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...went on to roast duckling with a truly magnificent claret, St. Emilion Clos Fourtet 1943, I believe; 5) this was followed by oeufs benedictines . . . The second claret-by tradition we always take two-came with the Stilton cheese. Then we adjourned for a little fruit and some Cockburn '35-great port, that. 6) Some time later-around two in the morning-we decided that the time had come to invite the junior dean, Mr. John Cooper, to have a swim...
...Admiral Sir George Cockburn and Major General Robert Ross, the British force which raided Washington on Aug. 24, 1814 not only fired the White House, but the Capitol, the Arsenal, the War Office and the Treasury. The invaders numbered three brigades. Sir Arthur Brooke, a colonel, led a brigade composed of the 44th Regiment (his own) and the 4th, commanded by his brother Francis...
...ministers' meetings in all important cities and communities, the organization of missions on college and senior high-school campuses, speeches and sermons by churchmen from other lands -England's Bishop Stephen Neill, China's T.Z. Koo, Mexico's Baez-Camargo, Scotland's J. Hutchison Cockburn, India's E. Stanley Jones...
...picture above, Mrs. Lois Paul of Cambridge is relating the Chanukah legend to her interested charges. PBH superintendent, "Jock" Cockburn will play Santa for the children Friday...
...special treat for neighborhood children who still thrill at the sight of a red cap and a white beard at Christmas times, PBH superintendent "Jock" Cockburn donned the gay apparel for 19 youngsters, who watched a magician while lapping up holiday refreshments...