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EXCITING TIMES WITH MEMO.

EXCITING TIMES WITH MEMO.
Dear Little Men and Little Women: Sew
eral persons have asked me IL Memo is as
slow and dreamy as his name Memo is a
beautiful steel gray horse, just four years
old. tie pet OF my sister. After have told
You some OF the exciting times we have
had I an sure you Will not think him SLOW
and dreamy.
Memo being so young and frisky. my sis
ter and do ret drive alone very often, but
have 2 man Uho ig Kind enough 70 drive
him or be with US when my sister Gertrude
drives. We were returning from short
drive one Gay. and were about 70 cross a
railroad bridge when freight train came
along suddenly. Memo did not like this
and jumped TO one side. breaking the wheel
and upse1ting the occupants We were not
very far from home, go ] went to the near
est house which happened TO he my
cousins. and telephone6 home for another
carriage. Luckily the horse stood still and
10 one was hurt
Another time we took drive over road
which had recently been naCadamiZed. The
vorkrnen had left large piece of tar paper
at q good rate, did not see the paper until
he Was close upon II. That naturally
frightened him and he bounded from one
side Of the street to the other and finally
took rs or the sidewalk. This time We
we're rot thrown out, but shaken up con
ssderablv- Several other exciting incidents
those have related.
Now. that I am sixteen wears Of age, I
am afraid | shall not be able 10 participate
/ in the puzzles and Letter Box OF The Trib-
une, ] have thoroughly enjoyed every
article on the page and hope that this, my
last letter. will interest the numerous Little
Men and Little Women. Wishing The
Tribune success in every way I remain
Eye, y. Y. ELSA Friend.
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and. what is more. he could tell the name
OF each one.
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote a magazine article
a bout the birds of Washington once, and
Miss Lucy W. Maynard, wishing to publish
book the same subject, asked him if
she might use some of the things in the
article. That was while Mr.. Roosevelt was
still President. He offered to send her
fresh list of birds, all I can remember
having seen since l have been here" he
said And very soon Miss Maynard, as she
relates in Bird Lore received the list, i'll
his own handwriting.
The list included fifteen different kinds OF
1arblers, also the kinghsher, the Baltimore
orioie, the screech owl-a steady resident
on the White House grounds-the pipit and
the tanaser. Fifty-sx OF the ninety-three
species of birds were seen on the grounds
of the Presidents home. and some nested
there. but whether they lived there or else
where Mr. Roosevelt knew their habits.
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Dear Editor have received your very
interesting book Hoping SUCCESS 10 all
other. competitors, remain,
MERCEDES ROACH.
No sn4 Bergen street Brooklyn.
Dear Editor 7 thank you very much for
the aaprize" check which came 10 me this
morning from YOU It Is the first check l
ever had the pleasure of getting cashed.
Yours truly, NEIL N EBD NL1bI.
Port Murray, n J.
Dear Editor. I Just received the check
which you sent to me. and thank You very
much I an going TO try soon again ana
hope TO meet with as good success. Very
respectfully yours. o>.>.v1rv
Pex &c, NatteaWan. n Y
Dear Editor: 1 received the box Of water
color paints yesterday evening, to my great
low. I think it is the best box I ever had
and I thank you very much for it | have
won five prizes, and | think that | nave
taken my share. Thanking you again.
'i'oii'' O''" 'Di louise SMITH.
No. 4 West SD street. New York.
Dear Editor: I received the check for a
dollar q few days ago, and to-day received
the box of paints. As have never re
catved a prize before you can imagine how
glad [ WaE TO receive two in one week.
Thank YOU very much Sincerely yours,
HELEN SHERRERD.
No $40 Spring Garden street. EasJon. Penn.
Dear Editor: received my check to-day,
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The machine is one-fifth tho size OF tho
original, but otherwise II is precisely ike
the model.
