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    "ocrText": "PPF 9\nPRESIDENT'S PERSONAL FILE\nGifts C\nApr. -Oct. 1939\nI\nPPF900151\nMiss LeHond\nHI\nApril 11, 1939\npr.7\nq.c\nMy dear Mr. Covici:\nI have received your letter of April\nfifth and have had pleasure in laying it before\n+\nthe President. He thanks you very much indeed\nP.P.7.9.B\nfor the copy of \"The Grapes of Wrath\" and has\nasked me to express his appreciation of your\nkind thoughtfulness in sending the volume to\nhim.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nPascal Covici, Esq.,\nThe Vilcing Press, Inc.,\n18 East 48th Street,\nNew York, N.Y.\nes\nPC/rw\nPASCAL COVICI\nThank- Books Study\nCubsia 11/11/39\nPUBLISHERS\nTHE VIKING PRESS INC\nNEW YORK\nNY\nCable address Vikpress\n18 EAST 48TH STREET\nTelephone WIckersham 2-1954\nApril 5, 1939\nMiss Marguerite LeHand\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Miss LeHand,\nIn talking to Fulton Oursler the other day we both agreed\nthat President Roosevelt would probably love to read John Stein-\nbeck's new novel, \"The Grapes of Wrath.\" I do not remember ever\nsending him any books except his own \"Government Not Politics,\"\nwhich I published, you may remember, before he was nominated for\nPresidency for the first time.\nUnder separate cover a copy of \"The Grapes of Wrath\"\nis being mailed to you and I do hope you will find it convenient\nto bring it to the attention of the President. Although the\nbook won't be published until April 14th we already have heard\nfrom a good many literary critics and many of them said that\n\"The Grapes of Wrath\" is the most significant piece of fiction\never published in America.\nThanking you very kindly, believe me\nYours respectfully\nPassallovia\nPC/rw\nPASCAL COVICI\nDANKERS RUST\nPP.7\nq-e\ne\nApril 17, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Compbell:\nR.P.7.9-B\nYour letter of April fourteenth has been\nreceived and I want to thank you, in the President's\nbehalf, for your courtesy in letting him see the\nartificial bait which you enclosed. It is being\nreturned to you herewith, however, as he feels that\nhe should not deprive you of its possession.\nI am very sorry that we are unable to do\nx108\nas you asic. The President simply has not the means\nto comply with the many requests for financial\nassistance constantly being received.\nVery sincerely yours,\nH. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nWilliam Campbell, Esq.,\n804 Plesant Street,\nSaginaw,\nMichigan.\nEnclosure. Artificial bait returned to writer.\nget\nhing tackel is sent to you in a\nonatch Box\nackf\nType\n39 Saginaw. mich\napril.14-19-39 14-19-39\nPP7\nmy Dear Mr. President\nq-C\nI know that you are a\nFisherman. and Would\nunderstand just What I mean\nI am sending you my Fishing\nartificial Bait. to see for your\nSelf just what I got. I\nConcider it one of the best W.P.A Baita\nof today. you see I am a\nPP7 q.B\nWorker and I was getting a Dayes\nMade to Punch them out. on\nI Gayed off the the of\nMajili But From Flint. First mich\naprial. got must now I Back cant on get welfare Дуеб\ncd.\nand In In a go Day and Half in 9 ovent\nto the Sporting Places\nand got Oarders Cancilthem for 200\nBaitaBut Saginaw now - must Tum-Over- Turn- over-\nwill\nin 5 Baits.\nI have\nI am 52. of ard old and has\n4 more new Baits. besides this\nthis one. within 3 0.4 ofears\nI could have 300 or 400 men\non jobs I am Confident of that\nageat is it True that I must\nbe Throwin Back in the Junk\nPile.\nif I can make 2\nor 3. Bait's. Big enoug for you\nfor Ocean. Fishing just\nlet me know and Ill be\nglad to do so.\nif you Coul give me a helping\nhand. I Would be very thankful\nto you.\nyours Fronly\nwm bampbell\nthe Fishing.\n804 Plesant st\nTackel is sent to you Saginaw mich WS\nJos\nin a match Box\nbesides Dhu\nand\nDear President\nyou will note these\nRUST\nPANY\nBaits. Can be made\nis 1939\nin 5 Differnt Sign\nI have one Beg size\nPP7\n7 inches Long.\nq-c\nred. your\nyours Troulay\nhas noted\nits me to\nnd thought\n804 Plesant. it\n\"Wall and\nSaginaw mich\nis delighted\nVery sincerely yours,\n1 PP7 q.B\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nr\nS. Sloan Colt, Esq.,\nBankers Trust Company,\n16 Wall Street,\nNew York, 11. Y.\ncd\nX\nBANKERS\nRUST\nCOMPANY\nMay 3, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Colt:\nPP7\nq-c\nThe President has received your\nletter of April twenty-sixth, and has noted\nwith interest what you say. He asks me to\nthank you ever so much for your kind thought\nin sending him & copy of the book, \"Wall and\nNassan,\" and to assure you that he is delighted\nto have it.\nVery sincerely yours,\n1 PP7 q.B\nM. a. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nY\nS. Sloan Colt, Esq.,\nBankers Trust Company,\n16 Wall Street,\nNew York, N. Y.\ncd\nthe & Pre. m Judy Ah A to A\nBANKERS TRUST\nand\nCOMPANY\n53\nNEW\nYORK\n16 WALL STREET\nw\nFIFTH AVENUE AT 44 STREET\nLONDON\n57 STREET AT MADISON AVENUE\n26,OLD BROAD STREET, E.C.2.\nCABLE ADDRESS NEW YORK-BANKTRUST\nCABLE ADDRESS\nLONDON- BANTRUSCOM\nS. SLOAN COLT\nPRESIDENT\n16 WALL STREET,\nNEW YORK\nApril 26, 1939\nThe President,\nWashington,\nDistrict of Columbia.\nDear Mr. President:\nOn April 30, 1789, New York was host to the na-\ntion when George Washington was inaugurated as President of\nthe United States, in the Federal Hall which then stood at the\ncorner of Wall and Nassau Streets in the City of New York.\nThe population of the United States was then less than four\nmillion. This year, the City is host to the world at the New\nYork World's Fair which opens on the one hundred and fiftieth\nanniversary of Washington's inauguration.\nThe century and a half which has passed since\nthat memorable date has added lustre to Washington's achieve-\nments and new significance to the event. We have tried to re-\ncreate something of the spirit and atmosphere of the New York\nof 1789 in a small book called \"Wall and Nassau,\" a copy of\nwhich is being forwarded to you under separate cover. I hope\nyou will find it of interest.\nWhen you visit the New York World's Fair, please\nlet us do anything we can to add to your pleasure.\nShowlott Sincerely yours,\nx\ncome\np.7.7c\nMay 5, 1939\na\nFrom a Warm Springs Patient who is now holding\nan exhibition of water colors and wants very\n5\nmuch to send one of the 'Pine Woods of Ga. to\nskil\nthe Pres. if he \"will accept it as a token for\nof my personal regard and appreciationfor the\n5/3025\nmany things you have done for those afflicted\nas we are\"\n26,1939\nPP.\nme the\nq-c\nwanted\nil upon you.\nI am now having an ex hebition ytem water-\nX\ncolor paintings, in the private diving room here,\nwhich recently while corpined the\nprt.\nInfirmary. From this first show, upon which shops to\nq-p\nstart a newlife and career, l have selected\none, The Pine woods her, which l think you\nwill enjoy. I shall feel greatly honored if you\nwill acceptit as a take of my personal rejand\nand appreciation for the many things you have\ndone dogo those afficted as we are, both here at the\nWaim springs and throughoutour country\nit along at the close of the e hibition here of\nof this is acceptable to you l shallsend\nmay seventh.\nwith deepent respect, I am\nSencerely yours.\nJohn Cavaragh X\nWarm Springs,\nGeorgia.\noh\nst\ncome\nA\np.7.