Source

State Archives of Florida, Collection N2020-3

Description

Letter from Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen to James "Jimmie" Rider Roy regarding the 1931 Patriotic Pilgrimage to Washington and updates about her children Kitty and Helen.

Date

1931-04-07

Creator

Rohde, Ruth Baird Bryan Leavitt Owen, 1885-1954

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Topic

Politics and Government

Subjects

American Red Cross. National Headquarters
Brown, Helen Rudd Owen Harris, 1920-2015
Buckingham, Walter S.
Education, Secondary
High school students
Meeker, William P.
Roy, James Rider, 1912-1998
Spence, Kitty (Ruth) Owen Meeker Lehman Reiner, 1904-1984
United States. Congress. House
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Women legislators--United States

Geographic Term

Washington (D.C.)
Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla.)
Miami-Dade County
Vero Beach
Indian River County
Baltimore (Md.)

General Note

Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen hosted a Patriotic Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. each year from 1930 to 1932. Two high school seniors were selected from each of the 18 counties in Florida's 4th district, which Owen represented from 1929 to 1933. One boy and one girl who exemplified "good citizenship" were selected by their peers to represent their country on the trip. During the trip, students learned about United States history and government and met with politicians, including the president of the United States. James "Jimmie" Rider Roy attended the first Patriotic Pilgrimage in 1930, representing Vero Beach High School in Indian River County.