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On the recordMay 26, 1932
Her passing will bring a sense of personal loss to thousands from whom her quiet devotion to every cause looking to the well-being of children and to the enrichment of the life of women had evoked their warm affection and their deep respect.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Message of Sympathy on the Death of Martha Van Rensselaer.

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