\nC\nMay 5, 1939\nM\n5\naskid\nJOHN P. CAVANAGH\nWARM SPRINGS FOUNDATION\nWARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA\n5/302\napril 26, 1939\nDear mr. President,\nIrealize that frequently you are the\nq-C\nrecipient of embanassing and unwanted\ngifts, the sfore I do not whil to impore upon you.\nI am now having an exhibition ptem water-\nX\ncolor paintings, in the private dining room here,\nwhich I did recently while corfined the\nInfirmary. From this first show, upon which thope to\nprt.\nq-p\nstart a new life and career, I have selected\none, The Pine woods her, which Ithe'k you\nwill enjoy. I shall feel greatly honored if you\nwill accept it as a take of my personal rejand\nand appreciation for the many things you have\ndoge dogor those afficted as we are, both here at the\nWaim springs and throughout our country\nof this is acceptable to you l shallsend\nit along at the close of the et hibition here on\nmay seventh.\nwith deepent respect, I am\nSincerely yours.\nJohn Caranezh X\n1 augo 4\nWarm Springs,\nGeorgia.\noh\nsheet not come\nC\nMay 5, 1939\na\nP.P.\nMay 3, 1939\nq-c\n+\nMy dear Mr. Cavanaugh:\nppt.\nYour letter of April twenty-sixth\nq-p\nto the President has been received and noted\nwith the deepest interest. He more than appre-\nciates your kind offer to present the painting\nto him and asks me to thank you ever so much\nfor the friendly spirit which prompted your\nthought of him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nJohn P. Cavanaugh, Esq.,\nWarm Springs Foundation,\nWarm Springs,\nGeorgia.\noh\nBrokeet come\np.7.7c\nC\nMay 5, 1939\naid\nfile\n9\nto\nMy dear Miss Cross:\nYour note to Mrs. Recsevelt of April\nX\ntwenty-seventh has been referred to this office\nP.P.7.2\nfor reply.\nIt was nice indeed of you to send the\nbooklet to the President. You may be sure that\nhe much appreciates your friendly thought of him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LoHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nX\nMiss Belle Cross,\n2904 N. Calvert Street,\nBaltimore,\nMaryland.\nget\n29047. Cabrert St.-\nby\nVacky 5/3/39 Det Baltimou md.\napril 27 1939\nInd dear MAY 1939 ma. Roosevelt\nIt- in only\nheareu you are Ro gine\nPP7\nq-c\nand human - (\"ive I hank\nCommon as my Bhue\nsing that\ne frank-\nRidge mountain far-\nreatly\nthat\nmer, saya of me )-\n1 it\nlicity\nq-is\nthat to smite itill\nppt ppt q-g\nI am\nX\nto you thenk Inder\ncisted.\nrs,\nmailing a amile\nReperate Correr, Iam\nesident\nMr. W. H. Cochram,\nDewar Manufacturing Company,\n28-34 Thirty-fifth Street,\nBrooklyn, New York.\npls\nlittle book - John Oxanhama The\nmany nho sould Save the norld\"_\nto our mother President It in put\nthe book into his hands ?\nin your Care nill you pleast get\nan my Twaker friends say\nI wave had a Concern, for over eight\ndent Rooundt There must be Rome g\nmonths, to get this look to. Prear,\nmeasage in it for him.\nnith lighest regards to you\nmost amarily\n(Min) Belle Cross\nMay 5, 1939\nTP7\nMy dear Mr. Cochram:\nq-c\nPermit me to acknowledge and thank\nyou for your letter of May fourth, advising that\nyou are sending the President & portable frank-\nfurter grill.\nWhile your thoughtfulness is greatly\nappreciated, I feel I should advise you that\nthe President can accept gifts only when it\nis understood that there will be no publicity\nin connection with their presentation.\nppt q-is\nppt q-g\nIf, in view of the above, you still\nX\ndesire the President to have this grill, I am\nsure your courtesy will be greatly appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nSTEPHEN EARLY\nSecretary to the President\nMr. W. H. Cochram,\nDewar Manufacturing Company,\n28-34 Thirty-fifth Street,\nBrooklyn, New York.\npls\nDEWAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY\nESTABLISHED 1905 - INCORPORATED 1914\nCarbide and Electric Lamps for Mines, Railroads, Camps\nGas Appliances- Metal Specialties\n430-438 SPRUCE ST.\nBUSH TERMINAL NO. 4\nSCRANTON, PA.\nwe Recept M H\n28-34 THIRTY-FIFTH ST., BROOKLYN, N.Y.\nTELEPHONE 3-3700\nTELEPHONE SUNSET 6-5641\nCABLE ADDRESS DEWMANCO\nWESTERN UNION CODE\nBrooklyn,N.Y., May 1, 1939.\nHon. Franklin D. Roosevelt\nHyde Park\nN.Y.\nDear Mr. President:\nNoting your leaning toward Frankfurters and Roll\nfor summer consumption, and thinking a portable device for serv-\ning them might be a real convenience, I am sending you one.\nThis can be used any place where current is avail-\nable- in the house or on a lawn, and has a capacity of at least\n350 an hour, on a low current consumption.\nI hope you will be sufficiently interested to have\nit tested and am sure you will find it does a better job than\nany other way of serving frankfurters. There is nothing to wear\nout and it will last indefinitely.\nVery respectfully,\nC/M\nMay 10, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Cochrane:\nMr. Early han handed me your letter\nof May eighth. Thank you ever so much in the\nPresident's behalf for the grill. It is being\nsent to Hyde Park and I want to assure you that\nthe friendly thought which prompted its presenta-\ntion is deoply appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nH, A. Lelland\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nW. H. Cochrane, Esq.,\nBush Terminal No. 4,\n28-34 Thirty-Fifth Street,\nBrooklyn,\nNew York.\nes\n4\nghout Area goven to\nANY\nESTABLISHED 1905 - INCORPORATED 1914\nis Railroads, Camps\nBUSH TERMINAL NO. 4\n28-34 THIRTY-FIFTH ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y.\nTELEPHONE SUNSET 6-5641\nCABLE ADDRESS \"DEWMANCO\"\nWESTERN UNION CODE\nand\n5/10/29\nBrooklyn, N.Y., May 8, 1939.\nss\nMr. Stephen Early\nWhite House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Sir:\nReplying to your letter of May 5th, perhaps I should\nhave stated that the Grills are not now being marketed. The\npeople we made them for gave up in '34 and we had several left\nwhich Frankfurters. we have been distributing to folks with a leaning toward\nAny publicity given the grill would have to come from\nHyde Park. People who use the Grills say they do something to\nthe \"franks\" that no other cooking does, but it is out of our\nline and we do not sell them.\nVery truly yours,\nDEWAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY\nC/M\nDEWAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY\nestablished 1905 - INCORPORATED 1914\nCarbide and Electric Lamps for Mines, Railroads, Camps\nGas Appliances- Metal Specialties\n430-438 SPRUCE ST.\nBUSH TERMINAL NO. 4\nSCRANTON, PA.\n28-34 THIRTY-FIFTH ST., BROOKLYN, N.Y.\nTELEPHONE 3.3700\nTELEPHONE SUNSET 6-5641\nCABLE ADDRESS DEWMANCO\"\nWESTERN UNION CODE\nand\n5/10/89\nBrooklyn, N.Y., May 8, 1939.\nss\nMr. Stephen Early\nWhite House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Sir:\nReplying to your letter of May 5th, perhaps I should\nhave stated that the Grills are not now being marketed. The\npeople we made them for gave up in '34 and we had several left\nwhich Frankfurters. we have been distributing to folks with a leaning toward\nAny publicity given the grill would have to come from\nHyde Park. People who use the Grills say they do something to\nthe \"franks\" that no other cooking does, but it is out of our\nline and we do not sell them.\nVery truly yours,\nDEWAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY.\nC/M\nminone\n???\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 15, 1939.\nMEMORANDUM FOR PAT McKENNA: Fill\nPlease arrange to have some\nppt. q.8\nstrawberries, coming in by air mail,\nup in the main office, about 5:45 this\nafternoon.