. Real Americans. ice and cocoa—these con-stituted the feast. What was in the minds of the luxury-lovingAmericans who partook of those simpleviands? Surely they were now picturing tothemselves the starving little ones across theocean who were in such terrible need. To make the thought-picture more vivid, anempty chair, with a childs tray fastened to it,stood on the table beside Mr. Hoover. No onepresent needed to be told that that chair repre-sented the Invisible Guests in whose aid thedinner was given. There were few at thattable whose eyes remained dry when pleaded with them in the
. Real Americans. ice and cocoa—these con-stituted the feast. What was in the minds of the luxury-lovingAmericans who partook of those simpleviands? Surely they were now picturing tothemselves the starving little ones across theocean who were in such terrible need. To make the thought-picture more vivid, anempty chair, with a childs tray fastened to it,stood on the table beside Mr. Hoover. No onepresent needed to be told that that chair repre-sented the Invisible Guests in whose aid thedinner was given. There were few at thattable whose eyes remained dry when pleaded with them in the name of thecause he worked for. The fund which the Relief Council asksfor is not larger than the cost of one battle-ship, he told his hearers. Then he went on to refer to the luxurieswhich American people enjoy. You are ableto help save the lives of the starving childrenof Europe, he reminded them you will do so. The story of the feast with its InvisibleGuests spread through the country and the. HERBERT CLARK HOOVER 113 people everywhere were roused to give freshhelp. Many an American boy and girl, hear-ing of the feast in New York, gladly made sac-rifices that the lives of boys and girls inEurope should be saved. Mr. Hoover had notspoken in vain. Great Heart, as this splendid man has beenlovingly called, has received honorary degreesfrom many colleges. He has long been a trus-tee of his loved Stanford University. He hasrecently been made a member of PresidentHardings Cabinet. In this new office hespeedily busied himself in trying to improvethe conditions of working people in this coun-try and in making plans for sending aid tostarving Russia. Herbert Hoover is looked upon to-day bythe whole world as a real American, becauseof his deep love for freedom and justice, histenderness for the suffering, and his devotionto his country. But surely no title could bedearer to him than that by which he is some-times called,—The Friend of Helpless Chil-dren. LEONARD W
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