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P.P.F. 291 April 20, 1933. My dear Edith:- It would be delightful to motor out and see you at Oatlands some day and I shall hope to do it after the Prime Ministers, etc., have come and gone. I suppose you will be there for a month or six weeks to come. Can it be true that my little friend Babs is grown up and engaged? I think the last time I was at Oatlands she was about four years old. Always sincerely, Mrs. William C. Eustis, Oatlands House, Oatlands, Virginia. RT Letter given to Mrs. Roosevelt FDR MD December 18, 1933. 291 Dear Bdith: I love your story about the colored gentlemen who associates no with the Alnighty. I on also told that many of the colored brothren of South Carolina are vory certain that HRA moons Hogro Raliof Associa- XPP7777 tion. They are at least partly right! I do hope to BOO you when you get back. by love to Dabs, and I hope she is wholly well again. Always sincerely, Mrs. William C. Bustis, # Aiken, South Carolina. XPP71063 du. 1/33 1500 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE Bean w. President, - the following true story may accure you - an Md regro from York, Fouth Caroline who had coorled in a garage a from early Incorce for years Until late lowing Addenly found Winkelf - thanks to to the A.R. a Time thanking Gord & kord almighty Rarkevelt." " with daily hours of luaine begin at 5 p.u. to Your v Xee critiquing until bed Time. Paint Marton Partis Lowe one asked him; - fun, lakab do you do with all the free Frend ten days caith 7 are off to A.Ken to time you have how ? Babe. - "laly Lin ", K , he accepered, " 7 furb Mends my May 17/33 OATLANDS HOUSE OATLANDS 291 VIRGINIA This bean Manklin, 1 you are do many Crigratulation that Incie will Neem Ruperfluous. Rab if old friends Caucob help being froud, That they Ruew you well before you became 1 Y raw that you have waured, for the thereat the wase 7 of the lould, — caucal deaiah from writing Rh of eaperially like you to Thuppone the chance is Kee the garden now, - ap if Temole, 1 but if you have if very lovely — made w plans for reqh Eleawor, of course too. but Funday the 21th, lod you if you Mr d andwer favourably, for - with any with our good roads, 1 if latting to Come to Dallands 7 lad loine her at the - frecide Юкти you Euglet only takes a little over au Choope to bring ? - fr, hour to Come, by lay of Fairfay. to if leavels is to a telephone Murrar, tea. 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ACTION COPY NAVAL MESSAGE 7177 NPG RECEIVED AT NAVY DEPARTMENT NPM MX 4222 T Z NAA V AVON WHI10B4 EUGHTYN INE NITE GR 90 ACTION: RADIO WASHINGTON D.C. B. D. GOVERNMENT FRINTING OFFICE: 1030 FROM: NAVAL AIDE TO PRESIDENT, USS HOUSTON P.P. P.P.B. 1529 FOR MCINTYRE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED FOLLOWING QUOTE AM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE WIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODE ISL AND AVENUE THIRTEENTH STREET TO SCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY AND OF NOT SUFFICIENT BENEFIT TO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES SPOILING SCOTTCIRCLE AND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ON WORD FROM YOU WOULD DELAY PROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE EDITH EUSTIS UNQUOTE HE REQUESTS YOU TO CALL ON MRS EUSTIS AND TELL HER MATTER BEING REFERRED TO COMMISSIONERS FORESTER 125ø WHITEHOUSE 19 2007 CX MX 29JULY allen nbe Houston-4-2-34-5M. U.S.S. HOUSTON SENT NAVAL DESPATCH SENT 7-29-34 Date DTOR Precedence NITE Releaser NAVAL AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT From: To RADIO : WASHINGTON (W) H Information: WHITE EIGLYNINE HEADING Z NAA V AVON NITE GR 15295FOR MCINTYRE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED FOLLOWING QUOTE AM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE WIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODE ISLAND avenue THIRTEENTH STREET TO SCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY AND OF NOT SUFFICIENT benefit TO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES SPOILING SCOTTCIRCLE AND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ONE WORD FROM YOU WOULD DELAY PROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE EDITH EUSTIS UNQUOTE HE REQUESTS YOU TO CALL or MRS EUSTIS AND TELL HER MATTER BEING referred TO COMMISSIONERS FORSTER 1250 291 RTOR FILE No. 4286 ЕИТ поја For - White House The President has received frelowing quote - endgreet E He requests you to care Q N mm Enstio and tell her matter being referred To Commissioners Forter RADIOGRA M WORLD ViaRCA WIDE Via RCA WIRELESS R.C.A.COMMUNICATIONS.INC. A RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY RECEIVED AT 125 SOUTH KING ST., HONOLULU, AT -4 JUL 26 PM STANDARD 21 TIME 668 MANOIR RICHELIEU QUE 63 26 NFT NRA MEMBER NLT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HONOLULU AM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE WIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODEISLAND AVENUE THIRTEENTH STREET TO SCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY AND OF NOT SUFFICIENT BENEFIT TO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES SPOILING SCOTTCIRCLE AND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ONE WORD FROM YOU WOULD DELAY PROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE EDITH EUSTIS TELEPHONE: 6116 To secure prompt action on AM should be presented at the office of R.C.A. COMMUNICATIONS, INC. In telephone inquiries quote the number preceding the place of origin. FORM No. 112-HON. 171-8 P.P.P. R. Ai December 22, 1934 29, Dear Edith: It was very nice to have your letter the other day, and I immediately had the matter of which you speak checked up and find that the case of Dorothy Titus is not settled yet and there is no immediate danger of her losing her house. I send you the letter which I have re- ceived from the Home Loan Bank Board. My best wishes to you for Christmas, in which the family joins. Very sincerely yours, xeyy x644-13 Mrs. William C. Eustis, # 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. mwd Enclosing letter memo of 12-19-34 to Miss LeHand, signed by Elizabeth D. Gover, Secretary to Mr. Fahey, Home Loan stating they have every reason to believe that the loan to Mrs. Titus will be completed. C fahry 1500 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Washington, D.C., December 14, 1934. Dear Miss Le Hand : I am writing to enlist your personal aid in a matter which can only be solved, I believe, by a word from the President himself. The time is short, as you will see from the enclosed letter, which is the reason why I am writing to you direct and not sending my letter through the ordinary channels, which might take longer to reach the President. The situation is this: A Mrs. Titus, wife of a cattle dealer in Leesburg, Va., a man of the highest standing as to character and business probity, is going to lose her home. I quote from her letter to me: "My dear Mrs. Bustis: I am in a most desperate state at present, for fear we will lose our home I applied for a government loan on our home in March of this year, through the Home Owner's Loan Corporation". In October the loan went through the Loan Co. and each mortgagee agreed to accept the terms offerend them. But when this loan went into the Title Insurance Co., I have been informed that they are not accepting it, because two sur- veys which were taken of the property "differ slightly", one survey being on very straight lines, and the other slightly at an angle, which of course is due to sagging fences. So it seems that because of this slight difference in the surveys, I will lose my home I am enclosing the last communication with H.O.L.C. I am sincerely, (sgd) Dorothy M.Titus (Mrs.E.T.Titus),Leesburg, Virginia. x x Please let me know if anything can be done. Yours sincerely, I. P.U.Surtis 2 encl. ( Mrs. Wm.C. Eustis) 1500 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE Dear Mr.President: I have written Miss Le Hand in detail of a tragic case in Leesburg, where some eminently respectable and worthy people are going to be turned out of their home, because of some slight irregularity in the surveys taken It seems presump- tuous to trouble you with a matter which, of course, is small in comparison to the problems which you are solving daily, but as you are my only friend at court - and the court iteself : - I turn to you in this emergency. A word from you, I know, would straighten the whole situation and allow these people to obtain the necessary loan. Yours very sincerely, Edith Eurlis Mrs. Alexandria, Virginia December 10, 1954 Mr. he C. Bell Purcellville. Virginia Re: File #1032 Dorothy M. Titus Leesburg, Virginia Dear Mr. Bell: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of December 8, 1934, relative to the above captioned loan. Due to the fact that we are forced to conclude all matters at the earliest possible moment this is to inform you that unless the discrepancy can be disposed of within ton days it will be necessary to place this case among our rejected files. Hoping to hear from you at a early date, I an, Very cordislly yours, H. Bruce Green District Manager HBG:EC CC: Hon. Cecil Connor Mrs. Borothy H. Titus Mrs. Blanche R. Paul Mr. Bruce McIntosh THE WHITE house WASHINGTON December 17, 1934. MEMORANDUM FOR CHAIRMAN FAHEY The President wants to know if you will give him a personal report on this, as Mrs. Eustis is a very old friend. M. A. Le Hand PRIVATE SECRETARY Re: friend, Mrs. E. T. Titus, of Leesburg, Va. who is going to lose her home. P.P.F. October 31, 1938 291 Dear Edith: Do I need to tell you how grateful I am for your note. Often 1 wish that 1 could come out to Oatlands again. Perhaps I shall have & chance soon to tell you the inside story of our part in some of the recent happenings in Europe. Unfortunately, peace for the days to come is by no means a certainty. I wonder if you are to be at Oatlands after November eleventh? Perhaps some afternoon, if it is warm enough, I could drive out again and have toa with you. That would be really nice. Very sincerely yours, Mrs. William C. Rustis, # Oatlands House, Oatlands, Virginia. fdr/tmb xpP7200 Radio address of Oct26 newyork Herald Tribune Forum x536-6 LEESBURG. 