Herbert Hoover actually said...

"Please convey to the members of the International Christian Endeavor Convention my cordial greetings and my deep appreciation of their cooperative spirit in working toward the furtherance of obedience..."

"This will be the first national conference held in review of this subject since the conference called by President Roosevelt in 1909."

"It is not the purpose of such efforts to invade or relieve the responsibilities of parents but to advance those activities in care and protection of children which are beyond the control of the indivi..."

"We as a nation are fundamentally concerned with reinforcement of the equality of opportunity to every child, and the first necessity for equal opportunity is health and protection."