\nA picture will be taken of\nCongressman Jere Cooper, a young lady,\nthe strawberries, etc., in front of the\nbuilding.\np.r.7.\nE.M.W.\nq-C\n(.t\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nq.e\nWASHINGTON\nMay 15, 1939.\nMEMORANDUM FOR PAT McKENNA:\nPlease arrange to have some\nstrawberries, coming in by air mail,\nup in the main office, about 5:45 this\nafternoon.\nA picture will be taken of\nCongressman Jere Cooper, a young lady,\nthe strawberries, etc., in front of the\nbuilding.\nB.M.W.\nMIREAW\nTHE MHILE\n2\nP\nMay 25, 1939\nMEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY EARLY:\nCongressnan Jere Cooper of Tennessee,\nin whose district the fumous strasberries\ngrou, 1a presenting a crate, along with a\nlovely girl, to The President this afternoon\nafter his conference. The President personally\npromised this to Mr. Cooper, and that he and\nthe young lady could have pictures taken with\none of the Secretaries. I shall, unfortunately\nfor me, be in Charlottesville, Virginia.\nThe President promised that they\ncould have all the ictures taken that they\nwished of Congressenan Cooper, the girl, and\none of us. Cooper, as you know, is the\nPresident's mainstay in this tax proposition.\nR.H.N.\nminone\np.p.\n+\nq-c\nMay 31, 1939.\nDear Russell:-\nIt is awfully good of you to send\nxpp.7\nme that delightful book by Mr. Tyler. It is\nG.B\nhigh time that we have a history of the early\ndays of steam navigation. It seems to be\nsplendidly done and I have taken much interest\nin reading it.\nAffectionately,\nFRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\nXXPRA\nRussell 0. Clark, Esq.,\nc/o 0. S. Trench & Co.,\n111 John Street,\nNew York, N. Y.\ntherm\nP.P.7\nq.c\nJuly 7, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Kemp:\nThe President was particularly\npleased to receive the book, \"Monuments Come\nmemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence\".\nHe wants you and the members of the Commission\nof Control for the Texas Centennial to know\nhow much he appreciates the thoughtful spirit\nwhich prompted you to send it.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nL. W. Kemp, Esq.,\nThe Commission of Control\nfor the Texas Centennial,\n214 Westmoreland Avenue,\nHouston,\nLBE\nTexas.\nPropledy\npl.t\nmr\nJuly 7, 1939\nC\n9 -\nMy dear Mr. Clarks\nYour friendly note has been received\nand the President asks me to thank you very\nmuch for the copy of your book, \"Alaska, the\nLast Prontier\". He in (lad to have the volume\nx400. alaska\nand approciates the friendly thought which\nprompted you to send 1t to him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nH. A, LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nX\nHeary W, Clark, Esq.,\nDirector, Department of Athletics,\nLafayette College,\nEaston,\nPennsylvenia.\nes\n6-6-L\nD.L. REEVES\nGraduate Manager\n1\nLAFAYETTE COLLEGE\n&\nEASTON, PENNSYLVANIA\nDepartment of Athletics and Physical Education\nJune 15, 1939\nThe President\nWhite House\nWashington, D. C.\nMy dear Mr. President:\nI am sending you, under separate cover,\na copy of my book on Alaska, entitled \"Alaska,\nthe Last Frontier,' in which I thought you might\nbe interested in view of the possibility of your\ntrip there this summer.\nI have had the pleasure of meeting you\non your visits to Cambridge, and of knowing your\nboys while they were going through college.\nI hope that you will be able to take the\ntrip to Alaska, because I know you will enjoy it.\nFaithfully yours,\nHenry Vo.Clark\nTRANSLATOR'S SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION\np.p.t\nLanguage in which written: French\nq.c\nreed\nDate of communication: March 21, 1939\nAddressed to:\nThe President\nibeli/he\nName and address of writer: Willy Chalom,\n34, rue Soliman Pacha,\nCairo, Egypt.\nSubstance of statements made by the writer: He encloses a\ncopy of a telegram he sent to Mr. Chamberlain and which\nlack of money prevented him from cabling the President.\nThis telegram suggests a world-wide movement to demand of\nthe German people, in order to preserve peace and under\nthreat of progressive political isolation, the ousting of\nAdolph Hitler.\nUnder separate cover he is sending the President a\ncopy of a book recently published in Paris, with the\nxipt 4.B B\ncollaboration of Jules Levy. It is entitled \"Nous venons\nde Palestine\" [We Come from Palestine].\nRequest made in communication:\nRemarks:\nTR:AVA\nLanguage in which written: French\nDate of communication: March 21, 1939\nAddressed to:\nThe President\nName and address of writer: Willy Chalom,\n34, rue Soliman Pacha,\nCairo, Egypt.\nSubstance of statements made by the writer: He encloses a\ncopy of a telegram he sent to Mr. Chamberlain and which\nlack of money prevented him from cabling the President.\nThis telegram suggests a world-wide movement to demand of\nthe German people, in order to preserve peace and under\nthreat of progressive political isolation, the ousting of\nAdolph Hitler.\nUnder separate cover he is sending the President B.\ncopy of a book recently published in Paris, with the\ncollaboration of Jules Levy. It is entitled \"Nous venons\nde Palestine\" [We Come from Palestine].\nRequest made in communication:\nRemarks:\nTR:AVA\nÉTUDE DE\nMRE. WILLY CHALOM\n34, RUE SOLIMAN PACHA\nTÉLÉPHONE 53923\nAVOC PRÈS LA\nCOUR D'APPEL\nLE CAIRE, LE 2I Mars I939\nMONSTEUR FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT\nMaison Blanche\nWashington.-\nCher Monsieur,\nJe vous fais parvenir le texte d'une\ndépêche que j'ai adressée à Mr. Neville Chamberlain et\nque le manque de moyens m'a empeché d'adresser également\net simultanzment à vous.-\nVous êtes cependant un des hommes du\nmonde vers qui tous les yeux se tournent, et je voudrais\nespérer que le texte de ma dépêche trouve en vous l'écho\ndont il a besoin.-\nJe saisis l'ocasion que j'ai de m'adres-\nser à vous pour vous envoyer sous pli postal séparé un\nexemplaire de \"Nous venons de Palestine\" le Livre que j'ai\nfais paraftre cet été en collaboration avec Jules Levy\naux Editions Victor Attinger de Paris.-\nVeuillez agréer, Cher Monsieur, l'ex-\npression de mes sentiments les plus dévoués.-\nMonsieur NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN\nDowning Street\nLondon.-\nEn ces heures difficiles, je me permets\nde vous preposer d'organiser avec le concours des\nNations du Monde un mouvement tendant à exiger du\npeuple allemand, pour sauver la pa 1x et sous menace\nd'une politique progressive d'isölement, la démission\nd'Adolphe Hitler.-\nLorsqu'un sentiment qui répond depuis\ny\nlongtemps à la conscience universelle, et qui est\ninscrit dans le coeur de toutes les mères, est appuyé\npar la plupart des pays, 11 trouve rapidement ses\nmoyens de route, et il nºy a ni traditions n1 forma-\nlisme qui sauraient l'entraver.-\n:-:-:-:\nWORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION\nR- ? Its up to\nOF NORTH CAROLINA\nsome of you(ale)\nof 12/5/39\nFile\nWPA, Federal Art School\nOrange Street School Building\nAsheville, North Carolina\nJune 8, 1939\nP P . 7\nq-C\nMr. Marvin McIntire\n102 Macon Avenue\nAsheville, North Carolina\nDear Mr. McIntire:\nx69\nX\nWe have a thirteen year old Boy Scout who has been in our school\nfor fifteen months specializing in small pieces made from pewter\nand in sterling silver jewelry.