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Japanese women's leader is received by first lady. Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. Mrs. Waka Yamada, Japanese Women's Leader and journalist, leaving the White House today after delivering a message of peace to Mrs. Roosevelt from women of Japan. Mrs. Yamada told Mrs. Roosevelt that the mothers of Japan and Chine do not have each other, and want to work together to end the conflict in the far east. 12737

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTTING THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE RALEIGH HOTEL TONIGHT. THOUSANDS THRONGED THE HOTELS IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S 55TH BIRTHDAY

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Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Solon. Washington D.C. July 9. Congress was asked today to examine the income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, James and Elliot Roosevelt, sons of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, by Rep.Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York, when he appeared before the Special Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion. At the same time he also asked a probe of the tax returns of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the Secretary's wife and father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. 7937

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FIRST LADY AND WIFE OF CHIEF JUSTICE BREAKFAST TOGETHER. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 22. BREAKFASTING TODAY AS GUESTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB, MRS. ROOSEVELT AND MRS. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, WIFE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SEEMED TO BE ENJOYING AN 'OFF-THE-RECORD' CHAT. MAYBE THEY'RE DISCUSSING THE PACKING OF THE SUPREME COURT. THE BREAKFAST, WHICH IS GIVEN ANNUALLY IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE, WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED DURING THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION

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FIRST LADY VISITS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 20. MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, VISITED THE WASHINGTON AGENCY TODAY AND TALKED WITH THE AGED AND HANDICAPPED MEN AND WOMEN. SHE IS SHOWN WITH STANLEY WATERS, A CRIPPLED YOUNGSTER, WHOSE SPECIALTY IS THE REPAIRING OF RADIOS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

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FIRST LADY ASSISTS IN HONORING UNKNOWN SOLDIER AT EASTER SUNRISE SERVICES. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 28. FOLLOWING THE EASTER SUNRISE SERVICES IN THE ARLINGTON AMPHITHEATER, THE MEMBERS OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PLACED A CROSS OF LILIES ON THE TOMB OF AMERICA'S UNKNOWN SOLDIER. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: ARTHUR C. SHAW, EUGENE E. THOMPSON, MRS. ROOSEVELT, GEORGE R. McHENRY, AND JOHN D. McDUFFY

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Japanese women's leader is received by first lady. Washington, D.C., Dec. 7. Mrs. Waka Yamada, Japanese Women's Leader and journalist, leaving the White House today after delivering a message of peace to Mrs. Roosevelt from women of Japan. Mrs. Yamada told Mrs. Roosevelt that the mothers of Japan and Chine do not have each other, and want to work together to end the conflict in the far east. 12/7/37

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FIRST LADY VISITS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 20. MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, VISITED THE WASHINGTON AGENCY TODAY AND TALKED WITH THE AGED AND HANDICAPPED MEN AND WOMEN. SHE IS SHOWN WITH STANLEY WATERS, A CRIPPLED YOUNGSTER, WHOSE SPECIALTY IS THE REPAIRING OF RADIOS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

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FIRST LADY PLANTS TREE FOR GIRL SCOUTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PLANTING A TREE IN THE MEMORY GARDEN OF THE NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT LITTLE HOUSE TODAY TO MARK THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS IN THE BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA CAMPAIGN. THE TREE, A CAMELIA JAPONICA BUSH, WAS BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON FROM THE SAVANNAH, GA. HOME OF MRS. JULIETTE LOW, WHO FOUNDED THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. JEAN ONLY, OF ARLINGTON, Virginia, IS HOLDING THE TREE FOR THE FIRST LADY

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Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Solon. Washington D.C. July 9. Congress was asked today to examine the income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, James and Elliot Roosevelt, sons of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, by Rep. Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York, when he appeared before the Special Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion. At the same time he also asked a probe of the tax returns of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the Secretary's wife and father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. 7937

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[Eleanor Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing at bottom of the Grand Staircase in the White House, facing left]

Inscribed: To Ambassador Josephus Daniels with affectionate regard F Eleanor Roosevelt. Date and location based on White House Web site, Entrance Hall History. Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.

