[Released January 30, 1930. Dated December 26, 1929]
My dear Mr. Wiley:
I am glad to learn that the Steuben County Society, of New York, plans to pay appropriate honor to the Honorable Alanson B. Houghton at its forthcoming annual dinner. Mr. Houghton's service as Ambassador to Germany and to the Court of St. James was a genuine contribution to the furtherance of international understanding and good will. His work as a distinguished and able representative of his country in diplomatic councils deserves the thanks of his countrymen.
Yours faithfully,
HERBERT HOOVER
[Mr. Louis Wiley, The New York Times, New York City]
Note: The Steuben County Society of New York held their 35th annual dinner at the Commodore Hotel in New York City on February 6, 1930. Mr. Wiley, president of the Society, released the message in connection with the ceremonies honoring Ambassador Houghton.
Herbert Hoover, Message to a Dinner Honoring Former Ambassador Alanson B. Houghton. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/212207