\nxpst\n9-5\nHe has completed an individual cream and sugar set of pewter which\nhe wants President Roosevelt to have. David would like to present\nXPP.7\nthis himself while President Roosevelt is in Asheville this summer,\n9.P\nbut if you think this would be impossible, will you please write us\nyour idea of the best time and way for us to get this gift from our\nstudent to Mr. Roosevelt.\nx444.c\nmircul\nby\nI shall appreciate any suggestion you send us as want our students\nto get every joy possible out of their work, but am sure you know\nmuch better than I whether or not David can expect enough of\nPresident Roosevelt's time to receive this little gift while in\nX200-DDD muscel\nAsheville.\nSincerely yours\nSucille Chinnock\n(Mrs.) Lucille Chinnock\nC\nActing Supervisor\nWORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION\nOF NORTH CAROLINA\nfile\nWPA, Federal Art Project\nOrange Street School Building\nAsheville, North Carolina\nJuly 7, 1939\nMr. Edwin M. Watson, Brigadier General\nUnited States Army\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nMy dear Mr. Watson:\nThank you for your letter in reference to the small gift made\nby one of our scouts for President Roosevelt.\nDavid was pleased with your plan to arrange for one of the\nsecretaries to receive the gift for the President, and we shall\nall look forward to his visit to Asheville.\nby\nSincerely yours\nDucille Chinnock\n(Mrs.) Lucille Chinnock\nC\nActing Supervisor\nJune 21, 1939\nMy dear Mrs. Chinnock:\nReference 1s made to your letter\nof June eighth to Mr. McIntyre, forwarded by\nhim to the White House for consideration, in\nwhich you ask that, if possible, a thirteen\nyear old Boy Scout be permitted to present a\nset of pewter to the President at the time of\nhis visit to Asheville.\nFrankly, I doubt very much whether\nthe rigid schedule, which must necessarily be\nfollowed by the President in order to complete\nhis program, would permit of a personal presen-\ntation. However, if it is agreeable to David,\nwe will endeavor to arrange for one of the\nSecretaries to receive the set for the President.\nI will advise you further just as\nsoon as plans for the visit to Asheville are\nmore definite.\nSincerely yours,\nby\nRDWIN M. WATSON\nBrigadier General, U. S. Array\nMrs. Lucile Chinnock,\nActing Supervisor,\nWPA, Federal Art School,\nOrange Street School Building,\nAsheville, North Carolina.\nJuly 7, 1939\np.p.7. q.e\nMy dear Mr. Cavanagh:\nI am exceedingly sorry for the delay\nin telling you how delighted the President\nwas to receive the picture you sent him some-\ntime ago. He was particularly glad to have\nit and wants you to know how appreciative he\nis of your thought of him.\nThe good wishes expressed in your\nletter are heartily reciprocated.\nby\nVery sincerely yours,\n9\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nCWS\nJohn P. Cavanagh, Esq.,\nWarm Springs Foundation,\nWarm Springs,\nGeorgia.\nThank\nTM NYM\nJOHN P. CAVANAGH\nWARM SPRINGS FOUNDATION\nWARM SPRINGS, GEORGIA\nmay 8th 1939\nP.P7.\nDear mr. President,\nq.c C\nThe painting, about which I wrote to\nyou last week, has her shipped today.\nI lope that it willicall to you, in\nsome small way, the quit of this lovely\nplace, and that you may know, how\ninspiring you have her to those fus\nwho have followed you here.\nwith my hert wishes for your con-\ntinued good health, I am.\nVery sincerely your\nJohn Plavanagh\nLBE\nBakery\nP.P.\nmr quatters\nJuly 6, 1939\nq-c C\nMy dear Mr. Carter:\nThe President was particularly pleased\nto receive the fly which you sent him. He does\nindeed appreciate your friendly thought, and I\nhave pleasure in extending to you his best wishes.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM.A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nbby\nVictor Carter, Jr., Esq.,\ne\nNewport,\nVermont.\nLBE\na\n#\nPHONE 850\nB\n235 S. MAIN STREET\nDay- Lite Bakery\nOUR QUALITY PRODUCTS MADE\np.p.7. q-c\nMOTHER QUIT BAKING\nRocky Mount, N.C.\nJanuary 28, 1939.\nabsol 2-2-39\nHonorable Franklin D. Roosevelt\nPresident of United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. Roosevelt:\nWe have today shipped to you, via express,\na loaf of bread made at the*Day Lite Bakery\nRocky Mount, North Carolina, by Mr. Meyer\nCollis, who has sent you several bakery\nitems on different occasions.\nThis loaf of bread has thirteen stars in\nthe center, denoting the original thirteen\nstates and around the top, has fifty seven\nbraids denoting your age. It weighs\napproximately sixty pounds.\nWe trust we will have the honor of sending\nto you many more remembrances.\nWishing you many happy returns of the day\nand with continued success, we are\nes\nSincerely,\nDAY LITE BAKERY\nSG:w\npp.7.\n7\nFebruary 2, 1939\nq-c\nMy dear Mr. Gold:\nThe President was much pleased to\nreceive your letter of birthday greetings\nand has asked me to tell both you and Mr. Myer\nCollis how much he appreciates the friendly\nspirit which prompted you to send such an un-\nusual loaf of bread to him. He has noted with\nmuch interest what you say about it,\nThe President wants everyone concerned to\nknow that he is most grateful for the contribution\nto the Infantile Paralysis Fund,\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. Lelland\nbby\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\n,\nSaul Gold, Esq.,\n-\nDay Lite Bakery,\n235 South Main Street,\nRocky Mount,\nNorth Carolina,\nes\na\n9\nPros nowils study\n7\nJuly 10, 1939\nP.P.7.\nq-c\nGentlemen:\nPlease accept the President's thanks\nfor the books which you were good enough to send\nhim. He wants you to know that your courtesy is\nindeed appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nbby\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\n,\nX#\nppt; 4466\ne\nCentury Association,\n7 West Forty Third Street,\nNew York, N. Y.\nia\nid\nPros Study\np.p.7.\nJuly 26, 1939\nq-c\nDear Clarence:\nX\nThank you for the copy of \"Cannon's\nProcedure\" which you wore kind enough to\nx\nautograph for me. So far as a layman can\nPP7\n9-B\ntell, from close observation of you in\naction from San Francisco to Philadolphia,\nthe old parliamontarian still has the satis-\nfaction of being his country's leading\nauthority on procedure.\nVery sincerely yours,\nbby\nF. D. R.\n3,\ne\nJHR:G\ne\nHonorable Clarence Cannon\nHouse of Representatives\nd\nWashington, D. C.\ne\nupion\nTÉLÉPHONE:\nPROVENCE 15-43\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nADRESSE TÉLÉGR.\nTHEOCHAMP.\nREG.DU COMMERCE\nSEINE N°50.152\nJuly 26, 1939\nst the 19th 1939\nMemorandum For Miss LeHand.\n710/9/39\nCongressman Cannon sent, through\nme, this autographed copy of his book to\nthe President.\nI have prepared a draft of a\nFranklin D. Roosevelt\nletter for the President's signature in\ncase he wants to send it.\nWashington D. C.\nJHR\nJames Rowe, Jr.\nrested in Philately, a hobby\ning your scant leisure,\nou with a copy of the\n1 enough to acknowledge\nthe same privilege and\non just out.\ninterest you I have the\nhonour to remain\nYours respectfully.\nThe\nTÉLÉPHONE:\nThéodore Champion\nPROVENCE 15-43\nADRESSE TÉLÉGR.\nEXPERT ET ÉDITEUR\nTHEOCHAMP.\nREG.DU COMMERCE\n13, RUE DROUOT\nSEINE N° 50.152\nPARIS August the 19th\n1939\nTIMBRES - POSTE\nPOUR\nCOLLECTIONS not rud 10/9/39\n710/9/39\npr.7.\nresident Franklin D. Roosevelt\nWashington D. C.\n9'\nMr. President\nKnowing you to be interested in Philately, a hobby\nto which you dedicate ourself during your scant leisure,\nI ventured last year to present you with a copy of the\nX203-A\nFrench Catalogue and you were kind enough to acknowledge\nit.