Woodrow Wilson to Frank L. Polk
Title
Woodrow Wilson to Frank L. Polk
Creator
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Identifier
WWP25525
Date
1918 November 22
Description
List of passengers in President Wilson's party going to France.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
World War, 1914-1918--United States
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
CONFIDENTIAL
My dear Mr. Counselor:
I find that our party for Europe will consist, besides myself, of:
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Edith Benham, her Secretary
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
Mr. George Creel
Mr. Gilbert F. Close
Irving H. Hoover,
seven secret service men, namely:
Joseph E. Murphy
Edmund W. Starling
John Q. Slye
William A. Lanboigt
John J. Fitzgerald
Walter G. Ferguson, and
John L. Sullivan;
Arthur Brooks, my personal attendant
Susie Booth, Mrs. Wilson’s maid.
Will you not be kind enough to see that the proper arrangements are made for passports? I may have one or two names to add later, but I think not.
Cordially and faithfully yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Frank L. Polk,
Counselor of the Department of State.
My dear Mr. Counselor:
I find that our party for Europe will consist, besides myself, of:
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Edith Benham, her Secretary
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
Mr. George Creel
Mr. Gilbert F. Close
Irving H. Hoover,
seven secret service men, namely:
Joseph E. Murphy
Edmund W. Starling
John Q. Slye
William A. Lanboigt
John J. Fitzgerald
Walter G. Ferguson, and
John L. Sullivan;
Arthur Brooks, my personal attendant
Susie Booth, Mrs. Wilson’s maid.
Will you not be kind enough to see that the proper arrangements are made for passports? I may have one or two names to add later, but I think not.
Cordially and faithfully yours,
[Woodrow Wilson]
Hon. Frank L. Polk,
Counselor of the Department of State.
Original Format
Letter
To
Polk, Frank L. (Frank Lyon), 1871-1943
Collection
Citation
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to Frank L. Polk,” 1918 November 22, WWP25525, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.