool is small and made of wood. It is used by the
chieftains of the tribes as a seat of honor when they
engage in their formal and very lengthy pow-wows. Koesters
left the trophy at the White House on his way home to St.
Louis."
Selid
Also enclosed is copy of his statement regarding the Golden Stool
mahogong
(Elephant)
My purpose in writing is to inquire whether it is true
that one of these mahogany stools was presented to the President.
I bought three of them after Koesters' return to St. Louis. One
given to a friend, was lost when the friend's home was destroyed
by fire, and the other two are now in my possession.
I trust it will be convenient for you to investigate and
see if the President does own one of the stools, or whether this
is mere braggadocio on the part of Mr. Koesters.
Very truly yours,
Rebertance ROBERT NEILL
RN:RH
th
treasury department
OFFICE OF
CHIEF NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
EIGHTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT
518 UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE
AND CUSTOMHOUSE
ST. LOUIS, MO.
October 10, 1938.
Mr. Marvin McIntyre,
Secretary to the President,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. McIntyre:
In April, 1934, there appeared in the St. Louis papers
an account of the travels of one Joseph W. Koesters who is referred
to as "A second Trader Horn". The last paragraph in the newspaper
account is as follows:
"The young trader brought back with him a native carved
stool, sent by one of the chiefs to President Roosevelt.
The stool is small and made of wood. It is used by the
chieftains of the tribes as a seat of honor when they
engage in their formal and very lengthy pow-wows. Koesters
left the trophy at the White House on his way home to St.
Louis."
Selid
Also enclosed is copy of his statement regarding the Golden Stool
(mahogong
(Elephant)
My purpose in writing is to inquire whether it is true
that one of these mahogany stools was presented to the President.
I bought three of them after Koesters' return to St. Louis. One
given to a friend, was lost when the friend's home was destroyed
by fire, and the other two are now in my possession.
I trust it will be convenient for you to investigate and
see if the President does own one of the stools, or whether this
is mere braggadocio on the part of Mr. Koesters.
Very truly yours,
RN:RH
ROBERT NEILL
th
to,
October 13, 1938
My dear Mr. Neill:
Thank you for your letter of October
tenth, with reference to the mahogany stool pre-
sented by Mr. Joseph W. Koesters to the President
several years ago.
The President does have one of the
stools which was presented to me for him by Mr.
Koesters about the middle of April, 1934.
Sincerely yours,
M. H. McINTYRE
Secretary to the President
TMB/mma
Robert Neill, Esq.,
518 United States Courthouse,
St. Louis,
Missouri.
Fraderick Kaster
p.p.7.
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td,
April 18, 1934.
q-K
My dear Mr. Kaster:
Your letter of April twelfth has been re-
ceived by the President and he wants me to thank
you heartily for writing. He is very glad to accept
the fine burnt wood etching which you were good
enough to send him and deeply appreciates the spirit
which prompted your act.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Frederick Kaster, Esq.,
4408-44 Avenue South,
es
Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Fraderick Kaster
Frederick. Kaster.
4408. H4. Avenue South
Re/
Minneapolis. Minnesota,
President Franklin. D. Roosevelt
April. and 19. 1934.
White House
4/18
Washing ton, D.C.
Dear Sir
I am sending you d
Curnt wood etsehing, an example of
an old art which I learned as boy
in Germany. I hope you will like it.
I have enjoied making it Foryou,
Icome to the United States nine
years ago and was natura liked as
soon as the Five years were up
Novem ber 10. 1930.
Respectfully yours
Fraderick Kaster
INK-SCRAM
CHECK
WRITING INK
And m this sughing to in pr. file.
HARRY KRANZBERG
ANNETTA AVENUE
achol
EVERGREEN 8049
ST. LOUIS, MO.
p.p.7. q-R.
April 18,1934.
Mr. Louis McHenry Howe,
Secy. to President Roosevelt,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
We are sending you by parcel post twelve little bottles
of Blue Eagle INK-SCRAM, the newer, simpler and better
single fluid ink eradicator, to introduce it to you and
your associate secretarys, FREE, with our compliments.
Try it yourself. One test will prove it's superiority,
more than anything we can say.
These little bottles certainly make your written mis-
takes vanish!
And then
let your purchasing agent know that INK-
SCRAM can be ordered direct from us in any quantity.
It's just 25¢ per bottle.
May we have the pleasure of hearing from you?
Yours truly,
Harry HARRY very KRANZBERG Krangheeg
HK/RS
P.S. I would consider it an honor, to have one of
these bottles in the drawer of our Presidents
desk.
DIRECTIONS: Simply apply to writing and blott excess
fluid with blotter.
April 24, 1934.
My dear Mr. Kranzberg:
Your letter of April eighteenth has
been received and I want to thank you for
your thoughtful courtesy in sending the
bottles of ink eradicator to me. I shall
be glad to call it to the attention of our
purchasing agent.
I am sure I need not tell you that
these bottles can only be accepted with the
understanding that no publicity will be given
of their presentation.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
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Harry Kranzberg, Esq.,
8631 Annetta Avenue,
St. Louis,
Missouri.
Reemplayment
Bergan County n.J.
Robert Bicher
C.W.A Worker. C.W.A Worker.
P.P.7.
q-K.
April 23, 1934
My dear Mr. Kinzley:
The President has received the letter of April
twentieth signed by you and Mr. Robert Bicher. He
is very glad to know that you have benefited through
the CWA and asks me to thank you heartily for the
gift which you and Mr. Bicher sent him. He is indeed
grateful for the fine motive which prompted your
thought of him and appreciates your good wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
progzle
Joseph Kinzley, 3d, Esq.,
337 Marvin Avenue,
Hackensack,
New Jersey.
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Reemplayment suriee of
Bergan County n.g.
Robert Bicher
C.W.A Worker.
D37 Marvin are
3rd
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4-23-34
White House
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Dear President. Rooserelt
Washing ton D.C.
W. e hope you get a few hours
pleasure from this puzzle We made it
in our celler.
We were among thoes to benefit
by the C.W.d. which was God sent
thank you to us in the most severe
winter financially we have indured
We take this method to show our
appreciation to your
success and health
We wish you Continued
your Joseph Truly Kingley 30
Recoplayment Surie of
manager national
Bergan County n.g.
Robert Bicher
C.W.A Worker
April 25, 1934
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9-12
My dear Mr. Krigbaum:
Your letter of April eighteenth has been re-
ceived and the President has asked me to convey
to you his hearty thanks for the electric clock
bearing a replica of the statue of Lincoln, with
the accompanying brief history of the sculptor.
x169
He wants you to know that he greatly appreciates
your thought of him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
L. A. Krigbaum, Esq.,
"The Drexel"
433 Seventeenth Street,
Denver,
Colorado.
ngm
L. A. KRIGBAUM Thank
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My dear Mr. President:
For several years I have been the proud
owner of the original William Ordway Partridge
statue of Lincoln. On the attached sheet more
about the statue and the sculptor. It has long
been my desire to use this statue in a way to make
the present and future generations more Lincoln
minded and Lincoln conscious, and to that end I have
had a replica in miniature made, and have designed
what shall be known as "The Lincoln Statue Memorial
Electric Clock."
It is with esteemed pleasure that I am
sending you under other cover (express prepaid) one
of these clocks, which I have had especially cast and
finished for you, and asking that you accept it with
my most sincere compliments, as I deem it most fitting
that you, the great emancipator of '33, should have
as an ever constant inspiration this likeness of the
Martyred Great Emancipator of '61, whose principles
have guided so many, including yourself, to great
deeds and achievements.
MAY THE SPIRIT OF LINCOLN ever PREVAIL
WITH YOU.
es
Sincerely and faithfully yours,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE
By
WILLIAM ORDWAY PARTRIDGE
Done into Bronze by Tiffany, 1913.
26 inches high on bronze base
10 inches X 10 inches.
In the May 1907 "International Studio" appeared a very ex-
tensive article, "Sculpture of William Ordway Partridge, If by
William Burns Wilson. Among other comments was the following:
"In the Lincoln, we have the portrayal of the whole rugged
life, of all its stages and of the great soul of the man, with
all its hidden battles, its triumphs and defeats. It is not
within the province of art to beat and cuff the clay with a
stronger or more comprehensive representation of life and
character."
Mrs. Partridge states that Theodore Roosevelt was present
when the bronze casting was shown for the first time at
Tiffany's, and that after looking at it for several minutes
said, "That is the most impressive likeness of Lincoln I
have ever seen."
Other Works by
Partridge, William Ordway, distinguished American Sculptor
born Paris, 1861.
es
Art education in Rome, Florence, Paris.
Lecturer on fine arts at Columbia Univ., 1897-
1903; lecturer before National Social Sciences
Assn., Concord School of Philosophy, Brooklyn
Institute, etc.
Works include:
Statue of Shakespeare, Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Kauffmann Memorial, Washington, D. C.
Pulitzer Memorial, Woodlawn, N. Y.
Alexander Hamilton (Bronze) Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thomas Jefferson, Columbia Univ.
R. E. Peary, Bowdoin College, Maine.
Whittier, Boston Public Library.
General Grant (Equestrian statue), Grant
c
Square, Brooklyn.
Nathan Hale, St. Paul, Minn.
2
(Over)
FOUR
7.A.
Pocahontas, Jamestown, Va.
Font, Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Washington D.C.
Schermerhorn Memorila, Columbia, University.
Horace Greeley, Chappaqua, N. Y.
La Pieta, St. Patrick's Cathedral, N. Y.
Christ and St. John, Brooklyn Museum of Fine Arts.
Shelley
Tennyson
Burnes.
Bibliography
Books by Mr. Partridge:
Art for America
Angel of clay
Czar's gift
Nathan Hale, the ideal patriot. BH132p (In Denver
Public Library)
Song of life of a sculptor
Technique of sculoture
Books containing material on Mr. Partridge:
Who's who in America
American art annual
Fielding, Mantle. Dictionary of American painters,
sculptors and engravers. qF709.2 F467de
Taft, Lorado. History of American sculpture. qF735 T12a2
Magazine articles:
Bust of Henry Van Dyke
Scrib M 67: front. My'20
Statue of Shakespeare
Int Studio 58: sup 41 Ap'16
Human face; poem
Cur Lit 50:219 F'll
Bust of Tennyson; picture
Arena 33: 633 Jo'05
Greek spirit in art
Cur Lit: 30:152-5 F'06
Sculpture of (w.o. Partridge)
Int Studio 31: sup 65-79
My'07
Portrait
Arena 37:131 F'07
Soul of man in twentieth century sculpture Arena
39:3-14 J'a08
Obituary
Art Digest 4:13 Jo'30
seum N. of Y. Fine Arts
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April 18, 1934.
My dear Mr. Earley:
By express prepaid today I sent the President
an especially designed and finished Lincoln Statue
Memorial Electric Clock. In the letter which I mailed
the President I neglected to enclose the brief history
of the sculptor and the original statue, which I stated
in the letter would be done. Will you be so kind as
to hook that up with the letter which I wrote the
President.
Also I neglected to enclose the presentation
card, and if you will see that it accompanies the
clock when the President sees it, I shall greatly ap-
preciate your attention to the matter. The clock
should reach the White House sometime Saturday or
Monday.
Thanking you for your kind attention to
these matters, I am
Sincerely and faithfully yours,
Mr. Stephen T. Earley,
Secretary to the President,
White House,
es
Washington, D. C.
preasure,
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My dear Mr. Keller:
Your letter of April twenty-fifth
has been received by the President. He requests
me to thank you for writing and to tell you how
much he appreciates your courtesy in sending him
the bust to which you refer. It was received in
fine condition and he is indeed grateful for your
thoughtfulness in presenting it to him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Paul J. Keller, Esq.,
1315 West Grand Blvd.,
Detroit,
es
Michigan.
yes Honorable Unitedent, sg assume
you A will afford me the guatest
pleasure,
mr Buckly
acpros
1315-Nest Grand Blvd.
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Petion, mich.
april 25, 1934
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Washington D.C.
Honorable Dear President.
may I take the Siberty in
presenting you with a bust of your
likeness; I am shipping same
Parel Post moder seperate comer.
In view of the fact that I have
had only Photographs to model said
Bust from, O kinn it will be
appreciated
I am a DetinA news staff artist
and if you will accept my himlele
gift, Honorable President, I ussue
you it will afford me the greatment
pleasure,
in misenting same to you.
Wonld it possibly be asking
too much the let me know
if Bust arrived you safely?
you Obedient Servant
13/5 West Grand Boulevard
Detinit, michigan
April 30, 1934.
P.P.K
q-K.
My dear Governor:
The President is in receipt of the case
of Capon Springs minerel water which you were good
enough to send him recently and requests me to convey
to you his cordial thanks for your courtesy. He is
glad to have this fine gift and deeply appreciates
your thought of him in this connection.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHend,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
His Excellency, H. G. Kump,
Governor of West Virginia,
Charleston,
West Virginia.
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4/30
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PHILLIP W. AUSTIN
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
215 STEWART BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
April 26th, 1934
The accompanying case of CAPON SPRINGS MINERAL WATER
IS PRESENTED to his Excellency, the HONORABLE FRANKLIN D.
ROOSEVELT, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, with the
compliments of the Honorable H. G. KUMP, GOVERNOR of the
STATE of WEST VIRGINIA.