FIRST LADY CHRISTENS PLANE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND CAPT. EDDIE RICHENBACKER HOLDING THE BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE WHICH THE FIRST LADY USED TODAY IN CHRISTENING THE FLAGSHIP OF THE EASTERN AIR LINES WASHINGTON-NEW YORK RUN. UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE WHICH STARTED TODAY, IT WILL BE A PLANE 'EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR' FROM 8 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT FROM WASHINGTON TO NEW YORK. THIS WILL MAKE THE RUN THE MOST FEQUENT AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE IN THE WORLD

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Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Solon. Washington D.C. July 9. Congress was asked today to examine the income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, James and Elliot Roosevelt, sons of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, by Rep.Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York, when he appeared before the Special Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion. At the same time he also asked a probe of the tax returns of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the Secretary's wife and father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. 7/9/37

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FIRST LADY PLANTS TREE FOR GIRL SCOUTS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PLANTING A TREE IN THE MEMORY GARDEN OF THE NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT LITTLE HOUSE TODAY TO MARK THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GIRL SCOUTS IN THE BETTER HOMES IN AMERICA CAMPAIGN. THE TREE, A CAMELIA JAPONICA BUSH, WAS BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON FROM THE SAVANNAH, GA. HOME OF MRS. JULIETTE LOW, WHO FOUNDED THE GIRL SCOUT MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. JEAN ONLY, OF ARLINGTON, Virginia, IS HOLDING THE TREE FOR THE FIRST LADY

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FIRST LADY INVITED TO VETERANS BALL. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 4. MRS. ROOSEVELT WAS TODAY INVITED TO ATTEND THE 19TH ANNUAL VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ARMISTICE BALL TO BE HELD AT THE WILLARD HOTEL NOVEMBER 11. L TO R: STEPHEN NICHKA, GENERAL CHAIRMAN; DAVID HERMAN, DEPARTMENT COMMANDER; AND DR. VICTOR CERCELL PRESENTING TICKET TO FIRST LADY

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTTING THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE RALEIGH HOTEL TONIGHT. THOUSANDS THRONGED THE HOTELS IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S 55TH BIRTHDAY

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FIRST LADY AND WIFE OF CHIEF JUSTICE BREAKFAST TOGETHER. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 22. BREAKFASTING TODAY AS GUESTS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB, MRS. ROOSEVELT AND MRS. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, WIFE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SEEMED TO BE ENJOYING AN 'OFF-THE-RECORD' CHAT. MAYBE THEY'RE DISCUSSING THE PACKING OF THE SUPREME COURT. THE BREAKFAST, WHICH IS GIVEN ANNUALLY IN HONOR OF THE PRESIDENT'S WIFE, WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED DURING THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION

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FIRST LADY VISITOR AT RURAL ARTS EXHIBIT. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 26. ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HANDICRAFT, MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED THE NATIONAL RURAL ARTS EXHIBIT SPONSORED BY THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SHE IS SHOWN VIEWING ONE OF THE INTERESTING EXHIBITS

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTTING THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE RALEIGH HOTEL TONIGHT. THOUSANDS THRONGED THE HOTELS IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S 55TH BIRTHDAY

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FIRST LADY ATTENDS FARLEY DINNER. WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 16. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING THE CONSOMME AT THE TESTIMONIAL DINNER GIVEN TO JAMES A FARLEY LAST NIGHT. DEMOCRATS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE UNION ATTENDED THE AFFAIR

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First lady to be decorated by Cuban government. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. The decoration of the Grand Cross of the Cuban Red Cross which will be presented to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House Thursday, was brought to the Capital today be Lieut. Col. Evelio Figarola ?, infante ? (right), General Secretary of the Cuban Red Cross Society and Major Luis Fernandez Ardois, personal aide to Col. Figarola. The decoration is offered to Mrs. Roosevelt in recognition of her humanitarian work and as a token of appreciation from the Cuban Red Cross Society. Cuban Ambassador Fraga will make the presentation while Col. Figarola decorates Mrs. Roosevelt. 11237

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FIRST LADY VISITOR AT RURAL ARTS EXHIBIT. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 26. ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HANDICRAFT, MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED THE NATIONAL RURAL ARTS EXHIBIT SPONSORED BY THE RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. SHE IS SHOWN VIEWING ONE OF THE INTERESTING EXHIBITS

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTTING THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE RALEIGH HOTEL TONIGHT. THOUSANDS THRONGED THE HOTELS IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S 55TH BIRTHDAY

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FIRST LADY ADDRESSES EDUCATION CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 24. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ADDRESSED THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF BLIND, DEAF, AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH OPENED THIS MORNING IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. THE FIRST LADY HAS SHOWN MUCH INTEREST IN THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE ...U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION JOHN W. STUDEBAKER, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INTERIOR OSCAR L. CHAPMAN

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PRESS WOMEN FETE MRS. ROOSEVELT ON 54TH BIRTHDAY. WASHINGTON, D.C.OCTOBER 11. CELEBRATING HER 54TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS ENTERTAINED AT A SPECIAL LUNCHEON IN HER HONOR BY MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. THE FIRST LADY IS PICTURED CUTTING HER BIRTHDAY CAKE, WHICH INCIDENTLY CONTAINEDONLY 21 CANDLES. MISS HOPE RIDINGS MILLER, PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB, IS ON THE LEFT