\nMay I have this year the same privilege and\nsend you a copy of the new edition just out.\nHoping that it will interest you I have the\nhonour to remain\nYours respectfully.\nThe\nI sent I sent to to Press mrs. Industrial oft\nAssociated\n2\nhave Storeson\nppt\nq.c\nAugust 30, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Cannon:\nThis is just a little note at the\nPresident's request to thank you ever so\nmuch for the friendly interest which prompted\nyou to send him that gift. This token of\nyour esteem and good will is deeply appre-\nciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nWalter Cannon, Esq.,\n162 Hill Street,\nOrange,\nNew Jersey.\neke\nI to Pres study\nsent I sent to mrs. Somewville\noft n pt\nArminh\nshink\nA\n162 Hier N\n5\nm Ash *\nHange 4.\naug 21, 1939\nHox. F.D. Rossevelt, he\nachiel\nU. S. american\n8.30.39\n8/2/12\nWhete House\nwash ingram D.C.\nTres! under separate\nConeral I and here\na lillle taken\nmuch sending you\nh hands. -\nmade by my and\nedb\nThe fairt in a finch\nbar and a Knife\nCombin ation.\nI sent to to Pres mrs. 1\nmr have\nThe finch has is to\nhills and Knife is\npun then off your\nto Cut them 9 loose\nTheir rithe hatchet that\nwashin stan used to\nchap the cherry tree\nbut have Can use\nit chew down,\nand after you have\nuse them Keep\nthem an remembrance\nedb\nof an aed W.R. a.\nblack Smith, waeter\nCannon\nI sent I sent to to Pres mrs. Study\nppt\nma.hans\nAugust 31, 1939\nq.C\nMy dear Colonel Calixte:\nThe President and Mrs. Roosevelt have\nasked me to thank you ever so much for those two\ncopies of \"Haiti\" which you were good enough to\nsend them. They want you to know that your kind\nthought is deeply appreciated.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM, A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nColonel D. P. Calixte,\n505 Lenox Avenue,\nNew York, N. Y.\nedb\nnot\nT.A.\nmn nones\nAugust 31, 1939\nppt\nq.c\nMy dear Mr. Caldwell:\nIt was nice of you to send the Presi-\ndent a copy of the book \"My Philosophy of Life\".\nYou may be sure that he much appreciates your\nthought of him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nRobert J. Caldwell, Esq.,\n166 East 66th Street,\ncd\nNew York, II. Y.\nnot\nNihnnito P.R.\nril\n2\nI\nAugust 29, 1939\nP.P.7\nq.c\nMy dear Miss Deakins:\nReplying to your letter of August\ntwenty-fourth to the President the watermelon\nhas been received and the President asks if you\nAmon\nwill not be good enough to toll Mr. Carter,\nxxx11.7\nwhen he returns, how much he appreciates his\nthought of him. He also sends his thanks to\nyou for your kindness in the matter.\nVery sincerely yours,\nX P P.7\n9.W\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nX\nMiss Katrine Deakins,\nFort North Star-Telegram,\nFort Worth,\nTexas.\nedb\nnot\nFORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM\nwe\nMORNING\nEVENING\nSUNDAY\nFORT WORTH. TEXAS\nAMON G. CARTER, PRESIDENT\nAugust 24, 1939.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nAuc 26 8 47 AM '39\nRECEIVED\nPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nThe White House,\nepara\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. President:\nDue to Mr. Carter's absence from\nthe state it has been impossible to make up our list\nand send watermelons to all of the friends he usually\nremembers with such. However, he telephonedme from\nColorado Springs to be sure and send you a watermelon\ndespite this situation.\nI hope the melon arrives in good\ncondition. If you will have it placed on ice for\nfour or five days it will be more appetizing.\nSincerely,\nKatrine Deakins\nSecy. to Mr. Carter.\nAlibonito, P.R.\nSeptember 21/291\nIII well\nFrom Edward 607 gov. E, chance st. Nouse.\nmobile ala.\nPresident Alin Roosevelt 9.c\nSept LL. 1939 pr.7\nwashington, D.C.\nof labor be included in the\n3\" C.I.O., 80 long as labor\nDear Sir -\nSome time\nAss't Secly of War for prepara-\n2 - E.B.)\nago when I was\non the smobile City\nmef\nin Japan Bive there\nwas Bive Hundr\n-ed Came gap aloud meachants ship\nat One time seeing\nSilks or most any\nthing you wantesto\nall the our\nbuy well lise Crew\nI spient about $3 8000\nyen\nand harc IT 10/ \"III 110%\nIt has always been my am bition to continue\npainting, but my economic condition does not\nNouse.\nH\nPres. Roosevect I\nthink lots of you\nI carry your\nof labor be included in the\nPi cture every P\nor C.I.O., 80 long as labor\nwhere I go\na Ass't Secly of War for prepara-\n42 - E.B.)\nlive Long may you\nwhich Deliver\nWitho to the\nmef\na pillon top to\nyou, Did you get\nwell I must close\nit ? and my Picture,\nlet hate Die,\nno one can ever take\nyou Best Place, wishis for\nyou and yours Famly\nEedward Enon Change\nIt has always been my am bition to continue\nand 1 harc IT 10/ \"III NOTE\npainting, but my economic condition does not\nNouse.\nTEAM\nairman\n0\nRATION JEWMOCKRACY CARTOON SHO\nAGENTS, telegraphers\nTORS\n&\n100\nter asking that no representative of labor be included in the\nidustries Board from either A.F.L. or C.I.O., 80 long as labor\nferred by memo dated 9/28/39 to the Ass't Secly of War for prepara-\nply to this memo in file as of 6/3/42 - E.B.)\n2\nD\nmef\n25\npainting, but my economic condition does not\nIt has always been my am bition to continue\nand harc IT 10/ \"III NOT\nHibonito, P.R.\nSeptember 21/39 1\nThe White House\nBOSLEY, O. O. - Gen. Chairman\nBROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY AGENTS, TELEGRAPHERS\nAND SIGNAL OPERATORS\nOakland, California\nSeptember 25, 1959\nLetter asking that no representative of labor be included in the\npersonnel of the War Industries Board from either A.F.L. or C.I.O., so long as labor\nremains divided.\nReferred by memo dated 9/28/39 to the Ass't Secly of War for prepara-\ntion of reply. (No reply to this memo in file as of 6/3/42 - E.B.)\nSee 407\nmef\n25\npainting, but my economic condition does not\nIt has always been my am bition to continue\nand harc IT 10/ \"III\nAlibonito, P.R.\nSeptember \"OD 21/39 y The White House.\nNon. President of Washington. U.S.A. Dift q-C\nMy clear Mr.\nJaranklin P. Roosotald\nI am sending an oleum picture\npointed by hand to your Non. Madam Wife\nMrs. Eleanor Roiserett And at this time\nI haven't received any opinion or any criti-\ncisim a aboutit The Title of the oloum\nPicture is the following.\nyes-fr.\nSpring Time in our Country P.R.\nWill you please, inform aboutiti It will be\ninterested to know aboutit, because I hare\nThe International in\nanother oleum picture in exhibition\nCorporation Hall.\"\nIam 24 years old and I hare never study dy pointing,\nfor that reason Iwould like to know what's\nyour opinion. I have also painted your picture\nand at the side of the picture The American\nFlag presenting your third Presidential Term\nand I hare it in my home.\npainting, but my economic condition does not\nIt has always been my am bition to continue\n(2)\nformite it.\nWith Thanks in adrance\nI remain\nAibonito P.R.\nSept. 21/39.\n21\nSeptember 29, 1939\nRespectfully referred to the Secretary\n2\ns\nof the Treasury for preparation of appropriate\nreply.\nby\nEDWIN M. WATSON\nSecretary to the President\nTo the Pres., 9/22/39\nX\nSheridan Downey,\nU.S. Senate,\nWash., D. C.\nRe the Treasury's regulation of July 28th, restrigting the $100\ntourists' customs exemption at San Diego to those remaining 24 hours\nin Mexico.