Word: feasts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Another event which promises to become a tradition, is the annual House feast on the anniversary of Charles W. Eliot's birthday, March 20. This year President Conant and Mr. John Finley, editor of the New York Times, addressed the merry gathering and it is expected that speakers of like merit will be procured every year...
...Feast was held in commemoration of President Eliot's 101 birthday and it is expected that a similar celebration will be held on the same day every year...
John Finley, editor of the New York Times and President Conant spoke at the first annual Eliot House Feast last night while Professor Merriman acted as toastmaster for a roomful of Elephants stuffed by Mr. Westcott's prize steaks...
Shrewd U. S. Minister Ruth Bryan Owen flattered little Denmark's pride in its big colony of Greenland by holding a Dansmik (Eskimo feast) in her legation at Copenhagen. Eighty guests, chosen for their interest in Greenland, dined on Eskimo food to the music of Eskimo accordions, reclined on Eskimo brixes, called each other by Eskimo names. Chief guest, addressed as Ipatuklivak (Mightily- Bearded-God), was Greenland's most jealous Danish protector, strapping, bushy Premier Thorvald Stauning. After dinner Madam Minister Owen, called Inunguak (Dear-Little-Woman), played records which she made in Greenland last summer...
...Octani, Rumania, Nikola Stepan gave a great feast to celebrate the absence of his wife. When the wife failed to return his guests investigated, learned that Nikola Stepan had killed his wife, then cooked and served her for the feast...