Word: attaining
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...recognition of Eugene Victor Debs, then a labor organizer whom Mr. Berger had introduced to Marxism and whom Mr. Berger was to continue introducing for 30 years. When the Socialist National Committee was formed in 1898, Mr. Berger was of course on it. But not until 1910 did he attain a civic office, though he ran and ran for mayor and for both houses of Congress. In 1911 he became both the editor of the Milwaukee Leader (unique U. S. Socialist daily) and the first Socialist ever elected U. S. Representative...
...Hall was an excellent foil. Mr. Hall is portly, with a cheerful rotund face, which, well darkened, brought out the whites of his rolling eyes, and gave him the jolly aspect of a Moor who has made up many a Pullman berth in his time. It was perhaps to attain more dignity that he thundered and declaimed his lines, with sweeping gestures; but he did it well, and in his scenes with Desdemona he was all simple sincerity...
...Armistead Gills, U. S. N. retired. Dr. Gills has written two books-The Price of a Sailor's Life and Three Years Under the Hammer-to set forth what he considers gross ineptitude in the Navy health service. Not until last week, however, did his objections attain the resonance of front page headlines...
Character. Baron von Maltzan, beside being one of the youngest Germans to attain ambassadorial rank, was also one of Germany's ablest diplomats. In personal appearance he was a typical German aristocrat, medium height, portly but not adipose, with an attractive genial face and sharp eyes. Of all his traits, perhaps his devotion to his family was the most marked. He was to be seen everywhere not only with his wife, but with his daughter, Edith, to whom he was warmly attached. In his work he was unusually tactful, firm and independent. His genius for diplomacy, his skill...
...make myself over?' you ask," he went on. "Here are the three things which, to my mind, must be done in order that man may renew himself. He must first of all let Christ into his heart, and by that I mean that he must attain absolute humility. Then, he must share the beauties and joys of life with his friends, and not keep his happiness to himself. Finally," concluded Bishop Slattery, "he must turn his entire attention to making over one man, and that man is himself...