I trust the writer may be forgiven for expressing the hope
that the use of this meritorious water will help to keep him
in the perfect health necessary to a continuance of his
splendid work.
X
April 30, 1934.
My dear Mr. Austin:
Your note of April twenty-sixth has
been received and I beg to thank you in the
President's behalf for your good wishes.
A note of appreciation is being sent to
Governor Kump today for the case of Capon Springs
mineral water which he was good enough to present
to the President.
Very sincerely yours,
₹
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Phillip W. Austin, Esq.,
215 Stewart Building,
Washington, D. C.
es
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
H. G. Kump
EXECUTIVE department
GOVERNOR
CHARLESTON
April
twenty-seventh
1934.
My dear Mr. President:
Please accept a case of Capon
Springs Mineral Water, which is being sent
you from Capon Springs, West Virginia.
It is hoped that this water
will be pleasing to you and I shall be
happy to have additional cases sent to you
if agreeable.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
May 1, 1934.
P.P.F. q-K
My dear Mr. Keenan:
The President asks me to thank
you for the fine plaque. presented by
you and the Duro Metal Company, repre-
sented by Mr. Casper J. Maier.
He deeply appreciates your thought-
fulness and courtesy, and is glad to
have it for his collection.
Sincerely yours,
M. H. McIntyre,
Assistant Secretary
to the President.
John B. Keenan, Esq., x
Department of Public Safety,
Newark, N. J.
p.p.t.
May 7, 1934.
q-K.
will
My dear Mr. Klassen:
The President is in receipt of the fine
e
souvenir hammer and shelf which you were good enough
to send him recently and requests me to thank you
ghh
heartily for your courtesy. He is glad to accept
eces
them and is indeed grateful for this evidence of your
friendship and good will.
l
Very sincerely yours,
1
il
out
M. A. Lelland,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
2
D. J. Klassen, Esq.,
Hillsboro,
Kansas.
es
in
Hillsboro Kans.
5/10/34
Rec' from
as
Klassen, D. J.
Hillsboro, Kans.
your letter of apreation received
id mout send a letter of
Souvenir Hammer
the the heavy hammer, no
shelf and brackets.
in misleding,I mean the
Ease parts beside the backmer
ded for anything thing but weight
weight of extra pieces
islead you, because the
in that reason I alsordid
king butill you picked
light you should not
you will find The
The weight of a regular hammer the size
migle Iron + The the du about
and style as the Balca Hammer inclosed
yours Truly
)
KGC, [LOW
Hillsboro Kans.
Fin
5/10/34
Dear President
or
your letter of apreation received
am Sarrow I did nout send a letter of
explanation with the heavy hammer, no
doubh it has been misleding ,d mean the
bracker part. Those parts beside the backer
were not intended for the thing but weight
It was only The weight of extra pieces
That should mislead you, because the
hammer was so light you should not
suspicion any Thing untill you picked
the hammer. Far that reason I alsordid
not wrap the Cammer you will find The
Two pieces of angle Iron + The the du about
The weight of a regular hammer the size
and style as the Balca Hammer inclosed
yours Truly
pot
qrk
May 14, 1934.
My dear Mr. Kelley:
The President has requested me to thank
you heartily for your courtesy in sending him the
flowers which he received recently. He is very
glad to have them and deeply appreciates this evi-
dence of your friendly interest and good will.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Thos. J. Kelley, Esq.,
Tomahawk,
Wisconsin.
es
P.P.7.
May 15, 1934.
q-K.
My dear Mr. MacConaughey:
Your letter of May tenth, with enclosed
photographs, and the box of pineapples which you
were good enough to present to the President, have
been received, and I want to assure you of his ap-
preciation of your thoughtful courtesy.
Sincerely yours,
M. H. McINTYRE
Assistant Secretary to the
President
H. E. MacConaughey, Esq.,
Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd.,
215 Market Street,
San Francisco,
California.
mam
COPY SENT CONGRESSMAN KRAMER 5/16/34 RCB
Yours
HAWAII Vice Per President H.E.MacConaughey INEAPPLE respectfully, & General COMPANY, Sales LTD Manager
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE COMPANY
LIMITED
GENERAL OFFICES
AND CANNERY
CABLE ADDRESSES
HONOLULU
"PINE"HONOLULU
"HAPCO"SAN FRANCISCO
PLANTATION OFFICES
WAHIAWA, OAHU
DOLE
CODES
LANAI CITY, LANAI
WESTERN UNION (UNIV.ED)
EXCELSIOR, BENTLEY'S
GENERAL SALES OFFICE
ARMSBY, CALPACK
215 MARKET STREET
AB C(5IH EDJ
SAN FRANCISCO
215 MARKET STREET
HEM.N
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
May 10,1934.
The President,
The White House.
addist
Sir:
The Hawaiian pineapples which are being delivered to the
White House with this letter were picked especially for
you last Saturday, May fifth, at the request of Congress-
man Charles Kramer. They left Honolulu the same day,
aboard the SS"Malolo," which arrived in San Francisco
Thursday morning, May tenth. The shipment is leaving the
San Francisco airport by the United Air Lines at seven
thirty-five Thursday evening, and is due to arrive in
Washington Friday evening at six fifty-five.
This far flung part of the United States is not so far
away after all, when one considers modern sea and air
transportation.
With this letter we are sending you three photographs -
1 - Showing the picking at the Dole Plantations
on the Island of Oahu of the Hawaiian pine-
apples presented to you today.
2 - Loading the fruit on a truck for hauling
to Honolulu.
3 - The truck with the fruit, crossing the new
"Franklin D.Roosevelt" bridge over Kipapa
Gulch. This bridge, which was dedicated
April 21,1934, was constructed under the
Emergency Relief Construction Act.
Your fellow citizens of Hawaii present these pineapples
to you and your family with the hope that you will enjoy
them as much as we have enjoyed sending them to you.
Yours respectfully,
HAWAII PINEAPPLE COMPANY, LTD
Per
H.E.MacConaughey
Vice President & General Sales Manager
Q
Mr. Kingsley W. Dennett, Superintendent of the Dole Hawaiian
Pineapple Plantation on the Island of Oahu, superintending picking
of pineapples on May 5, 1934, for shipment to President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Washington, D.C.
55-084 HAWAII 1934
Loading pineapples on Dole Plantation,
Island of Oahu, May 5, 1934. A crate
of these pineapples was shipped by air
express to President Roosevelt,
Washington, D.C.
Truck loaded with Hawaiian pineapples, crossing the new
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge, Kipapa Gulch. This bridge
was dedicated April 21, 1934, and was constructed under the
Emergency Relief Construction Act.
l /
pr.7.
May 16, 1934.
q-K.
My dear Mr. Kelly:
Your letter of recent date has been re-
ceived by the President and he has read it with inter-
est. He thanks you most heartily for the beautifully
framed picture which you were good enough to present
to him and is indeed grateful for your friendly ex-
pressions of good will.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
RIVATE SECRETARY
Daniel A. Kelly, Esq.,
35 Morse Street,
Watertown,
Massachusetts.
es
ratertown mass.
angel
Honorable Franklin D. Gosernett, 5/16 as
The President of the United States,
White House," Washington D.C.
Dear me. President:-
P
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Inappreciation of your efforts
9
to provide work for the ployed
thru the C. WA", and asan expression
ent
of my own personal admisation of
your good services as Chief Executive
l picture. desire to present you this framed
out ofwark, but due to the initiation
I am a MasterPainter and long
of your C.W.A" programme, I hare been
ahle to work at my trade at the
Watertown assemal
The metal frame was made
during the period of the Civil War
P. S. King, Esq.,
14 Great Smith Street,
Westminster, London,
England.
and Shave decired pleasure in
and is evidently of patriotic origin,
and for it's reception in the
decorating this picture for you
White House".
With sincere good wishes for
a continued state of health and
a satisfying Public Services and
Very respectfully,
Damiel a. Felly.
es
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
King, P. S.
14 Great Smith St.
ackyd
Westminister, London, England. 5-17ab
Book, Economic Readjustment in 1933
May 17, 1934.
PP7
qk
My dear Mr. King:
The copy of the book "Econorde Readjustment
in 1933" has been received by the President and he
thanks you heartily for your courtesy. He is glad
to have the volume and looks forward to reading it
at a favorable opportunity.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
P. S. King, Esq.,
14 Great Smith Street,
Westminster, London,
England.
es
THE WHITE house
WASHINGTON
1
May 26, 1934.
P.P.7. q-K.
Memorandum for the President:
Mr. Hickman of the Raleigh
Haberdasher has been instructed by
the Knox people to present a hat to
you - incidentally one also to Steve
and me.
He wants to bring his
selection down from which to make
your pick.
M. H. M.
mm
Do whatever you think
isbesh about there
20R
May 26, 1934.
P.P.7. q-K.
Memorandum for the President:
Mr. Hickman of the Raleigh
Haberdasher has been instructed by
the Knox people to present a hat to
you - incidentally one also to Steve
and me.
He wants to bring his
selection down from which to make
your pick.
M. H. M.
mm
June 4, 1934.
P.P.7- q-K.
My dear Mr. Kirshen:
Your lo tter of May twenty-ninth has
been received and I beg to thank you in the
President's behalf for your courtesy in sending
him the copy of Professor James Edward Hagerty's
book to which you refer. A note of appreciation
is being forwarded to Professor Hagerty today.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. Leffand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
M. S. Kirshen, Esq.,
289 Congress Street,
Boston,
Massachusetts.
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The Stratford Company
PUBLISHERS
289 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts
N.
May 29, 1934
Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
At the request of Professor James Edward Hagerty,
we are sending you, under separate cover, a
complimentary copy of his recent book entitled
TWENTIETH CENTURY CRIME, Eighteenth Century
Methods of Control.
Any comment you may care to make on this book
will be greatly appreciated by both the author
and the publishers.
Cordially yours,
THE STRATFORD COMPANY,
MSK/RH
M. S. Kirshen
June 4, 1934.
P.O.T. 9-K
N.
My dear Mr. Kerr:
Your letter of May twenty-fourth has
been received and I beg to thank you in the
President's behalf for writing. He was much
pleased to receive the copy of "Tide Rips" and
requests me to convey to you and everyone con-
cerned his hearty appreciation of your thought-
fulness.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
E. S. Kerr, Jr., Esq.,
United States Coast Guard Academy,
New London,
Connecticut.
es
and
6-4
TIDE RIPS 1934
&
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY
EVOR S. KERR, Jr., Editor
NEW LONDON, CONN.
24 May, 1934
Hon. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D. C.
My Dear Sir:
Under separate cover I am sending you a copy
of the 1934 edition of TIDE RIPS, the annual pub-
lication of the United States Coast Guard Academy.
I sincerely hope that you will find the book
and the articles therein of interest.
It is my wish that you accept this book as a
present from the staff of TIDE RIPS.
Assuring you that we have always endeavored
to come up to the fullest of your expectations, I
remain,
Very respectfully yours,
E. S. Kerr, Jr. Cadet.
June 4, 1934.
P.P.7., q-K.
My dear Mr. Kinsella:
Your letter of May twenty-sixth has
been received and I have bad much pleasure in
laying it before the President. He requests me
to thank you for writing and for your thought-
fulness 1a sending him a copy of your publication
to which you refer. He is glad to have the volume
and will enjoy reading it at the first opportunity.
The President is indeed grateful for your
assurance of loyalty and support.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Burt S. Kinsella, Esq.,
The Lafayette Building,
Buffalo,
es
New York.
and
BRANCH
THE FRONTIER PRESS COMPANY
6-48
BURT. S. KINSELLA,
OFFICES
PRESIDENT TREASURER.
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS
EDW. A. KINSELLA.
VICE PRESIDENT.
LEADING
C. M. KINSELLA,
SECRETARY.
AMERICAN
Recid IN OTHER
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HOME OFFICE, THE LAFAYETTE BUILDING
LAFAYETTE SQUARE, BUFFALO,N.Y.
BUFFALO, N.Y., May 26, 1934.
Secretary to
The President of the United States,
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I have been an admirer and supporter of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt as governor of New York
State and as president of the U.S.A.
It is my desire to present to him, with my
compliments, a copy of our publication entitled
"The Lincoln Library of Essential Information."
This volume is included in the package to which
this letter is attached. I would very much appreciate
it if you would remove this volume from the carton and
hand it to President Roosevelt with my compliments and
sincere wishes.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Bust S Kinsella
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June 12, 1934.
My dear Mr. Kaier:
The President is in receipt of the
fine ash trays which you were good enough to pre-
sent to him recently and has requested me to thank
you heartily for your courtesy. He is indeed grateful
for this evidence of your interest and good will.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand,
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Chas. D. Kaier, Esq.,
N. Main Street,
Mahanoy City,
Pennsylvania.
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Rec'd from
any
Chas, D. Kaier,
31/9
N. Main St.
of
ppt
Mahanoy City, Pa,
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2 ash Trays,
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
As you are soon to start on a cruise in
which you traverse "The Spanish Main" again, I am sending
you a copy of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC"--that
my New York agent finally found, as this first edition was
long ago sold out. Your voyage will take you also on the sea-
trails of these old sea-wolves who ravaged the Pacific sea-
coasts of South America, Central America and Mexico, and used
the California bays as their famous rendezvous. Hence, I hope
that this volume of my sea-tales will add local color and
greater interest to those sea-scenes of the wold exploits of
the ancient buccaneers of the Pacific--and trust that you will
enjoy a delightful voyage amidst those romance-haunted seas.