177 JRG. VA. beh. 28/38 oatlands house oatlands virginia Dear w. Premient. 7 hope That you will nob take if amirs, if 7 tee you how qreatly 7 admind the Meech you made Thes the radio leab Inglet the the about 4 there Can he ko pare, etc. 4 7 have not lead any Comments on it, for heard what Queeption it meb with in Europe but if carries Fuch include consiction y force that feel Cou vinced item fluence will befor welling and thet here 2, the Surope, all liberty loving people, 6/10 want peace will appland it Hr Recurs to me that if will Raule at once of the greatment Micelus Mour time Eaca if, in Prue places, they dare not Ray M. ! Thave wat Feen you for a lng time, but Thave rob lorgetten the old days, Y loften think that you you koh Ro bady with affaire of Place r that the Could meet stack, Force Time. Warm Springs, Ga., Dec.3,1938. Mr. Summerlin, State Department. Mrs. E61th Eustis wrote to the President about French writer, Maritain, indicating in her letter that request for an appointment would come through French embassy. The President would like to have him for tea either on seventh or eighth and we are to ask Mrs. Eustis to bring him in. Will you handle. Thanks. M.H.McIntyre. 531pm. PPF 291 177 PPF VA. file pus cnul hrr. 12/38/10 OATLANDS HOUSE OATLANDS ENOUSE 291 n2 n VIRGINIA 9 25 AM '38 Dear w. President, RECEIVED - that you Me d expereas the wink to return to Dattands, pleased the -, do rob Know if your plans ,or the watter will allow if. Dub. 7 want you to know that if lad be a great pleasure to the you again, y to talle to you of that 746 X be qualty knownd if you freend if pappible to Come here The here. LEESBURG. 177 VA. OATLANDS HOUSE OATLANDS VIRGINIA 1 Mall diaide My Time, behaver Warkington X Dattands, - alloy Emenber but if lad be rafer to Mud a merrage to 1534 28th sheel, - G,45 Nurlary Cd teleptime Math 2220. for very Polita Subtit Doctor's Hospital Detober 16th - P.P.T. qai Dear we President. I can werer tell you how much your letter has meant to we. It wakes the feel as though it were worth while being in the has pital to ye elime such a wou deful thing Thank you so, so much for writing to we. D never will forget your Reviewess, and will treasure and keep your letter all wy life. affection ately, Bales Eustis on fill al 1534 TWENTY PPF EIGHTH 291 street Jan. 21/41 Dear Franklin, - a hus of work grateful thanks for the wou derful reate which you Feub We for the Wanguration the were straight in ferebol you. first believed The prens, faw loery their heard everything I were deeply impressed by the Aleminity of beauty of the cereaning. Think the Thaugural address struck the right note, at this morent Mr of Waskure there quaking Fould who fear dictator Plup ! and if Inade me feel that Zwar glad that the affairs of, the ratire tare in or hands In rafe Reep bes very Fincerely PPF 291 Jan, 6.41 1534 TWENTY EIGHTH STREET bean Franklin, a Even frien than the laah the Y to Con Dinceing that even the work itolatenial must 7 leope have been Pleased into Felence Ere will have to many Con aratulatory letter 9 telegrams that nime may be look in the 7 write to thank your for mustelf, for my family for all when Rnow the trulle When they hear if in U. Salith Sublie We all Mand ready to male any facr free, if you will tell up what to do. - Mrs Enstro is coming ,L1941] to Washing tin on Saturday NII but any time from there on will he grund for you to It cometo In Will you Call & let her know what , day ? is Gen Get w bet Nicl ym then "if TELEGRAM The White House 9WUC 24 10:35AM Mashington there WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 2, 1941 THE PRESIDENT. DELIGHTED AND HONORED THAT YOU ARE COMING TO OATLANDS. SUGGEST BRINGING PRINCESS MARTHA OR THE WATSONS ANY AFTERNOON NEXT WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH. EDITH EUSTIS. PPF 291 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON REMINDER The President said O.K. to go to tea on Oct. 15th. Please remind. file THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 14, 1941. MEMOR ANDUM FOR P.P.7 THE PRESIDENT 291 Mrs. Eustis telephoned to ask if you still expected to go out to Oatlands tomorrow for tea. What can I tell her -- how many will ac- company you and what hour will you arrive? Mrs. Eustis will call me about 4.30 P.M. for an answer. G. has PPF 291 Dec - 13/41 1534 TWENTY EIGHTH STREET Dear Franklin. - fuot a time to tell you that Wy thoughle Mayers are with yru, - I that 7 before that, once again fudgement have been Irude 'cated! have Ead, you Marted the country Merry a year ago y here - yr v Diamy Idite the may 27/42 file 1534 TWENTY-FIGHTH STREET bear Franklin 7 anar 291 cleeply truclud by you, Michage. Than with all the leavy burdens you are Carrying, you Me d have Гачек the trandle to Read The a rurrage weat to rey heart Thave lead a horrid cointer, Twice pnemise of frice had bronchetis, - Inither in Led, Y am only now struggling to get back porne aeqree of health > Mould love to Come to Tea Fome very Tere pleasure afternoon later on, if 7am strong of 25 Nucerely lurush, of when you are fier, as Sdith Eurlix you no Ruidly - Thare Mill, that photograph to be figued may 7 telephone later ? and if reserald'at be ap to if, could'ut you Crue to Dattends The afternoon the June, to throw one hoard for a fews hours all the problems berebyou & to give The THE white house WASHINGTON May 23, 1942. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT: I spoke with Mrs. Eustis' secretary and she said Mrs. Eustis is feeling quite a lot better. She has had pneumonia three times but is now doing well. I told her that you wanted Mrs. Eustis to come down and. see you when she was better. G. MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT You said you wanted to have Mrs. Eustis in to Tea some day. How about some day early next week? G. G. T. Jan. Road /42 1534 TWENTY eighth STREET Dear w. Breaident, - U The eight of the photographs letter. 7 think 7 Md enterely over look the eyalted office you wold, xay Franklin Super fe cially you will ! as a matter of fact you must have been a lettle bay to have pub Fuck a Finester interpretaling upon the friendship of a very young derl 7 with her mothers friend. you kee, there the very going, because you tambed 7 me with advancedage. and while brary of mary of wb June, 7 Atill repuke reqret fully adain that you were a contene- earlier queratine than your to let you put Due in line with an > Meall frame The letter. But first 7 in aut yr figuature on the photo, - not Limply Berties to thes if you will rame a day f ham been > Can bring if to you with a fountain pen 7041 be very pleased. 7 wont truel its to a The kinger, behides 7 and like to Nee you of shake yr hand again V- Car adite Hearton Suptix Men Corris 3-42 PPF 291 January 21, 1942. Dear Edith:- Here is the proof of what I was insisting on, in spite of all of your denials. From the expression of my hands and legs, I think you have just told me that I am a naughty little boy and that I must run away home and let you continue with the Colonel! I do hope to see you soon. As ever yours, Mrs. William C. Eustis, 1534 Twenty-Eighth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. (Enclosure) Picture of the Pres, on snowshres, with above person - Copy in print case P.P.F. 291 September 9, 1942. Dear Edith:- I am sending you a photostat I had made of a delightful document owned by Bertie Hamlin. In this picture you were at least xpp72904 well chaperoned. It is perhaps just as well that I was along on that party to watch over you. I do hope you are feeling a lot better and I want to see you very soon. As ever yours, (Sgd) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT # Mrs. William C. Eustis, 1534 Twenty-Eighth Street, Washington, D. C. October 22, 1942 pf7 Dear Mrs. Eustis: The President asks me to 291 send you the enclosed snapshot taken at Hilltop Cottage and which he has signed to your son. With kindest regards. Very sincerely yours, GRACE G. TULLY Private Secretary # Mrs. William C. Eustis, 1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. ggt/tmb Enclosure Snapshot of the President seated behind table at Hilltop Cottage taken in July 1942 signed on back "For Morton Eustis from his Mothers' and his old friend Franklin D. Roosevelt" X ? Oatlands House Oatlands Virginia apting hinte hinder Sept. 21, 1942 10 Dear Mr. President, 7.22 You would hardly believe it, but a colored caretaker actually put the White House envelope with your letter in a pile of second class matter in my Washington house ! It has just been unearthed and 1 am filled with pleasure and pride; - also contrition, that my answer and thanks would have been SO long delayed. I am more than delighted to have the photostatic copy of the Loon Lake party - but your note, of course, I valued even more. And especially what you said about wanting to see me. I am going to be in Washington a good part of the next fortnight, because Morton will be at Bolling Field until he goes overseas. Could I come to see you, one afternoon, when you have a few free minutes? I shall be at Margie's, 3318 0 Street, Michigan 1093, - if Miss Tully let me know there. could Again many, many thanks Yours sincerely Edith Eustis LEESBURG, 177 VA. tept. 21/42. OATLANDS HOUSE OATLANDS virginia dear - you wd hardly believe if, but a coloured caretaker actually put the White Houre envelope write &r letter in a pile M reend class matter in my Warrington hour ! Mr has furth been untarthed y ) are filled with pleasure r pride ; - also critrition, that my aurwer Y thanks Midhaae been to long delayed 7am Were than deligated to have the photostatic copy of the you Lake party - but yr hate, ofcounts, ) valued Colu more. and expecially what you said about wanting to Kee me I 7am going to be in Washington, a good harby the because Month will be at Bolling Field, until he goes over Mar.