Diocese of New York
 
      THE BISHOP'S OFFICE
 
      THE SYNOD HOUSE
 
      IO21 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY
 
      
 
 
May 23rd, 1939
 
      The Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, 
 
      President of the United States
 
      
 
 
My dear Mr. President:
 
      At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Cathedral of St. 
      John the Divine held to-day, May 23rd, a resolution was adopted 
      requesting me to write and ask you if it can be arranged for 
      Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Great Britain to stop 
      for a few minutes at the Cathedral when they are here in New 
      York.
 
      
 
 
As a Trustee of the Cathedral you will I am sure feel as fully 
      as we do the appropriateness of this, especially in view of the 
      close relations between the Episcopal Church and the Church of 
      England.
 
      
 
 
On their way to Columbia University the King and Queen will 
      pass right by the doors of the Cathedral and a brief stop could 
      therefore be arranged without any disturbance of the program 
      and with practically no delay.
 
      
 
 
The Trustees will very greatly appreciate it if you can arrange 
      this for us and a letter, which I have received from the Archbishop 
      of Canterbury, gives me every reason to believe that such an 
      arrangement will be quite acceptable to the King and Queen.
 
      
 
 
Faithfully yours,
 
      William J. Manning
 
      Bishop of New York