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^United Nations a memorial has been recently erected. This con- sists in part' of a capacious, semicircular. stone bench of good proportions, its ;back:hand-. somely lettered with the name of :Ahna Eleanor Roosevelt, whom the memorial is-meant to honor. Facing the bench stands an erect, inscribed stone slab, apparently designed to recall, the United Nations Secretariat building .itself.-' As efficiently as though it were a- permanently 'drawn win- dow shade, the slab conceals * from those sitting on the bench. ,what they would otherwise 'jfry: the beauties „< 3 rounding garden, and-«the e!r glory, of its site—the . ing, downstream1' panorama ' of the. East .River. Mrs. Roosevelt ^ is in this in-' stance most ;imfittinglv..memori- alized. She ; would : never have wished- the-•. larger view .ob- scured, as it. is by this well-in- tentioned but unimaginativej tribute. ^FRANCIS STEEGMULLER . New1 Yoik, May. 5} NEW YORK TIMES, Sunday, 2k April 1966
to Mrs, Roosevelt Is Dedicated at
.-ttte .United garden beside the East Riverf Thejsgslab is carved with a? flames-arid' a quotation from Adlai E. Stevenson's eulogy of Mrs. Roosevelt: "She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness and her glow has warmed the world " Her daughter Anna, now Mrs. James A. Halsted, said the design of the monument had'been inspired by the me- morial in Washington by Au- gustus Saint-Gaudens to the wife of Henry Adams, where her mother like to sit and medi- tate,. The memorial was provided by t?he Eleanor Roosevelt Me- morial Foundation, a private philanthropic organization. Ar- nold_ M. Grant of the founda- tion •; presided and Thomas K. Finletter, chairman of the foundation, made an address. Mr. Thant said a monument at the United Nations was fitting "for that noble woman, who' truly loved humanity," and who "was from the earli- est years of the organization until, her death a. stanch be- lieve)- in the United Nations and a commanding figure in its company." Mi Goldberg said: "Eleanor Roosevelt was justly known as the first lady of the The New Yprlt.Times (by Don Charles) world. She was that and so At the dedication of the monument are, from the left: Arthur J. Goldberg, the U.S. dele- much1 more. She was the most beloved and respected woman gate to the United Nations, Secretary'General iWnt and Franklin Delano Eoosevelt Jr. of her time." Hei called her "an American Special to The New York Times United States representative foremost lady of the land." of unusual patriotism" but added UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., at the United Nations, and that j "the more she loved her The monument consists of a country the more she loved the April 23 — A monument was members of the Roosevelt granite slab 4 feet wide and world." dedicated here today to Mrs. family spoke briefly. Presi- 10 feet high, and a semi- •'Adjbng those present were Franklin D. Roosevelt as one dent Johnson, in a telegram circular granite her json Franklin Delano Jr.,, uijders of the United read at the half-hour •.ran- a r&tary General U, mony, called her "not -.: J. .'Goldberg; .-the';,'first ladyVbui Sunday, April 2^1966 TlieEaitFull
I" By -Emm» Bugbeel .'.' .'.-,-". Her White House days, often.visited a similar memorlal'.lit 01 Tht Herald STrflJUrtS Staff - . . ' 1 Eleanor Roosevelt would have loved it, her friends all • : J said—this tranquil nook in the United'Nations garden,.over- ^'assadprrt<3o.ldIierg' sMd: :Kft;.:^i?!',.^!:;..?;' looking the East Biver and the downtown skyline..' -. -;. C.r-. iS^Rpbseyelt'syam'bitrpn^ anS' goal Cwere- The friends were there yesterday at noon'to.dedlcate. a.-.. -, memorial to Mrs. Roosevelt,, who devoted- the'last'years .-of; . 'n;;Kigh'ts7 of which her .life to work for the United Nations. The memorial of ';" pink Salisbury granite consists or a semicircular bench and £ 14-foot shaft,'which carries In bas relief the words of. Adlal :. Stevenson's famous tribute—"She would ..rather light, a.'-/ [y were among candle than curse the darkness-, and her. glow has/warmed^; memorial the world." --. ',..-• -. >, ' .-^Jr-^V-'V,:.'^; :';H% losevelt Jr., ; Curtis > ''Members'.of MrsxBobsevelt's 'family.;"officials"'at tha'-; dl Bona- United Nations and of the Eleanor MemoriaL-Foundation;.,-' speaking from a temporary- -platform' 'near the memorial, •.-; ./'}'£'£&£'telegram- from President,Johnson sound'ed the.samfr.;' ,, 4sa;tin.ihe/Ahro'hg.fwere. Mrs;.;H_erber%EeImian,^wife ol stressed the motil of peace and quiet.which: they'hops .will..; h : : 1 ; o f.o.fTT.i-s55.>VJRtt'na>n^i,*rtH- "^^ti^Lehmah; -jMiss' Fanniei mark It for future visitors. It stands in the''northeast, cor-/-- 'note; It said, ln-part^-iSL;'^-J.;^ - %/-"\;- '•' '"'.:• ''•*""'- '. '-^-.'-' nerot the United Nations garden at 47th St. and First Ave., ",. , -- "Nothing gives me- mqiieVp.leasure thatii.to:partfcipat&V.^.,/vHur^t£au'thoj;-Dr^^^^^ : : ^ with! you today iri hondilng- the, memory--ot the ivomaii'wh^^^phy^id^ri^^^^^i'^^'Caii^ter^Iast.'^^^^^;..^^ remote even from.-thte avenue's traffic. '"".)' ''Roosevelt family. -•". . -.•:'•'•'. "Her .dedication to humanity- was-unflagging.. The light •".;'J .flnd."Jtp5e-.'Schnetdermanr.:p.rqbablr..Mrs;, Jlobseveitls oldest Anna- Boosevelt Halsted;-.' daughter of President .'which we: take from the torch of'.her greatness is a beacon -•'friend Whose assoclatioh. w3th nerrbegfiii-inlthe old Women's osevelt, first suggested 'the memorial, it was : which brightens our. path. 'As:*iEl^a|angS90s^veltFoun-- . -'Trade Union-'-LeaEm:.-dajs—beloVe"''AlbaA'jf'.or-iwashlngton ^Merday, remembering that her mother durins da-tlondedicates this menio.ria^lt^^onuafMheUnited.; .:: yor.^hl.mited.N.attgns^.-sJ • ^..-/ ;; '"••'., '*,'. -- -' .; - U N I T E D " N A T I 0 M S Press Services Office of Public Information United nations, N.Y. ' .(FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA. --HOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) .
