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President Roosevelt asks Judge Bromwell, who is Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Ohio, to present his congratulations to the lodge on the celebration of its centenary.
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1908-10-20
President Roosevelt offers Admiral Dewey praise and thanks on behalf of all Americans on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay.
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1908-05-01
President Roosevelt congratulates Archbishop Farley on the successful celebrations surrounding the centenary of the New York diocese, and thanks him for the remarks he made about him during the celebrations.
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1908-05-01
President Roosevelt sends his greetings to the English Alpine Club on its fiftieth anniversary via Ambassador Bryce. Roosevelt praises the club for setting the standard for similar organizations, and wishes them many years of success.
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1907-12-06
President Roosevelt regrets that he must decline Emily Binney Smith’s invitation to visit Amesbury, Massachusetts, for the centennial of poet John Greenleaf Whittier’s birth. Smith served as president of the Whittier Home Association. Roosevelt praises Whittier as a leader in “matters of the spirit no less than of the intellect.”
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1907-07-09
President Roosevelt regrets that he cannot attend the semi-centennial of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He praises the school for its focus on good citizenship.
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1907-06-04
President Roosevelt thanks Doctor Howard A. Kelly for the book. Roosevelt is not aware of any official invitation to the quarter centenary celebration of the University of Aberdeen, and does not expect to receive one, but promises Kelly that if one comes he would be delighted to send Kelly as the delegate of the United States.
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1906-07-07
President Roosevelt is glad that James R. Sheffield is able to attend the Golden Wedding of his parents, and wishes he had known of the occasion sooner so that he could have sent his good wishes. Additionally, Roosevelt comments that, “until after the race I am a violent and unscrupulous partisan,” but supposes that his partisanship will not amount to much.
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1906-06-23
President Roosevelt asks J. Hampton Moore to convey his most hearty greetings to the attendees of the Golden Jubilee Convention of the National Republic League, and his hopes that the League “will have the same success in the future that it has had in the past.” Roosevelt wishes he could be present to present these sentiments in person, but it is impossible.
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1906-06-14
President Roosevelt forwards Secretary of State Root copies of his correspondence with Charles Custis Harrison regarding the Franklin Bi-Centennial celebration in Pennsylvania. He asks Root to make remarks at the occasion expressing Roosevelt’s appreciation for the celebration and say that Root represents the whole administration through his presence there.
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1906-04-12
President Roosevelt congratulates the members of the United Society of Christian Endeavor on the 25th anniversary of their founding.
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1906-02-03
For the upcoming celebration of the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Jews in the United States, President Roosevelt praises the citizenship of American Jews, and recounts a number of their greatest contributions to the United States to Jacob H. Schiff.
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1905-11-16
President Roosevelt suggests appointing Admiral A. T. Mahan to represent himself at a Trafalgar Day celebration to be put on by the Victorian Club of Boston, as he could not think of a better representative. He is glad to hear how James Alfred Roosevelt is doing.
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1905-07-29
President Roosevelt tells General Horace Porter that the celebration must be held in the upcoming fall, and asks about scheduling it a week after the anniversary of the naval battle. He would regret breaking up the leave of the midshipmen, but would like them to be present at the festivities.
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1905-08-02
President Roosevelt was amused at the newspaper clipping Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte sent him. He asks Bonaparte to communicate with General Horace Porter and Maryland Governor Edwin Warfield about the planned celebrations in honor of John Paul Jones.
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1905-07-20
President Roosevelt tells Charles J. Bonaparte he cannot be present on Peggy Stewart Day, and it can probably be arranged to have the reinterment on the anniversary of John Paul Jones taking the Serapis on September 23. Roosevelt is “mighty glad” Bonaparte made a recent speech, which Roosevelt believed was “good from every standpoint.”
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1905-06-08
President Roosevelt congratulates Russian Ambassador Count Cassini on the jubilee celebration of his entry into the diplomatic service and sends flowers and a photograph from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and himself.
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1904-12-28
President Roosevelt thanks Eugene Wambaugh for his letter and asks if a reception can be given when Roosevelt attends the 25th anniversary of his class at commencement.
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1904-11-29
President Roosevelt hopes something can be done for the Jamestown Exposition, as he considers it “a very important anniversary.” As part of the exposition, the president encourages Representative Hemenway to promote an exhibit by African Americans.
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1904-12-01
President Roosevelt notes it is an “interesting coincidence” that Saturday, November 19, is the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, but tells Daniel Edgar Sickles that he will not mention it, as he does not “wish to invite comparisons!”
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1904-11-18