\n1\nx146-a\n1939 Treas, files have gone to Hyde Pack\nSeptember 28, 1939\nA\nRespectfully referred to the\nAssistant Secretary of War for prepara-\ntion of reply.\nx25\n407\ns\nEDWIN M. WATSON\nSecretary to the President\nhm\n+\nby\nLetter from 0. 0. Bosley, General Chairman, Brotherhood of\nRailway Agents, Telegraphers and Signal Operators, Lodge\nNo. 7, Oakland, California, (Fruitvale Box 24), 9/25/39\nto the President. Asks that no representative of labor be\nincluded in the personnel of the War Industries Board,\nfrom either A.F.L. or C.I.O, so long as labor remains\ndivided.\nX142\nX # 2546\nmfile\nM\nno reply to this memo as\n076/3/42. EB,\nADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO\nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\ny\nR\nr\nBOSLEY, O. O. - Gen. Chairman\nBROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY AGENTS, TELEGRAPHERS\nAND SIGNAL OPERATORS\nOakland, California\nSeptember 25, 1939\nLetter asking that no representative of labor be included in the\npersonnel of the War Industries Board from either A.F.L. or C.I.O., so long as labor\nremains divided.\nReferred by memo dated 9/28/39 to the Ass't Sec'y of War for prepara-\ntion of reply. (No reply to this memo in file as of 6/3/42 - E.B.)\nSee 407\nmef\n142\nff\nADDRESS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS TO\nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C.\ny\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nNAME\nWASHINGTON\nIn reply refer to\nPR\nP.P.7. qc\nSeptember 28, 1939\nMy dear Miss LeHand:\nX\nI am returning herewith the enclosed copy of the\n1940 issue of the Yvert et Tellier-Champion Stamp\nP.P.7.37-E\nx13.c e\nCatalogue, sent to the President by Mr. Théodore\ns\nChampion.\nThe American Ambassador in Paris has been re-\nquested to thank the sender on behalf of the President\nfor this gift.\nAN\nSincerely yours,\nStanley Woodward X 20\nActing Chief of Protocol.\nEnclosure:\nStamp catalogue.\nMiss Marguerite A. LeHand,\nPrivate Secretary to the President,\nThe White House.\nCHAMPION, Theodore\n13, Rue Drouot,\n10/12/38\nParis, France.\nRe: Sends a copy of the new French Yvert and\nTellier-Champion catalog.\ntx\nSTATE\nNew York, N.Y.\nes\n89\nPres Study\nMAris\nOctober 9, 1939\nppt q-C\ns\nMy dear Colonel Calixte:\nPermit me, please, to thank you in\nthe President's behalf for the copy of the\nff\nbook on Haiti which you sent to him. He has\nasked me to express his appreciation of your\nif X\ncourtesy.\n9-C C\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nColonel D. P. Calixte,\nc/o Malliet & Company,\n209 West 125th Street,\nNew York, N.Y.\nes\n39\non\nX\nOctober 9, 1939\nPP7\nC_\nq-C\nMy dear Mr. Godard:\nThe President has asked me to\nthank you ever SU much for the copy of\ns\nthe Connecticut State Register and Manual\nfor 1939. He wants you to know that he\nappreciates your kind thought in sending\nff\nit.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nCWS\nGeorge S. Codard, Rsq.,\nState Librarian,\nConnecticut State Library,\nX\nHartford, Connecticut.\n39\nm.m. mm Morris\nOctober 11, 1939\np.p.7\n9-C\nMy dear Mrs. Clark:\nYour nice letter of October fifth has\nbeen received and you may be sure that the Presi-\ndent much appreciates your courtesy in sending him\nthe book you mention. He has asked me to tell you\nX , 7\nas\nthat he is deeply grateful for your prayers.\nG-B\nVery sincerely yours,\nely\nM, A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nX\nMrs. Sherman J, Clark,\nT.A.\nRoute 4g\nNampa,\nIdaho.\nes\nThank m AL\nNampa, dda R.4.\nPresident F. H. Roosevelh\nQeh. 5-1939\nWashington, D.C.\nKind President:-\nS\nas I know you have the\nheart of this great nation on your hands.\nchin sending you a small book that will\nhelp and incourage you. Title of the book.\n\"United States in Prophecy.\"\nThe Lord bless you din praying for you, as\nI know your hands are full, and you\ncamoh standin human strength alone.\nbook which I believe will prove a blessing\nTrusting you receive and read this Timely\nto you.\nyours sincerely.\nMrs. Sherman I. Clark.\nPres study\n1\n7\nOctober 16, 1939\npp.7\nT.A\n7\n0\nOctober 16, 1939\nP.P.A\nP\n9-C\nMy dear Mrs. Campbell:\nfor\nIt was nice indeed of you to send\nE\nthe books, as well as the clippings and prayer,\nto the President. lle thanks you ever so much\nand wants you to know that he is deeply grate-\n2\nful for your friendly thought of him.\nly\nVery sincerely yours,\nl\n1.\nits\nM. A. LeHand\n7\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nto\nMrs. W, E. Campbell,\nWellsville,\nKansas.\nes\n+\nPres study\nThe y October 16, 1939\nP.P.7\n9-c\n39\nMy dear Mr. Carrick:\nThe President thanks you for the copy\n40\nX P !\nof \"Three Years Down\". He asks me to express\nq-B\nhis appreciation of your courtesy in sending\nthe volume to him.\nfor\nVery sincerely yours,\na\n/\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\n2\nX\nby\nLynn Carrick, Esq.,\nid\nCarrick & Evans, Inc.,\n1.\n20 Fast 57th Street,\nits\nNew York, N.Y.\nes\n7\nto\n+\ncarvine. 11 Greenlenf\nCARRICK & EVANS INC\nBOOK PUBLISHERS E 20 E.57 ST NEW YORK\nORICAL QUINCY\n10/16/35\nO PRESIDENTS\nOctober 9, 1939\npp,7,\nMy dear Mr. President:\nI'm taking the liberty of sending you\n11\n9-c\n3\nan advance copy of Jonathan Norton Leonard's\n4\nTHREE YEARS DOWN which we are to publish on\nOctober 20th. The subject of this book is one\nthat should be of particular interest to you,\nand the manner of treatment makes it, to my\nmind, one of the most entertaining books of\nthe year.\nFl\nIn\nVery\nrespectfully\nyours,\nLYNN Carrick\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington. D.\nC\nher\nIn\nin\nin\nq\nin\nmwd\nit\n11 Greenlenf St.Quincyt\nEXHIBIT IN HISTORICAL QUINCY\nHOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS\n1\nbilcom\nfen of it .\ngringe\npp.7.\nJuly 14, 1933\nq-c\n39\n40\nMy dear Mr. Carney:\nYour letter of July tenth has been\nreceived and the President requests me to thank\nfor\nyou cordially for the interesting painting of\nthe homes of John and John Quincy Adams which\nyou were good enough to send him. He is glad\nto have this painting and greatly appreciates\nu\nyour thought of him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nbly\ned\nits\nM. A. LeHAND\nPrivate Secretary\nq\nto\nWilliam C. Carney, Esq.,\n17 Greenleaf Street,\nQuincy,\nMassachusetts.\nmwd\nit\n11 Greenlenf It.Quinky\nEXHIBIT IN HISTORICAL QUINCY\nHOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS\nJuly 10-33\nUNROE FAXON\nTo,\nf Gallery\nThe President of the United States;\nDirector - TEL. GRA. 1789-R\nExecutive Mansion, recid\na\nOctober 16-39\nWashington, D.C.\nenduct;\n76/5/40\nSir;\nHand;\nyou with a faciling uting of the adam two\nBy mail, I am fresenting hair Cornell Carvery\nof the homes of John\nus of the\nvir Presidents\nand hower. John Quiney adams\nMr. Camey recently\nam wufiling run\nThis was fainted fresions\nMay I throwbly\nto the time of your\ncather in the White\nting their received\nheatoring the great\nme for miting\nof / grave Unsion mut planse, if from\nat during montents\nWollaston Woman's Club\nMr. and Mrs. Harry E.D. Gould\nDr. and Mrs. Wilfred G. Funnell\ncan, grant any request.\ninterest in matter,\nGrateful tr the for you I am slightent\nfun\nCaroline Smith Camey\n11 Greenlenf St. Quincy\nEXHIBIT IN HISTORICAL QUINCY\nHOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS\nART\nNROE FAXON\nhonor of risiting there\nGallery\nhomez nin Quincy.