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When Franklin Roosevelt started to plan his customary spring vacation, first necessity was to find a seaworthy substitute for Vincent Astor's Nourmahal, the "million dollar yacht" which sounded too plutocratic in the ears of ordinary voters in an election year. That problem was solved by the Coast Guard which converted for the President's use a cutter rechristened the Potomac. Second necessity was to find substitutes for Mr. Astor and the socialite group of Long Islanders and Wall Streeters who in other years had been the Presidential fishing companions...
Heavily backed by Laborites and such ardent humanitarians as Lady Nancy Astor, a Government Education bill for raising the minimum school age from 14 to 15 years came before the House of Commons last week. Up to oppose it stood another noble lady, political junior but social senior to Lady Astor, Her Grace the Duchess of Atholl...
...composer of Song-Flowers from A Child's Garden of Verses, Lady Astor promptly turned the full force of her Virginian invective...
...final curtain the audience was on its feet wildly cheering. But there was more to come. Stage had been set for the garden scene in Traviata. Flowers were everywhere. While members of the company stood by respectfully, Bori received rich tributes. In behalf of 200 friends, Mrs. Vincent Astor gave her a diamond brooch which once belonged to Empress Eugénie. For the Metropolitan Opera Guild Mrs. August Belmont presented a gold traveling clock. The Metropolitan directors gave their usual scroll; the chorus, a silver coffee urn; the stage hands, a silver vase; the orchestra, a plaque. Nothing seemed...
...return there was a kiss for Mrs. Astor, a kiss for Mrs. Belmont, a kiss for Assistant Manager Edward Ziegler, two kisses for Edward Johnson. For the audience there was a tearful little speech. Said she: "It is hard to leave you. I will miss you. Let this not be goodby. I am supremely happy, supremely grateful and supremely satisfied. Let me say au revoir...