- - Col ? Come to the you, one afternoon, when you have a few free minutes ?- - 7Ahall be at Marger's 3318 0. street, - nichipan 1093, - if Mire Tully lad let We know There. again Many, Than or Solita room army an Farces Borling Field DC Funday 1534 TWENTY eighth street Dear her. Passident: I cannot tele you how much J appreciate your sending me that photograph of yourself. I have put it in my walket and will carry it with me wherever I go. It was exceedingly kind of you to do this for me and I am deeply quatiful to you. 1534 twenty eighth street I don't know whether this is the authorised manner in which a lowly 2nd Lisnt. should address his Commander in Chist But J do want you to know how much I Shall trasure som gift, , what good Puck I fire Sure it will bring me again with many thanks VSsy Suncessly Morton Enstis P.S. I would have written easter but J was Paid up with R slight attack of Pleurisy. P.P.R. 291 May 11, 1943. Dear Edith:- Ever so many thanks for telling me what Morton wrote. I am very grateful. I was away, as you know, when your letter came. I do hope to see you one of these days very soon. As ever yours, (Sgd) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Mrs. William C. Bustis, # 1534 Twenty-Eighth Street, Washington, D. C. april 27/43 1534- 28th Mheel Washington D. C Dear Franklin, - 7 am variting to quote some Veriteuces from Mortner last letter to me. He is in with africa, y he writes as follows: ! - hope is the prople back home ualize how neuch Roopevelt advired by the lauk 8 file of the Troops. They are solidly behind him, of admire him as a leader of Trine who has the guts to take chances & Carners to get Things done lowly whe that Cougress does ut Ruife hun & the peace treaty and laeu if things at home are rather upset, people the old resumber what a tremen done job is being done here Y all over the world. But 7 quess in thankington they caul fee the foreat because of the trees Marton and be furnings if he thought Thad witten you all this, - but if received to me that you lad be interested yours pincerely Schth X5130 x4675 Misc AIR MA 291 Hyde Park, N. Y. September 4, 1944. Dear Edith:- I want you to know that I am thinking of you. It 1s hard to understand why Morton was taken. He was always so brave and gallant and I know how rightly proud of him you were, Affectionately, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, # 1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. XPP755 xpp76677-A A-2 THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1944. U.S. Pilot Sacrifices On the Roll of Honor Life to Avert Crash Lt. Eustis Is Killed in Action; In Crowded London Grandson of Levi Morton By the Associated Press. NINTH BOMBER COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, Sept. 2. - An American Marauder pilot, whose plane became disabled over London Thursday, gave his life to prevent a crash in a thickly populated sec- tion of the city. The pilot, whose name was with- held pending notification of his family, will be recommended for a posthumous award of the Distin- guished Service Cross. Returning from a raid on Ger- man-held Cecembre Island at the Lt. Eustis Corpl. Robinett Pvt. Curtis Sergt. Nishimoto mouth of St. Malo Harbor with one (Killed) (Wounded) (Wounded) (Wounded) of its two engines shot out, the Ma- First Lt. Morton Corcoran Eustis, rauder was flying over London at Silver Star winner and member of 4,500 feet when the second engine a prominent Washington family, quit. was killed in action in France, an- On the pilot's orders, the other other District man is missing in four crewmen bailed out and he action, three more were wounded attempted a crash landing at Hes- and one is a prisoner of the Ger- ton Airdrome. The plane hit the mans, relatives here have been noti- runway but approached too fast to fied. land. The pilot succeeded in pulling the plane up over a factory and Killed then crashed in a garden. He died First Lt. Morton Corcoran Eustis, a short time later. Lt. Elliott Moorhead, Silver Spring, 38, son of Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, 1534 Twenty-eighth street Md., said before he jumped he heard N.W., was killed in action in France the pilot say, "I can't leave the August 13, the War Department plane over a residential district, but notified his family last night. Sergt. Davis Sergt. Robertson don't worry, I'll bring her down Associate editor of the Theater (Missing) (Prisoner) o.k." Lt. Moorhead parachuted onto Arts Magazine before he received a housetop unhurt. his commission in July, 1942, Lt. parents. He was a gunner on a Eustis was a grandson of the late flying fortress. Maryland U. Student. Levi P. Morton, Governor of New Inducted into the Army almost Lt. Moorhead, 23, is the son of York and Vice President of the three years ago, he went overseas Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Moorhead, 8385 United States. He also was a great last April. Before entering service Sixteenth street, Silver Spring, and grandson of William Wilson Cor- he was a window dresser for Peoples was a University of Maryland stu- coran, banker and philanthropist Drug Stores. He has four brothers dent before joining the Air Forces and founder of the Corcoran Gal- in service: Lt. Francis Robertson, last year. He went overseas in July, lery of Art. Sergt. Joseph Robertson, Pfc. James and in a letter home, August 18, The Silver Star for "gallantry in A. Robertson and Marine Pfc. Earl told his family he expected to fly action" and "coolness and courage Robertson. his first combat mission on his under fire" was awarded him in birthday, the next day. A native February. He took part in the Decorated of Pittsburgh, he attended Tome Palermo campaign in Sicily and was Capt. Emitt C. Witt, jr., 27, whose Academy in Maryland and Blair commended for "his aggressiveness parents live at 3323 Carpenter street Academy in New Jersey before go- and disregard of his own safety in S.E., has been awarded the Legion ing to Maryland University, where fulfilling the mission given to him." of Merit "for exceptionally meritor- he was a football player. Lt. Eustis formerly was on the ious conduct in the performance of staff of the New York Evening outstanding services from November Employment Ceiling Post. Interested in the drama and 20, 1943, to May 15, 1944, in the its presentation under ntodern cón- North African theater." He was ditions, he wrote extensively on serving with a coast artillery anti- To Be Continued Here different aspects of the 20th cen- aircraft unit. tury playhouse. His books included Capt. Witt, a graduate of Easterr "Broadway, Inc." High School and the University of Employment ceilings, which held Maryland, was commissioned upor most Washington firms at the May Surviving relatives are Lt. Eustis' graduation in June, 1940, and ha 15-June 1 level of employment dur- mother, now en route to Washing- been overseas since February, 1943 ing the summer, will be continued ton from Quebec, and two sisters- until the Washington area War Mrs. David E. Finley, wife of the He participated in the Sicilia invasion. Manpower Commission has been director of the National Gallery able to determine the fall demands of Art, and Mrs. Grenville Temple for workers and the available sup- Emmet, jr., of New York. Mr. Finley, paying tribute to his Poles Appeal for Aid ply, it was announced today. The ceilings, under which em- brother-in-law, said of him: "He ployers were not allowed to hire loved France, and if he had to give his life in this war it would have In Liberating Warsav more workers than they had on their payroll during the May 15- pleased him that it should be in June 1 period, were assigned for a France and with the American By the Associated Press. Army of Liberation." LONDON, Sept. Premier 60-day period ending yesterday, but Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish Area Director Ernest V. Connolly Wounded government in London yesterday said the ceilings will not be revised called on Premier Stalin, Presider until August labor market reports Pfc. Charles Irvin Curtis, 20, of Roosevelt and Prime Ministe can be analyzed. Kensington, Md., was wounded July Churchill for aid to the Poles fight Adjustments permitting some 17 in Italy, the War Department has ing Germans for the liberation Washington establishments to hire notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warsaw. more workers than they had during Irvin Curtis of Kensington. In his last letter home he wrote he suf- Addressing his compatriots the base period have been made, but most employers have been held fered shrapnel wounds in both legs Warsaw by radio from London at the May 15-June 1 employment and was still unable to walk al- the fifth anniversary of the Na level. though he was convalescing. invasion of Poland, the Premie Mr. Connolly said the Nation- Pvt. Curtis, who was 20 years old said, "You may be sure that th wide drive to obtain workers for a yesterday, is a native of Kensington. Polish government will not capit group of "must" industries will have He graduated from the Bethesd ulate. Che You some bearing on ceiling assignments here, but