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President Roosevelt congratulates Florence Spring Rice on the birth of her son. Roosevelt would congratulate Cecil Spring Rice, but being a father himself, he knows fathers “don’t count for much.” He gladly accepts the role of godfather.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-25
Theodore Roosevelt would be happy to have his name listed as a patron of the event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Margaret Lawrence’s mother, famed suffragist and abolitionist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-09-04
President Roosevelt would be pleased to serve as godfather to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s son.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-11
President Roosevelt congratulates Guy Murchie on the birth of his son John Donald, and says he would be glad to serve as godfather, provided he can do so by proxy. He is also pleased at what Murchie says about his own son, Ted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-12
Dan T. Moore, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s cousin, writes to President Roosevelt to wish him a merry Christmas and happy New Year, and to update him on recent events. Moore’s wife, Luvie Jones Butler Moore, has recently been ill, but has seen doctors in Germany and seems to be recovering now. Moore was pleased to hear that President-elect William H. Taft had won the election, although he regrets that Roosevelt did not run himself. Moore has been enjoying his time studying with the German army, and hopes to be able to extend his time abroad in order to attend an artillery shooting school. If it is convenient, he would like to receive a copy of Roosevelt’s message to Congress, and comments on several sections of it that he has already heard about, including sections addressing promotions in the military. Moore will be having his son, Dan T. Moore, Jr., baptized while they are in Geneva, and asks if Roosevelt would want to be the godfather.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-26
Cecil Spring Rice asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt if President Roosevelt would be his son’s godfather, which would simply give permission to use the name. He will be leaving for Stockholm, but Florence Spring Rice, who handled the pregnancy well, will of course be staying home.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-15
Robert Harry Munro Ferguson would like President Roosevelt to act as godfather to his son, Robert Munro Ferguson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-10
President Roosevelt wishes he had used the quotation from Adam Bede. He is glad to hear his godchild is doing well.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-13
Kermit Roosevelt is in New York with Ethel and Richard Derby. He has plans to stay at Sagamore Hill soon. Roosevelt will be attending one of the camps in Plattsburg, New York, and his family will be going abroad in the fall. Belle Roosevelt is still recovering and their son, Kim, is also having some health issues. The planning for Kim’s christening is underway.
1916-09-06