Word: groves
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...crack regiments of the Prussian Guard and beat them back with terrific losses. It was at Ypres in April, 1915, that the First Canadian Division beat off the first gas attack and, in the words of General French, "saved the situation". Behind the city, under a grove of Canadian maples, lie six thousand of Canada's bravest sons, her first contribution in the Great War to the defence of the mother country. And now on the slopes about the shell-torn city stand England's own sons, gathered in the divisions of England's volunteer and conscript army. Commanders...
...wish to commend Mr. La Farge '20 for his excellent criticism of the "after-the-theatre amusement place called the "Cocoanut Grove." But, in order to insure to future communications of this sort the greatest effectiveness, I would make the following suggestions...
There is in New York at the present time an after-the-theatre amusement place called the "Coccanut Grove." It is as disgusting and immoral an exhibition as has ever been staged in America. It is, of course, the result of its very much less harmful predecessor, the "Midnight Frolic," as that was the more risque result of its predecessor, "Castles in the Air." That there should be such a place as the "Cocoanut Grove" in New York is not surprising--all great cities have their "tough joints"; and there is always an audience that will flock in great numbers...
...eighth annual convention of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society will be held in New York, N. Y., on December 28, 29 and 30. The convention will open with the executive session on Thursday afternoon, December 28, from 2.30 to 5.30 o'clock at Miss Stoke's Studio, 90 Grove street. The meeting will be called to order by J. G. Phelps Stokes, president. The reports of delegates and the organizing secretary will be read, and a discussion of chapter problems, methods of organizing and procedure of study chapters will follow...
...convention will close with a third executive session to discuss alumni chapter problems at 90 Grove street, Saturday morning, December 30, from 10 to 12.30 o'clock...