Word: club
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Selected by the Book of the Month Club for September...
...Senator was able and willing, however, to repeat "what is common knowledge." He read into the record a Chicago Tribune story of last year about Washington's "happy, happy drinkers" and free flowing "joy-water." He read the officially reported adventures of four Prohibition agents at the Carlton Club one January night two years ago. The agents said they stayed in the club, which has not yet been raided, from 11 p. m. to 2:35 a. m. "People do not usually remain up until 3 and 3:30 in the morning dancing at these clubs," deduced Senator Howell...
This followed the Club's decision to send only one representative to spread abroad their "welcome" to the British Premier, instead of putting the distribution in the hands of the entire membership, with the idea of ascertaining the police's attitude on the matter. That was succinctly voiced by Captain Michael Brennan of Station One, when he said to a CRIMSON reporter yesterday: "Well, he drew a big crowd and he wanted us to lock him up, but we were on to him, so we didn...
Your issue of the third of October contained the rumor that the so called Harvard Socialist Club or members of that organization intend to stage an Anti War, Anti Army, Anti West Point demonstration. For obvious reasons such a demonstration at such a time would be in extreme bad taste. In some measure the University acts as host to West Point, the action of these socialists, however much publicity it might gain them, would add little to Harvard's reputation for sportsmanship...
...this year's semi-finals, E. T. Richards of Mt. Vernon, N. Y. and R. F. Carney of Milwaukee, Wisconsin speaking for the Chafee Club will argue against V. V. R. Booth of Bennington, Vermont and R. F. Young of Dayton, Ohio for the Warren Club. The other wing of the semi-final will find Edward Darling of Kingston, Pennsylvania and C. T. Lane of Richmond, Surrey County, England for the Bryce Club opposing C. A. Howard Jr. of Aberdeen, South Dakota and E. B. Hanley '27 of Seattle, Washington of the Scott Club. A unique feature of the arguments...