United States Senate Washington May 1, 1940. My Dear Mother: Yesterday I was in Annapolis all day performing a duty assigned to me by the President of the Senate, viz: To visit the U.S. Naval Academy as a number of the Board of visitors- Other members who attended were Sen. Walsh, Sen. Barbour, Congressman Maas, the Pres of Notre Dame, The Pres. of Wisconsin, the Pres. of North Eastern, The Pres. of Purdue, the Pres. of Lafayette. I had lunch with 2300 [ ] in one dining - room My boys White and Reiley sat at my right and left. It was a stimulating day- We are plugging along in the Senate- Best love, Warren