Word: grandchildren
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...between interviewing professors and prominent visitors, scribbling down notes, covering sporting events, and wildly rushing through the streets of Cambridge to save a scoop from other competitors--such is the work of the eight weeks, which, if nothing else, is guaranteed to give a person something to tell his grandchildren about...
...large number of dowagers crowded into the ancient elevator of New York's Wildenstein Galleries last week to ride up to a most extraordinary family exhibi-tion-the work of the talented La Farges, children and grandchildren of the late great John La Farge, mural painter, designer of stained glass windows. Many a U. S. family boasts greater painters, few can claim such a diffusion of talent as the clan La Farge...
Several of John La Farge's South Sea sketches were on view last week. But Manhattan socialites were more interested in the opera of his sons and grandchildren. There were eleven of them in the show, ranging from 69-year-old Christopher Grant to 16-year-old John II. Water-colors by the three sons, Artist Bancel, Architect Christopher Grant, Retired Banker Oliver Hazard Perry, showed that they had drunk deep of Father John's medicine. Largest exhibits were the enormous cartoons for the mosaic tympanum of Washington's Trinity College Chapel by Son Bancel and Grandson...
...away with Grandpa Cole, He smashed the buggy on the pole, But that was long ago. Now the tired old horse is happy in his way, For he dreams he still can hear his master say, "Turn tid-di-ly um bum, Giddap!" Composer Woodin has six grandchildren for whom he has built a playroom on the top floor of his Manhattan penthouse. He tries out his children's songs on them, finds them frank critics. Concerning his grown-up music and its performance, Composer Woodin is modest, hopes people will not think he considers
President Hoover had an opportunity last week to bring into play his intense interest in child welfare and happiness. Not since the romping Roosevelts has the White House had such a Christmas celebration as was given the Hoover grandchildren-Peggy Anne, 4, Herbert III, 3, Joan, six months. No one worked harder for their good time than Grandfather Hoover. On Christmas Eve when President Hoover returned to the White House from Sherman Square where he had lighted Washington's community tree and broadcast a 37-word holiday greeting to the land, there was a dinner for the children...