Word: chairman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...White House he talked for 45 minutes with the President but did not reveal their subjects. Besides touring Washington's historic spots with vigorous Lady Lindsay, the handsome Captain teaed with Mrs. Roosevelt, called on Chief Justice Hughes, was escorted through the Capitol by Chairman Key Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (in morning coat), lunched with Acting Secretary Welles at his country estate. Before sailing for home he said glibly: "My visit has been many times worth while...
Lord Londonderry is a potent friend because he is chairman of the Conservative Party. As entertainer in chief to Conservative Governments, he holds brilliant gatherings of lords, ladies, ministers and diplomats which have dazzled many a fiery Laborite. He has been a potent behind-the-scenes figure in Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasing the dictators. Last September the Marquess bobbed up at Munich at just the time Friend Chamberlain was arranging for Friend Hitler the big Czecho-Slovak handout. Even after Munich Lord Londonderry advocated a deal on colonies further to appease Nazi Germany...
Writing to Robert 10. Lane '39, of new York City, chairman of the Harvard committee, President Roosevelt asserted that he was "deeply interested" in the Harvard plans to provide scholarships and support for German refugees "of all creeds...
...Chairman of the Department of English...
...Converse Peirce 2nd '39 was elected president of the Committee at the meeting, and Miss Erica Beckh, Radcliffe 2G was named vice-chairman. Willard Mott of Tech will serve as secretary-treasurer...