I have known three of our Presidents very in-
timately, two of them well enough to have made them overnight
or week-end visits in The White House--so, inasmuch as It was
I who wrote you at Albany, right after Al Smith's defeat at
the end of his Presidential campaign, for you to prepare to
become the next President after Hoover, I claim both a one
hundred percent prophet's and "writer's privilege", in now
proposing to "make a deal" with you, towit: After you read
this buccaneer book, will you please also read a "Plan for
Federal House-and-Garden Projects" that I have just written,
currente calamo, along the lines laid down by you (as report-
ed in the press) for such a splendid rehabilitation program
for the masses of chronically-unemployed indigent families
now crowded in our industrial centers.
I am sending you this Plan in the same air-
express package with the aforesaid copy of "BUCCANEERS OF THE
PACIFIC"--and I think that you will find that it is a very
complete and thoroughly detailed Plan for such a Federal House-
and-Garden project. I have purposely so gone into every nec-
xprq.B.
Hear
923 So. Park View Street,
Los Angeles, California,
June 12, 1934.
PP7
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
q-K
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
As you are soon to start on a cruise in
which you traverse "The Spanish Main" again, I am sending
you a copy of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC"
my New York agent finally found, as this first edition was
long ago sold out. Your voyage will take you also on the sea-
trails of these old sea-wolves who ravaged the Pacific sea-
coasts of South America, Central America and Mexico, and used
the California bays as their famous rendezvous. Hence, I hope
that this volume of my sea-tales will add local color and
greater interest to those sea-scenes of the wold exploits of
the ancient buccaneers of the Pacific--and trust that you will
enjoy a delightful voyage amidst those romance-haunted seas.
I have known three of our Presidents very in-
timately, two of them well enough to have made them overnight
or week-end visits in The White House--so, inasmuch as It was
I who wrote you at Albany, right after Al Smith's defeat at
the end of his Presidential campaign, for you to prepare to
become the next President after Hoover, I claim both a one
hundred percent prophet's and "writer's privilege", in now
proposing to "make a deal" with you, towit: After you read
this buccaneer book, will you please also read a "Plan for
Federal House-and-Garden Projects" that I have just written,
currente calamo, along the lines laid down by you (as report-
ed in the press) for such a splendid rehabilitation program
for the masses of chronically-unemployed indigent families
now crowded in our industrial centers.
I am sending you this Plan in the same air-
express package with the aforesaid copy of "BUCCANEERS OF THE
PACIFIC" and I think that you will find that it is a very
complete and thoroughly detailed Plan for such a Federal House-
and-Garden project. I have purposely so gone into every nec-
G-B
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
June 12th, 1934
Page Two.
essary detail concerning it, that any able executive could
take this Plan for Federal House-and-Garden projects and start
in operating them, at once, so as not to waste time in formu-
lating them. Especially such a project here in Los Angeles
County with its half a million indigents dependent upon this
County, including 116,000 families, some 50,000 families of
whom may be classed as chronically-unemployed families in this
direly depressed or problem area.
Your magnificent social program announced
the other day has thrilled our whole country and aroused its
fervent enthusiasm by its admirable and truly epochal features.
May I add that it also has added enormously to your popular-
ity, as shown out here in California, where even this former
rock-ribbed Republican County of Los Angeles now counts a
45,000 majority of registered Democratic voters in this City
of Los Angeles and 26,000 in this County--the most remarkable
change of political attitude I have ever witnessed in the
course of a long lifetime, in which at times I have taken a
very active part in Democratic politics.
Los Angeles' attitude of profound admira-
tion and whole-hearted approval of your new program is well
voiced in the appended editorial from The Los Angeles Daily
News.
May you have a most delightful cruise in
the seas of the Pacific--and I am, always, with great res-
pect and the deepest admiration,
Yours to command,
GEO. WYCHERLEY KIRKMAN.
GWK: FH
X
A rousing good book. Its stories are excellently told, based upon the
"Buccaneers of the Pacific," just published by Bobbs-Merrill Company,
first-hand records of the old sea dogs themselves. A valuable addi-
is a literary achievement; what is more, it is another rare and valuable
tion to the literature of marine history.
-New York Evening Sun.
addition to the history of California, because Mr. Wycherley has pains-
Speak of pirates and the Spanish Main immediately comes to mind.
takingly delved into the archives of many centuries for his material,
But Mr. Wycherley has followed the terriers of the sea to broader
and brought forth treasure trove as magnificent as pirate ever plun-
fields-to the vast Pacific. .His tale is glamorous. It reeks with
dered in his raids on the silver fleets of Peru and the golden galleons
heroism and ruffianism in equal proportions. It treats of bold navi-
of the King of Spain Tales of treasure-trove, of love and war, ad-
gation of a sort that seems incredible in these days To round the
ventures on land and sea, crowd its pages, and its numerous illustra-
Horn in what would be considered little row-boats today, and in this
tions add to the fascination of a monumental work. This vast hoard
same cockle-shell attack treasure-ships, warships, merchantmen, any-
of hitherto hidden material has been assembled into one work of glam-
thing in their path, denotes a certain devil-may-care air that rather
orous deeds and adventures, the whole constituting a "great book"
arouses admiration, misguided though our "heroes" were The author
A narrative of free-booters, with feminine as well as masculine
vividly pens the tale of these lusty adventurers who first spread terror
interest. Almost as thrilling, and quite as interesting as the text, are
among the unguarded treasure troves of Western America and the
the maps of the Pacific, the reproductions of old steel engravings
South Seas In between Drake and Anson there was a notable pro-
showing the pirate armada, and paintings of the men and their craft
cession of bold buccaneers. In the pages of this most engrossing book,
who knew no fear, were not without chivalry in the presence of a
one meets among others, Captains Cavendish, Rogers, Shelvocke, the
lady, and on occasion could be magnanimous and merciful to an enemy.
fierce Morgan, Dampier who sailed around the world three times a
A noble saga of the sea is Mr. Wycherley's "Buccaneers of the Pacific."
rich, racy lot, more comfortable to meet in the pages of this book
Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram.
than in actual life; but, despite their crimes, a brave lusty group,
A bully book that is just off the press of an Eastern publisher-a book
whose exploits hastened the development of the New World, and left
written by a Los Angeles man It is a story of the buccaneers of the
invaluable data for the science of navigation.
Pacific-that's the title, "Buccaneers of the Pacific." And the author
-Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
is George Wycherley, a man we know well and greatly admire. He is
Mr. Wycherley writes a lively, colorful narrative that is not without
a writing man who has always been good at his trade. And he must
an occasional chuckle of satiric humor. His book is vivid, brisk,
be a patient man as well, because he has dug up an amazing fund of
dramatic and very entertaining.
information concerning these old cut-throats of the seas who sailed
-New York Times.
out of Plymouth Harbor and other ports of England to harass the
Here are 444 pages of as entrancing reading as can be provided for
treasure-laden ships of Spain in the Caribbean and to loot the Spanish
the man with a dash of salt in his blood and the love of adventure to
settlements on the coast of the three Americas. They were the great-
accompany it. In this excellent volume Mr. Wycherley tells of some
est adventurers of all time It is the thrilling and almost unbeliev-
of these English freebooters who plundered merchant ships, especially
able story of Sir Francis Drake, Morgan, Shelvocke, Rogers, Caven-
any flying the flag of Spain, in Pacific waters Mr. Wycherley tells
dish and all the others who flew the Jolly Roger upon tumbling waters,
you about Hately's albatross that inspired "The Rime of the Ancient
staking their lives ruthlessly on the throw of a cutlass Without
Mariner," and of many other interesting things that make his book
question, any man grown and arrived at the age of reason, who has
one you are reluctant to lay aside, until you have read the final page.
red blood in his veins, will get out of the pages of this book a thousand
The stories are all wonderful, full of adventure and the thrumming
and one terrific thrills. -John Stevens McGroarty, famous writer;
of tautened cordage, of belching guns and the battle cry of men mad-
author of "Mission Play," Etc., -Los Angeles Times.
dened by hope of loot. The narratives of dare-deviltry are enriched
All the romance, triumph and tragedy of the days of plu
on
the
by the lure of the sea, romance, and the glamour of strange lands.
Spanish Main is summed up in George Wycherley's
-Boston Globe.
"Buccaneers of the Pacific" Much of the lore of the
Nothing in all the history of the seas can compare in peril, romance
strange lands bordering on the Pacific is woven into th
and adventure with the exploits of these leaders who fought for gold.
and most interesting are many of the observations ma
The tale has lost nothing in Mr. Wycherley's telling. He has brought
glishmen who first saw the Pacific. The tale of Ale
the swaggering old swash-bucklers back to life The book gains ad-
about whose adventures Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson
ded interest by its reproduction of a great number of old maps and
fascinating The book is a true history, but is SO ful
prints.
-Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer.
detail, that even those who shun dates, dry facts,
themselves entranced by the wonderful exploits of th
Mr. Wycherly has caught all of the spirit that his theme indicates; he
the Pacific.
has lost none of the color of the time and the men of which he writes
With a series of dramatic pen sweeps he takes the reader across
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC is glamorous. It
the foaming, treasure laden seas.
ism and ruffianism. It treats of bold navigation of a
-Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio.
incredible in these days.
-Mansfi
Mr. Wycherley is a skillful writer with a love of entertaining. The
The epic of Pacific loot, a saga of wonderful exploi
more I look back on his stories of Pacific buccaneering, the more I
cases, first-hand records of the pirates themselves.
enjoy it.
-Register-Gazette, Rockford, Ills.
-Reading Tim
GEORGE G E 0 WYCHERLEY KIRKMAN
A rousing good book. Its stories are excellently told, based upon the
"Buccaneers of the Pacific," just published by Bobbs-Merrill Company,
first-hand records of the old sea dogs themselves. A valuable addi-
is a literary achievement; what is more, it is another rare and valuable
tion to the literature of marine history.
-New York Evening Sun.
addition to the history of California, because Mr. Wycherley has pains-
takingly delved into the archives of many centuries for his material,
Speak of pirates and the Spanish Main immediately comes to mind.
and brought forth treasure trove as magnificent as pirate ever plun-
But Mr. Wycherley has followed the terriers of the sea to broader
dered in his raids on the silver fleets of Peru and the golden galleons
fields-to the vast Pacific. .His tale is glamorous. It reeks with
of the King of Spain Tales of treasure-trove, of love and war, ad-
heroism and ruffianism in equal proportions. It treats of bold navi-
ventures on land and sea, crowd its pages, and its numerous illustra-
gation of a sort that seems incredible in these days To round the
tions add to the fascination of a monumental work. This vast hoard
Horn in what would be considered little row-boats today, and in this
of hitherto hidden material has been assembled into one work of glam-
same cockle-shell attack treasure-ships, warships, merchantmen, any-
orous deeds and adventures, the whole constituting a "great book"
thing in their path, denotes a certain devil-may-care air that rather
A narrative of free-booters, with feminine as well as masculine
arouses admiration, misguided though our "heroes" were The author
interest. Almost as thrilling, and quite as interesting as the text, are
vividly pens the tale of these lusty adventurers who first spread terror
the maps of the Pacific, the reproductions of old steel engravings
among the unguarded treasure troves of Western America and the
showing the pirate armada, and paintings of the men and their craft
South Seas In between Drake and Anson there was a notable pro-
who knew no fear, were not without chivalry in the presence of a
cession of bold buccaneers. In the pages of this most engrossing book,
lady, and on occasion could be magnanimous and merciful to an enemy.
one meets among others, Captains Cavendish, Rogers, Shelvocke, the
fierce Morgan, Dampier who sailed around the world three times
A noble saga of the sea is Mr. Wycherley's "Buccaneers of the Pacific."
rich, racy lot, more comfortable to meet in the pages of this book
Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram.
than in actual life; but, despite their crimes, a brave lusty group,
A bully book that is just off the press of an Eastern publisher-a book
whose exploits hastened the development of the New World, and left
written
by
a
Los
Angeles
man
It
is
a
story
of
the
buccaneers
of
the
invaluable data for the science of navigation.
Pacific-that's the title, "Buccaneers of the Pacific." And the author
-Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
is George Wycherley, a man we know well and greatly admire. He is
Mr. Wycherley writes a lively, colorful narrative that is not without
a writing man who has always been good at his trade. And he must
an occasional chuckle of satiric humor. His book is vivid, brisk,
be a patient man as well, because he has dug up an amazing fund of
dramatic and very entertaining.
information concerning these old cut-throats of the seas who sailed
-New York Times.
out of Plymouth Harbor and other ports of England to harass the
Here are 444 pages of as entrancing reading as can be provided for
treasure-laden ships of Spain in the Caribbean and to loot the Spanish
the man with a dash of salt in his blood and the love of adventure to
settlements on the coast of the three Americas. They were the great-
accompany it. In this excellent volume Mr. Wycherley tells of some
est adventurers of all time It is the thrilling and almost unbeliev-
of these English freebooters who plundered merchant ships, especially
able story of Sir Francis Drake, Morgan, Shelvocke, Rogers, Caven-
any flying the flag of Spain, in Pacific waters Mr. Wycherley tells
dish and all the others who flew the Jolly Roger upon tumbling waters,
you about Hately's albatross that inspired "The Rime of the Ancient
staking their lives ruthlessly on the throw of a cutlass Without
Mariner," and of many other interesting things that make his book
question, any man grown and arrived at the age of reason, who has
red blood in his veins, will get out of the pages of this book a thousand
one you are reluctant to lay aside, until you have read the final page.
