Word: guested
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...India the Maharaja of Jaipur was in his pink palace in his pink city, ready to greet American tourists, treat them to elephant rides and put them up in his guest house. In France's Dijon, knowing the U.S. tourists' unquenchable thirst for cold drinks, the Terminus Hotel has achieved a master stroke of plumbing: faucets in every room dispense chilled red or white wine. In Rome, bartenders will stir up a martini molto secco at the drop of a 500 lira note; half a dozen short order restaurants are pushing Southern fried chicken and barbecued spare ribs...
...club members, who had originally set their party for Nov. 14, Mrs. Eisenhower's birthday, and had to postpone it when Ike was taken ill, gathered in the Willard Hotel, where they applauded warmly as their guest was led in to the strains of the Marine Band. The diners sat down to broiled chicken, vanilla parfait, "Mamie cakes" and small talk: Mrs. Eisenhower reported granddaughter Barbara Anne down with mumps and laughed heartily when Mrs. Kenneth H. Tuggle revealed that her daughter Sarah had written to the President to report that "I go to the same school with David...
After dessert came favors for each lady (a paper fan and a peppermint "Mamie" carnation flown in from Colorado) and presents for the guest of honor: an antique fan of mother-of-pearl and lace and Iowa steaks, which Club President Mrs. Whitney Gillilland hoped Ike might cook himself. Then all sat back to watch the 30-minute telecast on monitors spaced around the ballroom...
Between numbers the camera switched to the guest of honor and several times discovered her dabbing at her eyes. There was much eye-dabbing in the Willard ballroom; the ladies understood when Mrs. Eisenhower rose at party's end to tell them: "This has been one of the most wonderful birthday parties I've ever had, but it certainly did tear my heartstrings." She said that she hoped her husband had seen it on TV. Ike, between conferences, had seen a part...
...House members, held in addition to dinners at the Master's apartment for small groups of the incoming class, and concentration dinners for all the students in the House in a give field. Both these events are usually preceded by sherry and followed by a short talk by a guest of note invited to attend...