' CAUTION:' ADVANCE TEXT . Press Release Not to "be used before .12 noon BY SEC^TARY-GENEirAL AT CEBEMONY • DEDICATING MONUMENT TO MBS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT Following is the text of the statement "by the Secretary-General, U Thant, at the ceremony of dedication of a monument in memory of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, held at United Hat ions Headquarters on 2J April 1966: "On behalf of the United Nations, I thank you, Mr. Finletter, and the Trustees of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation for your presentation of this historically significant a,nd very attractive addition to United Nations Headquarters. I greatly appreciate your invitation to me to dedicate this memorial to one of the true pioneers in the work of the United Nations; to one who for so long was among its most devoted and effective friends and supporters • "It is, as you have intimated, Mr. Finletter, most fitting that we should "be at this place on this noonday and that this unique monument to Mrs . Eleanor Roosevelt should take its place here in the garden of the United Nations. For that noble woman, who truly loved humanity, was, from the earliest years of the Organization until her death^a staunch believer in the United Nations and a com- manding figure in its company. For many years she was a familiar presence in the corridors and surroundings of this house of the world, where she was always very much at home. We who knew and worked with her here -- and we are still a good many -- shall never forget her friendliness and graciousness, her faith in man and his future, her great wisdom always simply expressed, and her sympathy with and understanding of the problems of the common man everywhere, whatever his origin, race or creed. "Eleanor Roosevelt was not only a stalwart protagonist of the rights of man; she gave an added dimension to man's age-long striving for dignity and self-respect. (more ) - 2 - Press Release SG/SM/490 22 April 1966 "We in this Organization, which is still less than 21 years old, seek that universality'of peoples and nations in the organized international community, that sense of unity and fellow-feeling among all peoples that was the true spirit of Mrs. Roosevelt towards all of her fellow beings. Indeed, and no doubt because of this spirit, it can be said that few persons in our time have been so uni- versally loved and respected as was she. "It is especially good, therefore, that this monument to her, at once artistic and utilitarian, should be erected here. "As Eleanor Roosevelt was an oasis of spiritual strength and calm in the vast reaches of contemporary cynicism, this monument in this secluded spot in our grounds will be an oasis for quiet reflection amidst the hustle and bustle and the pervasive pragmatism characteristic of United nations affairs." « iAV i' VA i VAi 7vT GUEST LIST Dedication of Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial at United Nations April 23, 1966 PINK TICKETS - Section A Family, Trustees and Special Guests Goldberg, Ambassador & Mrs. Arthur J. Pinletter, Thomas K. Benjamin, Robert S. Ford, Rev. George B. Benton, William Garibaldi, Mr. & Mrs. V. Bunche, Ralph J. Gellhorn, Mrs. Alfred Pleeson, Doris and guest Halsted, Dr. & Mrs. James A. Gellhorn, Mrs. George Lash, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Ginsburg, Mr. & Mrs. G. Lehman, Mrs. Herbert H. Goldfarb, Mr. & Mrs. J.A, Lehman, Mr. & Mrs, Orin Gugler, Eric Lord, Nina Gurewltsch, Dr. & Mrs. A, Roosevelt, Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Futkind, Miss Gabriele Roosevelt Jr., Hon. & Mrs. Franklin D. Hammer, Mr. & Mrs. V. Roosevelt III, Franklin D. Harron, Judge Marion J. Roosevelt, Ambassador & Mrs. James Howe, Mr. & Mrs. Hartley Schary, Dore Hurst, Fannie Young Jr, Whitney M. Joseph, Miss Nannine Baumgartner, Dr. Leona Korn, Bennett Bernstein, Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Kross, Anna M. Biddle, Mr. & Mrs. Francis Lape, Miss Esther E. Bourne, Mr. & Mrs. James R. Gavin, Dr. Helen Braude, Beatrice Leach, Mrs. Henry G» Carey, James B. Lowell, Hon, Stanley Corr, Maureen McKeever, Mr. & Mrs. P. di Bonaventura, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony MeLaughlin, Miss K. Drewry, Elizabeth B. Westa, Mrs. Perle Eichelberger, Clark M. Morgan, Mrs. W. Forbes Entrup, Mr. & Mrs. Lester Palmer, Mr. Charles I?. Family. Trustees and Special Guests - Page 2 Pomerance, Josephine Poses, Mr. & Mrs. Jack I. Potofsky, Jacob Richmond, Frederic W. Roach, Mrs. George Ryan, Hon. & Mrs. William F. Schneiderman, Rose Shea, Mr. & Mrs. John J. B. Silverman, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stix, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Suckley, Miss Margaret Tempelsman, Maurice Toombs, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Winslow, Mr. & Mrs. Richard GUEST LIST Dedication of Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial at United Nations April 23, 1966 BLUE TICKETS - Section B Ambassadors and United Nations Representatives Abdul Rahman Pazhwak, Afghanistan Dr. & Mrs. A. Pardo, Malta Patrick Shaw, Australia Ahmed-Baba Miske, Kurt Waldheim, Austria Mauritania Fernando Ortiz Sanz, Bolivia J. G. de Beus, Netherlands Milko Tarabanov, Bulgaria Guillermo Lang, Nicaragua T. Nsanzf, Burundi Joe lyalla, Nigeria G.G. Tchernouchtchenko, Byelorussian Nielsen, S. A. & Mrs. Theodore Idzumbuir, Dem. Rep. Congo Norway Jose Luis Redondo-Gomez, Costa Rica Miguel Solano Lopez, Zenon G. Rossides, Cyprus Paraguay Hector Escobar Serrano, El Salvador Salvador Lopez, Philipines Tesfaye Gebre-Egzy, Ethiopia Bohdan Lewandowski, Poland Roger Seydoux, Prance Dr. & Mrs. A. Patricio, Marion Mill Preminger, Gabon Portugal P. S. Arkhurst, Ghana Ion Moraru, Romania Alexis S. Liatis, Greece Canisius Mudenge> Achkar Marof, Guinea Rwandoise Carlet R. Auguste, Haiti Victor Loh, Singapore Gopalaswami Parthasarathi, India Carlos Pdez, Longoria, Mehdi Vakil, Iran Spain Michael Comay, Israel Baron Carl Rappe, Sweden Piero Vinci, Italy John S. Malecela, Akira Matsui, Japan Tanzania M. Klamchan Pradith, Laos Taieb Slim, Tunisia M. Souheil Chammas, Lebanon Orhan Eralp, Turkey Miss de Soignies, Malagasy Emanuel Ndawula, John R. Ngwiri, Malawi Uganda Ambassadors and United Nations Representatives - Page 2 Sir Roger Jackling, United Kingdom Pedro Zuloaga, Venezuela I. H. Abdel-Rahman Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Chacko Myer Cohen Rajendra Coomaraswamy Mrs. Suzanne Forgues Victor Hoo John P, Humphrey Dr. & Mrs. Edward Iwaszkiewicz George J. Janecek Ilhan Lutem William McCaw Jiri Nosek