The stories are all wonderful, full of adventure and the thrumming
and one terrific thrills. -John Stevens McGroarty, Times. famous writer;
of tautened cordage, of belching guns and the battle cry of men mad-
author
of
"Mission
Play,"
Etc.,
-Los
Angeles
dened by hope of loot. The narratives of dare-deviltry are enriched
All the triumph and tragedy of the days of plundering on the
by the lure of the sea, romance, and the glamour of strange lands.
romance, Main is summed up in George Wycherley's masterly and of book, the
-Boston Globe.
Spanish of the Pacific" Much of the lore of the sea
"Buccaneers lands bordering on the Pacific is woven into these of narratives, these En-
Nothing in all the history of the seas can compare in peril, romance
strange interesting are many of the observations made Alexander Selkirk
and adventure with the exploits of these leaders who fought for gold.
and most who first saw the Pacific. The tale of Crusoe is
The tale has lost nothing in Mr. Wycherley's telling. He has brought
the swaggering old swash-bucklers back to life The book gains ad-
about whose The book is a true history, but is so et al. interesting will
glishmen adventures Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson full of very
ded interest by its reproduction of a great number of old maps and
themselves detail, that entranced even by the wonderful exploits -Buffalo News. of
fascinating those who shun dates, dry facts, of the buccaneers find
prints.
-Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer.
Mr. Wycherly has caught all of the spirit that his theme indicates; he
the Pacific.
has lost none of the color of the time and the men of which he writes
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC is glamorous. of It a reeks sort that with hero-
With a series of dramatic pen sweeps he takes the reader across
incredible in these days.
ism and ruffianism. It treats of bold navigation -Mansfield, Ohio, seems News.
the foaming, treasure laden seas.
-Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio.
The epic of Pacific loot, a saga of wonderful themselves. exploits, and in some
Mr. Wycherley is a skillful writer with a love of entertaining. The
more I look back on his stories of Pacific buccaneering, the more I
cases, first-hand records of the pirates -Reading Times, Reading, Pa.
enjoy it.
-Register-Gazette, Rockford, Ills.
The pages of Mr. Wycherley's book are crowded with the deeds of
daring and vivid rascals whose exploits cause the blood to run a
little faster if a bit colder.
-Kansas City Journal Post.
Filled with blood-curdling episodes that make one's spine shiver; a
Comments on
history of the colorful gentlemen who made their livings from the
Spanish galleons. To those who believe that pirates garbed with cut-
lass and sash lived only in the minds of flction writers, this book is
recommended The book is good for reference work, and is exceed-
BUCCANEERS
ingly interesting as well.
-Los Angeles Express.
of the
Fanciers of freebooting yarns will sail joyously through these pages
into fresh and hitherto almost uncharted seas of buccaneer days. In
his historical researches for material on early California, Wycherley
found that the Pacific Ocean was the hunting ground for freebooters as
PACIFIC
splendid and daring as any that troubled the Spanish Main of the Car-
ibean in the days when Spain was paramount in the New World, and
that their expeditions had a profound effect on the present state of
California and the United States. The stories of these gorgeous rogues
he has told with a zest and heartiness that makes exciting reading for
every man, woman, boy or girl who has the spark of adventure still
burning inside-and who hasn't? But the book is not only of great in-
terest to that mythical creature, the general reader; it is of first rate
importance to historians and students of history. Many of the facts
in Wycherley's book are now told for the first time in modern times.
Indeed, some of the facts the author recites were either unknown to
the contemporaries of the buccaneers, or if known, were unrecorded.
-Los Angeles Record.
A narrative of daredeviltry enriched with lore of the sea and of strange
lands.
Pittsburgh Press.
As complete a book on piracy as one could ask.
Mr.
Wycherley
has presented in charming and authentic fashion the adventures and
exploits of those English seafarers.
Quincy, Illinois, Herald.
Profound fascination haunts the very name of a buccaneer, and now
Mr. George Wycherley enhances the lure of that concept with a volume
which embraces the history of all the great English buccaneers who
plied their fearsome trade on the Pacific. The Argonaut, San Francisco.
Here is a straightforward story of the villainous gentlemen who help-
ed carve the new world out of Spanish gold, a story well told and
authenticated with quotation marks. There are maps on the inside
covers that Drake might have sailed by and plentiful local color in-
troduced in the reproduction of old prints.
-Dallas, Texas, News.
The volume is a continuous narrative of daredeviltry, adventure and
desperate deeds. It is a new compilation of material found for the
most part in the writings of the buccaneers themselves. It is fact
that outshines in color and action the wildest flights of imagination
of the writers of fiction.
-St. Paul, Minn., News.
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC phrased in real modern style and
written from a present moment view-point, merits for its historical
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers
value and for its story worth a favored place in any library.
-San Jose, Calif., Mercury-Herald.
Indianapolis
THIS LOS ANGELES NEWSPAPER WITH ITS 150,000 READERS ACCURATE
VOICES THE ENTHUSUASTIC APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
PROGRAMS BY THE 1,750,000 VOTERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
EDITORIAL PAGE
TUESDAY
JUNE 12, 1934
"LOS ANGELES ILLUSTRATED DAILY
NEWS,"
"Homes, Livelihood, Security"
DR
A
JOB for every American able and willing to work, a
June 12th, 1934.
home for himself and his family; insurance against
old age and disability-in short, a definite national policy
that shall make it possible "for American families to live as
Americans should."
This is the program President Roosevelt last Friday re-
vealed as the main objective of his administration as soon
as the next congress convenes.
For several weeks past it has been rumored in Wash-
ington that the administration was formulating a cardinal
plan for national reconstruction. No inkling of its scope or
purpose was available. The most vigilant newshawks could
glean or surmise was that the president was impatient with
the present processes, that he had recognized existing
methods for recovery were more or less at the mercy of the
legislative department of government, and that he felt he
could lay his whole program before the people for ratifica-
tion at the coming elections.
President Roosevelt throws down a challenge to those
*
*
who still cling to the profit system, to the rugged individual-
He has had abundant reason to believe that he could take
ism which was nothing short of despoliation and confiscation
this step with no danger to his prestige or to the confidence
for an overwhelming majority of the people.
already reposed in him by the great mass of the people.
His course is neither to the right nor to the left, but
A careful reading of the president's message discloses
straight ahead. He will make no compromise with "those
the magnitude of his plans. There is no longer any doubt
among us who would still go back," to the reactionaries who
that he proposes to swing into action every agency of the
"offer no substitute for the gains already made, nor any
federal government to accomplish the ultimate aims of the
hope for making future gains for human happiness." These,
New Deal.
says the president, "loudly assert that individual liberty is be-
The president clearly specifies his three great objectives:
ing restricted, but when they are asked what individual lib-
1. The security of a home.
erties they have lost, they are put to it to answer."
2. The security of livelihood.
It is an interesting coincidence-and one that will not
lose its significance to the intelligent citizen-that the iden-
3. The security of social insurance.
tical day on which the president submitted this new national
These he pledges as "a minimum that we can offer to
the American people a right which belongs to every in-
policy to the people, the Old Guard of the republican party
the essential
was putting out one of its periodical platforms, promising
dividual and every family willing to work
"protection to American business," "proper safeguards to
fulfillment of measures already taken toward relief, recovery
the constitution," and all the tweedledum and tweedledee
and reconstruction."
that has been peddled by the House-of-Have to catch votes
for a generation past.
Here, in fine, is a national policy directed toward human
*
*
*
welfare such as has never before been outlined in this or any
There is no sophistry in what President Roosevelt of-
other country. It marks a new epoch in the history of the
fers. He points a clear and definite objective, shows the
United States-an epoch that will be recorded by the his-
course he proposes to follow and leaves the conversation to
torian of the future as the first authoritative and workable
the politicians.
plan to distribute the wealth and the resources of the nation
Homes, livelihood and individual security. That is what
among those who are willing to work and apply themselves
he pledges his administration to get for the American peo-
to the task of distribution with honesty and sincerity
ple, and he makes it clear that these are inherent rights
The president has sketched in the broad outlines of his
which they themselves can command, within the law and the
plan. The details will be disclosed as he unfolds it.
constitution.
It is enough to learn that he is determined to move on
The people's answer will come in the approaching con-
to the goal he set in March, 1933-the emancipation of the
gressional elections.
American worker, farmer, small business man and white-
They will send to Washington only such as are pledged
collar citizen from a system in which the lion's share of their
to stand behind the president in the fight for "the old and
efforts went to the enrichment of the few.
sacred possessive rights for which mankind has constantly
*
struggled."
-R.R.K.
P.P.7.
923 South Park View Street,
q-K,
Los Angeles, California,
June 14th, 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
I sent to you yesterday by express
a copy of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC".
as I wrote you aforetime that I would, if my agent
could find a copy of it, as its first edition was
long ago sold out. It should reach The White House
on Monday.
As it covers the sea-scenes of the
American Pacific that you will traverse during your
coming cruise, it may amuse your passing hours en
voyage to Hawaii--and if so, it will have served its
purpose of entertainment.
May you have a most pleasant voyage
through these once pirate-haunted seas, is the warm-
hearted wish of our people in general, and in particu-
lar of
Yours cordially,
Geo. Wycherley Kirkman.
GWK: FH
X
"Buccaneers of the Pacific," just published by Bobbs-Merrill Company,
is a literary achievement; what is more, it is another rare and valuable
addition to the history of California, because Mr. Wycherley has pains-
takingly delved into the archives of many centuries for his material,
and brought forth treasure trove as magnificent as pirate ever plun-
dered in his raids on the silver fleets of Peru and the golden galleons
of the King of Spain Tales of treasure-trove, of love and war, ad-
ventures on land and sea, crowd its pages, and its numerous illustra-
tions add to the fascination of a monumental work. This vast hoard
of hitherto hidden material has been assembled into one work of glam-
orous deeds and adventures, the whole constituting a "great book"
A narrative of free-booters, with feminine as well as masculine
interest. Almost as thrilling, and quite as interesting as the text, are
the maps of the Pacific, the reproductions of old steel engravings
showing the pirate armada, and paintings of the men and their craft
who knew no fear, were not without chivalry in the presence of a
lady, and on occasion could be magnanimous and merciful to an enemy.
A noble saga of the sea is Mr. Wycherley's "Buccaneers of the Pacific."
Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram.
A bully book that is just off the press of an Eastern publisher-a book
written by a Los Angeles man It is a story of the buccaneers of the
Pacific-that's the title, "Buccaneers of the Pacific." And the author
is George Wycherley, a man we know well and greatly admire. He is
a writing man who has always been good at his trade. And he must
be a patient man as well, because he has dug up an amazing fund of
information concerning these old cut-throats of the seas who sailed
out of Plymouth Harbor and other ports of England to harass the
treasure-laden ships of Spain in the Caribbean and to loot the Spanish
settlements on the coast of the three Americas. They were the great-
est adventurers of all time It is the thrilling and almost unbeliev-
able story of Sir Francis Drake, Morgan, Shelvocke, Rogers, Caven-
dish and all the others who flew the Jolly Roger upon tumbling waters,
staking their lives ruthlessly on the throw of a cutlass Without
question, any man grown and arrived at the age of reason, who has
red blood in his veins, will get out of the pages of this book a thousand
and one terrific thrills. -John Stevens McGroarty, famous writer;
author of "Mission Play," Etc., -Los Angeles Times.
All the romance, triumph and tragedy of the days of plundering on the
Spanish Main is summed up in George Wycherley's masterly book,
"Buccaneers of the Pacific" Much of the lore of the sea and of the
strange lands bordering on the Pacific is woven into these narratives,
and most interesting are many of the observations made of these En-
glishmen who first saw the Pacific. The tale of Alexander Selkirk
about whose adventures Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson Crusoe is very
fascinating The book is a true history, but is so full of interesting
detail, that even those who shun dates, dry facts, et al. will find
themselves entranced by the wonderful exploits of the buccaneers of
the Pacific.
-Buffalo News.
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC is glamorous. It reeks with hero-
ism and ruffianism. It treats of bold navigation of a sort that seems
incredible in these days.
-Mansfield, Ohio, News.
The epic of Pacific loot, a saga of wonderful exploits, and in some
cases, first-hand records of the pirates themselves.
-Reading Times, Reading, Pa.
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The pages of Mr. Wycherley's book are crowded with the deeds of
daring and vivid rascals whose exploits cause the blood to run a
little faster if a bit colder.
-Kansas City Journal Post.
Filled with blood-curdling episodes that make one's spine shiver; a
Comments on
history of the colorful gentlemen who made their livings from the
Spanish galleons. To those who believe that pirates garbed with cut-
lass and sash lived only in the minds of fiction writers, this book is
recommended The book is good for reference work, and is exceed-
BUCCANEERS
ingly interesting as well.
