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to make sacrifices for the work that they were doing.

We also had great meetings at Christmastime. On the last day that we were in session before Christmas at the noon hour during that period we always had a big meeting in the auditorium. Everybody was invited. They sang carols. I always read the Christmas gospel, which is very beautiful, from St. Luke. They liked it and used to ask for it. If I ever thought of not reading it, it was a matter of protest. They wanted it read. It was all friendly.

We had other get-togethers two or three times a year when we all got into the assembly room for something. There was always a reason for it. There was a particular distinguished visitor, or some honor had been shown to some member of the staff.

Anyhow, these luncheon meetings during that period between the resolution of impeachment and its final dismissal, I had said, “Let them go on as usual. Act as though nothing had happened.” As a matter of fact, I had been called to New York on some kind of business just before one of them and wasn't present at it, so that the Assistant Secretary presided and it went all right. There hadn't been any other, because there hadn't been an occasion for it. Just the day after this final decision of the