Word: croix
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Foreign Minister Arturo Lograno entertained her elegantly. At San Juan, Puerto Rico, she hugged Mrs. James Bourne, wife of the Relief Administrator. At St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, she spent a day, went for an early morning swim with Governor Pearson, visited Negro huts, made a speech. At St. Croix she accepted a 40-year-old bottle of rum in honor of the fact that the Federal Government is soon to finance a $1,000,000 rum distillery and sugar plantation on the islands. Then back in Puerto Rico, she settled down to the real business of her trip, lunched...
When Revolution came to Russia, Ace Hall escorted a Tsarist General's wife and her fortune in jewels out of the country. His wartime decorations include the British Cross of St. George, French Médaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre (three palms) and Russian Cross of St. Vladimir. As a salesman and scout for U. S. aviation companies he went to China, wangled a job as instructor of the air force of the Nanking Government and took the name of General Chan. Two years ago he deserted with seven pilots to the Southern Canton Government, proclaimed, "Our Canton...
...taken every degree open to a professor in France, he knows more about the U. S. and U. S. history than the vast majority of U. S. citizens. No myopic flatfoot, Professor Faÿ served nearly five years in the War, emerged with the rank of captain, the Croix de Guerre (won at Verdun), the Medaille de Leopold II. Twelve years ago he began to make regular visits to the U.S., has lectured at Columbia University, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Iowa State et al. Still a bachelor, on trips to Manhattan he stays at the Harvard Club...
...India, Lieut. Heinrichs went from theological seminary into avia tion. He saw Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt shot down in France, had three escapes from death in mid-air himself. In the Battle of St. Mihiel he fell 3,000 ft., got off with ten wounds. He won a Croix de Guerre with palm, bars and citations. "Luckiest Man" Heinrichs, dapper and kinetic, has won to his side at the new Jerusalem Y. M. C. A. men of many faiths. In his tennis club are 31 Orthodox Greeks, 31 Protestants, eleven Roman Catholics, ten Moslems, nine Jews, seven Gregorians, one Baha...
...High School in Virginia, and to the University. A cousin who followed him a few years later became "Little Tui." Off to War v:ent "Big Tui," to serve in the French ambulance corps for two years and finish as a U. S. first lieutenant. He returned with a Croix de Guerre, sold bonds for a time, entered Virginia's Theological Seminary, was ordained in 1926. For the past six years "Big Tui" has been chaplain at U. S. Military Academy at West Point where-a tall, stalwart, one-time Virginia halfback, an able golfer, tennis player and rider...