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FIRST LADY ADDRESSES EDUCATION CONFERENCE. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 24. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ADDRESSED THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF BLIND, DEAF, AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH OPENED THIS MORNING IN THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. THE FIRST LADY HAS SHOWN MUCH INTEREST IN THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED AND SOCIALLY-MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE ...U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION JOHN W. STUDEBAKER, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INTERIOR OSCAR L. CHAPMAN

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FIRST LADY HELPS SANTA. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 24. SANTA HAD A HELPER IN MRS. ROOSEVELT AT THE CENTRAL UNION MISSION'S PARTY WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE LOWE'S CAPITOL THEATER THIS MORNING. L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT, MRS. JOHN BENNETT OF THE CENTRAL UNION MISSION, AND HOMER RODEHEAVER AS SANTA

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FIRST LADY MINGLES WITH SCREEN STARS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. ROOSEVELT MADE THE ROUNDS OF THE NUMEROUS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS TONIGHT IN THE COMPANY OF THE SCREEN STARS WHO CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD ESPECIALLY FOR THE OCCASION. HERE WE SEE, L TO R: KEN MURRAY, FREDERICK MARCH, MRS. ROOSEVELT, AND MRS. FREDERICK MARCH

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FIRST LADY GUEST OF 73 CLUB. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 5. MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT IS GREETED BY MRS. RICHARD M. DUNCAN, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM MISSOURI, AS SHE ARRIVES AT THE SHOREHAM HOTEL TODAY TO BE A GUEST OF THE 73 CLUB AT A LUNCHEON. WIVES OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO ENTERED CONGRESS IN THE 73RD SESSION FORM THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLUB. L TO R: MRS. ERNEST LUNDEEN, WIFE OF SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA; MRS. ROOSEVELT; MRS. FRED BIERMAN, WIFE OF REP. FROM IOWA; AND MRS. DUNCAN, PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 29. MRS. ROOSEVELT CLIMAXES HER VISITS TO THE NUMEROUS BIRTHDAY BALLS FOR THE PRESIDENT BY CUTTING THE HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WILLARD HOTEL

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FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 15. NATIONAL AIRMAIL WEEK MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRMAIL SERVICE, WAS INAUGURATED IN THE CAPITAL TODAY WHEN MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AIRMAILED THE FIRST LETTER FROM THE TEMPORARY POSTOFFICE INSTALLED IN THE HUGE TRANSPORT PLANE IN FRONT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUILDING. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS PICTURED HANDING HER LETTER TO VINCENT C. BURKE, D.C. POSTMASTER. ON THE RIGHT IS HARLEE BRANCH, ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL IN CHARGE OF AIRMAIL

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FIRST LADY CUTS BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR 'GRAY LADIES.' WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 21. THE GRAY LADIES OF WALTER REED HOSPITAL, A VOLUNTEER NURSING SERVICE STARTED DURING THE WORLD WAR, TODAY CELEBRATED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FOUNDING WITH MRS. ROOSEVELT PERFORMING THE HONOR OF CUTTING THE BIRTHDAY CAKE. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT; GEN. WALLACE DE WITT, COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL; MISS MARGARET H. LOWER

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FIRST LADY BREAKS PRECEDENT IN SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF NATION PRESS CLUB. WASHINGTON, D.C. SEPTEMBER 28. ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB AT A LUNCHEON MEETING TODAY, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BROKE A RULE OF MANY YEAR'S STANDING. SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HAVE ADDRESSED THE NEWSMEN AT A REGULAR LUNCHEON MEETING SINCE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CLUB IN 1905. SHE SPOKE ON RESETTLEMENT BUT THE TALK WAS OFF-THE-RECORD

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PRESS WOMEN FETE MRS. ROOSEVELT ON 54TH BIRTHDAY. WASHINGTON, D.C.OCTOBER 11. CELEBRATING HER 54TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS ENTERTAINED AT A SPECIAL LUNCHEON IN HER HONOR BY MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. THE FIRST LADY IS PICTURED CUTTING HER BIRTHDAY CAKE, WHICH INCIDENTLY CONTAINEDONLY 21 CANDLES. MISS HOPE RIDINGS MILLER, PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB, IS ON THE LEFT

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FIRST LADY CUTS BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR 'GRAY LADIES.' WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 21. THE GRAY LADIES OF WALTER REED HOSPITAL, A VOLUNTEER NURSING SERVICE STARTED DURING THE WORLD WAR, TODAY CELEBRATED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR FOUNDING WITH MRS. ROOSEVELT PERFORMING THE HONOR OF CUTTING THE BIRTHDAY CAKE. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH, L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT; GEN. WALLACE DE WITT, COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL; MISS MARGARET H. LOWER