Dragoslav Protitch Jose Rolz-Bennett Mr. & Mr3. Oscar Schachter Carey Seward David B. Vaughan Lev Vladimirov Mr. & Mrs. Abdulrahim Abby Parah C. A. Stavropoulos ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 26 WEST 56th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 • PHONE (212) • 246-5526 Honorary Trustees President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson President* and Mrs. John F. Kennedy President and Mrs. Harry S Truman Hoard of Trustees FOR RELEASE: April 19, 1966 HONORARY CHAIRMAN Arthur J. Goldberg For Confirmation Call: Louis Lempel - 246-5526 CHAIRMAN Adlai E. Stevenson* (1963-1965) Thomas K. Finletter Dedication of the Foundation's Memor- EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIRMAN EVENT: Robert S. Benjamin ial to Eleanor Roosevelt erected on the VICE-CHAIRMEN United Nations' grounds. Marian Anderson Ralph J. Bunche Mrs. Thorn Lord George Meany WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 1966 - 12:00 Noon. Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer Walter P. Reuther The United Nations - 47th Street En- SECRETARY WHERE: Mrs. Anna Rosenberg Hoffman trance. TREASURER Jesse W. Tapp PARTICIPATING: Thomas K. Finletter» Chairman, Board William Benton of Trustees of the Eleanor Roosevelt Jacob Blaustein Chester Bowles Memorial Foundation, who will present Henry Crown Richardson Dilworth the Memorial to the United Nations, David Dubinsky Abraham Feinberg Myer Feldman Secretary General of the United Nations - Mrs. Marshall Field U Thant, who will accept on behalf of Arnold M. Grant Armand Hammer, M.D. the United Nations and dedicate the Arthur Hanisch Dr. Theodore M. Hestmrgh Memorial. Mrs. Thomas B. Hess Joseph D. Keenan Mrs. Robert E. Kintner Arthur J* Goldberg, United States Am- Philip M. Klutznick bassador to the United Nations. Mrs. Trude W. Lash Mrs. Albert D. Lasker Archibald MacLeish Mrs, Anna Roosevelt Halsted and Frank- Charles W. Mayo, M.D. John J. McCloy lin D. Roosevelt, Jr., for the family. Ralph McGill Henry Morgenthau, III Jubal R. Parten Presiding: Arnold M. Grant, Trustee of Franklin D. Roosevelt, HI the Foundation and Chairman of the Dr. Abram L. Sachar Dore Schary Dedication Committee, Mrs. Stephen E. Smith Herman W. Steinkraus Roy Wilkins ADDITIONAL Whitney M. Young, Jr. INFORMATION: The Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foun- £x-Officio Trustees dation was created by £n Act of Congress Mrs. Anna R. Halsted and sign.ed on April 23, 1963 by the late James Roosevelt Elliott Roosevelt President Kennedy. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. John A. Roosevelt (more) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIRMAN John J. B. Shea DIRECTOR Louis Lempel 'Deceased "She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world.' -z- The Foundation continues to carry on Eleanor Roosevelt's work to advance human dignity and inter- national understanding. In reverence to the memory of Mrs. Roosevelt, the Trustees of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation deemed it fitting that a memorial to her be erected on the grounds of the United Nations where she labored tirelessly for so many years to achieve a world in which all men could walk in peace and dignity. The United Nations, in a rare act and as a tribute to Mrs. Roosevelt, allocated space on its grounds for this permanent memorial. The public is invited to attend. ##«##### ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE: Not to be used before noon Saturday - April 23, 1966 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY REMARKS BY ANNA ROOSEVELT HALSTED AT UNITED NATIONS MEMORIAL TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT - April 23, 1966 No one who knew my mother well could accuse her of being politically naive. I am speaking of course of politics in its widest application to the methods used by human beings in achieving their goals from precinct levels in this country to the broadest international levels. As we all know, for Mother the application of politics had to be based within \ the depths of her motivations to make better the lives of people. And the depth and strength of moti- vation was as strong at home as abroad. Mother was close to people -- she was what we call "down to earth." For instance, she wrote in her book published in I960: "If you step on other people's necks to get rich, or barter your personal honor, then it is others who pay for your success and you.can hardly call it your own. If, however, you build something that is of benefit to other people, give them an Remarks by Anna Roosevelt Halsted - 2 opportunity to rise with you on your upward climb, you make a contribution." In another part of that same book she wrote about the many different people coming here to the United Nations, main- taining while in a strange country their own distinctive dress, customs and modes of thought. Then she added: "We talk so often about the difference between people, yet here in our country we find that, in spite of circumstances which create great differences, we have certain great similar- ities. Rich or poor, we want our children to be well educated. Rich or poor, we want them to do better than we have done. Rich or poor, we want the respect of our neighbors - and perhaps their affection. Love and death come to us all, no matter the circumstances of our lives. In the big things that matter, the similarities are far greater than the differences." Before concluding I would like to say heartfelt thanks to all those who have labored to achieve this secluded (In the midst of hugeness) and Infinitely thoughtful memorial, as well as to those who labored in many ways to bring us all together today. In the mind of the artist, I happen to know, was Mother's love of Saint Gaudens' memorial to the wife of Henry Adams, in Washington, where Mother would often go to sit Remarks by Anna Roosevelt Halsted - 3 in seclusion and think on the problems of the rest of us in the world. My final words today are a quote, again: the final paragraph in the last book written by Mother and published after her death. It is a quote from Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, as follows: "Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a life- time; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate con- text of history] therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone. Therefore we are saved by love." u i ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE: Not to be used before noon Saturday, April 23, 1966 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Address of Mr. Thomas K. Finletter at Dedication of Memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt, in the garden of the U.N. - April 23.