By 1924, polio wasn't limiting Father's activities. Here he is with Democratic Presidential candi-
date John W. Davis and Alfred E. Smith, for whom he made "Happy JFarrior" speech.

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In those days, we were not too fond
of Louis Howe, maybe because he
was not the playful type with chil-
dren. It took me years to realize that
he was an adult’s man. He had a sense
of humor, but that, too, was adult.

This little group of men remained
close to Father until he died, or un-
til some of them died before him. ■
They had much in common—ideals, •
memories of hard work and history
in the making, and good times they