Other bows who have built good airships
are Otto Schegel, fourteen years old. VINO
has adopted the Wright model. and Je-
rome Jacoby, who has biplane glider
which has been very successful in It's trial
Sights Altogether there are eighty boys
in this school who are building or sailing
some sort of air craft. Frank Jay Gould
has given them the use Of his riding acad-
envy in 67th street for Saturday after
moons. and there is great excitement when
all get together 10 try their various IN
ventions.
In the army OF youthful navlgators OF
the air must also be included the Junior
Aero club. with something like four hun
dred members in New York and more than
thousand in other cities Of the country
IN most Of tie large cities, like Boston
Philadelphia. Chicago. St Louis and san
Francisco. il is very active.
one OF the local members, Howard Brin-
ton Macdonald, who lIyes in Ionkers, has
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Hoty 10 EIfr, q Prize.

Contest No. (Our Letter Box1.-A prize
OF 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading The letter may contain incl
dents in your life. anecdotes OF pets. mover
school experiences. things seen In traVei or
made-up stories. These stories must oe
original and must be written on one side OK
the paper only. Letters entitled TO the prize
Of 81 are often crowded out for lack OF
space in the week they are received put
if such is the case they always appear Ii
the page later
BE sure to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice Of prizes.
BE sure 20 give name and address.
Contest closes on Nav 3. Age Is oorsid-
sre1 in awarding prizes. Address your let
+.rz and answers TO Little Men and Little
Women. Nevy-YorlS Tribune. New York.
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TIE Hope of Holland

Exactly oue year ago yesterday. on April
3, 1909 q baby was born. o. course, great
many other babies were born that day. and
Eome Of them were very welcome, but
probably few babies since the world
began have been SO desired and longed for
. or greeted with such overwhelming JOY as
this particular little baby girl Not only
he- own family but the city in which she
was boTn-yes the whole countIy-went
nearly mad with delight, and there were
festival doinss throughout the land For
the barry was the little Princess Of Holland,
her 20 the throne Of the Netherlands-the
Princess Julisna- as she has since been
named.
Probably the Little Men and Little
Women hare read, or have heard their
parents say. that Holland. being e very
small country. has sometimes been dread
fully afraid that SIS neighbor, Germany
which IS so big and military, would gobble
Il VI. This has been a natural fear De-
rEuse several times the nearest heir 70 the
throne was g. German prince. Tt was so
tefare Princess Juliana was born, and II
was so before her mother, Queen Wilhel-
nina, was horn. and the Dutch people were
very glad to see both Of them
TIE little Jnlisna s. a fat and healthy
baby. very arniabie. and not I'm the least
set up over the Fact that a whole nation
Il celebrating her first birthday. Probably
Uhen she Is little Older and understands
thai some DAY. unless a little brother
rornes 10 take the crown from her. she
VIII he queen, she viii appreciate her i'm
porrance, rs her mother did before her
The Princess wilhelnina was a merry 1T
A..4
thought that 4 future Queen should have
her own WY. The Dutch people tell a
EtoTy Of her begging. when she was a lit
lie girl to attend d certain formal ban
puet. Her mother, the Queen Regent. told
he that she was TOO young and must so
ITO bed
Then said Wilhelmina Indignantly.
when al her protestations had failed. Il
will 20 out on the balcony Of the palace
and tell The Dutch people how you abuse
their Queen
When Wilhelnaina became old enough to
marry she showed her force OF character
rV refusing 10 accept husband lugr be
cause the ministers OF Holland and her
mother thought she ought 70 do so. She
declared that she would wait until she
found man she really loved, and then
Ehe would marry him whether he had rank
and wealth or not.
Wtlhelmina married g German, Prince
Henry Of Mecklenburg-S chwerin, and in
the picture YOU see her and Prince Henry,
N-ith the baby Princess Juliana between
Eaern. learning 20 take her first steps.
Fr-FTek1denI Roosevelt helped the Dutch
to celebrate the birthday OF their princess
yesterday hvt JUiiaHa couldn't say Goo
80" - hina in person, because she had
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Contest No. CHow to Draw In Circles)-
Choice of a sterling silver Tribune badge,
an interesting book, set OF Scottish post
cards. a box of water color paints or an
imitation ivory paper knife for the best
two circle pictures.