> 1966. We are gathered here today to honor the memory of a great lady who was a cherished friend of all mankind. It is fitting that we should meet on the grounds of the United Nations. Here, as Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt labored tirelessly for many years to achieve a world in which all men can walk in peace and dignity. She was a selfless person devoted to her fellow man. With tact, with infinite patience, warmth and intelligence, she helped give the world one of the noblest documents of mankind — the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights.l} Her life was crowded, restless and fearless. The list of her achievements, of her kindnesses is inexhaustible' Devo- tion to the principles of the United Nations to a world without war, to the brotherhood of man underscored them all. And happily for all of us she could communicate her devotion and enthusiasm to others. She saw clearly; she spoke simply. The power of her words came from the depth of her conviction. She was indeed the "First Lady of the World." Address of Mr. Thomas K. Finletter - 2 Shortly after her death, The Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation was chartered by Congress to reflect the universal love and respect that Mrs. Roosevelt enjoyed and to continue her good works. We are continuing them. In reverence to her memory, the Tru-stees of the Foundation.deemed it fitting that a modest memorial be erected on the grounds of the United Nations where visitors may sit and meditate. And so, Mr. Secretary- General of the United Nations, on behalf, of the Trustees of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation and on behalf of thooe who have supported, and con- tributed to the Foundation, I hereby offer to you for dedication, and do hereby present to the United Nations this Memorial 'to perpetuate the memory of Eleanor Roosevelt. - . > April '19 'a? J&1-, Q^-h iB&ragiralsesra Ohaf cte Calwaevv de E'ls Dedication of the Bleanoa.' Roosevelt ai Mp0 Vaughan's request^ a mesfeing 'was held IK ajr office today the details of the cs^smei-sjjr of the d*3i.eation of the i?oosav01t K8B3oria3.» Tiio folleneing war© present; Louis LeRtelXf 0iraetors EL^aKor Roosevslt Meiaorlal Fotasdation >s J'Jr. Van Name > Building 35ianagem8nt Serd.ee Mr. Cosgrove » Seeuritgr Section Hr. Orfcis , OPI Mr. Cahall, " Mrs* Latigatons, n Mr. Sapaa, " 1. Ottriiig the mating it was agitsod that fch« officiating person 3 ities, vis. ^*« £**PiOld Mo Gsraxafcj, Mr0 Thoisas K» Fi£jlsfcfe3rs Mrs. A?asa Roc-sevaXi Haistead, Franklin D0 RcGser«relts Jr,,,, Mr« Arthur J-, Goldberg aad the Secretary - 8 BtBet IK the Oelegatsa ferth loimgs. bstv>aea 11,45 and 11..55 ausa0 oa Tlrais gifcsup ^dll be escorted froa the Morth Ltjunge to me site of the ded&e&ticm ^ HJ?C L^Rtell arsd Mr* d«s !feuica®«st«r« Tha party %dJJ. go f ram the Hflfth LM«ge by the tv,*o elevators foxa the ssseac! flow ^owa to I-B sad into [ tli0 garden Q ~" A. platform for fehe six officials participating in t-he defiieafcic>n as naent-ioKad in the iwogfasnaK),,. will b© tmilt i»B3er the sapsrvision of Kr0 Van platform td.ll b© pSLaced to the left of iha memoilalj facing the East 3e Ifrn Van Hans© has agreed tc aaka the neceesary arrangements to rent 300 chairs to be delivami on Friday and pls«ed ojs Sattsrday mcx-nl.ug In frcat of ths speakers' platform* of tfoes© chairs *dll be reserved S&sf tasalbsrs of the Roosevelt Trustees of th« Eleanor Hoose"j©lt Fcundation and other tf!P0o Pink-coloured idll give access to these chairs Q i fchia gr-cap, sis^j chairs td>R teg reserved for United Wations Ambassadors and othej» Sii^|j«rankiag Seeratarlat officials. Blus-coici-arsd tickets access to tfcase chais-s,, Behind 'ths above two gyowpa^, 175 chairs -will bs E"3served fos? athep Foundation VMte-colonyetl tickets tjill giire access to these cameras under tho supervision of Mr* Gahail* 5, SBC08OTrfJ.l lmate ) tisa nswjssary ayrangcniaats -with the Polios authorities of ins City of Haw York to advise tbeia of the event taking piaao in the United Nations garden that dayA. so as feo avoid traffic congestion at ih© gates on 4.7th Street™ Guards will be assigned t.o appropriate places to indie?to to bearers of different coloured adejiasion tickets where they are feo ba seated„ 9 the Delegates entrance will bs opened and a guard will bo on duty to show guests the way to the North Lounge, The necessary arrangements -will be made by Security to have guards at the garden doora of 1-B throtigh which the Secretary-General and members of the official party will pass at 11:55 a<,nu and return into the building at the conclusion of the ceremony. Mr. Van Name will work owt & pattern for parking cars of invited guests, 6, Mre Ortia vdll wrk oat all details for prosa covsrag© with mambers of the United Nations Press Corps* 7, Two guest lists •will be provided for the Chief of Protocol and twelve guest lists for Security by the Foundation, Twelve samples of tickets tdll bs provided by the Foundation for Security. The Foundation will also provide the texts of the addresses to be delivered by Mr™ Grant, Mr* Finletter, Mr*»B Halotead, 3^u Roosevelt and H0E0 Mr. Goldberg* These texts vdll be coifflawnicated to the Chief of Protocol, who will transmit them to Mr. Ortia for appropriate action* 8, Mr, Van Kame will make the necessary arrangements to have a lectern placed on the official speakers" platforra complete with microphone aisd the necessary loudspeakers. He SfUl arrange withs the appropriate Secretfiriat officials for recording of the event0 The ceremony should not last more than 30 minutes., At its conclusion the Seeyetary^Cieneral will take leave or tne parsonaj.ita.es present, C. u • 14 April 1966 To: The Secretary-General Through: Mr* C»V» Narasimhan Chef de Cabinet From: Pierre de HettLemeester Subject: Dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial