Word: firmed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...must to all men, Death came last week to Thomas Hastings, architect, of the firm of Carrere & Hastings, in Manhattan. In. a crowded memorial chapel, his coffin stood covered by autumn leaves overlaid with roses. Beside it, the Cross of the Legion of Honor lay on a plush cushion. Around it stood Architects Cass Gilbert, William Adams Delano, Chester Holmes Aldrich; Banker Thomas William Lament, Sculptor John Flanagan, many another notable, friend, relation. They sang "Rock of Ages," composed 100 years ago by Architect Hastings' grandfather. Someone recited Shelley's "Ode to a Skylark...
...Beaux Arts where he studied architecture in the atelier of Jules André. In Paris he became imbued with the great French tradition but, never an academician, he returned to the U. S. with an open mind bent upon adapting his learning to U. S. limitations. In the firm of McKim, Mead & White, where he spent his apprenticeship, he shared a draughting board with John Merven Carrère. They quit McKim, Mead & White and hung out their own shingle. Soon they had a commission from Henry M. Flagler, pioneer Florida exploiter, to build two hotels in St. Augustine...
Prohibition. The Association's policy to avoid bitter feelings by hushing discussion of Prohibition repeal was jeopardized by the presence of a determined wet wing, consisting largely of New York lawyers headed by John Giraud Agar. Firm chairmanship was necessary to keep the subject sidetracked...
Other Business. The committee on Jurisprudence took a firm stand against further limitations on the powers of the Federal courts; also advocated legislation providing for declaratory judgments. Advocated were the 13-month calendar year and a change in the U. S. President's inauguration date from March 4 to sometime in January. Condemned were the appointment of receivers in bankruptcy by Federal judges through, friendship or patronage, and any action which would reduce the exclusive rights of the patentee to his invention...
...from 2 to 10 points between sales-losing from 2 to 10 points before a buyer could be found for them. Sound stocks at shrunk prices-and nobody to buy them. It looked as if U. S. Industries' little partners were in a fair way to bankrupt the firm...