Senator BIBLE. distinguished guests and friends. born of pioneer stock. in the literal sense. Eugene Meyer was to become. in time. a pioneer in his own right. blazing paths of glory in several areas of endeavor. and establishing a record unsurpassed in the field of business. philanthropy and civil works. Eugene Meyers father immigrated from France to California via the Isthmus of Panama. settling in Los Angeles. in the 1870s. There he became successful as a commercial banker in the French firm of Lazard Freres. Young Eugene Meyer was educated in the public schools of San Francisco and spent a year at the University of California. concluding his studies at Yale. from which he graduated in 1895.
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