Word: escorting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Since it first met under League of Nations auspices five months ago, la conference has succeeded only in banishing Depression from Geneva bars, hotels, shops, theatres and night clubs (to which the Japanese delegates usually escort blondes). Fortnight ago the Conference and its committees actually adjourned (TIME, June 27). The Conference's disgruntled president, "Uncle Arthur" Henderson of England, was forced to announce that "private conversations" among the Great Powers would go on & on at Geneva until the Conference could reassemble "with reasonable prospects of success...
...light woolen jacket, black sash, Japanese peasant's hat. With him was Artist Guy Arnaud, Legion of Honor man. Two Englishwomen giggled at M. Poiret's costume. Offended for his friend. Artist Arnaud rebuked them: "Mesdames, you have insulted a genius." Up rose one James Clark, U. S. escort of the Englishwomen. "Monsieur," said he, "you have insulted two ladies." Legionnaire Arnaud challenged Clark to a duel with rapiers. Mr. Clark, demanding his right as the challenged party, stipulated fists. M. Arnaud replied that if Mr. Clark wished a vulgar brawl he would send his chauffeur to fight...
...Yale eight and its Jayvee escort was also bothered by the wind at the Eli's headquarters at Gales Ferry. The combination crew managed to do two and one-half miles, while the first-year Elis were content with a short paddle...
Mason Hammond '25, head tutor of Lowell House, urges all present members of the House to meet their Freshman friends in the student common room at 6.45 o'clock, to escort them to dinner, and to act as hosts...
...list of ushers for the Freshman Jubilee was announced by the Jubilee Committee last night together with the names of the patronesses for the dance. Invitations to the dance are now being sent by the Committee to ladies whom Freshmen expect to escort to the dance, if registered in the lobby of the Harvard Union during lunch or supper. According to Allston Boyer '35, chairman of the Committee, requests for invitations will not be received after Wednesday noon, but inviting a guest is naturally not contingent upon sending an invitation. Tickets for the Jubilee will be sold in the Harvard...