\nrector - TEL. GRA. 1789-R\n/\nOctober 16-39\nyour alhedient Serrant,\n7\ndeduct;\n76/5/40\nWilliam C. Carney\nHand;\n17 Green leaf ST.\nhim Cornell Carvery\nQuincy, Mark.\n,vin Presidents\n1/2 of adama\niting the of the two\nh. Camey recently\nm enufiling run\nMay I\natten in the White\nting their received\nme for miting\nflaure, if from\nt during mounents\nWollaston Woman's Club\nMr. and Mrs. Harry E.D. Gould\nDr. and Mrs. Wilfred G. Funnell\nEarl, grant any request.\ninterest in matter,\nGrateful tr the for you I am slightent\nfun\nCaroline Smith Camey\n11 Greenlenf St. Quincy\nEXHIBIT IN HISTORICAL QUINCY\nHOME OF TWO PRESIDENTS\nDUINCY ART W CENTER\nMR. HENRY MUNROE FAXON\nDonor of Gallery\nCAROLINE SMITH CARNEY, Director - TEL. GRA. 1789-R\nQUINCY. SAVISSACHUSENS ROW\nTo Miss YeHand\nOctober 16-39\nSecretary to the President;\n76/5/40\nMy Dear Miss LeHand;\nSPONSOR MEMBERS\nMayor Thomas Burgin\nMr. and Mrs. Delcevare King\nFram Rhis Houses homes of Presidents adam\nmesented a faciling the of\nMy husband Wilhiam Cornell the Causery two\nMr. and Mrs. Henry Munroe Faxon\nMr. and Mrs. Harry Rice\nMr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Claff\nMr. and Mrs. Forrest I. Neal\nfamily visit shutty Quincy after M. our Camey recently\nMr. and Mrs. Frank H. Foster\nRev. and Mrs. Howard Key Bartow\nMiss Helen C. Gilbert\nfassed ant activities away and have I am May enufiling I run\nthe your of a beatter in\nash if The pinting their the received White\nHouse Fagine me for miting montents\nDONOR MEMBERS\nmy humble request during\nWollaston Woman's Club\nof grave tension flease, if from\nMr. and Mrs. Harry E.D. Gould\nDr. and Mrs. Wilfred G. Funnell\ncan, grant any request.\ninterest in matter,\nGrateful tr the for you I am slightent\nObsolventy fun\nCaroline Smith Camey\n11 Greenlenf\nNov 7,1939.\nMissy:\nWe cannot locate the painting.\nIt was sent to attic of White House\noffices and when the 3rd floor was\nput in, all the stuff which had\naccumulated there was sent to the\nGarage. Mr. Norris has looked in\nthe Garage and we have searched\nother places where it might have been\nput, but we can't find it.\nP.T.L.\nP\nH\n98\n5\nI(\nTANK\nRe\nЭ.\nni\nher\nolic\nS\nBan\nter:\n7\nree\nReception to Be He o!u B/N\nS\nVet\nIn Honor of Com овл\nmq\neta\nS\nVT\nthe\nyea\nad\nIN\n0\nMrs. Bonsteel:\nI see no reason for me holding\nthis.\nAll memos. seem to be thrust my\nway since Mrs. Larrabee has turned over\nthe gift dept. to me, Will you file so\nif anything comes in on it, you will have\na record.\nThanks!\nM. eben\nP\nH\n98\nfor\nTANK\nRe\nni\ntel\nolic\nBan\nree\nReception to Be\nS\nVel\nIn Honor of Com pa3\nmq\neta\nS\nVT\noria\nsen\neac\npe\nIN\n0\nknow about this.\nP.T.L.\nP\nH\n98\nto\nTANK\nRe\nЭ.\nni\ntel\nolic\nBan\nCreat\nree\nReception to Be H oru\nВ Д\nVel\nIn Honor of Com\nrad\nmq\neta\nS\nUT\noria\nsen\nyea\nad\nIN\n0\nCarney, W. C.\nQuincy, Mass.\nPainting of John Quincy Adams.Home.\nATTIC\nRec'd and sent to Miss Le Hand.\nP\nH\n98\nson\nTANK\nRe\nOJ\nni\ntel\nolic\nBan\nree\n7:\nReception to Be\nS\nVel\nIn Honor of Com рал\nmq\nete\nS\nVT\nsen\nyes\nad\nIN\n0\nWASHINGTON\nH\n98\nson\nTANK\nRe\nni\ntel\nIC\nolic\nS\nBan\nter:\nree\n7\nReception to Be He 19 Thi\nPA\nin\nIn Honor of Com\nовл\nmq\neta\nS\nVT\noria\n6017\nea\nad\nIN\n0\nQUINCY PATRIOT LEDGER,\nMANY ATTEND\nher\ning\nere-\nART EXHIBIT\nder\nship\nDrawings by Children At-\ntring\ntract Favorable\nin-\nComment\nof\ncall.\nThe long cherished dream of\nting\nWilliam C. Carney of Greenleaf\ngive\nstreet, well known in art circles,\nin\nwho years ago expressed the desire\nrned\nto instruct a class of little children\nand\nin the fundamentals of art, cul-\nged\nminated at the community rooms of\nthe Wollaston Branch library Sat-\ntom\nurday afternoon when the work of\nwill\nalmost 40 boys and girls from all\nthe\nsections of the city was exhibited.\nred\nGuests of honor at the exhibit\nnds\nwere Mayor Charles A. Ross, Rep-\nove\nresentative John P. Flavin, Galen\nhis\nW. Hill of the Thomas Crane Public\nble;\nLibrary, through whose generosity\nthe class is permitted to use the\nial\ncommunity rooms, Mrs. Hill, Miss\nof\nHelen Ash, assistant director of\nc-\nart in the public schools; Miss\nMarion Ash, and Miss Katherine\nSaville, librarian of the Wollaston\nlibrary.\nrs\nst\nAddressing the children, Mayor\nAu\n50-\nRoss stressed the importance of\npr\nthe appreciation of art, and the\n0.\ned\nopportunity being accorded the city\nC1\nin having such a class for its chil-\nol,\nye\ndren. Rep. Flavin drew compari-\nne-\nan\nsons in the opportunities of yester-\nLa\nday and today. He expressed thanks\n53,\nsa\nto Mr. Carney for giving SO gener-\nan\nne-\nously of his talent and time in the\nth\ntraining of the children, enabling\ntw\nthem to see beauty in everything\nha\nat\nalong life's pathway.\nbu\nton\nThe work was the product of a\nyear's instruction by Mr. Carney,\nof\nim\nsponsored by the Quincy Art\nfor\nLeague, each Saturday afternoon,\nSUL\nand judging by the enthusiasm with\nme\nom-\nwhich the children regard their\nwork, it is a labor of love, not\nMay\nonly on the part of the teacher but\nalso on the part of the pupils.\nExamples of color in crayon;\nades\ncharcoal and pencil drawings,\nead-\nstriking in the trueness of line,\nties:\ngrace, and the exactness with which\nthe young lovers of art caught the\nIt\norial\nspirit of the subjects, were shown\npre\nM.\nin the exhibit, a large number of\nbly\netail\nthem indicating great promise and\nout\ntalent. The drawings were made\nin t\nburn\nfrom casts, real-life flowers brought\nafter\nrade\nto the classes by Mrs. Carney, who\nelec\nis its manager, and still-life articles\nMrs.\nVet-\nin the homes of the pupils.\na W\nnion\nBy far one of the most interest-\nmat\nV. as\ning exhibits sponsored by the Art\nlast\nreet,\nLeague this season, the show was\nmar\ntery,\nattended not only by parents and\nplea\nfriends of the teacher and exhibi-\nloss\nBand\ntors, but by many who were inter-\nmor\nplice\nested in the artistic promise of the\npas\nheld.\nwork. Assisting Mrs. Carney as\nlow\nnite\nhostess were Miss Leonora Colom-\nwas\nres-\nbo, Mrs. Alice Ferguson, and Miss\nsem\nRev.\nMary Kimball. Dainty refreshments,\n1919\nof\nthe cakes being contributed, by\nmas\n868;\nmothers of the children, were served\nand\nHis\nduring the afternoon, the boys and\nBar\ndge\ngirls being marshalled together for\ncha\ntheir serving by Miss Colombo.\ncon\nrch\nMusic and dancing was enjoyed by\nent\nmembers of the class.\nwo\nIncluded in the exhibit were\nncy\npas\nrial\ndrawings by the following children:\nFe\nSuzanne Beech, Doris Scott, John\nue.\nlas\nClark, Frank Turner, Ethel Mar-\nton\nsea\nder. Peggy Smith, George Borst,\nton\ngra\nMabel Schwab, James Reed, Wil-\nCh\ntery\nliam Buckley, Geraldine White,\ntion\nRu\nJohn Meyer, Dorothy Driscol, Char-\nR.\nse\nlotte Downs, Marjorie Stanton, An-\nch\nis\ntonie DeLacy, Ruth Olive, Archer\nex\nPleadwell Winnifred Brown. Wil-\nLedg\nhore Towns\n6, 1933\nTANK\nReception to Be He\nIn Honor of Com\nS\nS\nФ\nis\ne\nd\nng\nPhoto by Rice\nnt\nJAMES H. WEBB\nis\nPast Department Commander\nini\n22\nA reception is to be held in honor\nown\ndy\nof G. A. R. Department Commander\nof gr\nter\nFrederick H. Bishop of Wollaston\ncitize\nthis evening in Elks' ballroom, un-\nall pa\nad-\nder the auspices of Rebecca Wis-\nmand.\nest\nwell tent, Daughters of Veterans of\nthe N\nthe Union Army.\nay\nthe G\nDr.