Some documents from 'the tea'!

Norman's note: I obtained the following by initially contacting the 'First Ladies' Museum in Ohio -- who had no information -- but directed me to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.

From 10/31/2008 --

"Dear Mr. Haase:

This is in response to your request for information regarding your
grandmother [sic] Phyllis Warner attending a tea party at the White House with
Mrs. Roosevelt.

We have found an index card in the Records of the Office of the Chief
of Social Entertainment which indicates that Miss Phyllis Warner and
Mrs. Charles Warner attended a tea at the White House on June 10, 1937.
Unfortunately, we have not found any other material related to that
particular function. However, we have located in the Eleanor Roosevelt
Papers: Gifts - Songs, Poems, Etc.: 1937, T-Z (box 190) a letter dated
June 26, 1937 from Phyllis Warner to Mrs. Roosevelt. Attached to this
letter is a poem from Ms. Warner to Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt's reply letter. If you provide us with your mailing
address, we would be happy to mail to you photocopies these three pages
of material free of charge.

We hope that you find this information helpful. Please let us know if
there is anything else we can do to be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Matthew C. Hanson
Archives Technician
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
4079 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, NY 12538
Phone: (845) 486-7760 Fax: (845) 486-1147

VISIT US AT: www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museums
website contains more that 13,000 digitized archival documents,
photographs, finding aids, educational resources, upcoming events
and visitor information."

..and my reply:

"Dear Mr. Hanson,

Thank you *so* much for your research and email. You've made my week (at
least)!

My mother has been in the hospital for several weeks, and this will give her
a much needed boost, as she contemplates the arc of her life.

Phyllis is my mother actually, and will be celebrating her 85th birthday on
December 3rd. She attended the tea with her mother "Claire"...so perhaps
"Charles" was either incorrectly recorded or the written entry is difficult
to decipher (as my grandfather's name was George, that wouldn't fit either).

My address is:

Norman Haase
2540 W. Union Street
Allentown, PA 18104

I thank you very much for offering to send along copies. Presenting them --
and your kind note -- at the subsequent hospital visit will make for a very
joyous occasion (I won't be able to wait until her birthday. :-) ).

Regards,

Norman Haase
His Nibs.com
http://www.hisnibs.com
Blog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com"

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