Draft of Letter for Committee Members

Title

Draft of Letter for Committee Members

Creator

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Identifier

WWP19041

Date

1915 May 1

Source

Hoover-Wilson Correspondence, Hoover Institution, Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford, California

Publisher

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

Subject

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence

Language

English

Text

Draft.

Mr. Hoover, the Chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, has approached me with regard to difficulties which have arisen in the conduct of that great humanitarian work in which he feels he needs the support of a an enlarged Committee iof gentlemen of large experience to co-operate with him in settling and conducting the Administration of the Branch of the Commission for Relief in Belgium of in this country the United States.

I am impressed with the imposrtance of this institution, on which the lioves of so many people are dependent and I would be glad if you could see your way to joint such a Committee.

The other gentlemen with whom I am communicating in this particular are Messrs. Alexander Hemphill, Otto T Bannard, S. Reading Bertron, O.scar Strauss, Melville Stone Robert Bacon, Herbert S. Eldridge and John Beaver White. Of course, your may wish yto add others to your number either from the Officers of the Commission or otherwise.

Handwritten text: Original of draft handed President of the USA.  For him to write members of the Ny Committee in May 1915.

Original Format

Miscellaneous

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/D09010C.pdf

Citation

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, “Draft of Letter for Committee Members,” 1915 May 1, WWP19041, Hoover Institute at Stanford University Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.