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you can come and work. You've got some interesting work todo and it's an interesting education.” She had done some workin there. Her instincts were in that direction. She was oneof the first to associate herself with this idea that everybodyought to do some social work and ought to make somecontribution to the life of the community and the poorerpeople in it.

I think Mrs. Roosevelt would have developed by themere passage of time and the ordinary troubles of life, probably,although you never can tell. She might have gone off intosome purely personal professional activity. I knew her in1920, but only socially. I can't remember whether she was atSan Francisco or not. I think she was. I'm pretty sureshe was there. There were a lot of Cabinet wives and littleCabinet wives there. I know that Mrs. Baker was there.I know that Mrs. Mitchell Palmer was there - a beautifulwoman, perfectly beautiful, perfectly stylish and very handsome.Frank and Lily Polk were there and were great friendsof mine. I'm not sure that Mrs. Roosevelt stayed throughout,but I'm pretty sure she was there for the opening period.

I had met Mary Harriman socially, as one meets mostpeople. I also saw her in Paris when she and her husband,Charles C. Rumsey, were first married. He was an artistand a sculptor. He was working in Paris and we used to meet





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