Word: dinner
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...London.* He looks at his watch critically, and replies, "I am afraid we shall miss it by just twelve minutes." He smiles for some reason or other, and I see him afterwards whispering to the man who ordered the quart of port. Suddenly a bell rings, and somebody says, "Dinner." I rush down stairs and get a seat at the table before any one else. There does not seem to be anything to eat. I ask one of the waiters why the bell rang when dinner was not ready. He smiles insolently and replies, "That was the first bell...
When he no priest for dinner...
...hurried thence to dinner...
INSTITUTE.The one hundred and fifth annual dinner of the Institute took place at Parker's last evening, the President, Mr. Bradford, in the chair. About forty-five were present, and the dinner was served in Parker's best style. After about two hours had been spent in discussing the more material part of the evening's enjoyment, Mr. Bradford called on Mr. R. W. Curtis for the first toast of the evening, "Our Alma Mater." Mr. Jaques then responded to "The Institute of 1770," in a few earnest words, expressing the wishes so generally entertained for the future welfare...
...existed between the two periodicals, and assuring the Board of the best wishes of his colleagues and himself for their future prosperity. To a toast to the Boston Press, Mr. J. C. Goodwin, '73, responded in an interesting speech. After a humorous account of a little misunderstanding at a dinner of the Press, at which he replied to a toast intended for "some other fellow," he gave some sound advice to those young journalists of the company who looked forward with pleasure to the Editor's Easy Chair, remarking that the profession is one which offers splendid rewards...