he did not expect the de- mands of this recruitment to be a major factor in determining how many additional workers Washing ton employers will be permitted to put on their payrolls. Plea '' Dept. 21/44 1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET bear Tranklin, - was file touched That you Mid have written to The - and you know that I value be was for the Barage Mar, three days before he was killed. &1 Ancerely Schth Saxtie m any grateful thanks to you of the President 6 MRS EUSTIS file for the beautiful roleath of flowers 1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH ,- STREET 3€ INSURANCE INGTON,D. 130A OCT 11 il D.C. C. NITED STA ES POSTAGE THE WAR THE not Roorevelt The White House Washington D.C. hms I P.P. F. 291 January 31, 1945 Dear Edith: Thank you ever so much for letting me see the copy of the citations to the x357 three decorations received by Morton. You might well be proud of such a fine, brave boy. Again I send you my deep sympathy. With kindest regards, Always sincerely, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Mrs. William C. Eustis, 1534 Twenty-eighth Street, Washington, D. C. XPP755 Jan 13/45 1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET tear Franklin, 1 7 Rend you the copy Mthe citations to the 3 decorations which morton received you took - 20 thern au cutereal when he weat overpear, to 7xh9 like you to Rnow how well 2/ fallantly be acq within 47 0, cancerel Edith Surtix boub trouble to andwer This War Department. 4 January I945 Mrs E.M.E. etc. My dear Mrs Eustis, .... By direction of the President etc Copy of Citation for Silver Star, awarded July I943. etc One Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star. = For gallantry in action on I3 August I944 in France. First Lt. Eustis, in command of the third Platoon, Co. "a" Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, with a platoon of medium tanks and fiftean dismounted men attached, was given the mission of crossing the .... River and atta- cking ...., France. Lt. Eustis, with utter disregard for his own perso- nal safety and under heavy small arms fire, rode on the turret of the leading medium tank in order to best direct the advance. Bidia He was always present at the point when contact with the enemy was made. Lt. Eustis was killed, by an enemy rocket projectile while fi- ring a fifty caliber machine gun, from an exposed position, at a dismoun- ted enemy patrol, which had forced his own dismounted men to take cover Lt. Eustis's courage and habitual contempt for the enemy was for, largely responsible for the success of his platoon. Bronze Star Medal. If For meritorious service in France during the period, July 29 I944 to 20 July 1944, in connection with military operations against the enemy. Ist Lt. Eustis, Co "C", Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, while riding in the point vehicle of his Platoon which was acting as advance guard for the company that was reconnoitering the right flank of the main axis of Combat Command B, 2nd Armored Division, did, with out regard for his own personal safety, come under enemy fire at least ten times and by his quick action in locating and destroying enemy tanks and ground positions made it possible for the company to move forward on its mission." etc. etc. Robert H.Dunlop. Brigadier General, Acting the Adjutant General. THE WHITE HOUSE P.P.7. WASHINGTON March 15, 1945 291 MR. HASSETT: To remind you to arrange to have Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis # bring Colonel Hon. Angus McDonnell x yes of the British Embassy to call on the President some afternoon next week. X 48 MEMO FOR BILL HASSETT: I told Mrs. Eustis I was going to see if it couldn't be arranged for her and Colonel McDonnell to come in together. She is leaving for New York and would prefer, if possible, to have an appoint- ment on Thursday or Friday of next week. GRACE R.B. Lote afternoon W, D.H' GRACE: TO HAVE THEM IN SOMETIME. F.D.R. heareh 6. /45 1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET bean Frankleic - War laak a favour of you Ereating if and give pleasure to two peo ale are Md fuind of new, + First Ruew 40 years ago, -3 a greatfuind or the Halifage the and of the woulle, after four years in you General watrous, is returning To Sugland acari can. He has haven had the pleasame ? konour of meeting you, of 7 repuly told line that 7 10d able you, if 2 English bring kin to call. - Wd you leave a Meane you cd receive us, to that be cd Meake hands. in with you & tell them about you, very we He is Think, a for M Lord autrice, for name England Col- augus we Dowell, -a work accepting delightul person Z hope you would united Ey buting yr Fincencly THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 3-23-1945 Memorandum for the President: Mrs. Eustace has returned to Washington and reminds us that the President was desirous of having her come in to see him, bringing with her Colonel Angus MacDonald. He is leaving Washington on April 6th. W.D.H. 2220 2 oliver col of I Ilewilin file 9 V. r2. r l Embasery per did 1534 1 28 the Theel Wanker ton D.C. april 8/45 Edith 133 EAST EIGHTIETH STREET EX Dear Franklin 7am writing to able a qual faoour of you : hot for Wytelf, but for the You of a friend of whe you may leaf he able to crach its, - but 7 feel confident that you will forgive the for asking it: the boy was Ptrichen with in fantile paralytis laob Deplember and his parents 8 his doctor are wood anylone that he Me a take the Care ab ware But if Perms ahooph unforrible toget kim adminted all there is free a long waiting liab. to 7 look dend if you wd Day a word for kim or a word from you. if you fell that you cd ray if, ad walu all the difference. ,- K its too much to ark? his parents are her 0 HEE Frank theed (or the publicking firm of fleed 0 ward) of Wilfud is their only you We flued is English, - her father was Wilfind Ward, the English writer, - her grand wother was the daughter of the buke of korfort, - lee, if an Quatralian Heey have very lettle , they lecture, - they write (Mu wrote the Mficial biography of Chertertor), X they have lived in awer 'ca fin Ce the beginn of the war. - 7 have told her that Z was writing to you, but 2 plea Ruows that you was nov be 133 EAST EIGHTIETH STREET able to do anything However. 7 read the y address. "Wilfred K Sheed 468 Riverside Drive Hee doctor is 5-Alan de toreab Fruith Arthopedic Horjital - Hearork" Healt lef Myself hope whil 7 hear from you. for Micenly # Edita Quorton Tublis pp7 291 rlv EUSTIS, Mrs. Edith (Mrs. William C. Eustis) prt Washington, D. C. 11-29-38 291 Wrote to the President seeking permission to bring Monsieur Maritain, noted French writer, in to call on the President while he is in Washington Dec. 6, 7 and 8. Said he will be her guest, and this is why she is making the request even though the French Ambassador will take the necessary steps through the State Department. --- Attached is the following typed note: "Dec. 3, 1938. MEMO FOR MAC Will you arrange for him to come to Tea either on the seventh or eighth and ask Mrs. Eustis to bring him in? F. D. R." --- Mr. McIntyre wired to Mr. Summerlin of the State Depart. on Dec. 3 saying that the President would like to have Mr. Maritain for tea either on Dec. 7th or 8th and Mrs. Eustis is to be asked to bring him in. Asked Mr. Summerlin to handle it. -- Pencil note: "Mr. Kannee Thursday is OK - the 8th M.A.LeH." SEE 203-A EUSTIS, Mrs. Edith Oatlands House, Oatlands, Va. 6-10-41 Wrote to Gen. Watson calling attention to her previous suggestion that the President drive to Oatlands, Va. for an outing. See INVITATION, Oatlands, Va. P.P.7. act 291 STATE, Secretary of May 26, 1942. Writes the President that Mrs. Edith Morton Sustis has offered to donste unconditionally three large Chinese vases and an Italian cabinet for the use of diplomatic residences. Section 184 of Title 22, U.S. Code, provides "The President is authorised in his discretion to accept on behalf of the United States unconditional gifts of land, buildings, furniture, and furnishings, or any of them, for the use of diplomatic and consuler offices and residences." The Sec. of State said he should appreciate the President's authorization to accept the gifts of Mrs. 5/28/42." Bustis and for their use at the discretion 0 fthe Department. "C.H. OK- FDR" - SEE 240 (Official File) AS P.P.F. 291