on Jfeturdai^.23, April 1°.66 at 12.00 aoon ,„ , Following Kc0 Vaughan's request, a meeting xsas held in my office today to co-ordinate the details of the ceremony of the dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial <, The following were present: His Louis Lentell, Director, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation Mrs. townbere, Secretary, n " " ia Mr. Van flame , Buildings Management Serd.ee Mr a Cosgrove , Security Section Mr. Ortia , DPI Mr. Cahail, " Mrs* Langston! * Mr*. Sanaa, lf 1, During the meeting it was agreed that the offieiating personalities, viz. Mr a jlmvold Mo Grant* Mr. Thomas K, Finlettsr, Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Halstead, Mr* Franklin D0 Roosevelt, Jr«,p Mru Arthur Jo Goldberg and the Secrotary^snsra] would meet in the Delegates6 North Lounge between H«b5 and 11=55 a<>m» on Saturday«, This group will be escorted from the North Lounge to the site of the dedication by Mr. Lentell and Hr. de Meulemsester, The party will go frem the florth Lounge by the two elevators from the second floor down to 1-3 and into the gardeno 2, A platform for the six officials participating in the dedication ao mentioned in the programme, will be built under the supervision of Mra Van Name,, This platform will be placed to the left of the memorial, facing the East River0 3, Mf* Van Name haa agreed to make the necessary arrangements to rent 300 chairs to be delivered on Friday and placed on Saturday morning in front of the speakers' platform* Sixty of these chairs will be reserved for members of the Roosevelt Trustees of the Eleanor Hoosevelt Foundation and other VIPs« Pirtiocoloured tickets will give access to these chairs0 Behini this group, sixty chairs will be reserved for United Nations Ambassadors and «the? high-ranking Secretariat officials. Blue-eol&ured tickets mil give across to these chairs. Behind the above two groups, 175 chairs vill be reserved for ether Foundation guests < White -coloured tickets will give access to these chairs.. 4° OPJ has agreed to two plafcfowns being placed 12 feet from the concrete path facing the memorial0 One platform is to be occupied by still cameras, under the supervision of Mrs* Langsfeon, the other by movie and television cameras tinder the supervision of Mr0 Cahail. 5a SECURITY will make the necessary arrangements with the Police authorities of the City of New York to advise them of the event taking place in the United Nations garden that day, so as to avoid traffic congestion at the gates on 47th Street* Guards will be assigned t,o appropriate places to indicate to bearers of different coloured admission tickets where they are to be seated,. The Delegates' entrance will be opened and a guard will'be on duty to show guests the way to the North Lounge„ The necessary arrangements will be made by Security to have guards at the garden doors of 1-B through which the Secretary-General and members of the official party will pass at Iis55 a«ja0 and return into the building at the conclusion of the ceremony. Mr« Van Name will work out a pattern for parking cars of invited guests, 6* Mr0 Ortia will work out all details for press coverage with mambars of the United Nations Press Corps0 7« Two guest lists will be provided for the Chief of Protoeol and twelve guest lists for Security by the Foundation0 Twelve samples of tickets will be provided by the Foundation for Security. The Foundation will also provide the texts of the addresses to be delivered by Hr<> Grant, Mr0 Finletter, Mrs. Halstead, Mr0 Roosevelt arid H0E0 Mr» Goldberg<> These texts will be communicated to the Chief of Protocol, who will transmit them to Mr. Ortiz for appropriate action-, 0* Mr« Van Name will make the necessary arrangements to have a lectern placed on the official speakers' platform,, complete with microphone and the necessary loudspeakers. He *£!! arrange with the appropriate Secretariat officials for the recording of the event,, The ceremony should not last more than 30 minutes„ At its conclusion the Secretary-General will take leave of the personalities present. April 1946 fo? -'Tht? Secret33^ "federa Mr. C»V sf de Oablaai Pierre Following Kr0 Vaughan's request,, & naseting was hold in Eiy office today to co-ordinate tho details of the coremony of the dedication of the Eleanor Eftossvalt Memorial. The following were present; Mr. Louis Lentell, Director, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation Mrs. Lowenberg, Secretary, " " " " Mr. Van Jfaae , Buildings Management Service Mr, Coagrove , Security Section Mr, Ortis, OPI Mr. Cahail, « Mro. tangaton, « Mr. Sapraa, " 1. During tha meeting it was agreed that the officiating parsomHties, viz. Mr* iLi*Rold Ho Grantj Mr0 Thomas iU Pinletter, Mrs. Anna Hoosevslt Hulstead, tiff* Franklin D«, ftoosevelt, Jros, Mr0 Arthur J<, Goldbex^ aad tha Secratary-General, would aseet in the Delegates' North Lounge between 11«45 and 11,55 aam« on Saturday* Thi9 group will bo escorted from the North lounge to the site of the dedication by Hr» Lentell anS Hrv de Meuleimseetar,, The party i-dll go frean the Jlorth Lfflinge by the tvo t*levatoro from the oocond floor down to 1-B end into the gardena 3. A platfona for the six officials participating in the dedicati will be &B9ign9d t,o appropriate places to indicate to hewers of different coloured adffliaaion iieteeig whsro they are to be seated „ D«lsgat03° entrance will b& opaned and a gUEjrd vo.ll be on duty to shcn-r gu@ata the way to the North Lounge » The iiecesaary arran^nrants will be made by Security to have guards at the garden doors of 1-B through vflri-oh the Secretary-General and members of the official party will pas3 at 11:55 a«,m0 and return into the building at the conolueion of the cersmony0 Ifro Van Kame wl.n work out a pattern for- parking earo of invited gueatso 6* Mr» Ortia will uorlc out all details for press coverage mth members of the United nations Press Corps* 7 « TWO guest liste Kill be provided for the Chief of Protocol and twelve guest lists for Security by the Foundation,, Twelve samples of tickets will be provided by the Foundation for Security. The Foundation will also provide the texts of the addresses to be delivered by Mr* Grant, Kr* Finlettor, Mr a. Halstead, Mr. Roosevelt and H0£o Mr. Goldberg0 