I AM PLEASED to remember that tomorrow is your sixtieth birthday and to congratulate you most cordially upon this milestone in your useful career of public service in so many constructive philanthropies not only of distinguished value to the Jewish people but also of outstanding benefit to all especially the children.

I cordially share your view that an outstanding opportunity for public service awaits the Realtors in the field of stimulation of home ownership, which is so vitally related to the health, happiness and civic pride of our people.

Mr. Roop makes a very considerable personal sacrifice to come into government service.

I do wish to take this occasion to voice the debt owed to you by the country for your devoted and able service.

I do regret greatly to see General Lord go out of public service.

I CONGRATULATE you upon the one hundredth anniversary of the Philadelphia Inquirer and likewise all those others who share with you the valuable public service of carrying on its great tradition.

I am aware that after ten years of public service you unwillingly undertook this additional two years of service, and I can realize your desire to be relieved.

It is our primary duty to do more than erect offices.

Mr. Rhoads has accepted the appointment as chief of the Indian Bureau, which I think is rather a notable case of public service from a man who makes a very large sacrifice to leave one of the most important posts a man can have in his local community to take over a bureau in Washington.

Few men in American public life have given, during many years, such unselfish and such valuable service to their country.

There isn't much that can be done in the matter of reducing the personnel, but I have to stress that question some all the time, otherwise there is a tendency to load up the service with un-necessary personnel.

We are not striving to save the dollar at the expense of the public service.

The effort has been to improve the public service by elimination of waste and lost motion and by constructive conservation of our resources.

The improvement in the public service is apparent and expressive.

Our government is the creation of the people, established to carry out their designs and accomplish their good.

To allow a claim so lacking in merit would endanger discipline and invite irregularity and loose methods in a very important branch of the public service.

The sole purpose of the provision is to benefit the public service.

For your kind expressions I am extremely grateful, but on the other hand I assure you that the nation is more indebted to you, and such as you, than to me.