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    "ocrText": "P.P.F.\n291\nApril 20, 1933.\nMy dear Edith:-\nIt would be delightful to\nmotor out and see you at Oatlands some\nday and I shall hope to do it after the\nPrime Ministers, etc., have come and gone.\nI suppose you will be there for a month\nor six weeks to come.\nCan it be true that my\nlittle friend Babs is grown up and\nengaged? I think the last time I was\nat Oatlands she was about four years\nold.\nAlways sincerely,\nMrs. William C. Eustis,\nOatlands House,\nOatlands,\nVirginia.\nRT\nLetter given to Mrs. Roosevelt\nFDR MD\nDecember 18, 1933.\n291\nDear Bdith:\nI love your story about the colored\ngentlemen who associates no with the\nAlnighty. I on also told that many of the\ncolored brothren of South Carolina are vory\ncertain that HRA moons Hogro Raliof Associa-\nXPP7777\ntion. They are at least partly right!\nI do hope to BOO you when you get\nback. by love to Dabs, and I hope she\nis wholly well again.\nAlways sincerely,\nMrs. William C. Bustis, #\nAiken, South Carolina.\nXPP71063\ndu. 1/33\n1500 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE\nBean w. President, -\nthe\nfollowing true story may\naccure you - an Md regro\nfrom York, Fouth Caroline\nwho had coorled in a\ngarage a from early Incorce\nfor years\nUntil late lowing\nAddenly found Winkelf\n- thanks to to the A.R. a\nTime thanking Gord &\nkord almighty Rarkevelt.\" \"\nwith daily hours of luaine\nbegin at 5 p.u. to\nYour v Xee\ncritiquing until bed Time.\nPaint Marton Partis\nLowe one asked him; -\nfun, lakab do\nyou do with all the free Frend ten days caith\n7 are off to A.Ken to\ntime you have how ? Babe. -\n\"laly Lin \", K , he accepered,\n\" 7 furb Mends my\nMay 17/33\nOATLANDS HOUSE\nOATLANDS\n291\nVIRGINIA\nThis\nbean Manklin, 1 you are\ndo\nmany Crigratulation that\nIncie will Neem Ruperfluous.\nRab if old friends Caucob\nhelp being froud, That they\nRuew you well before you\nbecame 1 Y raw\nthat you have waured, for\nthe thereat the wase 7\nof the lould, —\ncaucal deaiah from writing Rh of eaperially like you to\nThuppone the chance is\nKee the garden now, - ap if\nTemole, 1 but if you have\nif very lovely —\nmade w plans for reqh Eleawor, of course too. but\nFunday the 21th, lod you if you Mr d andwer favourably,\nfor - with any with our good roads, 1 if\nlatting to Come to Dallands 7 lad loine her at the -\nfrecide Юкти you Euglet only takes a little over au\nChoope to bring ? - fr, hour to Come, by lay of Fairfay. to\nif leavels is to a telephone Murrar,\ntea.\nLeerburg fa. 177, 1 When\ntheir wedleace to Ray how no- Jus lutyr have ed be\ngreatly deligated the the of used writed of your lad\nbe if you ed Come, - 7 Grabady be the exprest laa\nto leb The Ricow - bur Inaill\nbeing UU certain -\nWith every how that Loudown\nCly may prove terefiting\neveryth to bring you here,\nYr Selecte Fill only Health Purtie\nP.S. — if this where is too\nMenb, laice you\n47 %proade\nyourself, a little later - except\nfor negh lack, or Funday\nthe 28th\n—\nmay 18/33,\nOATLANDS HOUSE\nOATLANDS, VIRGINIA\ndear Miar La and\nThous\n/\n7 have Meeh VF name correctly\nbut 7 did wor quite caleb\nit, that lawing ab dunier, when\nwr Karrunan intro dueed up.\n7 wonder if you and be Ro Rend\nas to bring the encloked letter\nto the Presidente allention . 7\nMed d do apprecable UP\ndong Co, as 7 fear. that\ngoing through the andinary\nchamell in Weqleh Take longer\nto hach him Third Mulp new\nV. usip v Funcere and\nsets\nPrite Surlier\nand\nwills\nartie\nTHE\nhas\nwe 150\nthis\nP.P.A\nTWENTY-EIGHTH STREET\nhear Mine 291 he Hand, 1\nI am\nFending the Readent a word,\neucloped, - You article, Which\n7feel hare he and enfoy\nready in Waren Things\nd\nIf and be very good M you\nif you wd Da that he\nfete the letter , i\nyrs\nSdith\nEDITH EUS tis\nMarele 28.\nACTION COPY\nNAVAL MESSAGE\n7177 NPG\nRECEIVED AT NAVY DEPARTMENT\nNPM MX 4222\nT\nZ NAA V AVON WHI10B4 EUGHTYN INE NITE GR\n90\nACTION: RADIO WASHINGTON D.C.\nB. D. GOVERNMENT FRINTING OFFICE: 1030\nFROM: NAVAL AIDE TO PRESIDENT, USS HOUSTON\nP.P.\nP.P.B.\n1529 FOR MCINTYRE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED FOLLOWING\nQUOTE AM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS\nPROPOSE WIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODE ISL AND AVENUE THIRTEENTH\nSTREET TO SCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY\nAND OF NOT SUFFICIENT BENEFIT TO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES\nSPOILING SCOTTCIRCLE AND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ON WORD FROM\nYOU WOULD DELAY PROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE EDITH EUSTIS\nUNQUOTE HE REQUESTS YOU TO CALL ON MRS EUSTIS AND TELL HER MATTER\nBEING REFERRED TO COMMISSIONERS FORESTER 125ø\nWHITEHOUSE 19\n2007 CX MX 29JULY\nallen\nnbe\nHouston-4-2-34-5M.\nU.S.S. HOUSTON\nSENT\nNAVAL DESPATCH\nSENT\n7-29-34\nDate\nDTOR\nPrecedence\nNITE\nReleaser\nNAVAL AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT\nFrom:\nTo RADIO : WASHINGTON\n(W) H\nInformation:\nWHITE EIGLYNINE\nHEADING\nZ NAA\nV\nAVON NITE\nGR\n15295FOR MCINTYRE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED FOLLOWING QUOTE\nAM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE\nWIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODE ISLAND avenue THIRTEENTH STREET TO\nSCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY AND OF NOT\nSUFFICIENT benefit TO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES SPOILING\nSCOTTCIRCLE AND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ONE WORD FROM YOU WOULD DELAY\nPROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE EDITH EUSTIS UNQUOTE HE REQUESTS YOU\nTO CALL or MRS EUSTIS AND TELL HER MATTER BEING referred TO COMMISSIONERS\nFORSTER 1250\n291\nRTOR\nFILE No.\n4286\nЕИТ\nпоја\nFor\n- White House\nThe President has received\nfrelowing quote - endgreet\nE\nHe requests you to care Q\nN\nmm Enstio and tell her\nmatter being referred To\nCommissioners\nForter\nRADIOGRA M\nWORLD\nViaRCA\nWIDE\nVia RCA\nWIRELESS\nR.C.A.COMMUNICATIONS.INC.\nA RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA SUBSIDIARY\nRECEIVED AT 125 SOUTH KING ST., HONOLULU, AT\n-4\nJUL 26 PM STANDARD 21 TIME\n668 MANOIR RICHELIEU QUE 63 26 NFT\nNRA\nMEMBER\nNLT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HONOLULU\nAM CABLING TO ENLIST YOUR AID STOP DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS\nPROPOSE WIDENING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY RHODEISLAND AVENUE\nTHIRTEENTH STREET TO SCOTTCIRCLE THIS WOULD BE VERY\nDETRIMENTAL TO MY PROPERTY AND OF NOT SUFFICIENT BENEFIT\nTO PUBLIC TO WARRANT PROJECT BESIDES SPOILING SCOTTCIRCLE\nAND ORIGINAL PLAN OF WASHINGTON ONE WORD FROM YOU WOULD\nDELAY PROJECT AND PERHAPS SAVE MY HOUSE\nEDITH EUSTIS\nTELEPHONE: 6116\nTo secure prompt action on\nAM should be presented at the office of\nR.C.A. COMMUNICATIONS, INC. In telephone inquiries quote the number preceding the place of origin.\nFORM No. 112-HON. 171-8\nP.P.P.\nR.\nAi\nDecember 22, 1934\n29,\nDear Edith:\nIt was very nice to have your letter\nthe other day, and I immediately had the matter\nof which you speak checked up and find that the\ncase of Dorothy Titus is not settled yet and\nthere is no immediate danger of her losing her\nhouse. I send you the letter which I have re-\nceived from the Home Loan Bank Board.\nMy best wishes to you for Christmas,\nin which the family joins.\nVery sincerely yours,\nxeyy\nx644-13\nMrs. William C. Eustis, #\n1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.,\nWashington, D. C.\nmwd\nEnclosing letter memo of 12-19-34 to Miss LeHand, signed\nby Elizabeth D. Gover, Secretary to Mr. Fahey, Home Loan\nstating they have every reason to believe that the loan\nto Mrs. Titus will be completed.\nC\nfahry\n1500 Rhode Island Ave. NW.\nWashington, D.C., December 14, 1934.\nDear Miss Le Hand :\nI am writing to enlist your personal aid in a\nmatter which can only be solved, I believe, by a word from the President\nhimself. The time is short, as you will see from the enclosed letter,\nwhich is the reason why I am writing to you direct and not sending my\nletter through the ordinary channels, which might take longer to reach\nthe President.\nThe situation is this: A Mrs. Titus, wife of a\ncattle dealer in Leesburg, Va., a man of the highest standing as to\ncharacter and business probity, is going to lose her home. I quote from\nher letter to me:\n\"My dear Mrs. Bustis: I am in a most desperate state at present,\nfor fear we will lose our home\nI applied for a government\nloan on our home in March of this year, through the Home Owner's\nLoan Corporation\". In October the loan went through the Loan\nCo. and each mortgagee agreed to accept the terms offerend them.\nBut when this loan went into the Title Insurance Co., I have\nbeen informed that they are not accepting it, because two sur-\nveys which were taken of the property \"differ slightly\", one\nsurvey being on very straight lines, and the other slightly at\nan angle, which of course is due to sagging fences. So it seems\nthat because of this slight difference in the surveys, I will\nlose my home\nI am enclosing the last communication with H.O.L.C.\nI am sincerely, (sgd) Dorothy M.Titus (Mrs.E.T.Titus),Leesburg,\nVirginia.\nx\nx\nPlease let me know if anything can be done.\nYours sincerely,\nI. P.U.Surtis\n2 encl.\n( Mrs. Wm.C. Eustis)\n1500 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE\nDear Mr.President:\nI have written Miss Le\nHand in detail of a tragic case in Leesburg,\nwhere some eminently respectable and worthy\npeople are going to be turned out of their\nhome, because of some slight irregularity\nin the surveys taken It seems presump-\ntuous to trouble you with a matter which,\nof course, is small in comparison to the\nproblems which you are solving daily, but\nas you are my only friend at court - and\nthe court iteself : - I turn to you\nin this emergency. A word from you,\nI know, would straighten the whole\nsituation and allow these people to\nobtain the necessary loan.\nYours very sincerely,\nEdith Eurlis\nMrs.\nAlexandria, Virginia\nDecember 10, 1954\nMr. he C. Bell\nPurcellville. Virginia\nRe: File #1032\nDorothy M. Titus\nLeesburg, Virginia\nDear Mr. Bell:\nI beg to acknowledge receipt of your\nletter of December 8, 1934, relative to the above\ncaptioned loan.\nDue to the fact that we are forced\nto conclude all matters at the earliest possible\nmoment this is to inform you that unless the\ndiscrepancy can be disposed of within ton days\nit will be necessary to place this case among our\nrejected files.\nHoping to hear from you at a early\ndate, I an,\nVery cordislly yours,\nH. Bruce Green\nDistrict Manager\nHBG:EC\nCC: Hon. Cecil Connor\nMrs. Borothy H. Titus\nMrs. Blanche R. Paul\nMr. Bruce McIntosh\nTHE WHITE house\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 17, 1934.\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nCHAIRMAN FAHEY\nThe President wants to know if\nyou will give him a personal report\non this, as Mrs. Eustis is a very old\nfriend.