Contest No. 2 (Vord Puzzle)--Choice or
set of paper dolls, a box OF water color
paints. a sterling silver Tribune badge
set Of Scottish post cards. an imitation
ivory paper knife or an interesting book
for the neatest and best three answers.
Contest No (Thinss to Think About
Choice OF TN interesting book, a box or
water color paints set OF scottish post
cards, O. sterling silver Tribune badge, a
set of paper dolls or an Imitation ivory
naner knife for the neatest and best two
solutions.
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TO rul6 IN airship seems 20 be the con-
szEasng desire or most young Americans
TT the present time, and whenever group
~ lads is seen talking earnestly together
& is pretty safe 10 conclude that tPey are
discussing toe various types Of air craft
weighing the advantages 90 double pro
peIlers or propcunding theories as 70 the
lest way o. overcoming The vacuum
All winter ard spring regular Saturday
tssIs have bcer given IN lie sc Regiment
Arm, my. under the direction OF the Junior
Aer@7 club Of the West Side Young Moa's
Christian Association, and as result q
TIE ljrstr.cttor Of Charles 4. Stewart some
resI- credi.abIe examples Of air craft have
been exhibited End some splendid hiGals
mode d, embryo Wrichts and Bleriols'
Ra Iun fsaT-uaby has shown something oVeT
th.ri.r a:e.s. besides many elders. and
his work, according 70 M Stewart, conf
pare fsvorahly in construction, appearance
aad. powers Of fight with those of tie
oider contestants. II was when the Virgins
we're making Their flights at Fort MyeT
THAI young Rsrnaby conceived tie idea or
buiid.ng an cir craft OF his own and his
success warrants him in continuing Ralph
is only fourteen years old, bat Is already
quite proficient in aeronautical lore.
George Iic;z and Herbert Soljh"orth
heto bg.It a remarkably clever alTsHip,
@ba,h wen = prize ~ Boston this spring
]; = s man-carigIuS AFFAIR and las mace
. sci Of 1Sels feec. Percy Pierce. boy or
1ttsen. has perhaps constructed greater
ra;.a.le Of airships than any other boy in
ire c.5y. Ec IS pi.nS Gp quite bank &C
cour- from the manufacture and sale OF
aeiial craft. lis latest achievement Is a
fnonopisne. tne backbone being OF light
wood with two cambric sails or planes
twertr-four inches wide for the front and
tggel e inches UiGe for the rear plane. one
propeller serves 10 drive the machine
t-.IoUEh the ar
2 Easter has seroPlane on the
lsngiev model. ana only recently Gt ere Of
TIRE zfmo~y tests drove il Is feet Mr.
SseRa.t bcLeVes .e has CO excellent model,
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stairs in the morning. before she is un-
covered. she says Hello. Polly When
uncovered she says. Hello. Papa" and
Hello. Mother" When any one calls me she
says WHAT "Sure," or NO" not know
ing any better than to answer so. She
will hold a spoon with her foot and eat
mashed potatoes or boiled rice from it,
and then drop the spoon 20 tell lis she
wants more. If she is not attended to as
soon as we are seated at the table she
will make great fuss and tease till she
gets her share. She sings with us and
talks all tho time, She is four years Old
but we are told in two years moro she will
talk palmer, She is q dear. lovely Polly
and We all love her so much
We have two canaries also. and ono day
cage and shook it so that Petite made such
fuss that went into the dining room to
ses what WAS the matter l put Loretta
back in her cage and shut the door. She
stands the bd Ck5 of our chairs and
pulls the combs out of our hair and drops
them on the floor. I carry her around the
house on my shoulder wherever ] go, and
she can go upstairs by holding on with
her beak tilt she reaches the step with her
foot. When she wants to go with she
holds out her foot and coaxes by saying
Hello, Loire: Hello, I1orie!''. until We
have 70 take her. ! do wish all The
Tribune Little Men and Little Women
could see our Polly.
