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would say, “We can't come to dinner, but if you'd like me to come to luncheon some day, I'd love to.”

She was very much given to promoting the interests of the idle well-to-do in social activities, social work, politics, by dealing with them on a personal basis. Every year she entertained the Albany Junior League for no other reason than that she thought this was a great opportunity to indoctrinate these young women with a sense of obligation to do something and to take the lead in the social work activities of Albany and other cities in which they might live in the course of their lives.

The Governor made a very good, an excellent, campaign in 1930. It was on that occasion that he said, “Don't explain too much to them about who I am because a lot of these upstate voters think I'm Teddy Roosevelt. Leave them in their innocence.” That was one of his little jokes. He apparently had realized, and I guess it was true, that it was a very good name to campaign under in the State of New York.

The first inauguration was pretty exciting because Al was going out. The second inauguration was all Roosevelt, although Smith was there, but I think did not stay for the afternoon and evening receptions. He went over to the Mansion and congratulated Roosevelt, but didn't stay all evening. At least, I think that was the case. I seem to