-Los Angeles Express.
of the
Fanciers of freebooting yarns will sail joyously through these pages
into fresh and hitherto almost uncharted seas of buccaneer days. In
his historical researches for material on early California, Wycherley
found that the Pacific Ocean was the hunting ground for freebooters as
PACIFIC
splendid and daring as any that troubled the Spanish Main of the Car-
ibean in the days when Spain was paramount in the New World, and
that their expeditions had a profound effect on the present state of
California and the United States. The stories of these gorgeous rogues
he has told with a zest and heartiness that makes exciting reading for
every man, woman, boy or girl who has the spark of adventure still
burning inside-and who hasn't? But the book is not only of great in-
terest to that mythical creature, the general reader; it is of first rate
importance to historians and students of history. Many of the facts
in Wycherley's book are now told for the first time in modern times.
Indeed, some of the facts the author recites were either unknown to
the contemporaries of the buccaneers, or if known, were unrecorded.
-Los Angeles Record.
A narrative of daredeviltry enriched with lore of the sea and of strange
lands.
Pittsburgh Press.
As complete a book on piracy as one could ask.
Mr. Wycherley
has presented in charming and authentic fashion the adventures and
exploits of those English seafarers.
Quincy, Illinois, Herald.
Profound fascination haunts the very name of a buccaneer, and now
Mr. George Wycherley enhances the lure of that concept with a volume
which embraces the history of all the great English buccaneers who
plied their fearsome trade on the Pacific. The Argonaut, San Francisco.
Here is a straightforward story of the villainous gentlemen who help-
ed carve the new world out of Spanish gold, a story well told and
authenticated with quotation marks. There are maps on the inside
covers that Drake might have sailed by and plentiful local color in-
troduced in the reproduction of old prints.
-Dallas, Texas, News.
The volume is a continuous narrative of daredeviltry, adventure and
desperate deeds. It is a new compilation of material found for the
most part in the writings of the buccaneers themselves. It is fact
that outshines in color and action the wildest flights of imagination
of the writers of fiction.
-St. Paul, Minn., News.
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC phrased in real modern style and
written from a present moment view-point, merits for its historical
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers
value and for its story worth a favored place in any library.
-San Jose, Calif., Mercury-Herald.
Indianapolis
A rousing good book. Its stories are excellently told, based upon the
first-hand records of the old sea dogs themselves. A valuable addi-
tion to the literature of marine history.
-New York Evening Sun.
Speak of pirates and the Spanish Main immediately comes to mind.
But Mr. Wycherley has followed the terriers of the sea to broader
fields-to the vast Pacific, His tale is glamorous. It reeks with
heroism and ruffianism in equal proportions. It treats of bold navi-
gation of a sort that seems incredible in these days To round the
Horn in what would be considered little row-boats today, and in this
same cockle-shell attack treasure-ships, warships, merchantmen, any-
thing in their path, denotes a certain devil-may-care air that rather
arouses admiration, misguided though our "heroes" were The author
vividly pens the tale of these lusty adventurers who first spread terror
among the unguarded treasure troves of Western America and the
South Seas In between Drake and Anson there was a notable pro-
cession of bold buccaneers. In the pages of this most engrossing book,
one meets among others, Captains Cavendish, Rogers, Shelvocke, the
fierce Morgan, Dampier who sailed around the world three times
a
rich, racy lot, more comfortable to meet in the pages of this book
than in actual life; but, despite their crimes, a brave lusty group,
whose exploits hastened the development of the New World, and left
invaluable data for the science of navigation.
-Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
Mr. Wycherley writes a lively, colorful narrative that is not without
an occasional chuckle of satiric humor. His book is vivid, brisk,
dramatic and very entertaining.
-New York Times.
Here are 444 pages of as entrancing reading as can be provided for
the man with a dash of salt in his blood and the love of adventure to
accompany it. In this excellent volume Mr. Wycherley tells of some
of these English freebooters who plundered merchant ships, especially
any flying the flag of Spain, in Pacific waters Mr. Wycherley tells
you about Hately's albatross that inspired "The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner," and of many other interesting things that make his book
one you are reluctant to lay aside, until you have read the final page.
The stories are all wonderful, full of adventure and the thrumming
of tautened cordage, of belching guns and the battle cry of men mad-
dened by hope of loot. The narratives of dare-deviltry are enriched
by the lure of the sea, romance, and the glamour of strange lands.
-Boston Globe.
Nothing in all the history of the seas can compare in peril, romance
and adventure with the exploits of these leaders who fought for gold.
The tale has lost nothing in Mr. Wycherley's telling. He has brought
the swaggering old swash-bucklers back to life The book gains ad-
ded interest by its reproduction of a great number of old maps and
prints.
-Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer.
Mr. Wycherly has caught all of the spirit that his theme indicates; he
has lost none of the color of the time and the men of which he writes
With a series of dramatic pen sweeps he takes the reader across
the foaming, treasure laden seas.
-Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Wycherley is a skillful writer with a love of entertaining. The
more I look back on his stories of Pacific buccaneering, the more I
enjoy it.
-Register-Gazette, Rockford, Ills.
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June 20, 1934.
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My dear Mr. Kirkman:
The President has received your letter
of June fourteenth and has asked me to assure
you of his appreciation of your thoughtfulness
of inscribing and sending a copy of your book,
"Buccaneers of the Pacific" to him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. H. McINTYRE
Assistant Secretary to
the President
George Wycherley Kirkman, Esq.,
923 South Park View Street,
Los Angeles,
California.
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923 South Park View Street,
Los Angeles, California,
June 14th, 1934.
Via Air Mail--Copy by usual mail.
PERSONAL: -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
I sent to you yesterday by express a copy
of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC" --as I wrote
you aforetime that I would, if my agent could find a
copy of it, as its first edition was long ago sold out.
It should reach The White House on Monday.
As it covers the sea-scenes of the American
Pacific that you will traverse during your coming cruise,
it may amuse your passing hours en voyage to Hawaii--and
if so, it will have served its purpose of entertainment.
May you have a most pleasant voyage through
these once pirate-haunted seas, is the warm-hearted wish
of our people in general, and in particular of
Yours cordially,
Geo. Wycherley Kirkman.
GWK: FH
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!
NOTICE!
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS EXPECTING THIS SEA-BOOK
herein enclosed
THEREFORE PLEASE HAND IT TO HIM IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE HE GOES TO SEA
(((THREE (3) ENCLOSURES TO BE HANDED HIM )))
923 South Park View Street,
Los Angeles, California,
June 13th, 1934.
m
Miss Malvina T. Scheider,
Secretary to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Miss Scheider:
Mr. George Wycherley Kirkman, the author,
has directed me to enclose the inclosed copy of his
letter of this date to the President--and wishes me
to ask if it will be too much trouble to you to
please see that he gets, before his departure on
his cruise, the express package that I am sending
him today containing this sea-book, "BUCCANEERS OF
THE PACIFIC", and a Federal House-and-Garden Plan.
As, otherwise, it is apt to "get lost in the shuffle",
due to the great quantity of mail and packages daily
received at The White House.
Mr. Kirkman feels that Mr. Roosevelt will
enjoy this book, whilst sailing amidst the Pacific
waters covered by those sea-tales of the buccaneers--
so he says that he will thank you a lot if you will
thus graciously oblige him.
Mr. Kirkman will send direct to Mrs. Roose-
velt, a copy of this Plan for herself, as soon as we
can have another one gotten up in proper shape.
Hoping that you will kindly see to this,
I am
Yours sincerely,
Frances L.Hevist
Secretary to
Mr. Geo. Wycherley Kirkman.
1 enc.
A. rousing good book. Its stories are excellently told, based upon the
"Buccaneers of the Pacific," just published by Bobbs-Merrill Company,
first-hand records of the old sea dogs themselves. A valuable addi-
is a literary achievement; what is more, it is another rare and valuable
tion to the literature of marine history.
-New York Evening Sun.
addition to the history of California, because Mr. Wycherley has pains-
takingly delved into the archives of many centuries for his material,
Speak of pirates and the Spanish Main immediately comes to mind.
and brought forth treasure trove as magnificent as pirate ever plun-
But Mr. Wycherley has followed the terriers of the sea to broader
dered in his raids on the silver fleets of Peru and the golden galleons
fields-to the vast Pacific. His tale is glamorous. It reeks with
of the King of Spain Tales of treasure-trove, of love and war, ad-
heroism and ruffianism in equal proportions. It treats of bold navi-
ventures on land and sea, crowd its pages, and its numerous illustra-
gation of a sort that seems incredible in these days To round the
tions add to the fascination of a monumental work. This vast hoard
Horn in what would be considered little row-boats today, and in this
of hitherto hidden material has been assembled into one work of glam-
same cockle-shell attack treasure-ships, warships, merchantmen, any-
orous deeds and adventures, the whole constituting a "great book"
thing in their path, denotes a certain devil-may-care air that rather
A narrative of free-booters, with feminine as well as masculine
arouses admiration, misguided though our "heroes" were The author
interest. Almost as thrilling, and quite as interesting as the text, are
vividly pens the tale of these lusty adventurers who first spread terror
the maps of the Pacific, the reproductions of old steel engravings
among the unguarded treasure troves of Western America and the
showing the pirate armada, and paintings of the men and their craft
South Seas In between Drake and Anson there was a notable pro-
who knew no fear, were not without chivalry in the presence of a
cession of bold buccaneers. In the pages of this most engrossing book,
lady, and on occasion could be magnanimous and merciful to an enemy.
one meets among others, Captains Cavendish, Rogers, Shelvocke, the
A noble saga of the sea is Mr. Wycherley's "Buccaneers of the Pacific."
fierce Morgan, Dampier who sailed around the world three times
a
Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram.
rich, racy lot, more comfortable to meet in the pages of this book
than in actual life; but, despite their crimes, a brave lusty group,
A bully book that is just off the press of an Eastern publisher-a book
whose exploits hastened the development of the New World, and left
written by a Los Angeles man
It is a story of the buccaneers of the
invaluable data for the science of navigation.
Pacific-that's the title, "Buccaneers of the Pacific." And the author
-Public Ledger, Philadelphia.
is George Wycherley, a man we know well and greatly admire. He is
a writing man who has always been good at his trade. And he must
Mr. Wycherley writes a lively, colorful narrative that is not without
be a patient man as well, because he has dug up an amazing fund of
an occasional chuckle of satiric humor. His book is vivid, brisk,
information concerning these old cut-throats of the seas who sailed
dramatic and very entertaining.
-New York Times.
out of Plymouth Harbor and other ports of England to harass the
Here are 444 pages of as entrancing reading as can be provided for
treasure-laden ships of Spain in the Caribbean and to loot the Spanish
the man with a dash of salt in his blood and the love of adventure to
settlements on the coast of the three Americas. They were the great-
accompany it. In this excellent volume Mr. Wycherley tells of some
est adventurers of all time It is the thrilling and almost unbeliev-
of these English freebooters who plundered merchant ships, especially
able story of Sir Francis Drake, Morgan, Shelvocke, Rogers, Caven-
any flying the flag of Spain, in Pacific waters Mr. Wycherley tells
dish and all the others who flew the Jolly Roger upon tumbling waters,
you about Hately's albatross that inspired "The Rime of the Ancient
staking their lives ruthlessly on the throw of a cutlass Without
Mariner," and of many other interesting things that make his book
question, any man grown and arrived at the age of reason, who has
one you are reluctant to lay aside, until you have read the final page.
red blood in his veins, will get out of the pages of this book a thousand
The stories are all wonderful, full of adventure and the thrumming
and one terrific thrills. -John Stevens McGroarty, famous writer;
of tautened cordage, of belching guns and the battle cry of men mad-
author of "Mission Play," Etc., -Los Angeles Times.
dened by hope of loot. The narratives of dare-deviltry are enriched
All the romance, triumph and tragedy of the days of plundering on the
by the lure of the sea, romance, and the glamour of strange lands.
-Boston Globe.
Spanish Main is summed up in George Wycherley's masterly book,
"Buccaneers of the Pacific" Much of the lore of the sea and of the
Nothing in all the history of the seas can compare in peril, romance
strange lands bordering on the Pacific is woven into these narratives,
and adventure with the exploits of these leaders who fought for gold.
and most interesting are many of the observations made of these En-
The tale has lost nothing in Mr. Wycherley's telling. He has brought
glishmen who first saw the Pacific. The tale of Alexander Selkirk
the swaggering old swash-bucklers back to life The book gains ad-
about whose adventures Daniel Defoe wrote "Robinson Crusoe is very
ded interest by its reproduction of a great number of old maps and
fascinating The book is a true history, but is so full of interesting
prints.
-Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer.
detail, that even those who shun dates, dry facts, et al. will find
themselves entranced by the wonderful exploits of the buccaneers of
Mr. Wycherly has caught all of the spirit that his theme indicates; he
the Pacific.
-Buffalo News.
has lost none of the color of the time and the men of which he writes
With a series of dramatic pen sweeps he takes the reader across
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC is glamorous. It reeks with hero-
the foaming, treasure laden seas.
ism and ruffianism. It treats of bold navigation of a sort that seems
-Ohio State Journal, Columbus, Ohio.
incredible in these days.