:, 40, NARY JAMES (sged 80.
No. S123 Avenue G, Brooklyn, \. Y.
MY sHANTY-
Dear Little Men and Little Women: I
thought you might be interested In an &C
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and saws the other bovs viii have to look
out for him al the later contests.
Another model Of the Langley type has
been built by young Dave Greer. son Of
DR.. T. ID. Greer. II is lifted with two pro-
neIIorr and came in second at one Ct the
recent contests. The machine lifts itself
from the floor, and few 102 feet inches az
the contest
Wilson Marshall, jr, is another clever
Young acrcnaut who comes 90 the Arhlof"
contests, and Lawrence Lesh, youth OF
sixteen, is also IN aspirant for aeroAautlcaI
l,<,.,ere He holds the worlds record for
gliding He is said to have sent his air
craft for sixteen miles over the ST. Law
renee River Unfortunately, some two
Years ago. while making fights at Mount
Morris Park, The boy fell and broke one OF
his legs, which has made him a cripple, but
he SIN continues 20 build airships.
The West Side classes arc free 70 any
boy who wants to join them. ana their
success has been astonishing.
Latest III the role Of candidates for
aeronautic honors are the boys of Public
School =. IN SGth street This school. which
shelters beneath its roof three thousand
rlsriIs. more than one-half OF whom are
bows. includes aviation classes in it's cur
I.Iculun, although they ere called classes
in common science" Professor A. L. Horn
= II charge, and so popular are the classes
that ne boy viii forego his lesson for any
reason whatsoever.
Only he theoretical instruction is given
IN the classroom. the building OF the air
ships being done At home or in the school
workshop after school hours As yet there
has been no attempt 10 make a machine
that VIII carry an engine. the propellers
being worked by means Of twisted rubber
bands These are wound up, and when re-
leased send the propelers whizzng, so that
the airship sails a hundred or more feet IN
the air
one ~ ire students who has been very
successful s Victor Ely. a boy OF German
American parentage, aged twelve His air
crcft is copy Of Santos Dumonts aero
plane the Marie Antoirette type, 4 favor
ite with e good many youthful aeTonauts
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Cgxsb and %ociof Notes

The Wernen's Health Protective AgsOClH-
ton will celebrate it's twenty-hfth annlver-
Sary on the afternoon and evening OF sat
urday. May 7. In the afternoon the toun-
tain IL IS giving To the city as n me
mortal OF the occasion will &c presented oy
the president, Mrs. Ralph TFRUtman- and
officially received by Charles 3. Slower,
Park Commissioner. There will be addresses
by me Rev Mcr1o St CruiN Wrishtr Raees
Stephcn IS. Wise end others and some
Datrfotic exercises, IN which more than I'VE
hundred school children will take part In
the evening will Come a banquet &C the
Ualdorf-Astoria to which the heads OF me
various city departments have been in
vited.
The National Society OF Patriotic women
of America will have its annual service
at St Thomass Church, Fifth avenue and
5sd street. this afternoon, a. o'clock Inc
sermon will be preached by the rector, the
Rev. Ernest Miimore Stires-
The New York Legislative League. OF
which Mrs. Lille DeYereuS Blake IS pres
ident, will have Its annual election of ON
GERS at the Waldorf-Astoria at o'clock on
Thursday afternoon. May 3.
The National California Club viii hold a
special annual business meeting at the
waIdorf-Astoria OIL Tuesday, May }. at
ESQ u. m The president. Mrs. Thomas j.
Vivian. Will preside
Wednesday. May 1. will be an open day
at the Manhattan Trade School for Girls.
No. a4 TO 2iS East ed street. Visitors Will
be received from II to and from to 10
o'clock and the regular classes will be In
session during the day
The Burcheual Athletic Club Of Public
School Is will have It's annual exhibition of
folk dancing and games on the afternoon Of
May II. at $40 O'Clock.
