Word: affairing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...lawsuit during the actual ceremony, did manage while the wedding breakfast was being eaten to hush Schiaparelli for a fewr days by "reserving judgment." Death claimed the bride's father few weeks ago, transformed the nuptials from a national pageant at Westminster Abbey into a "delightful private affair'' in the chapel of Buckingham Palace. H. R. H. slipped a ring of Welsh gold over Lady Alice's finger, repeating after the Archbishop of Canterbury: "With this ring I thee wed. With my body I thee worship. And with all my worldly goods I thee endow...
...success the affair must first of all be widely publicized. The whole country should be let in on the importance of such an institution as Harvard, told of the value of privately endowed institutions, and of the service performed for the community by America's great, primarily non-athletic Universities. No better way than a spectacular celebration for the oldest and greatest of these institutions could be found for spreading this sort of good propaganda...
According to Mr. Green's article on today's front page, it seems that all these "musts" and "shoulds" can be changed to "shalls" and "wills". The omission of undergraduates in any part of the proceedings still rankles. But the rest of the affair,--publicity, speeches, memorials, meetings, dinners--, are apparently all being handled with the greatest tact, gusto, and efficacy...
...dance, which is to be informal, will take place in the dining hall on the east side of the building. Assisting Chairman Foss in arranging the affair are: Joseph Franklin '38, Eliot Alter '37, Morton A. Porter '37, and Richard O. Ulin '38. Music is to be furnished by all orchestra conducted by Porter, who is a member of the Center...
Alice said nothing and perhaps realized she had been just a bit sentimental over the whole affair...