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 29. MRS. ROOSEVELT CLIMAXES HER VISITS TO THE NUMEROUS BIRTHDAY BALLS FOR THE PRESIDENT BY CUTTING THE HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WILLARD HOTEL

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FIRST LADY GUEST OF 73 CLUB. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 5. MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT IS GREETED BY MRS. RICHARD M. DUNCAN, WIFE OF THE CONGRESSMAN FROM MISSOURI, AS SHE ARRIVES AT THE SHOREHAM HOTEL TODAY TO BE A GUEST OF THE 73 CLUB AT A LUNCHEON. WIVES OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO ENTERED CONGRESS IN THE 73RD SESSION FORM THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLUB. L TO R: MRS. ERNEST LUNDEEN, WIFE OF SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA; MRS. ROOSEVELT; MRS. FRED BIERMAN, WIFE OF REP. FROM IOWA; AND MRS. DUNCAN, PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB

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MAY DAY FLOWERS FOR FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 2. MAY DAY, DESIGNATED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS CHILD HEALTH DAY, WAS OBSERVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WHEN TWO CAPITAL YOUNGSTERS, WARDS OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, PRESENTED A BASKET OF FLOWERS TO MRS. ROOSEVELT. THE CHILDREN ARE JOAN PERRY, LEFT, 4 YEARS OLD; AND CARLOYN ANN BROWN, 7 YEARS OLD

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A GREETING FROM THE FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 29. MRS. ROOSEVELT WAVES A GREETING TO THE THRONG OF MERRYMAKERS CELEBRATING THE PRESIDENT'S 56TH BIRTHDAY AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL

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[Eleanor Roosevelt] - Public domain photograph

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FIRST LADY BREAKS PRECEDENT IN SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF NATION PRESS CLUB. WASHINGTON, D.C. SEPTEMBER 28. ADDRESSING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB AT A LUNCHEON MEETING TODAY, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT BROKE A RULE OF MANY YEAR'S STANDING. SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN TO HAVE ADDRESSED THE NEWSMEN AT A REGULAR LUNCHEON MEETING SINCE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CLUB IN 1905. SHE SPOKE ON RESETTLEMENT BUT THE TALK WAS OFF-THE-RECORD

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FIRST LADY VISITS CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 19. IN THE INTEREST OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS TO BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THIS MONTH, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED THE LANGDON SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, IN THE CAPITAL.THE SCHOOL TEACHES THE CHILDREN, MANY OF THEM CRIPPLED FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS, MANY USEFUL ARTS. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS SHOWN GREETING LITTLE LESTER ALLISON (ON TABLE) WHILE ARDEN GREEN, A BLIND YOUNGSTER, LOOKS ON

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MAY DAY FLOWERS FOR FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 2. MAY DAY, DESIGNATED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AS CHILD HEALTH DAY, WAS OBSERVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY WHEN TWO CAPITAL YOUNGSTERS, WARDS OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST, PRESENTED A BASKET OF FLOWERS TO MRS. ROOSEVELT. THE CHILDREN ARE JOAN PERRY, LEFT, 4 YEARS OLD; AND CARLOYN ANN BROWN, 7 YEARS OLD

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"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 12/16/38

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FIRST LADY CONGRATULATES NEW APPOINTEE TO SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 30. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT CONGRATULATING MRS. ELLEN S. WOODWARD, WHO WAS TODAY SWORN IN AS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD TO SUCCEED MISS MARY DEWSON. THE FIRST LADY WISHED MRS. WOODWARD 'THE UTMOST OF SUCCESS.' MRS. WOODWARD WAS FORMERLY AN ASSISTANT PWA ADMINISTRATOR

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[FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK]

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FIRST LADY HELPS SANTA. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 24. SANTA HAD A HELPER IN MRS. ROOSEVELT AT THE CENTRAL UNION MISSION'S PARTY WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE LOWE'S CAPITOL THEATER THIS MORNING. L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT, MRS. JOHN BENNETT OF THE CENTRAL UNION MISSION, AND HOMER RODEHEAVER AS SANTA

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ER [i.e., Eleanor Roosevelt] and tiered patriotic cake

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Former First Lady. Washington, D.C., Dec. 6. Seldom photographed, Mrs. William Howard Taft, widow of the late President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was snapped as she left the White House today after a call on President Roosevelt

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Supreme Court Justices' wives attend breakfast in honor of First Lady. Washington, D.C., April 25. Wives of the Chief Justices and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court turned out on force today to attend the breakfast tendered in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt by the Congessional Club at the Mayflower Hotel. In the photograph, left to right: Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, and Mrs. Owen J, Roberts, 42538

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King & Queen [of Great Britain; in automobile with Eleanor Roosevelt]

