Word: breakfasted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sargent was clearly approved for lack of enemies in Washington. Until after breakfast last Tuesday morning, just two Senators had eve herd his name; yet before dinner, a majority of that body, had officially pronounced him qualified to occupy this powerful position in the Cabinet. A study of his record would have revealed three significant attainments. He has some local reputation as a corporation and criminal lawyer; he is one of the reactionary "bosses" of his state; and his acquaintance with "Colonel" John Coolidge dates from boyhood. Interesting attainments these are, but hardly adequate preparation for the legal representative...
Last week, Death came to Willard L. Metcalf, famed artist. He succumbed to a heart attack while sitting at breakfast in his Manhattan studio...
...horse. At 7:30, he. emerged from the northwest gate of the White House grounds with secret service men. He walked past the reviewing stand, still waiting for its finishing touches. He reentered the grounds at the Executive Offices. At 8:00, the White House guests sat down to breakfast in the White House dining room. They were: Colonel Coolidge, the President's father, who chatted with Mrs. Goodhue, the mother-in-law; Dr. Olds, President of Amherst; Miss Laura Skinner of Manhattan; Mrs. R. M. Hills of Northampton; Mrs. Frank W. Stearns. Mr. Stearns was absent. He had gone...
Meanwhile, General Dawes having risen and dressed, went into the sitting room of his suite at the Hotel Willard where breakfast waited him at 9:00. He was just seated and beginning when word was brought to him that several delegations, including the press, wished to see him. He had them brought in and offered to share his oatmeal, ham, eggs, hot rolls and coffee with them, but they declined. He ate leisurely for about an hour, talking to his visitors. Mrs. Dawes came to warn him to be ready to start. "I'll be ready in time," he promised...
...which alights on the end of his nose and inspires him, while he buttons his tunic, to relate to the officers of his staff an impolite story which is one of the most consummate pieces of pantomime that has ever enriched the cinema. He starts down to breakfast, falls in love with a charming proletarian whom he meets in the hall, lets the Princess to whom he is engaged marry her brother's tutor. To Franz Molnar, author, $50,000 was paid for screen rights - a graceful benevolence, since Molnar could not by any chance detect in the cinema...