Word: evently
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...White House ceremony this early afternoon and the luncheon. The ceremony was particularly impressive. ... I look upon it as a great historical event. I was delighted to see Mr. Hoover again?I am referring now to the President. . . .* I was especially glad to see Mr. Kellogg. He is looking hale and hearty. I notice he has taken on some flesh...
...President's action led to an immediate controversy: Had he the power under the law to delay cruiser construction once started? The cruiser bill authorized him to suspend any or all construction in the event of a new international limitation agreement, but no such agreement had been reached. The White House explained that President Hoover had acted under another clause of the bill which provided that if construction on any vessel was not undertaken in a specific year, "such construction may be undertaken in the next succeeding fiscal year...
...White House made ready for a major international event: President Hoover's promulgation of the General treaty for the renunciation of war. The ratification by Japan, the last of the 15 original signatories to approve the Treaty, was on its way to Washington. To East Room ceremonies were invited twoscore diplomats representing the ratifying powers. The President had a speech ready. A formal luncheon was to be served in the State dining room. Among the prime guests was to be Frank Billings Kellogg, the Coolidge Secretary of State who brought to fruition the idea of France's Aristide...
...annuities shall be paid in cash (Belgian paper francs), in exactly the same manner as Young Plan annuities. In case of a Young Plan moratorium, the Germany-to-Belgium payments shall continue, though in this event payment in kind will be accepted...
...Florenz Ziegfeld presented Miss Innocence, with the late Anna Held (milk baths). Of it Theatre Magazine said: ". . . Bare legs and suggestive humor . . . sheath gowns [padlocked] to nothing at all." Also in 1909, famed Composer Richard Strauss's Selome was sung and danced by Mary Garden. Spurred by this event, Publisher Condé Nast's newly-acquired feminine smartchart Vogue editorialized...