\nThis affair is the crowning event\nyears\nin the history of Paul J Revere\nthe lo\nex-\nPost No. 88, G. A. R., when their\nro-\n(Co\nnd\ndy\ne.\nat\nCouncil Asks\ne-\nhis\nalt\nect\nOf School\nst\nAction Taken Following Exclus\nry\nport of Conditions-S\ny,\n1\nSpecial Session of\nat\nS\ni-\nHEARING BUT\nW\ni\nreso\n0\nexclu\nit\nd\nNO DIGGERS\nLedg\npense\n0\nit was\nS\nMoment of Silence Follows\nmeet\ne\nCall for Persons\nhas\ntonig\nAggrieved\ninten\nClam ware aiven\nStatesty\n1\n\\\n-\nT.A.\nOctober 14, 1939\n4\npp.t qe\nC\nDear Mr. Carson:\n9-\nThe President has asked me to acknowledge\nyour letter of October thirteenth and to thank you\nfor the complimentary copy of your booklet, \"How\nWell Do You Know Your America?\".\nYour thoughtfulness in sending the copy of\nx pp}\nthe booklet to the President is greatly appreciated\n9-8\nbut I must advise that because so many publications\nare submitted to the President he has had to adopt\na policy not to comment upon any of them. This, -\nam sure you will understand, does not indicate any\nlack of interest on his part, the rule being dictated\nby the President's desire to treat all of his friends\non a basis of equality without favoritism. 1 an sure\nyou will understand his position and will excuse him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nSTEPHEN EARLY\nSecretary to the President\nMr. Archie Carson,\nSuite 3122, 500 Fifth Avenue,\nNew York, N. Y.\nmw\naib 10/14/39\nmistassett\nMul\nOctober 13, 1939\nMr. Franklin D. Roosevelt\nPresident of the United States\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mr. Roosevelt:\nIf ever there was a time for good Americans to ex-\nchange ideas, it surely is now.\nWith this thought, I am enclosing a complimentary\ncopy of my new booklet, How Well Do You Know Your\nAmerica?\nThis booklet, widely circulated and read, should\ngreatly benefit American Employes, the American\nFamily, American Industry and American Business.\nThat is why I feel that I may, not improperly, ask\nyou for your comments.\nI am not, please make note, a member of any pressure\ngroup, propaganda league, or any other organization\nconcerned with special pleading. I planned and edi-\nted How Well Do You Know Your America?, entirely as\na \"rugged individualist\"\nI believe that a copy of this booklet should be in\nthe hands of every employe, high school and college\nstudent, teacher, newspaper editor, executive, and\nlabor leader in America.\nWhat do you think? I will appreciate your courtesy\nin replying, and will not use your name in any way,\nunless you give me permission to do SO.\nSincerely Yours,\nArchie Gaston\nedb\nSuite 3122\n500 Fifth Avenue\nNew York, N.Y.\nPennsylvania\n6-6532\nD.\n\\\n1\nI\nPres Study\nF\nOctober 16, 1939\nP.P.7.\nMy dear Mr. Cheney:\n9- C\nPlease accept the President's thanks\nfor the copy of \"Art and the Postage Stamp\" which\nyou were good enough to leave for him when you\nwere in Washington. He is delighted to have the\nbooklet and wants you to know how appreciative he\nis of your thoughtfulness and of the word of com-\nmendation which your letter conveys.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nSheldon Cheney, Esq.,\nPepper Crossing,\nUpper Stepney,\nConnecticut.\nedb\nmy\n11\nTo Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nSheldon Cheney\nPresident of the United States.\n\"ant t The\njailal\n6:\nSHELDON CHENEY\nMAL.\nPepper Crossing\nUpper Stepney, Connecticut\nWashington\nOctober ETIN 14, 1939\nDear Mr. President:\n10\nMHITE\nBeing in Washington, in connection\nwith\nthe State Department's conference upon 39 inter-\nAmerican relations in the field of the ats,\nI am taking the opportunity to leave at\nyour door a booklet which I have long\nintended to transmit to you. , believe\nthat it may, in its small way, interest\nyou, since it touches upon one of your\nleisure-time hobbies and at the same time\nconcerns what we of the art world believe\nshould be a minor duty of the Government.\nIn any case it is self-explanatory.\nI have the deepest admiration for\nmany of the services you have accomplished\nin a difficult time.\nVery sincerely yours\nTo Franklin D. Roosevelt,\nSheldon Cheney\nPresident of the United States.\nPres Study\n+\npp.t. q-C\nnovis\nOctober 17, 1939\nMy dear Mr. Crockett:\nThe President thanks you very much for\nyour letter of October thirteenth. He appreciates\n?\nq-B B\nyour courtesy in sending him a copy of the book\n\"Health, Happiness and Prosperity\" and wants you\nto know that he is grateful indeed for your\nfriendly good wishes.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nCharles J. Crockett, Esq.,\nConamore Publishing Company,\nDetroit Savings Bank Building,\nDetroit,\nMichigan.\nes\nghank\nConamore Publishing Company\n10/17/39\nss\nDettoit Savings Bank Building\nMAL. mA L.\nDETROIT, MICHIGAN\nOctober 13, 1939\nHon. Franklin D. Roosevelt\nPresident of the United States\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Mr. President:\nAt a. time when the hope of our nation, if not of the\nentire world, is centered on you, may I present you\nwith a new book - \"Health, Happiness And Prosperity\",\nand extend the wish that these will bless you always.\nCHAS. Yours Char J. respectfully CROCKETT\nS\nP.S. The book is going forward by parcel post.\n11\nCANTOR, Eddie\nNew York, N.Y.,\nOct. 6, 1940.\nSends wire to the President saying that after spending Sunday with\nJames G. McDonald, has no hesitancy in saying that in McDonald the Jewish people\nhave their greatest Christian friend second only to the President himself. ----\nThe President, Oct. 10th, wrote Mr. Canter saying he had received his wire just\nbefore his conference with James G. McDonald, the Selicitor General, and a few\nothers. The President said he agreed with Mr. Canter that Mr. McDonald is a friend\nof the Jewish people and he (the President) is glad to have Mr. McDonald with him\nin trying to work out a solution to this difficult problem.\nSEE P.P.F. 1018\nAS\n76C\nPrio Study g\nStreetom\nPPF\nOctober 17, 1939\nq-C C\nMy dear Dr. Cranston:\nPermit me, please, to acknowledge the\nreceipt of your note and to thank you in the\nxppt X\nPresident's behalf for the copy of your booklet.\n9-B\nYou may be sure he will appreciate your courtesy\nin sending it to him.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nDr. W. B, Cranston,\nc/o Health Press Publishing Co.,\n509 North Wells Street,\nChicago,\nIllinois.\nes\nPrio Study\ng\nnow\nOctober 25, 1939\nP.P.t\nq.c\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE:\nWill you not be good enough to have\nappropriate acknowledgment made to the attached\nletter from Mr. Luis J. Chibas?\nM. A. Le Hand\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nx pla\nq.a xl9,2\nelb\nX\nLet. to the President from Luis J. Chibas, Vedado, Habana, Cuba,\n10/12/39; as token of appreciation, sends 7 avocado leaves en-\ngraved in ingenious way by an artist in Habana; pencil notation\non slip, \"Thank - M. A. Le H\".\n* 159-a\nPrio Study\ng\nOctober 28, 1939\nprt.\nq-c\nMy dear Mr. Cullen:\nIt was nice of you to send the diary\nto the President, and he has asked me to express\nhis appreciation of your friendly thought of him.\nI, too, am very glad to have my copy.\nEver so many thanks to you.\nVery sincerely yours,\nM. A. LeHand\nX II ( p.p.7, 5/5\nPRIVATE SECRETARY\nVincent Cullen, Esq.,\nPresident,\nNational Surety Corporation,\n4 Albany Street,\nNew York, N. Y.\nedb"
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