Word: citizenness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...clarified them; but 2) France would not "cede a foot of our land nor one of our rights." Such words, said President Lebrun, were "calm, firm, loyal, courageous, and human." This week, for the first time in months, those adjectives applied as well to many a bucked-up French citizen...
...Government's new plan is to increase the strength of the forces of the field Territorials, the British citizen Army (much like the U. S. National Guard), from 130,000 to 340,000. Together with the regular Army, which is expected soon to reach 250,000, this will mean that Britain's land forces trained and equipped for Continental service will number some 600,000 men. Instead of 19 divisions that will be ready for immediate service in case of a war on the Continent, there will be 32. The anti-aircraft Territorials will be upped...
...apprenticed himself to the art of oil painting in 1934, has worked hard at it ever since. Last year his explosive Street Fight stirred visitors at a Whitney Museum annual (TIME, Jan. 3, 1938); single "Studies in Textures" have appeared elsewhere. Last autumn George Grosz became a U. S. citizen. This week he was finally ready for his first one-man show of paintings at the Walker Galleries...
Many a U. S. citizen speculated how his vast bequest might be spent. Charles Hayden stipulated that it be used to promote the "wellbeing, uplifting and development of boys and young men." To Josiah Hayden (whose own needs were well cared for by a $2,000,000 trust fund from his brother), $50,000,000 meant a chance to wave a golden wand, play fairy godfather...
Bruno Walter, another exile from Germany, now an "honorary citizen" of France, arrived in Manhattan last week after a crossing that was bumpier than anything by Stravinsky. On his arrival he told reporters a story: Long before Herr Walter changed his residence for political reasons, he conducted a series of Munich concerts attended by a music-lover who last week changed his name for religious reasons, Eugenio Pacelli. While the series was in progress, Walter's friend, Russian Pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, was imprisoned on charges of espionage. Gabrilowitsch got a message to Walter, who spoke to Pacelli, who whispered...