The Club for the Study Of Life as Fine
Art will meet at the Waldorf-Asteria on
Thursday. May 3. at ESQ o'clock Mildred
Manly Easton, the president, will speak on
Building a Personality
The Sunday at homes" OF the Equality
League OF Supporting Women will be
held during the month Of Nay at the hons
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~ Mrs Hiuiqr4 No 20 Fifth avenus.
Trere Will he tbree-r!uuts speeches to-dAy
hv the Young women who have been ttalh@u
i'm the public spca kinE class. The members
Of tho club VIII welcome as guests any who
are interested IN their cause
The eighteenth anniversary meeting Of the
Harlem Young Women's Christian Associ-
alton MAS held at the Association Buildins.
No "a West 18th street. on Monday evea-
ing. April .. There were addresses by the
Rev. Frederick r. Shannon. % Grace Melh-
odist EpiscopaI Church, BTonlNlEu. and
William FeHowes Morgan, president OF tho
New YORK city Young Mems Christian As
sociatIon. and vocal solos 6y Miss Pearl
Benedict. Of St. bartholomew church
choir,
The regular monthly meeting % ths
Women's Health Protective Association VII
he held at the Academy OF Medicine, Nos
II and 70 West ed street. on Tuesday. May
3. at $50 y. NJ
The willing Workers Of Miss 3lcFees
school. No fs2 West I'D street. gave a syul-
bolicaI PLAY last week called The Awaken
ing Of the Spring Flowers" for the be0e6r
Of the Industrial School FOR Crippled Chill
Gren.
The william Lloyd Garrison Equal RisAts
Association viii meet at the home OF the
president. Mrs. Henry Willard, No 10 West
5Sth street. az o'clock on Tuesday, May 5.
Mrs James W Fink will speak on The
Economic Side of the Suttrage Question.
Parents and all other persons interested
in a duleter and less dangerous celehra-
ton OF July 4 than has heretofore been
in vogue. are invited 10 attend a meeting
Of the Womans Peace Circle. 10 be held
at the Wsldorf-Asto-ia on Thursday. May
at O'Clock The committee Of which Mrs.
Marie Potter Benedict. president OF the
circle is chairman. is planning parade. in
which the children are to appear as famous
historical persona ges. Mrs. Benedict has
long been interested in this subject. but
when she began 20 agitste IL sixteen years
ago she was told, she says, that she might
as well try To stop the earth from revolV-
Ing as TO step Young America trern letting
! of hrecracksrs or the nations birthday.
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HONOR LIST.

I, Florence Agar; ., Evelyn Allen: 3.
David Brophy 4, R. Lloyd Bass: .. Marion
Bloom: s, BeuIah Pack: {. Marie Burns;
8. Joseph N Cornell: g. Marian Combs: 10.
Helen DOLL II. Annie G. Edwin: Z. Stuart
Fitzpatrick: 49, Ruth Grossinseri II. Angelo
GardelIa, IS. Isabella Chasing: Is. Mar
garet HinChman. Il. Margaret Hunter "
Douglas Kolpke. 10 Olive kendrtck: ~,
Sophia kugel. Il, Karin Lsandebers: =
Myrtle Leonhard: %. Edwin Gordon Lau-
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Cross DIAMOND.

son; u, Mark Mitchell: D. Elizabeth Mcgee:
2s x. Willard Merritt; y, Elizabeth Nc
Neil Gordon; 3. Evelyn Peny; %. Louise
PenhAld; SO. Avery g Rlchardson- g. Jo-
sephine Richards: 80, Edith Ranger; 50,
Jennie Rosenberg: "a. Robert Blake Rus
sell: 3. Helen Schwartz; So. Carry Small:
a. Katherine Spencer. IS. Rose Small. SO.
vera Shipmau. ~. Lorraine Summons, II.
