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Maria Lydia Winkler of the Deutsche Heimatshaus shares with Theodore Roosevelt that club members recently celebrated his birthday, and they send him best wishes. She hopes her previous request, although “tabled,” was not considered an offense.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-10
Maria Lydia Winkler of the German American Friendship Club reminds Theodore Roosevelt of their previous associations. The organization has grown and needs more “friends and protectors.” She asks Roosevelt for a donation and to be on the patrons’ list.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-11
Maria Lydia Winkler unsuccessfully tried to arrange a meeting with President Roosevelt through the German embassy, but was encouraged by Commissioner General of Immigration Frank P. Sargent to contact Roosevelt through William Loeb. She shares an invitation of the German National Committee for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic to organize a similar committee in the United States and join the international congress. Many social purity societies in the United States have expressed their support for the plan, and Winkler hopes that a representative of the Bureau of Immigration would be allowed to be connected with the movement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-31