\nM. A. Le Hand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nRe: friend, Mrs. E. T. Titus, of Leesburg, Va.\nwho is going to lose her home.\nP.P.F.\nOctober 31, 1938\n291\nDear Edith:\nDo I need to tell you how grateful I am\nfor your note. Often 1 wish that 1 could come out\nto Oatlands again.\nPerhaps I shall have & chance soon to tell\nyou the inside story of our part in some of the recent\nhappenings in Europe. Unfortunately, peace for the\ndays to come is by no means a certainty.\nI wonder if you are to be at Oatlands\nafter November eleventh? Perhaps some afternoon, if\nit is warm enough, I could drive out again and have\ntoa with you. That would be really nice.\nVery sincerely yours,\nMrs. William C. Rustis, #\nOatlands House,\nOatlands,\nVirginia.\nfdr/tmb\nxpP7200 Radio address of Oct26\nnewyork Herald Tribune Forum\nx536-6\nLEESBURG. 177 JRG. VA.\nbeh. 28/38\noatlands house\noatlands\nvirginia\nDear w. Premient. 7 hope That you\nwill nob take if amirs, if 7 tee\nyou how qreatly 7 admind the\nMeech you made Thes the\nradio leab Inglet the the\nabout 4 there Can he ko\npare, etc. 4 7 have not\nlead any Comments on it, for heard\nwhat Queeption it meb with\nin Europe but if carries Fuch\ninclude consiction y force that\nfeel Cou vinced item fluence will\nbefor welling and thet here 2,\nthe Surope, all liberty loving people,\n6/10 want peace will appland it\nHr Recurs to me that if will Raule\nat once of the greatment Micelus\nMour time Eaca if, in Prue\nplaces, they dare not Ray M. !\nThave wat Feen you for a lng\ntime, but Thave rob lorgetten\nthe old days, Y loften think\nthat you you koh Ro bady with\naffaire of Place r that the\nCould meet stack, Force Time.\nWarm Springs, Ga., Dec.3,1938.\nMr. Summerlin,\nState Department.\nMrs. E61th Eustis wrote to the President about French writer,\nMaritain, indicating in her letter that request for an appointment\nwould come through French embassy. The President would like to\nhave him for tea either on seventh or eighth and we are to ask\nMrs. Eustis to bring him in. Will you handle. Thanks.\nM.H.McIntyre.\n531pm.\nPPF\n291\n177\nPPF VA. file pus cnul\nhrr. 12/38/10\nOATLANDS HOUSE\nOATLANDS\nENOUSE\n291\nn2 n\nVIRGINIA\n9\n25\nAM\n'38\nDear w. President, RECEIVED - that you\nMe d expereas the wink to return\nto Dattands, pleased the\n-, do rob Know\nif your plans ,or the watter\nwill allow if. Dub. 7 want you\nto know that if lad be a great\npleasure to the you again, y to\ntalle to you of that 746 X be\nqualty knownd if you freend\nif pappible to Come here The here.\nLEESBURG. 177 VA.\nOATLANDS HOUSE\nOATLANDS\nVIRGINIA\n1 Mall diaide My Time, behaver\nWarkington X Dattands, - alloy\nEmenber but if lad be rafer\nto Mud a merrage to 1534\n28th sheel, - G,45 Nurlary\nCd teleptime Math 2220.\nfor very\nPolita Subtit\nDoctor's Hospital\nDetober 16th -\nP.P.T.\nqai\nDear we President.\nI can werer tell you\nhow much your letter has\nmeant to we. It wakes\nthe feel as though it\nwere worth while being\nin the has pital to ye elime\nsuch a wou deful thing\nThank you so, so much\nfor writing to we. D never\nwill forget your Reviewess,\nand will treasure and keep\nyour letter all wy life.\naffection ately,\nBales Eustis\non\nfill al\n1534 TWENTY PPF EIGHTH 291 street Jan. 21/41\nDear Franklin, - a hus of\nwork grateful thanks for the\nwou derful reate which you\nFeub We for the Wanguration\nthe were straight in ferebol you.\nfirst believed The prens, faw\nloery their heard everything I\nwere deeply impressed by the\nAleminity of beauty of the\ncereaning. Think the Thaugural\naddress struck the right note,\nat this morent Mr of Waskure\nthere quaking Fould who fear\ndictator Plup ! and if Inade\nme feel that Zwar glad that\nthe affairs of, the ratire tare\nin or hands In rafe Reep\nbes very Fincerely\nPPF 291 Jan, 6.41\n1534 TWENTY EIGHTH STREET\nbean Franklin,\na\nEven frien than the laah the Y\nto Con Dinceing that even the\nwork itolatenial must\n7\nleope have been Pleased into\nFelence Ere will have to\nmany Con aratulatory letter\n9 telegrams that nime may be\nlook in the\n7 write to thank\nyour\nfor mustelf, for my family for\nall when Rnow the trulle\nWhen they hear if\nin U.\nSalith Sublie\nWe all Mand ready to male\nany facr free, if you\nwill tell up what to do. -\nMrs Enstro is coming ,L1941]\nto Washing tin on Saturday\nNII\nbut any time from there on\nwill he grund for you to\nIt\ncometo In Will you\nCall & let her know what\n,\nday ?\nis\nGen\nGet w bet Nicl ym then\n\"if\nTELEGRAM\nThe White House\n9WUC 24\n10:35AM Mashington\nthere\nWASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 2, 1941\nTHE PRESIDENT.\nDELIGHTED AND HONORED THAT YOU ARE COMING TO OATLANDS.\nSUGGEST BRINGING PRINCESS MARTHA OR THE WATSONS ANY AFTERNOON\nNEXT WEEK BEGINNING SUNDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH.\nEDITH EUSTIS.\nPPF\n291\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nREMINDER\nThe President said O.K. to\ngo to tea on Oct. 15th. Please remind.\nfile THE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nOctober 14, 1941.\nMEMOR ANDUM FOR\nP.P.7\nTHE PRESIDENT\n291\nMrs. Eustis telephoned to\nask if you still expected to go out\nto Oatlands tomorrow for tea. What\ncan I tell her -- how many will ac-\ncompany you and what hour will you\narrive? Mrs. Eustis will call me\nabout 4.30 P.M. for an answer.\nG.\nhas PPF 291\nDec - 13/41\n1534 TWENTY EIGHTH STREET\nDear Franklin. - fuot a time to\ntell you that Wy thoughle Mayers\nare with yru, - I that 7 before\nthat, once again\nfudgement have been Irude 'cated!\nhave Ead, you Marted the\ncountry Merry a year ago\ny here -\nyr v Diamy\nIdite the\nmay 27/42\nfile 1534 TWENTY-FIGHTH STREET\nbear Franklin 7 anar 291 cleeply\ntruclud by you, Michage. Than\nwith all the leavy burdens you\nare Carrying, you Me d have Гачек\nthe trandle to Read The a\nrurrage weat to rey heart\nThave lead a horrid cointer,\nTwice pnemise of frice had\nbronchetis, - Inither in Led, Y am\nonly now struggling to get\nback porne aeqree of health\n> Mould love to Come to Tea Fome very Tere pleasure\nafternoon later on, if 7am strong\nof 25 Nucerely\nlurush, of when you are fier, as\nSdith Eurlix\nyou no Ruidly -\nThare Mill, that photograph to\nbe figued\nmay 7 telephone later ?\nand if reserald'at be ap to\nif, could'ut you Crue to\nDattends The afternoon the June,\nto throw one hoard for a fews\nhours all the problems\nberebyou & to give The\nTHE white house\nWASHINGTON\nMay 23, 1942.\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:\nI spoke with Mrs. Eustis' secretary\nand she said Mrs. Eustis is feeling quite\na lot better. She has had pneumonia three\ntimes but is now doing well. I told her\nthat you wanted Mrs. Eustis to come down\nand. see you when she was better.\nG.\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nTHE PRESIDENT\nYou said you wanted to have\nMrs. Eustis in to Tea some day.\nHow about some day early next week?\nG. G. T.\nJan. Road /42\n1534 TWENTY eighth STREET\nDear w. Breaident, - U The eight of the\nphotographs letter. 7 think 7\nMd enterely over look the eyalted office\nyou wold, xay Franklin\nSuper fe cially you will ! as a matter of\nfact you must have been a lettle\nbay to have pub Fuck a Finester interpretaling\nupon the friendship of a very young derl 7\nwith her mothers friend. you kee,\nthere the very going, because you tambed 7\nme with advancedage. and while\nbrary of mary of wb June, 7 Atill repuke\nreqret fully adain that you were a contene-\nearlier queratine than your\nto let you put Due in line with an\n> Meall frame The letter.\nBut first 7 in aut yr figuature on the photo,\n- not Limply Berties to thes if you will\nrame a day f ham been > Can bring if to\nyou with a fountain pen 7041 be very\npleased. 7 wont truel its to a The kinger,\nbehides 7 and like to Nee you of shake yr\nhand again\nV- Car\nadite Hearton Suptix\nMen Corris\n3-42\nPPF\n291\nJanuary 21, 1942.\nDear Edith:-\nHere is the proof of what I was\ninsisting on, in spite of all of your denials.\nFrom the expression of my hands and legs, I\nthink you have just told me that I am a\nnaughty little boy and that I must run away\nhome and let you continue with the Colonel!\nI do hope to see you soon.\nAs ever yours,\nMrs. William C. Eustis,\n1534 Twenty-Eighth Street, N.W.,\nWashington, D. C.\n(Enclosure) Picture of the Pres, on snowshres, with\nabove person - Copy in print case\nP.P.F.\n291\nSeptember 9, 1942.\nDear Edith:-\nI am sending you a photostat I had\nmade of a delightful document owned by Bertie\nHamlin. In this picture you were at least\nxpp72904\nwell chaperoned. It is perhaps just as well\nthat I was along on that party to watch over\nyou.\nI do hope you are feeling a lot\nbetter and I want to see you very soon.\nAs ever yours,\n(Sgd) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\n#\nMrs. William C. Eustis,\n1534 Twenty-Eighth Street,\nWashington, D. C.\nOctober 22, 1942\npf7\nDear Mrs. Eustis:\nThe President asks me to\n291\nsend you the enclosed snapshot taken\nat Hilltop Cottage and which he has\nsigned to your son.\nWith kindest regards.\nVery sincerely yours,\nGRACE G. TULLY\nPrivate Secretary\n#\nMrs. William C. Eustis,\n1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N. W.,\nWashington, D. C.\nggt/tmb\nEnclosure\nSnapshot of the President seated behind table at Hilltop Cottage\ntaken in July 1942 signed on back \"For Morton Eustis from his\nMothers' and his old friend Franklin D. Roosevelt\"\nX\n?\nOatlands House\nOatlands\nVirginia\napting hinte hinder Sept. 21, 1942\n10\nDear Mr. President,\n7.22\nYou would hardly believe it, but a colored caretaker actually put the\nWhite House envelope with your letter in a pile of second class matter in\nmy Washington house ! It has just been unearthed and 1 am filled with\npleasure and pride; - also contrition, that my answer and thanks would\nhave been SO long delayed.