-Mansfield, Ohio, News.
Mr. Wycherley is a skillful writer with a love of entertaining. The
The epic of Pacific loot, a saga of wonderful exploits, and in some
more I look back on his stories of Pacific buccaneering, the more I
cases, first-hand records of the pirates themselves.
enjoy it.
-Register-Gazette, Rockford, Ills.
--Reading Times, Reading, Pa.
The pages of Mr. Wycherley's book are crowded with the deeds of
daring and vivid rascals whose exploits cause the blood to run a
little faster if a bit colder.
-Kansas City Journal Post.
Filled with blood-curdling episodes that make one's spine shiver; a
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history of the colorful gentlemen who made their livings from the
Spanish galleons. To those who believe that pirates garbed with cut-
lass and sash lived only in the minds of fiction writers, this book is
recommended The book is good for reference work, and is exceed-
BUCCANEERS
ingly interesting as well.
-Los Angeles Express.
Fanciers of freebooting yarns will sail joyously through these pages
of the
into fresh and hitherto almost uncharted seas of buccaneer days. In
his historical researches for material on early California, Wycherley
found that the Pacific Ocean was the hunting ground for freebooters as
PACIFIC
splendid and daring as any that troubled the Spanish Main of the Car-
ibean in the days when Spain was paramount in the New World, and
that their expeditions had a profound effect on the present state of
California and the United States. The stories of these gorgeous rogues
he has told with a zest and heartiness that makes exciting reading for
every man, woman, boy or girl who has the spark of adventure still
burning inside-and who hasn't? But the book is not only of great in-
terest to that mythical creature, the general reader; it is of first rate
importance to historians and students of history. Many of the facts
in Wycherley's book are now told for the first time in modern times.
Indeed, some of the facts the author recites were either unknown to
the contemporaries of the buccaneers, or if known, were unrecorded.
-Los Angeles Record.
A narrative of daredeviltry enriched with lore of the sea and of strange
lands.
Pittsburgh Press.
As complete a book on piracy as one could ask.
Mr. Wycherley
has presented in charming and authentic fashion the adventures and
exploits of those English seafarers.
-Quincy, Illinois, Herald.
Profound fascination haunts the very name of a buccaneer, and now
Mr. George Wycherley enhances the lure of that concept with a volume
which embraces the history of all the great English buccaneers who
plied their fearsome trade on the Pacific. The Argonaut, San Francisco.
Here is a straightforward story of the villainous gentlemen who help-
ed carve the new world out of Spanish gold, a story well told and
authenticated with quotation marks. There are maps on the inside
covers that Drake might have sailed by and plentiful local color in-
troduced in the reproduction of old prints.
-Dallas, Texas, News.
The volume is a continuous narrative of daredeviltry, adventure and
desperate deeds. It is a new compilation of material found for the
most part in the writings of the buccaneers themselves. It is fact
that outshines in color and action the wildest flights of imagination
of the writers of fiction.
-St. Paul, Minn., News.
BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC phrased in real modern style and
written from a present moment view-point, merits for its historical
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers
value and for its story worth a favored place in any library.
-San Jose, Calif., Mercury-Herald.
Indianapolis
923 So. Park View Street,
Los Angeles, California,
June 12, 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
As you are soon to start on a cruise in
which you traverse "The Spanish Main" again, I am sending
you a copy of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC"--that
my New York agent finally found, as this first edition was
long ago sold out. Your voyage will take you also on the sea-
trails of these old sea-wolves who ravaged the Pacific sea-
coasts of South America, Central America and Mexico, and used
the California bays as their famous rendezvous. Hence, I hope
that this volume of my sea-tales will add local color and
greater interest to those sea-scenes of the world exploits of
the ancient buccaneers of the Pacific--and trust that you will
enjoy a delightful voyage amidst those romance-haunted seas.
I have known three of our Presidents very in-
timately, two of them well enough to have made them overnight
or week-end visits in The White House--so, inasmuch as it was
I who wrote you at Albany, right after Al Smith's defeat at
the end of his Presidential campaign, for you to prepare to
become the next President after Hoover, I claim both a one
hundred percent prophet's and "writer's privilege", in now
proposing to "make a deal" with you, towit: After you read
this buccaneer book, will you please also read a "Plan for
Federal House-and-Garden Projects" that I have just written,
currente calamo, along the lines laid down by you (as report-
ed in the press) for such a splendid rehabilitation program
for the masses of chronically-unemployed indigent families
now crowded in our industrial centers.
I am sending you this Plan in the same air-
express package with the aforesaid copy of "BUCCANEERS OF THE
PACIFIC" --and I think that you will find that it is a very
complete and thoroughly detailed Plan for such a Federal House-
and-Garden project. I have purposely so gone into every nec-
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
June 12th, 1934
Page Two.
essary detail concerning it, that any able executive could
take this Plan for Federal House-and-Garden projects and start
in operating them, at once, so as not to waste time in formu-
lating them. Especially such a project here in Los Angeles
County with its half a million indigents dependent upon this
County, including 116,000 families, some 50,000 families of
whom may be classed as chronically-unemployed families in this
direly depressed or problem area.
Your magnificent social program announced
the other day has thrilled our whole country and aroused its
fervent enthusiasm by its admirable and truly epochal features.
May I add that it also has added enormously to your popular-
ity, as shown out here in California, where even this former
rock-ribbed Republican County of Los Angeles now counts a
45,000 majority of registered Democratic voters in this City
of Los Angeles and 26,000 in this County--the most remarkable
change of political attitude I have ever witnessed in the
course of a long lifetime, in which at times I have taken a
very active part in Democratic politics.
Los Angeles' attitude of profound admira-
tion and whole-hearted approval of your new program is well
voiced in the appended editorial from The Los Angeles Daily
News.
May you have a most delightful cruise in
the seas of the Pacific--and I am, always, with great res-
pect and the deepest admiration,
Yours to command,
GEO. WYCHERLEY KIRKMAN.
GWK:FH
923 So. Park View Street,
Los Angeles, California,
June 12, 1934.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt:
As you are soon to start on a cruise in
which you traverse "The Spanish Main" again, I am sending
you a copy of my sea-book--"BUCCANEERS OF THE PACIFIC" that
my New York agent finally found, as this first edition was
long ago sold out. Your voyage will take you also on the
sea-trails of these old sea-wolves who ravaged the Pacific
sea-coasts of South America, Central America and Mexcio, and
used the California bays as their famous rendezvous. Hence,
I hope that this volume of my sea-tales will add local color
and greater interest to those sea-scenes of the world exploits
of the ancient buccaneers of the Pacific--and trust that you
will enjoy a delightful voyage amidst those romance-haunted
seas.
I have known three of our Presidents very
intimately, two of them well enough to have made them over-
night or week-end visits in The White House--so, inasmuch as
it was I who wrote you at Albany, right after Al Smith's de-
feat at the end of his Presidential campaign, for you to pre-
pare to become the next President after Hoover, I claim both
a one hundred percent prophet's and "writer's privilege", in
now proposing to "make a deal" with you, towit: After you
read this buccaneer book, will you please also read a "Plan for
Federal House-and-Garden Projects" that I have just written,
currente calamo, along the lines laid down by you (as report-
ed in the press) for such a splendid rehabilitation program
for the masses of chronically-unemployed indigent families
now crowded in our industrial centers.
I am sending you this Plan in the same air-
express package with the aforesaid copy of "BUCCANEERS OF THE
PACIFIC" and I think that you will find that it is a very
complete and thoroughly detailed Plan for such a Federal House-
and-Garden project. I have purposely so gone into every nec-
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
June 12th, 1934
Page Two.
essary detail concerning it, that any able executive could
take this Plan for Federal House-and-Garden projects and
start in operating them, at once, so as not to waste time
in formulating them. Especially such a project here in
Los Angeles County with its half a million indigents depend-
ent upon this County, including 116,000 families, some
50,000 families of whom may be classed as chronically-unem-
ployed families in this direly depressed or problem area.
Your magnificent social program announced
the other day has thrilled our whole country and aroused its
fervent enthusiasm by its admirable and truly epochal fea-
tures. May I add that It also has added enormously to your
popularity, as shown out here in California, where even this
former rock-ribbed Republican County of Los Angeles now
counts a 45,000 majority of registered Democratic voters in
this City of Los Angeles and 26,000 in this County--the most
remarkable change of political attitude I have ever witnessed
in the course of a long lifetime, in which at times I have
taken a very active part in Democratic politics.
Los Angeles' attitude of profound admira-
tion and whole-hearted approval of your new program is well
voiced in the appended editorial from The Los Angeles Daily
News.
May you have a most delightful cruise in
the seas of the Pacific--and I am, always, with great res-
pect and the deepest admiration,
Yours to command,
GEO. WYCHERLEY KIRKMAN.
GWK:FH
P.P.7. q-K.
June 21, 1934.
My dear Mr. Kenngott:
The President has received your letter
of June eleventh and has asked me to assure
you of his appreciation of your thoughtful
courtesy in writing and sending the copy of
your book entitled "The Record of a City",
to him.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
em
George F. Kenngott, Esq.,
148 South Manhatten Place,
Los Angeles,
California.
save Ior a small proressional ammuny.
covered sufficiently to undertake some work if not too
exacting. My blood pressure had mounted after my fall
to 190 and is now reduced to 170/110, so that my arterial
age is about sixty.
June 11, 1934
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Roosevelt:
I am taking the liberty of mailing to you today a
complimentary copy of my "Record of a City, being the
social survey of the textile city of Lowell, Mass., which
I hope may be of some service in the preparation of the
proposed code for textile industries.
While I was a resident in Lowell for twenty years,
I made an intensive study of the textile situation and,
while carrying on my work in that city, I enrolled in
Harvard University in the Department of Social Ethics
under the direction of Professor Francis G. Peabody.
I wrote as my thesis "The Record of a City," which was
accepted by Professor Peabody at Harvard for the doctor-
ate and he secured a fellowship of $1,500 from a Mr. White
in New York City for its publication. It was published
in 1912 by the Macmillan Company and has been used ever
since as a source book in the leading colleges of the
country. It has now reached the end of the first edition
and the Macmillan Company has sent me a few copies which
they had left. I am in the process of preparing a second
edition covering the experience of the last twenty years.
President Eliot of Harvard commended the publication highly
and appointed me as investigator for the Society for Propa-
gating the Gospel among the Indians and Others in North
America, which sent me on a tour of investigation of the
U. S. and Indian schools and the various missions among
the Indians. I am happy that Mr. John Collier, whom I
know well, is serving the Government and the Indians so
satisfactorily.
Four years ago, in the performance of my duties
as Superintendent of the Southern California Congrega-
tional Conference, I fell from an unguarded and unlighted
church porch in National City, California. That fall
paralyzed partially my left side so that when I could no
longer drive my car to visit the churches of which I
was Superintendent, I resigned my position. During these
years, I have been unemployed and without remuneration
save for a small professional annuity. I have now re-
covered sufficiently to undertake some work if not too
exacting. My blood pressure had mounted after my fall
to 190 and is now reduced to 170/110, so that my arterial
age is about sixty.
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I am grateful for your gracious letter of April
24th through Mr. T. M. Wilson, Chief, Division of Foreign
Service Personnel. I was much disappointed that there
was no opportunity for me at present in the diplomatic
service.
I appreciate the difficulties that are in the way
of any service for me at present, but I am still hopeful
that some opportunity may appear. Indeed, I still believe
that I have a distinct contribution to make in view of my
peculiar inheritance, being of German and Scotch parentage,
and my own experience and training. Members of my father's
family still live in Tubingen and Reutlingen, not far from
Stuttgart, capitol of Wurtemberg, Germany. I believe I
could be of help to a better understanding of Germany and
the United States that would bring results politically and
economically.
Should you care to make inquiries about me, I can
refer you to several persons in Washington,--namely Asso-
ciate Justice Harlan F. Stone of the U. S. Supreme Court,
who is my neighbor in summers at Isle-au-Haut, Maine; and
Hon. Allan Treadway, member of the U. S. House of Represta-
tives, who was a classmate of mine at Amherst College.
I refer you also for information about myself to "Who's
Who in America" under the name of George F. Kenngott.
With kind regards and all good wishes, I am
Yours George sincerely Kinngott
George F. Kenngott
148 So. Manhattan P1.
Los Angeles, California
GK:FW
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June 22, 1934.
My dear Stephen:
Your note of June eighteenth has been re-
ceived in the absence of the President, and I beg
to thank you in his behalf for writing. You may
be sure he will be glad to have the drawings which
you were good enough to send him, and will greatly
appreciate this evidence of your good will.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
Stephen J. Kraft,
206 West 104th St.,
New York, N.Y.
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expression of my profound
admiration for the beloved
leader of our country
and the gracious First
Lady of the Land.
Respectfully yours,
StephenJ. Proft
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June 26, 1934.
q-K
My dear Dr. King:
The President has received your
letter of June twenty-third, and has asked
me to thank you for your kindness in sending
him the enclosed copy of your book "The Most
Valuable Thing In The World", and tell you
that he is looking forward to an opportunity
to read it.
I am sorry that it is not possible
for the President while occupying his present
office to write letters of recommendation. I
am sure you will understand.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
Dr. George Walton King,
255 West 88th Street,
New York, N. Y.
