Word: chose
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...four U. S. Congresswomen-Mrs. Florence Prag Kahn of California, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky, Mrs. Mary P. Norton of New Jersey. The new & likely candidate is Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter and widow of politicians, who wittily copied President Coolidge and "chose" to run for Republican Congresswoman-at-large from Illinois. The male voices which last week boomed Mrs. McCormick's nomination in the primary next spring and her election next autumn, came from the heights and depths of her party. From the depths came a throaty rumble of assent from...
...recognized by the Lausanne treaty, which the U. S. Senate has refused to ratify (TIME, Jan. 31). Therefore onetime Statesman Gerard, now chairman of the American Committee Opposed to the Lausanne treaty, was only performing his chosen duty, last week, when he flayed Moukhtar Bey-but Mr. Gerard chose also to rebuke the U. S. State Department...
...clowns can match Ringling's. Perhaps it was for this reason that the Chicago Civic Opera chose Pagliacci for the debut of Baritone Robert Ringling,** son of the late Circus Proprietor Charles Ringling, nephew of the living John. He made a stout, pleasant "Tonio," not half so loud-mouthed as his size portended. The audience liked him, liked, too, Soprano Olga Kargau, wife of a Chicago merchant, who was a new "Nedda...
Last week there was an election. Charles Gimbel wanted to retire. The apposite successor to his post of chairman was his brother Isaac. For new president there might be anyone of a score grandsons. The family chose the oldest of them, potent Bernard F., active socially and prominent in sports. Richard Gimbel must remain as secretary. He said that he could also carry the duties of treasurer, and the family put him in both positions...
...Institute of Arts & Letters (250 members) or its American Academy of Arts & Letters (50 members picked from the Institute). Yet their membership contains men & women who have made positive contributions to current letters & fine a ts. Last week the American Academy of Arts & Letters met in Manhattan and again chose Professor William Milligan Sloane of Columbia president. Also, the National Institute of Arts & Letters gave him a gold medal for his work in history...