\nI am more than delighted to have the photostatic copy of the Loon Lake\nparty - but your note, of course, I valued even more. And especially\nwhat you said about wanting to see me. I am going to be in Washington\na good part of the next fortnight, because Morton will be at Bolling Field\nuntil he goes overseas.\nCould I come to see you, one afternoon, when you have a few free minutes?\nI shall be at Margie's, 3318 0 Street, Michigan 1093, - if Miss Tully let\nme know there.\ncould\nAgain many, many thanks\nYours sincerely\nEdith Eustis\nLEESBURG, 177 VA.\ntept. 21/42.\nOATLANDS HOUSE\nOATLANDS\nvirginia\ndear - you wd hardly\nbelieve if, but a coloured caretaker\nactually put the White Houre\nenvelope write &r letter in a pile M\nreend class matter in my Warrington\nhour ! Mr has furth been untarthed\ny ) are filled with pleasure r pride ; -\nalso critrition, that my aurwer Y thanks\nMidhaae been to long delayed\n7am Were than deligated to have the\nphotostatic copy of the you Lake party\n- but yr hate, ofcounts, ) valued Colu\nmore. and expecially what you\nsaid about wanting to Kee me I\n7am going to be in Washington, a good\nharby the because\nMonth will be at Bolling Field, until\nhe goes over Mar.- -\nCol ? Come to the you, one afternoon, when\nyou have a few free minutes ?- -\n7Ahall be at Marger's 3318\n0. street, - nichipan 1093, - if\nMire Tully lad let We know There.\nagain Many, Than\nor\nSolita\nroom\narmy an Farces\nBorling Field DC Funday\n1534 TWENTY eighth street\nDear her. Passident:\nI cannot tele you\nhow much J appreciate your\nsending me that photograph\nof yourself. I have put\nit in my walket and will\ncarry it with me wherever\nI go.\nIt was exceedingly\nkind of you to do this\nfor me and I am\ndeeply quatiful to you.\n1534 twenty eighth street\nI don't know whether this\nis the authorised manner in\nwhich a lowly 2nd Lisnt.\nshould address his Commander\nin Chist But J do want\nyou to know how much\nI Shall trasure som gift,\n, what good Puck I fire Sure\nit will bring me\nagain with many thanks\nVSsy Suncessly\nMorton Enstis\nP.S. I would have written easter\nbut J was Paid up with R slight\nattack of Pleurisy.\nP.P.R.\n291\nMay 11, 1943.\nDear Edith:-\nEver so many thanks for telling\nme what Morton wrote. I am very grateful.\nI was away, as you know, when your letter\ncame.\nI do hope to see you one of\nthese days very soon.\nAs ever yours,\n(Sgd) FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\nMrs. William C. Bustis, #\n1534 Twenty-Eighth Street,\nWashington, D. C.\napril 27/43\n1534- 28th Mheel\nWashington D. C\nDear Franklin, - 7 am variting to quote some\nVeriteuces from Mortner last letter to me. He is in\nwith africa, y he writes as follows: ! - hope is the\nprople back home ualize how neuch Roopevelt\nadvired by the lauk 8 file of the Troops. They are solidly\nbehind him, of admire him as a leader of Trine who has\nthe guts to take chances & Carners to get Things\ndone lowly whe that Cougress does ut Ruife hun &\nthe peace treaty and laeu if things at home are\nrather upset, people the old resumber what a\ntremen done job is being done here Y all over the world.\nBut 7 quess in thankington they caul fee the foreat\nbecause of the trees\nMarton and be furnings if he thought Thad\nwitten you all this, - but if received to me that\nyou lad be interested\nyours pincerely\nSchth\nX5130\nx4675 Misc\nAIR\nMA\n291\nHyde Park, N. Y.\nSeptember 4, 1944.\nDear Edith:-\nI want you to know that I am thinking\nof you. It 1s hard to understand why Morton\nwas taken. He was always so brave and gallant\nand I know how rightly proud of him you were,\nAffectionately,\nFRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\nMrs. William Corcoran Eustis, #\n1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N.W.,\nWashington, D. C.\nXPP755\nxpp76677-A\nA-2\nTHE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C.\nSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1944.\nU.S. Pilot Sacrifices\nOn the Roll of Honor\nLife to Avert Crash\nLt. Eustis Is Killed in Action;\nIn Crowded London\nGrandson of Levi Morton\nBy the Associated Press.\nNINTH BOMBER COMMAND\nHEADQUARTERS, Sept. 2. - An\nAmerican Marauder pilot, whose\nplane became disabled over London\nThursday, gave his life to prevent\na crash in a thickly populated sec-\ntion of the city.\nThe pilot, whose name was with-\nheld pending notification of his\nfamily, will be recommended for a\nposthumous award of the Distin-\nguished Service Cross.\nReturning from a raid on Ger-\nman-held Cecembre Island at the\nLt. Eustis\nCorpl. Robinett\nPvt. Curtis\nSergt. Nishimoto\nmouth of St. Malo Harbor with one\n(Killed)\n(Wounded)\n(Wounded)\n(Wounded)\nof its two engines shot out, the Ma-\nFirst Lt. Morton Corcoran Eustis,\nrauder was flying over London at\nSilver Star winner and member of\n4,500 feet when the second engine\na prominent Washington family,\nquit.\nwas killed in action in France, an-\nOn the pilot's orders, the other\nother District man is missing in\nfour crewmen bailed out and he\naction, three more were wounded\nattempted a crash landing at Hes-\nand one is a prisoner of the Ger-\nton Airdrome. The plane hit the\nmans, relatives here have been noti-\nrunway but approached too fast to\nfied.\nland. The pilot succeeded in pulling\nthe plane up over a factory and\nKilled\nthen crashed in a garden. He died\nFirst Lt. Morton Corcoran Eustis,\na short time later.\nLt. Elliott Moorhead, Silver Spring,\n38, son of Mrs. William Corcoran\nEustis, 1534 Twenty-eighth street\nMd., said before he jumped he heard\nN.W., was killed in action in France\nthe pilot say, \"I can't leave the\nAugust 13, the War Department\nplane over a residential district, but\nnotified his family last night.\nSergt. Davis\nSergt. Robertson\ndon't worry, I'll bring her down\nAssociate editor of the Theater\n(Missing)\n(Prisoner)\no.k.\" Lt. Moorhead parachuted onto\nArts Magazine before he received\na housetop unhurt.\nhis commission in July, 1942, Lt.\nparents. He was a gunner on a\nEustis was a grandson of the late\nflying fortress.\nMaryland U. Student.\nLevi P. Morton, Governor of New\nInducted into the Army almost\nLt. Moorhead, 23, is the son of\nYork and Vice President of the\nthree years ago, he went overseas\nMr. and Mrs. E. S. Moorhead, 8385\nUnited States. He also was a great\nlast April. Before entering service\nSixteenth street, Silver Spring, and\ngrandson of William Wilson Cor-\nhe was a window dresser for Peoples\nwas a University of Maryland stu-\ncoran, banker and philanthropist\nDrug Stores. He has four brothers\ndent before joining the Air Forces\nand founder of the Corcoran Gal-\nin service: Lt. Francis Robertson,\nlast year. He went overseas in July,\nlery of Art.\nSergt. Joseph Robertson, Pfc. James\nand in a letter home, August 18,\nThe Silver Star for \"gallantry in\nA. Robertson and Marine Pfc. Earl\ntold his family he expected to fly\naction\" and \"coolness and courage\nRobertson.\nhis first combat mission on his\nunder fire\" was awarded him in\nbirthday, the next day. A native\nFebruary. He took part in the\nDecorated\nof Pittsburgh, he attended Tome\nPalermo campaign in Sicily and was\nCapt. Emitt C. Witt, jr., 27, whose\nAcademy in Maryland and Blair\ncommended for \"his aggressiveness\nparents live at 3323 Carpenter street\nAcademy in New Jersey before go-\nand disregard of his own safety in\nS.E., has been awarded the Legion\ning to Maryland University, where\nfulfilling the mission given to him.\"\nof Merit \"for exceptionally meritor-\nhe was a football player.\nLt. Eustis formerly was on the\nious conduct in the performance of\nstaff of the New York Evening\noutstanding services from November\nEmployment Ceiling\nPost. Interested in the drama and\n20, 1943, to May 15, 1944, in the\nits presentation under ntodern cón-\nNorth African theater.\" He was\nditions, he wrote extensively on\nserving with a coast artillery anti-\nTo Be Continued Here\ndifferent aspects of the 20th cen-\naircraft unit.\ntury playhouse. His books included\nCapt. Witt, a graduate of Easterr\n\"Broadway, Inc.\"\nHigh School and the University of\nEmployment ceilings, which held\nMaryland, was commissioned upor\nmost Washington firms at the May\nSurviving relatives are Lt. Eustis'\ngraduation in June, 1940, and ha\n15-June 1 level of employment dur-\nmother, now en route to Washing-\nbeen overseas since February, 1943\ning the summer, will be continued\nton from Quebec, and two sisters-\nuntil the Washington area War\nMrs. David E. Finley, wife of the\nHe participated in the Sicilia\ninvasion.\nManpower Commission has been\ndirector of the National Gallery\nable to determine the fall demands\nof Art, and Mrs. Grenville Temple\nfor workers and the available sup-\nEmmet, jr., of New York.\nMr. Finley, paying tribute to his\nPoles Appeal for Aid\nply, it was announced today.\nThe ceilings, under which em-\nbrother-in-law, said of him: \"He\nployers were not allowed to hire\nloved France, and if he had to give\nhis life in this war it would have\nIn Liberating Warsav\nmore workers than they had on\ntheir payroll during the May 15-\npleased him that it should be in\nJune 1 period, were assigned for a\nFrance and with the American\nBy the Associated Press.\nArmy of Liberation.\"\nLONDON, Sept. Premier\n60-day period ending yesterday, but\nStanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish\nArea Director Ernest V. Connolly\nWounded\ngovernment in London yesterday\nsaid the ceilings will not be revised\ncalled on Premier Stalin, Presider\nuntil August labor market reports\nPfc. Charles Irvin Curtis, 20, of\nRoosevelt and Prime Ministe\ncan be analyzed.