texts will be communicated to the Chief of Protocol, who id.ll transmit to Hr. Ortiz for appropriate action, 0« Mr, Van Name will make the necessary arrangement;} to have a leeiern placed on the official speakers' plat.fc^a^ complete vdtSi ndcr-ophoRo and the necessary loudspeakers. He tetll arrange with tlie appropriate Secretariat officials for the recording of the event0 The ceremony should not last more than 30 minutes,, At its conclusion the Secretary-General will take leave of the personalities present. TELSUN FOUNDATIONJNC. I MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 10022 HA 1-0950. CABLES: TELESUN NEW YORK March 20, 1966 Mr. Jeand'Arcy Secretariat Building United Nations New York, New York Dear Jean: Attached, herewith, please find the guest list of the people that we should like to see invited by the Secretary General. I would appreciate it greatly if you would add the list of your people to be invited. It is my understanding that the Secretary General intends inviting the following — and, of course, he may add additional guests: Mr. G. V. Narasimhan Mr. Jose Kola-Bennett Dr. Ralph J. Bunche Mr. Aleksei E. Nesterenko Mr. Brian Urquhart Mr. Jean d'Arcy The President of the General Assembly The President of the Security Council The President of the Economic Council The Five Permanent lumbers of the Security Council "~ . The Italian Ambassador The Austrian Ambassador The Iranian Ambassador In each case we would appreciate it if the wives of the above or any other additional guests were invited as well. Also, we suggest and would appreciate an invitation being sent to the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Joseph Cisco, in Washington, D. C. To recapitulate, it is my understanding that the Secretary General will send out invitations to the people on the attached list as well as on the list that you will compile. (Incidentally, I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy of the list of people that are being invited from your end. ) Further, as we discussed, the time schedule is as follows: 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. Cocktails 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. Dinner 9:30 to 11:00 p.m. Screening of "The Poppy Is Also A Flower" BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAUL G. HOFFMAN (CHAIRMANI. ROBERT S. BENJAMIN, EUSENE R. BLACK, DONALD L. CLARK. SEN. ALFRED M. GRUENTHER. ANDREW HEISKELL, MRS. ANNA M. ROSENBERG HOFFMAN, MRS. ALBERT D. LASKER. SOL M. LINOWITZ, JOHN J. McCLOY, FREDERIC PAPERT. WILLIAM S. RENCHARD, JOSEPH C. WILSON loaax1-kdOo}t JAdOOioSBXJj Mr. Jean d'Arcy -2- ^ March 20, 1966 Please note that the screening will take place in the same room at the Four Seasons in which the dinner will be held. This room is fully equipped for 35mm projection so that no one will have to move after dinner. Also, I would appreciate it if you would prepare suitable wording for the plaque to be affixed to the flag which the Secretary General will present to Xerox Corporation. Also, you were good enough to suggest that you would prepare the wording to go on the little mementos to be given to the four various director/producers in the series. I have been asked by Mr. Linowitz, who will accept the award on behalf of Xerox Corporation if he could get, as soon as possible, a rough idea of the Secretary General's remarks so that he can prepare an appropriate response. Many thanks for your kind help and cooperation. Very sincerely yours, Edgar Rosenberg Attachment ER:rf SECRETARY GENERAL U THANT DINNER - FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT -_ FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 1966 GUEST LIST - TSLSUN FOUNDATION MR. & MRS. ROBERT S. BENJAMIN Docks Lane Kings Point, Long Island, New York MR. & MRS. EUGENE R. BLACK 178 Columbia Heights Brooklyn, New York 11201 MR. & MRS. DONALD L. CLARK 44 Crescent Hill Road Pittsford, New York MR. & MRS. THEODORE FETTER 114 East 71st Street New York, New York 10021 MR. & MRS. LEONARD GOLDENSON American Broadcasting Company 1330 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019 GENERAL & MRS. ALFRED M. GRUENTHER 4101 Cathedral Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. MR. & MRS. ANDREW HEISKELL 870 United Nations Plaza New York, New York 10017 MR. & MRS. PAUL HOFFMAN 8 Sutton Square New York, New York 10022 MRS. ALBERT D. LASKER & GUEST 29 Beekman Place ; New York, New York MR. & MRS. SOL M. LINOWITZ 2563 East Avenue Rochester, New York MR. & MS. JOHN J. McCLOY 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York, New York MR. & MRS. C. PETER McCOLOUGH 8 White stone Lane Pittsford, New York Kdoo) ioaBX GUEST LIST - TELSUN FOUNDATION MR. & MRS. PORTER McKEEVER 318 Cliff Avenue Pelham, New York MR. & MRS. THOMAS MOORE 91 Dorchester Road Darien, Connecticut MR. & MRS. FREDERIC PAPERT 65 East 90th Street New York,. New York 10028 MR. CLINTON A. REHLING & GUEST 337 East 50th Street New York, New York MR. & MRS. WILLIAM S. RENCHARD He ge man's Lane Glen Head, Long Island, New York MR. & MS. EDGAR ROSENBERG 205 East 63rd Street New York, New York 10021 MR. & MRS. ROBERT STAHL 3135 Johnson Street Riverdale, New York MR. & MRS. ROGER STEVENS Mil - 34th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. MR. & MRS. DEL TENNEY 969 Park Avenue New York, New York MR. & MRS. RONALD TREE 123 East 79th Street New York, New York 10021 MR. & MS. JOSEPH C. WILSON 1550 Clover Street Rochester, New York MR. & MRS. TERENCE YOUNG Hotel George Cinq 31 Avenue George Cinq Paris 8, France Protocol and liaison Section 20 April 1966 Correction In the msnior-aiidtua, dated 14 April 1966s on the Dedication of the Eleasnor Rcoaevolt- Memorial, the name of fcho Dirsctoi'3 of the Elearjos1 Roosevelt Memorial Foandatiorii which had been given to this Ssciion as Mr0 Louia Lentellj should be Mr. Louis 14 April Chef da Cabinet 'From: Pierre da Subject.: Dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial ___ Following Mr,, Vaughan'a request, a meeting was held in ray office today to co-ordinate the details of ike ceremony of the dedication of the Eleanor Uoosevslfc MsBtortLaU Hie following were preaantt Mr. Louis itentell, Director, Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation Mrs. Lovonberg, Secretary, tt " u " Mr. Van Name , Buildings Management Sendee Mr* Cosgrovs , Security Section Hr, Orfcls , OPI Mr. CahaiX « Mrs. Langaton, ° 1, During the aseting it i«iaa agreed that the officiating persom3ities, v±z. 8r« Ar-iold M« Grant3 Mr0 Thomas K0 Finlstterj Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Hal stead, Mr« Franklin D» Rooaevelt, Jr*^ !