THE CELEBRATION of the fiftieth anniversary of Christian Endeavor is indeed an occasion for world wide gratification to all who have witnessed its steadfast service of high ideals of life and character. I join its multitudes of friends in best wishes for continued success and growth.
HERBERT HOOVER
[Daniel A. Poling, President, International Interdenominational Christian Endeavor Society, 41 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Mass.]
Note: The message was released in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with publicity on the organization's Golden Jubilee Conference, which was held from July 11 to July 16, 1931.
Herbert Hoover, Message on the 50th Anniversary of the International Christian Endeavor Society. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/206680