\nKensington, Md., was wounded July\nChurchill for aid to the Poles fight\nAdjustments permitting some\n17 in Italy, the War Department has\ning Germans for the liberation\nWashington establishments to hire\nnotified his parents, Mr. and Mrs.\nWarsaw.\nmore workers than they had during\nIrvin Curtis of Kensington. In his\nlast letter home he wrote he suf-\nAddressing his compatriots\nthe base period have been made,\nbut most employers have been held\nfered shrapnel wounds in both legs\nWarsaw by radio from London\nat the May 15-June 1 employment\nand was still unable to walk al-\nthe fifth anniversary of the Na\nlevel.\nthough he was convalescing.\ninvasion of Poland, the Premie\nMr. Connolly said the Nation-\nPvt. Curtis, who was 20 years old\nsaid, \"You may be sure that th\nwide drive to obtain workers for a\nyesterday, is a native of Kensington.\nPolish government will not capit\ngroup of \"must\" industries will have\nHe graduated from the Bethesd\nulate.\nChe\nYou\nsome bearing on ceiling assignments\nhere, but he did not expect the de-\nmands of this recruitment to be a\nmajor factor in determining how\nmany additional workers Washing\nton employers will be permitted to\nput on their payrolls.\nPlea\n''\nDept. 21/44\n1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET\nbear Tranklin, - was file\ntouched That you Mid have\nwritten to The - and you\nknow that I value\nbe was for\nthe Barage Mar, three days\nbefore he was killed.\n&1 Ancerely\nSchth Saxtie\nm any grateful thanks\nto you of the President\n6\nMRS EUSTIS\nfile\nfor the beautiful\nroleath of flowers 1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH ,-\nSTREET\n3€\nINSURANCE INGTON,D. 130A OCT 11 il D.C. C.\nNITED STA ES POSTAGE\nTHE WAR THE\nnot Roorevelt\nThe White House\nWashington D.C.\nhms\nI\nP.P. F.\n291\nJanuary 31, 1945\nDear Edith:\nThank you ever so much for letting\nme see the copy of the citations to the\nx357\nthree decorations received by Morton. You\nmight well be proud of such a fine, brave\nboy. Again I send you my deep sympathy.\nWith kindest regards,\nAlways sincerely,\nFRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\nMrs. William C. Eustis,\n1534 Twenty-eighth Street,\nWashington, D. C.\nXPP755\nJan 13/45\n1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET\ntear Franklin, 1 7 Rend you the\ncopy Mthe citations to\nthe 3 decorations which morton\nreceived you took - 20 thern au cutereal\nwhen he weat overpear, to 7xh9\nlike you to Rnow how well\n2/\nfallantly be acq within\n47 0, cancerel\nEdith Surtix\nboub trouble to andwer This\nWar Department.\n4 January I945\nMrs E.M.E.\netc.\nMy dear Mrs Eustis,\n....\nBy direction of the President\netc\nCopy of\nCitation for Silver Star, awarded July I943. etc\nOne Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star.\n= For gallantry in action on I3 August I944 in France. First Lt.\nEustis, in command of the third Platoon, Co. \"a\" Armored Reconnais-\nsance Battalion, with a platoon of medium tanks and fiftean dismounted\nmen attached, was given the mission of crossing the .... River and atta-\ncking ...., France. Lt. Eustis, with utter disregard for his own perso-\nnal safety and under heavy small arms fire, rode on the turret of the\nleading medium tank in order to best direct the advance. Bidia\nHe was always present at the point when contact with the enemy\nwas made. Lt. Eustis was killed, by an enemy rocket projectile while fi-\nring a fifty caliber machine gun, from an exposed position, at a dismoun-\nted enemy patrol, which had forced his own dismounted men to take cover\nLt. Eustis's courage and habitual contempt for the enemy was for, largely\nresponsible for the success of his platoon.\nBronze Star Medal.\nIf For meritorious service in France during the period, July 29\nI944 to 20 July 1944, in connection with military operations against\nthe enemy. Ist Lt. Eustis, Co \"C\", Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,\nwhile riding in the point vehicle of his Platoon which was acting as\nadvance guard for the company that was reconnoitering the right flank\nof the main axis of Combat Command B, 2nd Armored Division, did, with\nout regard for his own personal safety, come under enemy fire at least\nten times and by his quick action in locating and destroying enemy tanks\nand ground positions made it possible for the company to move forward\non its mission.\"\netc. etc.\nRobert H.Dunlop.\nBrigadier General,\nActing the Adjutant General.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nP.P.7.\nWASHINGTON\nMarch 15, 1945\n291\nMR. HASSETT:\nTo remind you to arrange to\nhave Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis #\nbring Colonel Hon. Angus McDonnell x yes\nof the British Embassy to call on\nthe President some afternoon next\nweek.\nX 48\nMEMO FOR BILL HASSETT:\nI told Mrs. Eustis I was going to\nsee if it couldn't be arranged for her\nand Colonel McDonnell to come in together.\nShe is leaving for New York and would\nprefer, if possible, to have an appoint-\nment on Thursday or Friday of next week.\nGRACE\nR.B.\nLote afternoon\nW, D.H'\nGRACE:\nTO HAVE THEM IN SOMETIME.\nF.D.R.\nheareh 6. /45\n1534 TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET\nbean Frankleic - War laak a favour of you\nEreating if and give pleasure to two peo ale\nare Md fuind of new, + First Ruew\n40 years ago, -3 a greatfuind or the Halifage\nthe and of the woulle, after four years in\nyou General watrous, is returning To Sugland\nacari can. He has haven had the pleasame ?\nkonour of meeting you, of 7 repuly told line\nthat 7 10d able you, if 2 English bring kin to\ncall. - Wd you leave a Meane\nyou cd receive us, to that be cd Meake hands.\nin with you & tell them about you, very we\nHe is Think, a for M Lord autrice, for name\nEngland\nCol- augus we Dowell, -a work accepting\ndelightul person\nZ hope you would united Ey buting\nyr Fincencly\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n3-23-1945\nMemorandum for the President:\nMrs. Eustace has returned to\nWashington and reminds us that the\nPresident was desirous of having\nher come in to see him, bringing\nwith her Colonel Angus MacDonald.\nHe is leaving Washington on April\n6th.\nW.D.H.\n2220\n2 oliver col of I Ilewilin file\n9\nV. r2. r l Embasery\nper\ndid\n1534 1 28 the Theel\nWanker ton D.C. april 8/45\nEdith\n133 EAST EIGHTIETH STREET\nEX\nDear Franklin 7am writing to\nable a qual faoour of you : hot for\nWytelf, but for the You of a friend\nof whe you may leaf he able\nto crach its, - but 7 feel confident\nthat you will forgive the for asking it:\nthe boy was Ptrichen with\nin fantile paralytis laob\nDeplember and his parents 8 his\ndoctor are wood anylone that he\nMe a take the Care ab ware\nBut if Perms ahooph unforrible\ntoget kim adminted all\nthere is free a long waiting liab.\nto 7 look dend if you wd Day a word\nfor kim or a word from you. if you\nfell that you cd ray if, ad walu all\nthe difference. ,- K its too much to\nark? his parents are her 0 HEE Frank\ntheed (or the publicking firm of fleed 0\nward) of Wilfud is their only you We\nflued is English, - her father was\nWilfind Ward, the English writer, - her\ngrand wother was the daughter of the\nbuke of korfort, - lee, if an Quatralian\nHeey have very lettle , they\nlecture, - they write (Mu wrote the\nMficial biography of Chertertor), X\nthey have lived in awer 'ca\nfin Ce the beginn of the war. -\n7 have told her that Z was writing to\nyou, but\n2 plea Ruows that you was nov be\n133 EAST EIGHTIETH STREET\nable to do anything However. 7 read\nthe y address.\n\"Wilfred K Sheed\n468 Riverside Drive\nHee doctor is 5-Alan de toreab Fruith\nArthopedic Horjital - Hearork\"\nHealt lef Myself hope whil 7\nhear from you.\nfor Micenly #\nEdita Quorton Tublis\npp7\n291\nrlv\nEUSTIS, Mrs. Edith (Mrs. William C. Eustis)\nprt\nWashington, D. C.\n11-29-38\n291\nWrote to the President seeking permission to bring Monsieur Maritain, noted\nFrench writer, in to call on the President while he is in Washington Dec. 6, 7 and 8.\nSaid he will be her guest, and this is why she is making the request even though the\nFrench Ambassador will take the necessary steps through the State Department.\n--- Attached is the following typed note: \"Dec. 3, 1938. MEMO FOR MAC Will you arrange\nfor him to come to Tea either on the seventh or eighth and ask Mrs. Eustis to bring him\nin? F. D. R.\" --- Mr. McIntyre wired to Mr. Summerlin of the State Depart. on Dec. 3\nsaying that the President would like to have Mr. Maritain for tea either on Dec. 7th or\n8th and Mrs. Eustis is to be asked to bring him in. Asked Mr. Summerlin to handle it.\n-- Pencil note: \"Mr. Kannee Thursday is OK - the 8th M.A.LeH.\"\nSEE 203-A\nEUSTIS, Mrs. Edith\nOatlands House,\nOatlands, Va.\n6-10-41\nWrote to Gen. Watson calling attention to her previous suggestion\nthat the President drive to Oatlands, Va. for an outing.\nSee INVITATION, Oatlands, Va.\nP.P.7.\nact\n291\nSTATE, Secretary of\nMay 26, 1942.\nWrites the President that Mrs. Edith Morton Sustis has offered to\ndonste unconditionally three large Chinese vases and an Italian cabinet for\nthe use of diplomatic residences. Section 184 of Title 22, U.S. Code, provides\n\"The President is authorised in his discretion to accept on behalf of the United\nStates unconditional gifts of land, buildings, furniture, and furnishings, or any\nof them, for the use of diplomatic and consuler offices and residences.\" The Sec.\nof State said he should appreciate the President's authorization to accept the gifts of\nMrs. 5/28/42.\" Bustis and for their use at the discretion 0 fthe Department. \"C.H. OK- FDR\" -\nSEE 240 (Official File)\nAS\nP.P.F.\n291"
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