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...much could not be said of the galleries, crowded with "official ladies." There was Mrs. Coolidge in henna-colored dress and hat, with a coat of cocoa-colored velour, trimmed with fur. In another part was Mrs. Wood-row Wilson, gowned in black, with orchids at her waist. There were wives of seven or eight members of the Cabinet; also Miss Ailsa Mellon, representing her father. There was Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, wife of the Republican Floor Leader...
...Sunday dinner of December 2 will be known as the International Golden Rule Dinner, which means in short that every person who observes the dinner will dine that Sunday on a diet of bread, stew, and cocoa varied by some fresh vegetables, and these persons will save the difference between this frugal fare and the customary American Sunday dinner in order to give it to the Near East Relief for the benefit of the starving children of Armenia and Anatolia...
...High-Chin Bob and his riding confreres from all quarters of the West are going to come a-hootin'. Arrangements have been made to quarter some 400 head of stock under the Yankee grandstand-broncos, steers for the bulldoggmg contests, calves for the roping, etc. A huge cocoa-mat will cover the dia-mand and the greater part of the outfield, and the bulldogging and roping will take place on the mat. There will also be relay races on the present track, which will be widened especially for the purpose. Events will take place every afternoon and every night...
...would rather have the American flag implanted in the hearts of these starving children than flying over the citadels of Europe, said Mr. Herbert Hoover before over a thousand people who had paid $100 a plate for a simple meal of stew, bread and cocoa,--the same meal which is being served to the children of Eastern and Central Europe. In addition to those downstairs, the balcony of Symphony Hall was crowded with men and women who thronged to hear Mr. Hoover's appeal to America to support an "invisible guest...
...dinner. Seats to the dinner will be at $100 per plate, with first balcony spectators' seats at $25, and second balcony reservations at $15 each. All the proceeds will be used to buy food for the starving children. The meal which will be served consists of stew, cocoa, and bread, the same food which is being served daily to 3,500,000 starving children in Europe. The "Invisible Guest" at the dinner, the starving childhood of Europe, will be symbolized by a small, empty high chair placed at the right hand of Mr. Hoover. Members of the Glee Club...