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DR. GEORGE WALTON KING
255 WEST 88th STREET
NEW YORK CITY
President Franklin D. Reosevelt,
June 23, 1934.
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
My dear President Roosevelt:
I shall esteem it the greatest honor
I have ever had if you can find time to read my book, The Most Valuable
Thing In The World. It came out 8. few years ago and the issue was
quickly taken. Now there is demandeforiit by a considerable number
of people. Thos having it who have written or spoken to me about it
have commended in the very highest terms. A University man tolf me
today that he had read it five times and that he had no book that he
esteemed more. I shall be 100% happy if you read it and find it of
interest. I hope to be able to rewrite it and put it out again.
I have written and wired you many times in the interest of very
many of your friends and supporters, but have said very little if
anything about myself. My circumstances are now such that I have to
re
tell you have that I have not been well for mrde than a. year and that I
scarcel been able to do any kind of work. My sickness has been
very bad at times, but I am better know and must get to doing some-
thing right away, but because I have been sick and am past 60 years old
it will require the commendation of you the President to get me 8. chance,
though I have passed tests that make it certain that I can and will
make good in the kind of work I seek an opportunity to do. I want to again
do broadcasting which I have done with success and my tests prove that
I can do better now than when I was broadcaging a. short time ago. If
I have an opportunity now I will make good in a. way that it will be an
inspiration to the thousands who think it is too late for them to do
anything at all worth while.
So I am making bold to ask you to giverme this word that you
commend George Walton King for his desire to do the work that he seeks to
do and feels certain he can do with success. This will give me the oppor-
tunity and I will do the best work I have ever done in-my life and know
I will do you honor for helping me get the chance that cannot otherwise
get. I pray that I may hear from younext week; for time flies for every
one and it is BO doing especially for me now.
Always gratefully and fraternally yours,
George matton King
DR. GEORGE WALTON KING
255 WEST 88th STREET
UUI HOUSE 20 1994
NEW YORK CITY
Mr. Louis McH. Howe,
Secretary To The President,
June 24, 1934.
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Howe:-
indicate letters and telegrams to President Roosevelt. Your letters many my
I want to thank you for showing so of
tell that you have been most gracious in this matter. I to me
ness. you the greatness of my appreciation of this exceeding kind- cannot
Tomorrow you will receive my letter and one of my books that
addressed to the President yesterday. Beacuse of our present I cir-
cumstancesI shall profoundly appreciate your sending the book and
letter to him immediately. I absolutely must get to doing some-
thing right a.way. My income is not sufficient and we have nothing
and nobody from which or from whom we can get any help at all. I
want and must have 8. chance and if I get one I am sure I will make
good and we will get along as in the past. I am sure the Presi-
re
dent will do something that will be a commendation that I must have
from him on account of my years that have gone by.
I am
Again thanking you for all of your consideration and kindness,
Always gratefully and fraternally yours,
George Waiton thing.
DR. GEORGE WALTON KING
255 WEST 88th STREET
NEW YORK CITY
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
June 27, 1934.
Washington, D. C.
My dear President Roosevelt:
People here who have read my book, The Most
Valuable Thing In The World, will subscribe for many copies for
friends if you find time to read it and find it of interest. Some
who have it from the first issue tell me they have read it as many
as five times. It was published especially for men in this small form
so it can be read within an hour. If it interests you in reading it
I will not only broadcast its chapters, but it will come out very soon
in another issue. It has done great good and it should and it will do
more. It will give me most important work to do and is the only kind
of work I can do and I must work or Mrs. King and I will have nothing
on which to live.
With the supremest gratitude for whatever time you may be able to give
it before you leave for you trip and vacation, I am
Fraternally and sincerely yours,
Georgs naiton thing
P.P.7.
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June 27, 1934
q-K.
My dear Mr. Kahn:
In the absence of Miss LeHand I wish to re-
ply to your letter of June twenty-second, and to
advise you that the picture to which you refer has
been received. Please accept our apologies for
the delay in making acknowledgment, and be assured
that your thoughtful kindness is warmly appreciated.
Very sincerely yours,
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A. L. Kahn, Esq., X
175 Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street,
New York, N. Y.
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June 22, 1934.
Miss M. A. LeHand,
Private Secretary to The President,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Miss LeHand:
On June 5th I wrote to President Roosevelt advising
him that I was sending by express, an enlarged framed
picture of my big catch, The Great Manta. In said
letter I enclosed newspaper clippings and a small
postcard picture of the fish and in your answer
thereto of June 7th you acknowledged receipt only of
these articles but made no mention of having received
the large photograph.
As I am naturally interested in knowing if you have
received the main large picture, I would appreciate
very much if you would kindly advise me if the same
has been received in good order.
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June 7, 1934
My dear Mr. Kahn:
The President has received your
letter of June fifth and has aliked me to
thank you for your kindness in writing and
sending the enclosed photograph and clip-
pings to him.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHAND
Private Secretary
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175 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N. Y.
Respectfully yours,
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Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. President:
It seems that I have the pleasure of being able to tell
the biggest fish story and prove it. As one good fisherman
to another, I have taken the privilege of sending to you,
by express, a photograph of the monster I recently had the
good fortune to capture.
The Great Manta which accidentally hooked itself on the
fluke of my anchor while we were out fishing for Blue Fish
and Porgies, proved to be not only the largest fish ever
brought to shore and preserved for posterity, but is a
rare specimen long sought for by the scientists.
There is many a thrill in making a good catch as you no
doubt know, but the landing of the Manta was the greatest
thrill I have ever experienced in my forty years at this
enjoyable pastime.
You may perhaps be interested in reading some of the accounts
which appeared in several of the newspapers at the time of
its capture, which I take pleasure in enclosing you now with
this letter.
Here's hoping you may soon have the pleasure of bringing home
a larger one!
With best wishes for your continued good health, I remain
Respectful yours,
A.L.KAHN
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December 3, 1933
SEEING IS BELIEVING
And Here's the Devil Fish, Weigh-
ing Two and a Half Tons, to Prove
the Story of a Catch off Deal, N.J.
A Real Fish Story
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AY, do you Know-I caught
the fish were biting after Izaak
one that was this long and
Walton's own heart. Then, sud-
denly, though the sea had been
weighed every bit of-!"
unusually smooth, the Pensacola
All the tall stories which begin
began to rock violently. There
in this way, and have from the
seemed no reason whatever for
days of prehistoric man, can be
it. It was decided to up anchor
topped and overlapped by Capt.
and move away. But not until
A. L. Kahn, and he knows 'em
the entire company manned the
all.
cable could the mud-hook be
Someone may glibly tell him
budged. At least, with great ef-
that a fish was "so long and
fort it was hove short, and then
weighed countless pounds", but
-a real fish story!
when Capt. Kahn tells HIS story
What came to the surface was
any other narrator might as well
a 5,000 pound devil fish. The
sit down and be silent. Because
anchor cable had become en-
Capt. Kahn's story has to do with
tangled about its flippers with a
a fish which was more than
secure half-hitch around one of
twenty feet long, as many feet
the anchor flukes.
wide and weighed 5,000 pounds.
This was too much of a catch
In other words, 400 square feet
for most of the party, and they
of fish! And it wasn't a whale,
were in favor of cutting the gi-
either.
gantic thing adrift. But Capt.
Believe it? No? Well, one re-
Kahn had what he felt was a bet-
cent day Capt. Kahn selt out with
ter idea. He made the cable fast
a party of friends for a day's fish-
to the yacht's stern bitts and
in' off Deal, N. J., on his yacht,
started towing it toward shore.
Pensacola II. Of cou Be every
But the devil fish was not in har-
man in the group had a joyful
mony with this and put up a
idea of what he was going to tell
sturdy fight. The latter was ob-
about his prowess with rod and
served by the crew of a coast
reel just as soon as he reached
guard cutter which at once lay
shore. The bluefish were cer-
alongside and killed it with 22
tain to run very large and the
rounds of high-power bullets.
porgies, too.
Then Capt. Kahn towed his catch
So, lines were cast and soon
home to prove his story.
A Taxi Driver's Confession Bares the Killing of the Man "Murdered" Five Times
(Continued from Page 5.)
probably get a cab out that night
me. There was a woman looking
But Malloy, they ultimately
was informed that the gang had
and he said: 'If you get a cab,
out of the window, so I applied
learned, was far from dead. He
decided on another program of
confession takes up the story.
come to Marino's speakeasy.'
the brakes."
was in Fordham Hospital, from
action.
When first approached by a
Green met some of the gang
Michael's luck seemed eternal.
which he was released some
"One day," he said, "I walked
representative of the gang, Green
and "they pointed out this Mike
The frustrated plotters piled their
weeks later more vigorous and
into the speakeasy, and I knew
said in his confession, "I told him
Malloy" to the taxi driver. "They
drunken burden back into the car
less alcoholic than when he en-
something had happened by the
I didn't have any cab and I got a
told me that was the man that
and cruised in search of a better
tered.
tense atmosphere." Secretive at
fellow for them-one who would
they wanted to kill."
location. On the second attempt
The somewhat disheartened
first, the conspirators finally took
do it. He says, 'will he be willing
All necessary arrangements
"Bastone threw Malloy in front
gang decided that they'd better
the taxi driver into their confi-
to wait for his money?'
were made, Green said, and he
of the wheels, but somehow or
look elsewhere for a victim. So
dence
They
had
Rut. this idea didn't anneal to
took
his
any 30/33
THE EVENING BULLETIN-PHILADEL
birostris." The "manta" part of the
CITY TRIES TO GET
name comes from the Portuguese
P.
word for blanket.
"Sea Devils"
GIANT RAY'S BABY
Natives of tropical seas believed
that these fish wrapped themselves
like a blanket around pearl divers
and devoured them. The sun ray's
Academy of Natural Sciences
diabolic expression probably helped
Mc
along this terrorizing belief.
Fish Expert Visits 3-Ton
They are generally known as devil
fish or sea devils because of their
Mother at Brielle, N. J.
evil aspect and their two "horns."
The horns are really fins at either
side of the head, which the monster
WEIRDEST HE EVER SAW
rolls up and uses to scoop food into
its mouth.
MI
It is not a man eater. Not even
a big-fish eater. It lives entirely on
BY LAURA LEE
"whale brit," minute life SO small as
A
Mr. Henry W. Fowler hoped he
to be hardly visible to human eyes.
phi.
would live long enough to see a sun
It scoops up great masses of this
mu:
ray fish.
stuff and spends its days lazily eat-
Now he hopes he will live long
ing. It is slow, awkward and pass-
$4,7
enough to see another. You can't
ive, like an elephant, Mr. Fowler
ren
see too many sun rays, it seems.
said.
Mc(
Mr. Fowler, curator of fishes at
Studies Monster's "Pals"
M
the Academy of Natural Sciences,
Being awkward, the sea devil's
mer
19th st. and the Parkway, and con-
table manners are bad. It is always
tive
nected with the Museum for 40
dropping things from its stuffed
the
years, has been interested in fish
mouth. These "crumbs" are caught
Par
since he was a boy.
R
by the many so-called parasites
tha
For years he has wanted to see a
which stick like glue to its body.
will
) was
fresh sun ray. And on Saturday,
tional
They are not parasites but "com-
tior
along came A. L. Kahn (New York
mensals." Merely table companions.
pay
heral,
silk-mill owner) with a 2- or 3-ton
Mr. Fowler has brought two of
ich.
sun ray dangling on the anchor of
them (about eight inches long) to
seri
his fishing boat.
the Museum for special study. The
lier
The monster was snagged off the
only ones he has ever seen were
par
coast of Deal. N. J., shot by coast
attached to the body of a ray.
tior
guards and dragged to Brielle, N.
Only two other sun rays have
thy
J., where Mr. Fowler happily rushed
ever been found off the coast of New
pan
OM
to see it.
Jersey. One was around 1818. The
froi
First Female Ray
other was in 1900 at Stone Harbor.
"]
It more than fulfilled his expec-
Mr. Fowler got one of its eyes and
the
tations. The other sun rays he has
has it preserved in a jar at the
will
Over
met (all pickled) were in museums
Academy. Their eyes are small,
1934
in Java, Honolulu and such places.
giving them an uncanny appearance.
lier
life
They weren't as large as this fellow.
Why Do They Jump?
are
Besides, all sun rays studied up to
One of the few things known
our
this time have been masculine. This
about these sea monsters is that
fall
is a lady ray, which makes it twice
as interesting.
from time to time they leap high
P.
These fish are interesting, said
out of the water, sometimes 12 or
cert
Mr. Fowler, because they are rare
15 feet. Fishermen believe they are
to t
IME'
or
and little is known about them. Few
trying to rid themselves of para-
sites.
that
have been studied and caught. They
are the largest of the rays.
Mr. Fowler and other authorities
pro]
tem-
This one, which is 20 feet, 5 inches
believe this is their method of bear-
sion
35, in
ing young - that the little one is
N
across, is being mounted by Mr.
