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...first organized event will be a dinner given at the Algonquin Club this evening, at which each diner will receive a certificate setting forth achievements in former meets. After a number of songs led by Henry McDevitt of Dartmouth, the Veterans' Division will be organized. Speeches, mainly reminiscent in character will be succeeded by the solemn process of making out the dope sheet for tomorrow's contest...
This time, however, the Prince fidgeted and blushed with good reason. By way of compliment to his Argentine hearers, he "carefully pronounced" numerous Spanish words and phrases. Delighted, the guests cheered with a hearty acclaim which drowned most of what he said. Over the din one diner thought that he caught the words: "It seems a long way from Calle Florida to the Strand. . . .* But there is so much in common between Britons and Argentines that their friendship and understanding will indefinitely prolong the century of peace between...
...last conference with newspapermen, and President Coolidge and his wife left the White House to the mercies of repairers and redecorators for two months. At 1.05 p. m. the Bar Harbor Express pulled out of the Union Station, Washington. The first section, comprised of a baggage car, a diner, a compartment car for correspondents, a regular Pullman (the Lake Felicity) for the Coolidges and their immediate retinue, and an observation car, carried the party...
...Wisconsin, with aids and concomitants including 15 Secret Service men, 12 newspaper men and several photographers boarded the train.* It was hot when they started, but about 4:30, the train ran into a shower. Once in the mountains, the temperature was less and less offensive. In the diner, Mr. and Airs. Coolidge ate alone, with Secretary Kellogg and Senator Lenroot across the aisle. Mr. Coolidge had a two-inch broiled steak, a cup of jellied consomme, toasted raisin bread and hot coffee. Mrs. Coolidge confined herself to the cold consomme, chicken salad and iced coffee. After dinner, they retired...
...final mark of his disgrace, the Triumvirate (Stalin, Zinoviev, Kamenev) ordered Trotzky's magnificent train-it included a diner, sleeper, library car and Avas fitted with a printing press and a radio set-to be uncoupled and put on the regular railway service. The 150 men employed on the train have been discharged. Sic transit gloria Trotsky...