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...unity in a time of crisis--the Thanksgiving Day question. On November 21 the inhabitants of 32 states will sit down to turkey dinners in obedience to the President's proclamation. Sixteen states, the ill-fed third of the nation (and that means all of New England) will dine simply that day on roast duck and truffles, and will celebrate Thanksgiving a week later...
...Countess of Craven. The Countess' mother denied the rumor, but added: "I may state, however, that my daughter and the King of Greece have been close friends for about 15 years." A year before that, while Edward VIII was cruising in the Adriatic, King George invited him to dine with him-"alone." Cousin Edward arrived with Mrs. Simpson. A few days later Edward invited Cousin George to dine with him alone. George arrived with his friend...
...weighty one--of how such a system would affect the social life of a House. One of President Lowell's principal reasons for inaugurating the House system was that it would provide opportunity for all students--no matter what their school or family "background" or what their wealth--to dine with each other in a congenial atmosphere. To set some students apart as waiters undoubtedly would compromise the "dinner table education," for which President Conant too is enthusiastic. Perhaps, also, it would cause a social distinction between the waiters and the non-waiters, but Freshman Union experiences have proved that...
Into the swank Savoy Hotel shelter, where guests can dine, dance and sleep, marched 50 ill-clad men & women with two children. Leading the pack was Phil Piratin, famed Hyde Park Communist orator. Two elegant Savoy directors, a constable and a Scotland Yard detective could not make them budge, but the stunt missed fire when the all clear sounded after only 13 minutes...
...waiting for the signal from the boss. The General himself, whom many U. S. businessmen would like to see in the Presidency because of his anti-expropriationism, was evidently waiting to see which way the cat would jump in Washington. Camacho has boasted that he will dine in the White House some time this month-and Washington has denied it. If he does, it will probably mean the end of Almazánismo...