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FIRST LADY VISITS CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SCHOOL. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 19. IN THE INTEREST OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS TO BE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THIS MONTH, MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED THE LANGDON SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN, IN THE CAPITAL.THE SCHOOL TEACHES THE CHILDREN, MANY OF THEM CRIPPLED FROM INFANTILE PARALYSIS, MANY USEFUL ARTS. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS SHOWN GREETING LITTLE LESTER ALLISON (ON TABLE) WHILE ARDEN GREEN, A BLIND YOUNGSTER, LOOKS ON

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"Gridiron Widows" satirize U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. While their husbands attended the annual winter dinner of the Gridiron Club tonight, the wives, all members of the Women's National Press Club and appropriately called 'Gridiron Widows' by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, were guests of the First Lady at the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt's appointment to the vacancy was a feature of the party. Left to right: Elizabeth May Craig as Justice Roberts; Helen Atwater as Justice Butler; Ruby Black as Justice McReynolds; Isabel Griffin as Justice Brandeis; Lilli L. Sheppard as Justice Hughes; Bess Furman as Justice Stone; Catherine Redman as Justice Black; Alena Wharton as Justice Reed; and Dorothy Lewis as Mrs. Roosevelt. In the front is Betty Garnett as the court page, 121638

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A GREETING FROM THE FIRST LADY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 29. MRS. ROOSEVELT WAVES A GREETING TO THE THRONG OF MERRYMAKERS CELEBRATING THE PRESIDENT'S 56TH BIRTHDAY AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL

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Eleanor Roosevelt - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK

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First Lady - theatrical playbill, public domain image

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Supreme Court Justices' wives attend breakfast in honor of First Lady. Washington, D.C., April 25. Wives of the Chief Justices and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court turned out on force today to attend the breakfast tendered in honor of Mrs. Roosevelt by the Congessional Club at the Mayflower Hotel. In the photograph, left to right: Mrs. Stanley F. Reed, Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, and Mrs. Owen J, Roberts, 4/25/38

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FIRST LADY INAUGURATES NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 15. NATIONAL AIRMAIL WEEK MARKING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRMAIL SERVICE, WAS INAUGURATED IN THE CAPITAL TODAY WHEN MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AIRMAILED THE FIRST LETTER FROM THE TEMPORARY POSTOFFICE INSTALLED IN THE HUGE TRANSPORT PLANE IN FRONT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUILDING. MRS. ROOSEVELT IS PICTURED HANDING HER LETTER TO VINCENT C. BURKE, D.C. POSTMASTER. ON THE RIGHT IS HARLEE BRANCH, ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL IN CHARGE OF AIRMAIL

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FIRST LADY MINGLES WITH SCREEN STARS. WASHINGTON, D.C. MRS. ROOSEVELT MADE THE ROUNDS OF THE NUMEROUS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS TONIGHT IN THE COMPANY OF THE SCREEN STARS WHO CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD ESPECIALLY FOR THE OCCASION. HERE WE SEE, L TO R: KEN MURRAY, FREDERICK MARCH, MRS. ROOSEVELT, AND MRS. FREDERICK MARCH

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL TONIGHT TO COMPLETE A ROUND OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE CAPITAL. THE FIRST LADY THEN RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE SHE LISTENED TO THE PRESIDENT IN A RADIO ADDRESS EXPRESS HIS APPRECIATION TO THE COUNTRY FOR ATTENDING THE BALLS, FUNDS FROM WHICH WILL GO TOWARD THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS

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FIRST LADY CHATS WITH DIES WITNESS. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 1. MRS. ROOSEVELT, WHO ATTENDED THE DIES HEARING TODAY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWO DAYS, PICTURED AS SHE CHATTED WITH JOSEPH P. LASH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN STUDENTS' UNION, TODAY'S WITNESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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MOVIES RECORD VISIT OF FIRST LADY AND WIFE OF TREASURY SECRETARY TO SELF HELP EXCHANGE. WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 9. WHEN MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND MRS. HENRY MORGANTHAU TODAY VISITED THE SELF-HELP EXCHANGE HERE, MOVIE NEWS CAMERAS WERE ON HAND . FACING THE MOVIE PHOTOGRAPHER ARE MRS. MORGANTHAU AND MRS. ROOSEVELT. THEY CAME TO THE EXCHANGE TO SEE THE UNEMPLOYED EMPLOYABLES PRODUCE GOOD, BE PAID IN SCRIP AND BUY COMMUNAL ARTICLES FOR THEIR OWN USE