Anna Sherman: 4. Margaret Stevens, S,
Edmund 3 Thompson. II. Rachel TroU-
bridge =, Florence Tyler; 49, James Mason
Terrell: A., Blanche +. Todd, IS Asltts
IAfnUVa. a, Robert Weir, il. 80 Alex
ander WyiIs, II
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LAST WEEK s PRIZE WINNERS,

HOW TO DRAW IN CIRCLES.-For
prize winners see drawings reproduced on
this page
CITY PUZZLE.-The cities represented
by Willie in the SIX squares on the black
board were Wheeling. Springfield, Hart
ford. Dover. Albany and Salem The neat
est and best three answers came from
Margaret Frances Meeker. aged eleven
years, Yale and Harvard street. Maple
wood, \. J., Who wishes an interesting
book; B. Parker McDantels. aged eight
years. 10. IL Radford street, YonherS. y.
s.. sterling silver Tribune badge Grant
Price, aged twelve years, no 121S East 10Th
street, Brooklyn, a sterling silver Tribune
badge.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT--The two
prize winners and their prizes in this con-
test are Robert BaYha, aged eleven years,
40. 273 Eackett street. Brooklyn. Il sterling
silver Tribune badge. and Mary Emily
NadIey. aged eleven years. Bay Shore Ter
race, East Elmhurst. L. l.. an interesting
book.
winners.
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PETER PAN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: MY
favorite pet is Peter Fan. fluffy white
kitten, with long soft hair and deep blue
eyes His age is three months. and L guess
his mother thinks he is old enough to take
care of himself. for lately she will have
nothing TO do with him and boxes his ears
when he comes near her.
The last few days he spent glaring at our
next door netghbor's big brown and white
cat on the other side of the fence Neither
of Them however. dared invade the others
territory.
Last night 7 was awakened by growls
of anger and shrieks of rage, and before l
thoroughly woke up a little white ball
bounded from the maple tree outside my
open window in on to my bed, II was Peter
Pan Outside on the maple tree. stood
the neighbours cat, fierce and Triumphant.
l let Peter stay in my room ali night
Nov he stays safe in the house or on tho
doorstep at night. And with his furious
blue eyes and sharp tooth sticking out
from each corner of his mouth. he seems
10 say, You're too big for me nov'-but
WaitIr HOPING that YOU viii enjoy M
letter, I remain, reur interested reader,
WALLACE TREAT aged 49,
Bird conn.
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constructed an airship that VIII ny. lie IS
only about twelve years old and FOR mum
Der of years has had the craze for aero
nautics. He is the son OF g RI. MaeIoh-
aid, a lawyer, and his aim Is TO ny from
his home In Ravine avenue, across the
Hudson TO the Palisades. lie started sew
eral years ago making kites, then he tried
balloons. Now he spends al his time In
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Letters TO fbe Editor

and thank you very much for IT. 7 was
delighted to ena nv little latter printed.
and hope that IL interested the Little Men
and Little Women as much as their letters
interest me- Thanking you again, re-
main, your constant reader
CAROLINE 4IOOREHEAD.
NS. ~ 18th ItFpnt. RTOOKlTn
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ANAGRAS1S.
1. How pearls, sir2
2 Yes Wolf. Arm.

1. How pearls, SIR
2 Yes. Wolf. Arm! 49,.
Every wear people look forward 20 the
month lust past with some dread because
Of the kind of weather they expect out
v-ben the present month comes IN they
EsgI, RI look forward TO something beaut1-
fui There is a well known proVerb winch
saws that that which is dreaded IN April
is thA cause of the lovely things that come
in Mav. When the letters in the first ana
gram have been correctly arrange they
will spell the unpleasant things or the paS,L
-o,fb Ard the letters in the second VIII
shell the lovely things Of the month that
begins to-day.
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Just been vaccinated, AND wasn't able TO
appear in society. You see, being a princess
doesn't save a baby from all the disagree
ahles Of life. Don't you think, if the
Princess Juliana knew. she would be dread
fully disappointed at not being able to
shake Colonel Roosevelt's hand ana hear
him say ''Dee-lighted"?