Kahn. And for once a fish story
born in the air, rather than in the
hav
iouse
water.
mor.
wasn't exaggerated. Mr. Kahn
estimated the ray weighed about
Maybe, for all we know, mama
Com
and
ray is leaping for joy.
grou
Dye-
two tons. Along came Mr. Fowler
and estimated it at three.
agre
been
A blessed event took place just
FAIR AT EGG HARBOR CITY
larg
cent
after it was hauled to shore. A
tters
little baby ray, 18 inches across,
Bl
born alive. Mr. Fowler would like
4-Day Atlantic County Event In-
after
to have it for the museum, but
cludes Variety of Attractions
How-
she had already been promised to
Ed-
Mays Landing, Aug. 30.-The At-
a school.
they
lantic County Agricultural Fair
ered
Maybe Twelve More Babies
This mama ray is revolutionizing
opens in Egg Harbor City today for
science's ideas about her tribe.
four days. It will be the 18th anni-
his
CI
Heretofore it was thought they bore
K in
versary of the revival of the exhibit,
but one child at a time. This one
1 to
showed sacs, however, the piscatori-
which was first held in 1860, but later
que,
al expert said, indicating the pres-
discontinued.
ence of from 6 to 12 baby fish.
In conjunction with the fair, the
it,"
Mr. Fowler hopes to get one of
Atlantic County Federation of Poul-
pre-
these for the academy. He can hard-
try Associations will hold its annual
lice
ly wait to compare it to a baby ray
poultry show. Other organizations
the
from Natal, South Africa, which he
which will participate are the At-
erly
has. That will be important, he
lantic County Board of Agriculture;
South Jersey Rabbit and Cavy Asso-
says.
EAT
And another thing-science never
ciation; New Jersey State Pigeon
knew before at what season the
Association; Chambers of Com-
n P.
young were born.
merce of Egg Harbor and Atlantic
This is the weirdest, most bizarre
City, and the Red Cross.
fish Mr. Fowler has ever seen. It
There will be exhibitions of fruits
is dark brown with two silver "V"
and vegetables, and a hunting dog
phy-
markings on its back. The body is
show. A feature will be the Atlantic
being
n the
very rough. It looks like a bat to
County pitching championship con-
y the
some observers but Mr. Fowler con-
test.
siders this a fantastic idea.
ormer
Turn that old radio into money. Phone
Its technical name is "Manta an ad to The
presi-
w
said
Turn-
cTc
36
DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1933
MAINLY ABOUT
By JOHN CHAPMAN.
By ED SULLIVAN.
YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T be astonished
The
Men and Maids
if some day a three-toed iggy or a two-tailed
LUELLA GEAR, after the Reno reneg, will
mak
snark comes along and changes the course of your life-
wed A. J. Engle, millionaire cotton broker!!
"Dir
lifts you right out of the old grind you've been at for
Barbara Hutton and Prince Mdivani, in Row A at "As
to M
years and drops you into something new and exciting.
Thousands Cheer," one sketch of which caricatures her
cast
Take, for instance, the story of Alexander Kahn.
marriage, got Marilyn Miller SO nervous that her voice
a sce
If Kahn hadn't gone fishing for porgies one day off
trembled
But the Hutton gal, instead of being
mone
Brielle, N. J., he'd still be at the same old grind-being
offended, asked Eddy Duchin to play "How's Chances,"
perst
the head of the Alkahn Silk Label Company (mills in
the sketch tune, when she arrived at the Casino
The
Ja
Paterson and Secaucus), owning a 36-foot boat called the
Wilmurt 0. Swains (she's the Street and Smith heiress),
love
Miss Pensacola II, belonging to the Colonial Yacht Club
whose divorce suit was set for today, kissed and made up
week
and being called Captain.
instead
The McKee campaign represented $1,300,000
Dalla
Capt. Kahn went fishing last August and now he's in
in headaches, S0 let that be a lesson to you
The
ner
show business across Sixth Ave. from Rockefeller's Music
Wesley Ruggles (Arline Judge) expect Sir Stork again
frien
Hall. He has left the silk label business to a couple of
Shapiro-Bernstein will net about $200,000 on the
want
nephews while he has the time of his life in circus
sensational "Last Round-up."
She
business.
The Jules Glaenzers are Back Together Again !!
a mi
The porgy fishing was good, but Miss Pensacola was
Mary Nolan, who is syndicating the story of her "cure,"
Swa:
suffering mysterious bumps in 100 feet of water and
disappeared for three days last week! Doris Groday,
her
great waves were washing about. Something was odd,
who replaced Mitzi Mayfair in "Take a Chance," may
year
somewhere, SO Capt. Kahn ordered the skipper to up
take a chance with Ed Simons, dep't. store exec.
If
war(
anchor and go to another spot.
plans work out, Harold B. Franklin will produce legit
M
The skipper couldn't get the anchor off bottom.
shows as a Jed Harris partner.
Sam Katz, former
city
Capt. Kahn reversed engines, the anchor rope
Paramount-Publix head man, who bought a country home
"The
strained-and up came 5,000 pounds of giant devil-
for $1,500,000 has sold it for $300,000 Fay Webb, Rudy
fash
fish. More than twenty feet across and hideous to
Vallee's ex, and Ben Cohen are hot-spotting
Jack Rum-
Hote
gaze upon, the monster wanted to wreck the boat.
The skipper wanted to cut the rope. (The fish,
sey is quitting the Coast for good
Peggy Fears is in
on }
town.
that
cruising along the bottom, had snagged itself on the
anchor.) Kahn thought in a vague way 30 much
First to congratulate Deak Aylesworth at the
fish might be valuable and refused to let the skipper
N.B.C. dedication, Sat'y night was Bill Paley, of the
Ma
cut the rope.
rival Columbia chain.
sky
They got their prize ashore only after the Coast
Arthur Murray wants to
ma,
Guard obligingly sent out a boat whose crew gradually
know if Tammany Hall's
fo
shot the thing to death. Crowds of sightseers gathered.
new theme song is "Tiger
tran
"Hm!" mused Kahn. "We ought to charge money."
Rage"? Paal Rocky, of
He looked about for a worthy charity and found that the
the Montmartre twins, is
sce
Brielle Fire Department needed a new engine. "Boys,"
long-distance phoning Mitzi
that
said the captain, "you can ex-
Beaton, of the Follies.
hibit this fish till it spoils-
Ann Soskenko, song-writer,
maybe three or four days."
who couldn't get a break
wife
Sightseers were charged
here, is plenty big in London
befor
10 cents apiece for a peep at
and Paris, Josephine Baker
Gary
the sea monster, and in three
using her "Ask Your Heart"
and
days the Brielle Fire Depart-
for a sock show-stopper.
door
ment had $3,000-enough to
Hildegarde, German song-
]
buy a nice, red engine.
stress who was just so-so
here, is a sensation at the
Nancy Carroll
Fane
Such easy money looked
1830 Club in Paris, the spot owned by June Elvidge,
was
good even to a silk label mag-
Color
nate, so, instead of allowing
co-star of Carlyle Blackwell in the silent flickers.
Wire Don Bigelow at the Concourse Hospital.
to go
the fish to spoil, Capt. Kahn
Much
paid a man $125 to skin the
Mary Brush Williams, Satevepost authoress and her
hubby will Call It a Day. Ditto the Haskell
she's
beast. Then he paid James L.
Rogers (she's Judy O'Day of the Follies). What
Tobei
Clark, noted taxidermist and
big musical comedy producer of recent years is
I
department head of the Amer-
papering the town with bad checks?
Nancy Car-
be a
ican Museum of Natural His-
roll will do another show on B'way,
After
tory, another $1,200 to mount the trophy. Then he rented
askin
and remodeled a store opposite Radio City and named it
"HOT AND BOTHERED," the musical which spon-
Mae
Great Manta Hall, after the scientific title of his trophy.
sored the Jimmy Donahue-Dorothy Dilley romance, folded
in Jackson Heights after a week
Jack Pearl is Pine-
titled
Last week he moved the great manta in. On Friday
he will unveil it before paying customers. The entire
hurst-bound for a 4-day vacation
"Apple Annie," Shu-
bert Alley character who was front-paged in "Lady for a
mad
Brielle Fire Department is coming to the premiere to give
Day" publicity, was saved from eviction last week, Colum-
balls
Capt. Kahn a medal or a watch or something. It really
should bring its new, red engine.
bia Pix giving her $100
The Erskine Gwynne-Marie
Som
Hamman attachment is hotter than hot
Marion Harris
ing
Capt. Kahn doesn't talk about the silk label business
is down to 103 and worried over it
J. Perona's El
Fras
any more. He's planning to take his fish on tour after
Morocco will feature liveried footmen, with rolling bars,
is m
the Sixth Ave. engagement. He'd also like to go out and
capture that eighty-foot sea serpent people have been
to shake cocktails at your table in the Parisian style
J
Hal Halperin's observation is interesting: Each World
be ad
saying they've seen.
Fair has produced one famous dance
The first World
for a
Fair produced the "Dance of the Seven Veils," the second
Dan
There are Sam Goldwyn stories that are true and
others that are phony. This one, the boys say, is true.
authored Mlle
GREAT MANTA, captured by Capt. A.
Kahn, 7 miles off Brielle, N. J., August 26,
1933. Weight over 5,000 pounds. Over 20 feet
Post Card
wide. Only one ever captured with the strange
rare markings on its back and belly. Picture
shows Capt. Kahn (man with rod) and his
crew. It was towed ashore by his yacht. Miss
Pensacola II.
Garraway Company. Rutherford, New Jersey
P.P.F.
q.K
My dear Mr. Kruss:
The President is in receipt of your note
of June twenty-seventh and thanks you warmly for
writing. He is glad to have the fish hooks to which
X
you refer and greatly appreciates your thoughtful-
ness in sending them to him. He looks forward to
trying them out in the mar future.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
Chas. P. Krus, Esq.,
4652 N. Hermitage Avenue,
Chicago,
es
Illinois.
P.O 0 that ITI 00 1438
time
Iilli
nptix
June 30, 1934.
P.9.K
My dear Mr. Kruss:
The President is in receipt of your note
of June twenty-seventh and thanks you warmly for
writing. He is glad to have the fish hooks to which
you refer and greatly appreciates your thoughtful-
ness in sending them to him. He looks forward to
trying them out in the mar future.
Very sincerely yours,
LOUIS McH. HOWE
Secretary to the President
Chas. P. Krus, Esq.,
4652 N. Hermitage Avenue,
Chicago,
Illinois.
es
4652 N. Hermitage Ave
Suiago June 27/34
7.
Hou. Urashington Franklin D Rooseort D.P. Recid
K.
Dear Mr. Presedent:-
abydos
Muder separate COOEL I
have mailed a few fish hooks
which I hope you will find
an opportunity to use while
away, trusting they will
serve their intended purpose were
I
are Sincerely yours
Chas Krees
mm
'ATRITNA
New York.
yours very sincerly,
Monsour Karam
Kdurem
June 30, 1934.
p.p.7. 9-K.
My dear Mr. Karam:
The President asks me to express his
thanks for the beautiful Oriental tapestry
X
into which you have woven his portrait, conveyed
through the courtesy of Congressman Mead.
He appreciates your thoughtfulness and
is delighted to have it for his collection.
Sincerely yours,
M. H. McINTYRE
Assistant Secretary
to the President
mm
Monsour Karam, Esq.,
458 Seneca Street,
Buffalo,
New York.
yours very sincerly,
Monsour Karam
Kturem
acholan
Buffalo, New York
June 14, 1934.
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States,
White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear President Roosevelt:
I take great pleasure
in presenting to you this Oriental tapestry
embroidered with your distinguished portrait.
This tapestry has been woven by hand in Zook
Makeyl, Mt. Lebonan, Syria, having taken
ten months of continuous labor to complete.
It is by this means that
I take the opportunity to express my high
esteem and regard for the manner in which
you are successfully endeavoring to
rehabilitate our glorious nation.
It has been a matter of
great pride for me, a Democrat, knowing that
once again a Democrat has been called to lead
his people out of darkness.
I was confirmed to the
Democratic beliefs under the Wilson Admin-
istration having been taught that only the
principals embodied in the Democratic party
truly express the ideals of the American
people.
Sixty-four years of age
and having 4 dependent children, it is
especially comforting to be thus assured of
peace and security for my family.
With great admiration, I
am,
Yours very sincerly,
Monsour Karam
Kturem
BUFFALO MAN GIVEN
PRIVATE INTERVIEW
BY THE PRESIDENT
Monsour Karam.
MONSOUR KARAM GIVES
PRESENT TO PRESIDENT
Portrait of Nation's Executive
Woven in dental Tapes
try the Gift.
Monsour Karam was recently hon-
ored by a private interview with
President Wilson in the White House,
the day previous to the White House
wedding. The interview was the OC-
casion of the presentation of a por-
trait of the President woven in a rare
piece of Oriental tapestry by a man
residing in Zouk Michael, a village in
Syria,
The entire expense entailed by the
weaving of the gift was paid by Mon-
sour Karam. He secured a photo-
graph of the President by writing to
him last February. The picture was
sent to Syria, where the clever
Syrian, Antoun Mohana, perhaps the
only man in the world that has de
voted his life to artistic weaving,
completed the exquisite portrait after
six months of patient labor.
The tapestry was forwarded to Mon-
in this city and he at his
own expense went LO on to
make the přesentation. The intervie
with the President lasted 15 minutes
Monsour Karam is prominent in the
Maronite Syrian colony of this city
and resides at 458 Seneca street.