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FIRST LADY LUNCHEON GUEST OF B'NAI B'RITH. WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 13. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS GUEST OF HONOR AND PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE FIRST BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON TODAY OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF ARGO LODGE OF B'NAI B'RITH WHICH WAS HELD AT THE WILLARD HOTEL HERE. HERE WE SEE THE FIRST LADY CUTTING THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE WHILE MRS. GERWIRZ, LEFT, RETIRING PRESIDENT, AND MRS. CHARLES A. GOLDSMITH, CHAIRMAN OF THE LUNCHEON, LOOK ON

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FIRST LADY PAYS SURPRISE VISIT TO DIES COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 30. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PAID A SURPRISE AND UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO THE DIES COMMITTEE HEARING AT THE CAPITOL TODAY TO HEAR TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS, AND WILLIAM W. HINCKLEY, FORMER CHAIRMAN

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FIRST LADY ASSISTS SALVATION ARMY. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 23. AS PART OF HER PROGRAM OF SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER, MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ASSISTED THE SALVATION ARMY IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF XMAS FOOD BASKETS TO THE NEEDY OF WASHINGTON. IN THE PICTURE, L TO R: MRS. CHARLES H. DODD; MRS. FANNIE COOK AND HER DAUGHTER, DOLORES, AGED 9; MRS. ROOSEVELT; AND MAJOR CHARLES H. DODD, DIVISIONAL COMMANDER OF THE SALVATION ARMY

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FIRST LADY HONOR GUEST AT CONGRESSIONAL CLUB BREAKFAST. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 4. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS THE HONOR GUEST TODAY AT THE ANNUAL MAY BREAKFAST OF THE CONGRESSIONAL CLUB AT THE RALEIGH HOTEL. SHE IS PICTURED WITH MRS. EDWARD R. BURKE, WIFE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FROM NEBRASKA, WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB

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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt christens the USS Alazon Bay

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FIRST LADY MAKES FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FUND. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY MADE THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO A FUND NOW BEING COLLECTED TO SEND TRACK, SWIMMING, AND FIELD TEAMS TO FINLAND FOR THE OLYMPICS. L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT; DEE BOECKMANN, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD COMMITTEE; HJALMAR PROCOPE, FINLAND MINISTER; AND LUCILLE BRACKETT, D.C. SWIMMER

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FIRST LADY LISTENS TO TESTIMONY AT DIES COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 30. PAYING A SURPRISE VISIT TO THE DIES HEARING TODAY WHERE SHE HEARD TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE AMERICAN YOUTH CONFERENCE, MRS. ROOSEVELT IS HELPED OUT OF HER COAT BY JACK McMICHAEL, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WILLIAM W. HINCKLEY, RIGHT, FORMER CHAIRMAN

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FIRST LADY LUNCHEON GUEST OF B'NAI B'RITH. WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 13. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS GUEST OF HONOR AND PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE FIRST BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON TODAY OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF ARGO LODGE OF B'NAI B'RITH WHICH WAS HELD AT THE WILLARD HOTEL HERE. HERE WE SEE THE FIRST LADY CUTTING THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE WHILE MRS. GERWIRZ, LEFT, RETIRING PRESIDENT, AND MRS. CHARLES A. GOLDSMITH, CHAIRMAN OF THE LUNCHEON, LOOK ON

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL TONIGHT TO COMPLETE A ROUND OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS IN THE CAPITAL. THE FIRST LADY THEN RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE SHE LISTENED TO THE PRESIDENT IN A RADIO ADDRESS EXPRESS HIS APPRECIATION TO THE COUNTRY FOR ATTENDING THE BALLS, FUNDS FROM WHICH WILL GO TOWARD THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS

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FIRST LADY CHATS WITH ACTING HEAD OF DIES COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 30. FOLLOWING HER UNANNOUNCED APPEARANCE AT THE DIES COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY, MRS. ROOSEVELT STAYED TO CHAT WITH ACTING CHAIRMAN REP. JOE STARNES, WHEN THE MORNING SESSION ADJOURNED. THE FIRST LADY LISTENED TO TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS

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FIRST LADY CHATS WITH DIES WITNESS. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 1. MRS. ROOSEVELT, WHO ATTENDED THE DIES HEARING TODAY FOR THE THIRD TIME IN TWO DAYS, PICTURED AS SHE CHATTED WITH JOSEPH P. LASH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN STUDENTS' UNION, TODAY'S WITNESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

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FIRST LADY THANKS HOUSE DOORKEEPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 4. MRS. ROOSEVELT THANKING VETERAN HOUSE GALLERY DOORKEEPER JOHN W. RYAN FOR HIS ATTENTIVENESS WHILE SHE LISTENED TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DELIVER HIS ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. AS A CLIMAX TO HER ATTENDANCE AT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT, MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL. THIS WAS THE LAST CELEBRATION THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT THANK THE NATION OVER THE AIR FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS

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FIRST LADY CHRISTENS YANKEE CLIPPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 3. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY SMASHED A BOTTLE OF WATER FROM THE SEVEN SEAS ON THE BOW OF THE YANKEE CLIPPER, CHRISTENING THE 40-TON, 74 PASSENGER FLYING BOAT WHICH WILL INAUGURATE TRANSATLANTIC AIR PASSENGER SERVICE. THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION HERE

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FIRST LADY MAKES FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FUND. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. MRS. ROOSEVELT TODAY MADE THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION TO A FUND NOW BEING COLLECTED TO SEND TRACK, SWIMMING, AND FIELD TEAMS TO FINLAND FOR THE OLYMPICS. L TO R: MRS. ROOSEVELT; DEE BOECKMANN, NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD COMMITTEE; HJALMAR PROCOPE, FINLAND MINISTER; AND LUCILLE BRACKETT, D.C. SWIMMER

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DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN LADY VOTERS TALK THINGS OVER. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 26. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS GENERAL COUNCIL DINNER 'THE LIBERTY WE PRIZE' HAD AS ITS GUEST SPEAKERS THE OUTSTANDING LADIES OF BOTH PARTIES. L TO R: MISS MARGUERITE M. WELLS, PRESIDENT; MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, FIRST LADY; MRS. ROBERT A. TAFT, TOASTMISTRESS; AND JUDGE FLORENCE E. ALLEN

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FIRST LADY OPENS BETTER HOMES WEEK AT GIRL SCOUTS' LUNCHEON HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 26. NATIONAL BETTER HOMES WEEK WAS USHERED IN TODAY BY MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AT LUNCHEON AT GIRL SCOUT HEADQUARTERS HERE. THE LUNCHEON WAS COOKED AND SERVED BY MEMBERS, EACH GIRL PREPARING ONE DISH OR OTHERWISE HANDLING ONE PHASE OF ARRANGEMENTS. HERE THE FIRST LADY INSPECTS A PAN OF CUPCAKES PREPARED BY LOIS LUTTON

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'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 11. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WAS 55 YEARS OLD TODAY BUT IT WAS JUST 'ANOTHER DAY' TO THE FIRST LADY. ONE EXCEPTION IN HER REGULAR DAILY ROUTINE OF TEAS, LUNCHEONS AND LECTURES WAS THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY CELEBRATION WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE, BUT SOMEBODY PRESENTED AN ORCHID. WE THINK IT SUITS HER

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Eleanor Roosevelt with children

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. AS A CLIMAX TO HER ATTENDANCE AT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT, MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL. THIS WAS THE LAST CELEBRATION THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT THANK THE NATION OVER THE AIR FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS

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MOVIES RECORD VISIT OF FIRST LADY AND WIFE OF TREASURY SECRETARY TO SELF HELP EXCHANGE. WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 9. WHEN MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND MRS. HENRY MORGANTHAU TODAY VISITED THE SELF-HELP EXCHANGE HERE, MOVIE NEWS CAMERAS WERE ON HAND . FACING THE MOVIE PHOTOGRAPHER ARE MRS. MORGANTHAU AND MRS. ROOSEVELT. THEY CAME TO THE EXCHANGE TO SEE THE UNEMPLOYED EMPLOYABLES PRODUCE GOOD, BE PAID IN SCRIP AND BUY COMMUNAL ARTICLES FOR THEIR OWN USE

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PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY GREET EGG ROLLERS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT WAVE A GREETING TO THE THOUSANDS OF YOUNGSTERS WHO GATHERED ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN TODAY TO ROLL THEIR GAYLY COLORED EASTER EGGS

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FIRST LADY CHATS WITH ACTING HEAD OF DIES COMMITTEE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 30. FOLLOWING HER UNANNOUNCED APPEARANCE AT THE DIES COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY, MRS. ROOSEVELT STAYED TO CHAT WITH ACTING CHAIRMAN REP. JOE STARNES, WHEN THE MORNING SESSION ADJOURNED. THE FIRST LADY LISTENED TO TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS

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FIRST LADY ATTENDS DIES HEARING FOR THIRD TIME. WASHINGTON, D.C. DECEMBER 1. ATTENDING THE DIES HEARING TODAY FOR THE THIRD TIME, MRS. ROOSEVELT APPEARS INTENTLY INTERESTED AS SHE LISTENS TO THE TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH P. LASH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE AAMERICAN STUDENT'S UNION

