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...holy slava cake (plain white flour and yeast) in King Alexander's incense-filled Court Chapel. Digging a hole in each chunk with knives, the priests poured red wine into the holes, after which Royalty and Priest drank the wine and kissed each other. According to Jugoslav Orthodox custom, Guests Boris and loanna thus became figuratively "of the same family" with Host Alexander and Hostess Marie. Too scandalized to protest was the Vatican, which protested vigorously but in vain when Rome's Catholic loanna was remarried in Sofia by an Orthodox priest and her first-born child...
Following the custom of former years, many of the Harvard Clubs in the East and Middle West will hold Christmas luncheons or dinners for students of the University at home for the holidays. The CRIMSON continues the announcements of the names and addresses of the secretary of each Club...
Following the custom of former years, many of the Harvard Clubs in the east and middle west will hold Christmas luncheons or dinners for students of the University at home for the holidays. The following have announced such meetings, together with the name and address of the secretary of each Club...
Representative Bolivar Kemp of the 6th Louisiana District died in June. In accordance with unwritten Congressional custom, Widow Lallie Kemp was endorsed by the Long faction to succeed him. Four other candidates also prepared to enter the primary to win a Democratic nomination which in Louisiana is the same thing as an election. Suddenly last fortnight, Governor Oscar Kelly Allen, a Longster, called a special election, to be held eight days after his proclamation. He boldly named Widow Kemp as "the unopposed Democratic nominee because there will not be time to hold a primary." At this latest piece...
...days later, as is the custom, Briarcliff Model was auctioned off. Highest bidder: Chicago's Palmer House. Price: $1,573, or $1.30 per Ib., highest since 1930, 5? per Ib. higher than last year...