Elihu Root: "Roosevelt medals for 1924, three inches in diameter and of solid gold, were awarded to Associated Justice (U. S. Supreme Court) Oliver Wendell Holmes 'for his development of public law,' to Dr. Charles W. Eliot 'for his leadership of youth and development of American character'; to me 'for administration of public office.' "

Myron T. Herrick, U. S. Ambassador to France: "I entered into a preliminary contract for the purchase of a residence in the Avenue d'Iena for the American Embassy. I announced, however, that refitting will take several months so that even under the most favorable circumstances it cannot be occupied until toward the end of the year."

Edward B. McLean, Washington publisher: "I returned to West Palm Beach from Washington after testifying before the Senate oil investigating committee. Said I, commenting on the crowds that attended the hearing: 'You would have thought I was Bergdoll being brought home from Germany. I never saw so much fuss over nothing in my life.'"

Harold Knutson, Congressman from Minnesota, Republican whip in the last Congress: "I took an automobile ride with one Leroy M. Hull, an employee of the Department of Labor. Because I parked my car in the outskirts of Washington in a place where parking is forbidden by law, I was arrested by the Virginia Highway Police, was refused permission to telephone my aged mother and some of my colleagues, was obliged to spend 15 hours in a crowded cell, was compelled to furnish a bond of $5,000. Said I, on being released: 'I am the innocent victim of a terrible mistake; I shall not rest until I receive a complete vindication!'"

Mary, Queen of England: "Sir James Weeks Szlumper, aged 90, onetime Mayor of Richmond (near London) granted an interview to a representative of the New York Tribune. He said he had known me when I was Princess Mary of Teck, and that I 'had ever been a tomboy.' 'In my youth,' continued Sir James, 'we had sentry boxes in which watchmen took refuge during rough weather, and I remember that these boxes were an unfailing source of amusement to the young bloods of the day, who frequently turned them over when the occupants were inside. There were oil lamps in the streets, and their dim light was favorable to pranks and crime.'"

Walter Hagen, famed professional golfer: "In a signed article by me in a Manhattan newspaper, I told how at 18 I was offered a place in the Philadelphia National League Baseball Club because I could confuse batters by pitching with either arm. Said I: 'Some men are born with a feel for the out-of-doors in their blood.' "

Edwin Denby, ex-Secretary of the Navy: "In a speech at Detroit I rhapsodized :

"Here's a tear for those that love me,

And a smile for those that hate.

And whatever sky's above me

Here's a heart for any fate."