&•» Arthur Jo Goldberg and the Secret ai-jr-General, would laeet in the Delegates " North lounge between ll»i£ and 11,55 a*m. on Snturdayo This group will bo escorted from the North Lounge to the site of the dedication by Hr« Ijentell and Hr. de Keulemoester0 Ths party will go from the North Lounge by the t«t> elevators from the second floor down to 1-B find into the garden » 2. A platform for the six officials participating in tho dedication ceremony, aa mentioned In tho prograromQj vdll be built under th@ supervision of !&•<> Van Name, This platform will bo placed to the left of the memorial, facing the East River „ 3 Ms*, Van Kaas has agreed to make the necessary arrangements to rent 300 chairs to0 be delivered on Friday end placed on Saturday moiling in front of the speakers " platfom* Sixty of these chairs will be reserved for msmbsrs of the Roosevelt family, Trustees of tha Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation and other VIPa0 P±nk»coloured ticlcets give access to these chairs <, Behind thie group, sixty chairs will bs reserved for United Nations tebassadors and JJtJieL" tii^i«ranking Secretariat officials . Blue" soleurod tickets wi3J give access to these chairs. Behind the above two groups, 175 chairs will be reserved for other Foundation guests, Whifce-colourad tickets will give access to thaeo chairs,, 2 « 4-v OFI has agreed to two platfonaa being placed 12 feat from the concrete path facing the memorial,. One platform is to be occupied by still cameras, under feho supervision of Mrs* Laagst.cn., the other by movie and television cameras under the supervision of Mr a 3, 9JBVQKERE tdll make the necessary arrangements t-dth the Police authorities of the City of New York to achrise them of the event taking plae® in the United Nations garden that day, so as to avoid traffic congestion at the gates on 47th Street*, Guards will be assigned to appropriate places to Indicate to bearers of different coloured admission tickets where they are to be seated „ Ths Delegates' entrance will bs opened and a guard will be> on duty to show guests the way to the North Lounge0 The necessary arrangements vdll be mado by Security to have guards at the garden doors of 1<°B through which the Secretary-General and members of the official party will pass at 11:55 &°tt<> and return into the building at the conclusion of the ceremony, Hr» Van Name will work out a pattern for parking cars of invited guests. 6. Mr» Ortie will nark out all details for press coverage with members of the United Nations Press Corps* 7» Tub guest lists will be provided for the Chief of Protocol and ttrelve guest lists for Security by the Foundation,, Twelve samples of tickets irf.ll be provided by the 'Foundation for Security. The Foundation will also provide the texts of the addresses to be delivered by Mr- Grants Hr., Finletter* Kra. Halstead/ Mr0 Roosevelt and HeJS0 Mre Goldberg. Ifceee toxts tdll be conmtmicated to the Chief of Protocol, vrfio will transanit them to Mr. Ortiz for appropriate action,, d* Mr» Van Name will make the necessary arrangements to have a lectern placed on the official speakers' platforms, complete with microphone and the necessary loudspeakers. He telll arrange with to© appropriate Secretariat officials for the recording of the evento The ceremony should not last more than 30 minutes „ At its conclusion the Secretary-General -will take leave of the personalities present. Mr. E. ?an H i Chief 4 April 1966 Buildings David S* ¥aughan Director o£ Gsnsral Serslses 1 £«a inforsied by Mr. Hafcaor that tl>3 attached Is the proposed schedule for the Eleanor Roosevelt Ceremony to be held on Saturdayj 23 April* Will you please be certain that all the necessary ar.r-iin.sestjnts are za&da i"or Ssouritj1 crowd control, etc., and eo-ordinate this through Mr. ds Meulsmeester who, as Chief of Protocol, should taa ihs liaison vdth thoss concerned and v,ro!.ild ma!ie the necessary arrangeacrits for the participation with the Chef cie Cabineta etc, ccs Mr*. Narasimhan&^ Mr. de Meulsmsester s A.JO;; 5 can x ELEANOR KOGSSVKLT MEMORIAL CJSREMONY Saturday,''123 April 1966;.;. •..'; "'. •'•;.''•''•' . '' "' • }* 1I . ' • • Invitations for 12 Moon' (ceremony to start at 12sl5) ; • i i . •• 1« ''Mr. Arnold M8 Grant will preside '• ' i : 2«- Mr. Thoasas Finletter; Chairman of ^ I make pressatation' to the Seflratary«Qen«jral |a .draft of"his speech will be aont to UH so fchat respans® rsiaarks for Secretary-General; Anna Halstead and Mr. Franklin S« Roos©v©lt# J2 (Remarks by syssabsrs- of fsffiily) ' I .i, • • i • . "'toassador Goldberg : (there is alight' possibility '"''•*• M • • ••'!'' that.fies-Pras'idsiit' Humphrey sua^1 dosj® in which oa,s@ , - . [.''-. ! remarks instead of Amb» Goldberg.} • '' Invitations hair® been sent to- '•••'. . ' ! ; i ' sra.preparing programs -.hops to''asset this ^@@k -with O I • UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM INTERIEUR TO: The Secretary-General 16 March 1966 A: REFERENCE: THROUGH: S/C DE: FROM: Pierre de Meulemeestsr DE: Chief of Protocol SUBJECT: Invitation to the dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial OBJET: 1. Mr. Vaughan asked me to look at the draft of the invitation to the dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial which had been sent to him on 14 March by Mr. Ratner, who is in charge of organizing this ceremony. 2. It appears odd to me that the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation should be inviting people to attend the dedication ceremony non the grounds of the United Nations" and that you, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, should not be inviting together with the Foundation. You nay, furthermore, wish to invite certain guests of your own. J.t is all the more odd since the programme, which will be attached to the invitation, states that you as Secretary-General will make an acceptance speech. I mentioned this point to Mr. Ratner's assistant, Mr. Dick Wiener, and he entirely agreed. 