Herbert Hoover

His business ability found expression in commercial achievements of great magnitude and importance.

His warmhearted human sympathy for all mankind resulted in munificent gifts for the advancement of public health, education, housing, and the wide reach of social amelioration.

I have been very much gratified at the reception that the message I sent yesterday had both in the press and in the Congress, and the congressional committees are deeply engrossed in those measures, and I am anticipating expeditious action.

The realization of these ideals would contribute greatly to the health and well-being of the children of Colorado, and I trust that your Conference will be fruitful of inspiration and practical effect.

In congratulating the New York Association for the Blind on its 25th anniversary I also congratulate the thousands of men, women and children to whom its ministrations have brought kindly care, training, employment, confidence and courage.

There is nothing in respect to the American Army of any consequence.

The American Army, together with all of the reserves--National Guard and other forms of reserve--on the basis of valuation which was established by the technical committees dealing with this problem, does not work out at more than one…

It is most gratifying to see such interest in acquainting officials and citizens with the findings of the nation-wide study and the Conference in Washington, and effective efforts to translate the principles of the Children's Charter into…

We must remember that all of those emergency measures are extremely complicated, and there is a great deal of detail to be worked out, and necessarily it cannot be done in 48 hours.

My dear Governor Adams: I shall appreciate it if you will present my cordial greetings to the Colorado White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.

I trust that this pioneer Lighthouse may increasingly shed rays of helpfulness and happiness into the lives of its beneficiaries.

The Conference, as you know, is more concerned with land armaments than it is with naval armament, and from the point of view of land armament the United States is per capita the least armed of any of the great nations.

So that on that basis the American Army is about the size required or the size enunciated at least in Europe as the necessity for maintenance of internal order.

There is every reason for expectation of very prompt action on the emergency program.

Infant mortality during the past year was definitely lower than in any preceding year on record.

1931 has been a favorable year.

I send cordial greetings at the advent of the New Year to our diplomatic and consular officers abroad with all good wishes for the satisfactions which your service merits.

Few writers of our day have done more to disseminate truth regarding national affairs, always for the advancement of our country.

The New Year will bring many problems, but if we at home and you abroad maintain our industry, courage, and confidence in the principles and institutions which this country exemplifies, we can do much to promote economic recovery and…

His passing is a personal loss to me.

He was highly deserving of the designation voluntarily given to him by his fellow journalists, 'dean' of the corps of Washington correspondents.

Richard V. Oulahan was an outstanding journalist, a good friend and a wise counsellor.

A sound and stable United States is a contribution to the well-being of the world.

The government draws upon the personnel of its Foreign Service throughout the world for much in the way of information, negotiation, and tactful relationships.

Port Everglades, Fla., is hereby designated a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 18 (Florida) with headquarters at Tampa, Fla., effective January 1, 1932.