Author: Millicent LibraryPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484575010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Excerpt from Dedication of the Memorial Monument to Henry Huttleston Rogers And what was the man as a man? Dr. Collier, a friend of years, and his family pastor, who had con soled him in the hour of affliction, who had married his children, who had administered to him as a close friend for many years, this keen Scotchman said: He was a man of clean heart, pure man hood, pure in speech. A writer in the New York Times said Courtesy of a very special kind, running even to over consideration for others, was his most marked characteristic. This showed itself sometimes in apparently trivial matters. Because some people were awakened or disturbed by the whistle of his yacht, which came into the harbor early Friday or Saturday mornings, Mr. Rogers gave orders that the whistle should not blow. And it was sup pressed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
