Carter Glass to Guy Emerson
Title
Carter Glass to Guy Emerson
Creator
Glass, Carter, 1858-1946
Identifier
WWP18646
Date
1919 May 14
Description
Carter Glass writes Guy Emerson to thank him for his work on the Liberty Loan.
Source
Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Language
English
Text
Copy.
My dear Mr. Emerson:
I received your letter of the 9th of May and thank you for the invitation to attend the dinner to be given to Governor Strong and the other members of the Central Liberty Loan Committee of the Second Federal Reserve District on the 26th of May. I should be very happy to accept and express in person my deep appreciation of the splendid service of Governor Strong and the members of his organization in the Liberty Loan campaigns, but the exceedingly great pressure of official duties in the Treasury will make it impossible for me to leave Washington at that time.
While I am denied the pleasure of attending the farewell dinner of the New York organization, I shall be glad if you will express my sincere sense of gratitude for the efficient and effective support and cooperation that was given the Treasury by the War Loan Organization of the Second Federal Reserve District. Its great achievements in every Liberty Loan have been due to the fact that the efforts of its leaders and its entire membership have been guided by the love of America and a firm determination that her righteous cause in war should triumph. For such unselfish and patriotic devotion to the Government of their country the Liberty Loan Organizations of New York and the other Federal Reserve Districts deserve the undying thanks of the Nation. In the years to come it will be a source of genuine satisfaction always to the members of these unique voluntary organizations to realize that they served America, and served America well, in the greatest crisis of her history. When I contemplate in the full light of retrospection the magnitude of the loan operations and the greatness of their achievements, it is not within the power of the written or spoken word to express the full measure of appreciation that I feel for the work of those who have served the Government so faithfully without thought of recompense or personal reward. I must ask the Loan Organization to believe that the inadequacy of language finds its compensation in the sincerity of the sentiment with which the Government at Washington regards their great contribution to the success of the war. It is my privilege and pleasure to transmit this message of thanks and I hope you will convey to Governor Strong and all his associates my heartiest good wishes and warmest regard.
Cordially yours,
(signed)
Carter Glass
My dear Mr. Emerson:
I received your letter of the 9th of May and thank you for the invitation to attend the dinner to be given to Governor Strong and the other members of the Central Liberty Loan Committee of the Second Federal Reserve District on the 26th of May. I should be very happy to accept and express in person my deep appreciation of the splendid service of Governor Strong and the members of his organization in the Liberty Loan campaigns, but the exceedingly great pressure of official duties in the Treasury will make it impossible for me to leave Washington at that time.
While I am denied the pleasure of attending the farewell dinner of the New York organization, I shall be glad if you will express my sincere sense of gratitude for the efficient and effective support and cooperation that was given the Treasury by the War Loan Organization of the Second Federal Reserve District. Its great achievements in every Liberty Loan have been due to the fact that the efforts of its leaders and its entire membership have been guided by the love of America and a firm determination that her righteous cause in war should triumph. For such unselfish and patriotic devotion to the Government of their country the Liberty Loan Organizations of New York and the other Federal Reserve Districts deserve the undying thanks of the Nation. In the years to come it will be a source of genuine satisfaction always to the members of these unique voluntary organizations to realize that they served America, and served America well, in the greatest crisis of her history. When I contemplate in the full light of retrospection the magnitude of the loan operations and the greatness of their achievements, it is not within the power of the written or spoken word to express the full measure of appreciation that I feel for the work of those who have served the Government so faithfully without thought of recompense or personal reward. I must ask the Loan Organization to believe that the inadequacy of language finds its compensation in the sincerity of the sentiment with which the Government at Washington regards their great contribution to the success of the war. It is my privilege and pleasure to transmit this message of thanks and I hope you will convey to Governor Strong and all his associates my heartiest good wishes and warmest regard.
Cordially yours,
(signed)
Carter Glass
Original Format
Letter
To
Guy Emerson
Files
Collection
Citation
Glass, Carter, 1858-1946 , “Carter Glass to Guy Emerson,” 1919 May 14, WWP18646, Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.