3. Another point I mentioned to Mr. Wiener was that it also struck me as being odd that rtthe Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation" was inviting rather than "the members of the Board of Trustees of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation". Mr. Wiener also agreed to this modification. 4. As there is a certain urgency in having these invitations printed, may I ask you whether you agree with these suggested modifications so that I may communicate back again with Mr. Wiener. ') AclOOl < OH3X, \ X UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Working Together for Peace, Freedom and justice 345 East 46th Street New York, New York 10017 OXford 7-3232 March 14th, 1966 Mr. David B. Vaughan, Under Secretary Office of General Services Room 2127 B, United Nations United Nations Plazr. New York, New York Dear Mr. Vaughan: Enclosed is the draft of the invitation for the dedication of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial. I would appreciate it if you would have your secretary call me to let me know if this is alright, or if there are any changes necessary. Many thanks for your cooperation. Sincerely yours, RMR:mn Robert M. Ratner, Director Financial Development P.S. To avoid any confusion, there is no connection whatsoever between the UNA and this matter. It is simply that I am acting in a volunteer capacity for the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. DIRECTV r? or MAR i 4 ]966 •**-,.*,...... „ UNA-USA M a iwn-pftrtisati, f>rii'ft!fly-X':if"fi>'>rfffl rfsff:rr*r *?rt! f.'it:,-^f:\in fi*znrA-rtiinn fpm/wvf nf iV.^."'iVvir' rifmhrrr, fhiblrrt find •'•* . • •: ' •• • .' *. • - * i ' i.. t ' • • •• ' ' ' ' . i '-.'.'.•• I ,i . • • • • . . . . .,. .Xr DRAFT OF ESVXTATIOB Pg. 1 THE ELEANOR BOOSEVELT JIEMOSIAL FOUSSDATIOH CORDIALLY IK7ITBS YOU TO ATTEND THE DEDICATION OF ITS MEMORIAL TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT OK THE GROUNDS OF THE UNITED NATIONS Saturday, April 23rd at 12:00 P.M. Sharp United Nations Plaaa at 47th Street Hew York, New York RSVP by April 2nd This invitation is not transferable PROGRAM Presiding Arnold M. Grant Presentation Thomas K. Finletter Chairnsans Board of Trustees Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial foundation Acceptance S Thant Secreeary-Ganeral of the United Nations For the Family Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Halstead Remarks The Vice President of the united States ^A •' \ • DRAFT • ^ (3/14/66) COPY FOR RETUES CARD will be happy to attend the Dedication Services of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial at the United Nations on Saturday, April 23rd, 1966 at 12:00 Noon (Please reply by April 2nd) COPY FOR ENVELOPS Dedication Committee Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation 26 West 56th Street New York, H.S. 10019 CTO/mpd :p®e@l35t ef your JMtss* of 28 S3£r&3& t&ai tlaa isestsesaj^r l&s? t&© ds&ie&iioa of &l Beasfe 1st-femi&i ro f f4rs» ilsssaor Booseve®. is for -25 J^iiX' 19^* X -sl^oi uot@ tfeat, tfea gz^issi piag^esaas,, y^a vrf.li ^KJfe- HaQr 5 or of 23 April -|a $lsis e£g3as®3lfe3®, I s&oytM,, :seitEips-^. Jaferjs yea that e [email protected] ts^ tf&E?- yerfc oa S5 Ap*il as?& 'fifill %e atsssy for sJJ.., of «soffips%. fee feaj®r to ^ay a few ' j^tfe ec; ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL FOU 26 WEST 56th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019 • PHONE (212) • 246-5526 trustees President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson February 28, 1966 President* and Mrs. John F. Kennedy President and Mrs. Harry S Truman "Board of Trustees Dear Mr. Secretary General: HONORARY CHAIRMAN Arthur J. Goldberg This Foundation is planning tl CHAIRMAN \dlai E. Stevenson* (l%3-"i965) cation ceremonies on the occasion of the dedi- € homas K. Finletter EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIRMAN cation of a Memorial Bench in honor of Mrs. Eleanor Robert S. Benjamin VICE-CHAIRMEN Marian Anderson Roosevelt, now being constructed on the grounds of Ralph J. Bunche Mrs. Thorn Lord the United Nations. The ceremony is planned for •• George Meany Mrs. Agnes E Meyer Walter P. Reuther April -23, 1966. : uJL'U SECRETARY • Mrs. Anna Rosenberg Hoffman ; TREASURER . Jesse W. Tapp It is expected that members of the Board ,; William Benton .•••' : Jacob Blaustein ' Chester Bowles of Trustees of this Foundation, Delegates from the ; Henry Crown Richardson Dilworth UN, Mrs. Roosevelt's former associates and inti- : David Dubinsky / raham Feinberg \ . .yer Feldman mate friends, as well as members of the Roosevelt « ' Mrs. Marshall Field ' Arnold M." Grant • Armand Hammer, M.D. family, will attend these ceremonies. Arthur Hanisch Dr. Theodore M. Hesburgh _: Mrs. Thomas B. Hess ' . Joseph D. Keenan I Mrs. Robert E. Kintner As the work on the ground preparations Philip M. Klutznick j Mrs. Trude W. Lash • Mrs. Albert D. Lasker for placing the Memorial progresses, we should Archibald MacLeish Charles W. Mayo, M.D. ' ; John J. McCIoy know by the 5th or. 6th 'of March that the proposed • Ralph McGill I Henry Morgenthau, III date of April 23rd can be confirmed and made de- • Jubal R. Parten Franklin D. Roosevelt, III Dr. Abram L. Sachar finite, whereupon formal invitations will be ex- Dore Schary Mrs. Stephen E. Smith Herman W. Steinkraus tended. Roy Wilkins Whitney M. Young, Jr. £x-0fficio Jrustees It is the sincere hope of the Board of Mrs. Anna R. Halsted James Roosevelt .Elliott Roosevelt Trustees of this Foundation that you and Mrs. Thant Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. John A. Roosevelt will be able to attend these dedication ceremonies EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIRMAN John J. B. Shea DIRECTOR Louis Lempel •Deemed "She would rather Mgkt a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world." E.^-.. A.JOO?-. OO3X, — p _ U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations and that you will address the distinguished .audience. The purpose of this letter is to advise you of the proposed date in the hope that your schedule will permit you to' reserve this time for this purpose. Lncerely yours, Honorary Chairman Thomas K. PInletter Chairman U Thant, Secretary General of the United Nations The United Nations New York, New York