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Last week the following was news: John D. Rockefeller became a member of the New York State Chamber of Commerce in 1889 when he was 50. John D. Rockefeller Jr. was elected a member in 1900 when he was 26. Last week John D. Rockefeller 3rd, 28, and Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, 26, were elected members on their grandfather's nomination, which was seconded by their father. It was the first time three generations of a family had ever served simultaneously on the New York Chamber, oldest of its kind in the world...
Paris, Saturday, March 16--The Chamber of Deputies, whipped into line by threats of a swiftly rising man-power in Germany, early today gave Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin a smashing victory, approving his proposal to lengthen the term of compulsory military service to two years, from one as at present...
Perhaps the little yellow slips passed by the Harvard men to the Senator in the Chamber have had something to do with the metamorphosis. One slip cautioned, "Don't gesticulate so much." Another read, "Don't let your voice rise so high; don't be so vehement...
...following selections are included on the program: Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major by J. S. Bach, Concerto in F minor for harpsichord by J. S. Bach, Symphony No. 3 for chamber orchestra by Milhaud, Suite for orchestra by David J. Holden '35, Concerto in C minor for harpsichord by W. F. Bach, and Musik zu Einem Ritterballet by Beethoven...
...gentleman with a snowy Vandyke beard, twinkling eyes, rippling humor. New Hampshire-born and educated, he has, in his 62 years, published the Boston Traveler, superintended the Associated Press's New England division, conducted a Boston investment house, operated a shipyard in Florida, helped found the U. S. Chamber of Commerce...