Mae L. Bothwell (Westbrook, Connecticut)

Dear Lady of the Torch:

Our parents had often told us about you - the Lady of Freedom.  There were immigrants from Austria who arrived at Ellis Island in the early nineteen hundreds.

They broke into tears as they gazed upon your gentle face.  To them you were the epitome of all they had heard from friends who had arrived before them - you were the Freedom, the Opportunity and the Chance for their self betterment.

May the generations of the Future, those who may be oppressed, the subjugated, the persecuted for whatever reasons - may they always find your light - the Beacon of Freedom shining Forever and Ever.

Dear Lady, you have my heartfelt gratitude for accepting my parents so many years ago - and thus providing for me, my family, my grandchildren and their children to come - the Freedom that we Cherish.

Sincerely,

Mae L. Bothwell
(Westbrook, Connecticut)