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30. AS A CLIMAX TO HER ATTENDANCE AT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT, MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL. THIS WAS THE LAST CELEBRATION THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT THANK THE NATION OVER THE AIR FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS. L TO R: MRS. E.M. COLVIN, NIECE OF D.C. COMMISSIONER MELVIN HAZEN; MRS. EDGAR MORRIS, WIFE OF THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE D.C. PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS, EDGAR MORRIS; ANDREA LEEDS, SCREEN STAR; AND MRS. ROOSEVELT

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Eleanor Roosevelt - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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FIRST LADY PRESENTS TROPHY. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 25. ERROL FLYNN, STEPPING OUT OF HIS ROLE AS MOVIE STAR, TURNED HORSEMAN, AT THE FORT MYER PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY HORSE SHOW. MRS. ROOSEVELT PRESENTS THE HACK CLASS TROPHY WHICH HE WON

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FIRST LADY AND A PROBABLE ONE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 10. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, LEFT, CHATS INFORMALLY WITH MRS. ARTHUR M. VANDENBERG, WIFE OF THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR FROM MICHIGAN, AS BOTH ATTENDED THE FIRST LUNCHEON OF THIS CONGRESS OF THE SENATE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB TODAY. MRS. GARNER, WIFE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERTAINED THE CLUB AT THE WASHINGTON HOTEL

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30. AS A CLIMAX TO HER ATTENDANCE AT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT, MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL. THIS WAS THE LAST CELEBRATION THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT THANK THE NATION OVER THE AIR FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS. L TO R: MRS. E. M. COLVIN, NIECE OF D.C. COMMISSIONER MELVIN HAZEN; MRS. EDGAR MORRIS, WIFE OF THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE D.C. PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS; EDGAR MORRIS; ANDREA LEEDS, SCREEN STAR; AND MRS. ROOSEVELT

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[Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth, holding umbrella, in automobile, leaving station for the White House]

Acme Newpictures, Inc. photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

FIRST LADY VISITS INFANTILE PARALYSIS VICTIMS. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 25. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY VISITED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HERE TO VISIT YOUNG VICTIMS OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS WHO HOPE TO BE AIDED BY FUNDS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALL RECEIPTS. HERE SHE IS WITH BETTY BAGWELL AND JERRY FARRELL

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[Eleanor Roosevelt] - A black and white photo of a man and a woman at a table

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FIRST LADY CUTS PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE. WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 30. AS A CLIMAX TO HER ATTENDANCE AT MANY OF THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS IN THE CAPITAL TONIGHT, MRS. ROOSEVELT CUTS THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY CAKE AT THE WARDMAN PARK HOTEL. THIS WAS THE LAST CELEBRATION THE FIRST LADY ATTENDED BEFORE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT THANK THE NATION OVER THE AIR FOR THEIR INTEREST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS. L TO R: MRS. E.M. COLVIN, NIECE OF D.C. COMMISSIONER MELVIN HAZEN; MRS. EDGAR MORRIS, WIFE OF THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE D.C. PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY BALLS, EDGAR MORRIS; ANDREA LEEDS, SCREEN STAR; AND MRS. ROOSEVELT

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FIRST LADY GUEST OF WASHINGTON JUNIOR LEAGUE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 27. MRS. ROOSEVELT SPOKE ABOUT VOLUNTEER WORK IN SOCIAL SERVICE TODAY BEFORE THE PROVISIONAL MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON JUNIOR LEAGUE. THE PROVISION MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE ARE TAKING A TRAINING COURSE TO PREPARE THEM FOR WORK IN WELFARE FIELDS. THE FIRST LADY WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE NEW YORK JUNIOR LEAGUE. L TO R: MRS. FREDERICK WALLER, CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL GROUP; MRS. ROOSEVELT; AND MRS. CECIL LESTER JONES, PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON JUNIOR LEAGUE

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FIRST LADY OPENS BETTER HOMES WEEK AT GIRL SCOUTS' LUNCHEON HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 26. NATIONAL BETTER HOMES WEEK WAS USHERED IN TODAY BY MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AT LUNCHEON AT GIRL SCOUT HEADQUARTERS HERE. THE LUNCHEON WAS COOKED AND SERVED BY MEMBERS, EACH GIRL PREPARING ONE DISH OR OTHERWISE HANDLING ONE PHASE OF ARRANGEMENTS. HERE THE FIRST LADY INSPECTS A PAN OF CUPCAKES PREPARED BY LOIS LUTTON

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Eleanor Roosevelt, Hope Ridings Miller, and Jan Masaryk

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FIRST LADY AT GENERAL SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 17. MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT TODAY ATTENDED THE GENERAL SESSION OF THE FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE ASSICIATION OF LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. SHOWN: T.O. WALTON, OF TEXAS, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; J. A. BURRUSS, OF VIRGINIA, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION; MRS. ROOSEVELT; AND SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE HENRY WALLACE

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