Mr. Ford write: “with your many other friends, I am pleased to convey may respects to one who in the past forty years has so ably distinguished himself as an author and journalist and also extend to you my kearty congratulations on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of your arrival in the United States.”
“His career has always been one of teh constructive upbuilding of the ideals of the American people,in voice, in writing and in public service,” wrote former President Hoover.
Others who sent messages to be included in the album were carl Ackerman, dean of the Columbia School of Journalism; Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the Jewish Theological Seminary; Newton D. Baker, George Gordon Battle, Sol Boom, the Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, Alfred M. cohen,president of B”nai B’rith; Senator Royal S. Copeland, Ambassador Josephus Daniels, Elmer Davis Bermard S.Deutsch, president of the American Jewish Congress; Prof. John Dewey, former Ambassador Abram I. Elkus, Daniel Fronhman, Magistrate Jonah J. Goldstein, Norman Happood, the Rev. Dr. John Haynes Holmes, Hamilton Holt, president of Rollines college; col. Edward M. House ,Max J. Kohler, Jacob Landau, managing director of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency; Solomon Levitan, Adolph Lewisohn, Louis Lipsky, Edwin Markham Ogden Mills,Prof# Paul Elmer More of Princeton, Dr. Julian Morgenstern,president, Dr. Julian Morgenstern, president of Hebrew Union College; former Minister to sweden Ira Nelson Morris, Isidore D. Morrison, wallace Murray,chief of the Near Eastern Division, Department of state; Fof.William Lyon Phelph M. Proskauer,Dr. Bernard Revel ,president of the Yeshiva college, Dr. Frederick B. Robinson, president of the College of the City of New York; senator joseph T.Robinson, ProfMilton J. Rosenau of Harvard, Dr. samuel Schulman.rabbi emeritus of Temple Emanuel; Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Horace Ster, Henry L. stimson, Charles H. Tuttle, B. charney Vladeck,managing editor of the Forward; Lillian D. Wald,head of the Henry street settlemant; Felix M. Warburg,Louis wiley, business manager of the New York Times, and Dr. Stephen S. Wise.After the presentation of the volume of tributes, Mr. Brnstein delivered an address on “How war May Be Averted.”
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