Thomas Edison - Autograph Letter Signed re Theodore Roosevelt's Death - JSA LOA

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THOMAS EDISON
.  Autograph letter signed by Thomas, “Edison,” to his personal secretary, William Henry Meadowcroft, regarding the recent death of President Theodore Roosevelt.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THOMAS EDISON REGARDING THE RECENT DEATH OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Edison shows admiration for a young girl’s poem honoring the life of Roosevelt on the left: “April 1919, Some girl!  Its in the blood capacity for high mental action accompanies the germ plasm although it is denied.”  Meadowcroft’s response to Edison is at the bottom: “Mr. Edison, isn’t this fine for a little girl poet, 13 years old.  She is the granddaughter of our good friend, F.A. Whiting, the enthusiastic disk phono ‘fan.’ - Meadowcroft.”
EDISON SHOWS ADMIRATION FOR A YOUNG GIRL’S POEM HONORING THE LIFE OF ROOSEVELT: “APRIL 1919, SOME GIRL!  ITS IN THE BLOOD CAPACITY FOR HIGH MENTAL ACTION ACCOMPANIES THE GERM PLASM ALTHOUGH IT IS DENIED.”
The letter previously sold for ,875 at Early American History Auctions in August 2015, one page, measures 8 by 7.75 inches, created in April 1919 (three months after the death of Roosevelt), in very fine condition with wrinkling, and authenticated by JSA (Certification Number: BB68318), the world’s leading autograph authentication company.
AUTHENTICATED BY JSA (CERTIFICATION NUMBER: BB68318), THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTOGRAPH AUTHENTICATION COMPANY
Though this beautifully written poem shows great creativity and command of the language.  We have not been able to determine additional works by Miss Parmenter as it does not appear that she pursued a career as a poet, it reads in full:
“Where Banners Wave,
(To Theodore Roosevelt),
Clear-Eyed, Clear-Souled, Intense American!
You Lived Your Noble Life, A Noble Man:
Ando ‘er your resting place beside the sea
A thousand flags resurge in harmony.
A Thousand Flashing Banners of the Lands
That Honor You...From Egypt’s Wasting Sands
To Where Norwegian Mountains Lift Their Snows
To Catch the Last Tint of the Sunset Glows.
Soul of the Nation!  Why Were You Called that Hour,
You Who were Simple, Loved Despite your Power!
And Now, When Day is Done, Above Your Grave
We See A Thousand Mystic Banners Wave!
Catherine Parmenter
March 1919.”