Word: groups
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...front of the ancient desk in the East Room of the White House stood a restless group of photographers in a little forest of tripods. Behind the desk stood a group of Senators, Cabinet Members, State Department officials. At the desk, of course, sat President Coolidge, in frock coat and wing collar. On his right sat Vice President Dawes, on his left, Secretary of State Kellogg, behind his chair stood Idaho's square-faced Borah and Virginia's militant Swanson. All eyes turned toward the green morocco case resting on the desk. It contained the Kellogg-Briand Peace...
...Affairs Committee, and Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the Committee. A large part of the Senate agrees with them that the cruiser is essential for the protection of U. S. commerce, that the Navy's lack of cruisers should be rectified. Extremists in this group, making a fetish of navies, are rankled by British and Japanese cruiser preponderance. They demand a navy equal to any in the world, consider possible wars with England or Japan...
...opposition or "small navy" group is small in number, robust in spirit. A possible filibuster from this source is conceived to be the only obstacle to the bill's passage...
...clock tomorrow evening. In addition to playing selections from the works of Chopin, Brahms, and Wagner, Professor Ballantine will play by special request his own variations on the theme of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in the manner of ten composers. D. A. MacKinnon 3G, baritone, will render a group of songs...
...would they be failures? In a previous article the writer stated that there are certain groups in Harvard College, among which is the one with the social complex. This group will support college dances either through a spirit of tradition or a desire to let the "girl back home" get a view of Harvard College glory. The Freshman Jubilees and the Junior Proms are indeed sorry specimens of Harvard glory...