Word: joyful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tugs, reached her pier amid frenzied cheering. After sounding the Rex's great whistle one last time Captain Tarabotto rushed into his cabin, "I cried like a child!" he said afterward. "I wept for my beloved dead mother that I could not send her news of this great joy...
...keeping completely mum through a long series of conferences with President Machado, finally said, "The situation is so grave that it is impossible to forecast what may develop." Ambassador Welles was correct. Few days later on a false rumor that President Machado had resigned, all Havana went wild with joy. Huge crowds poured into the streets in celebration. The police poured lead into the crowds. Dozens were killed, some around the capitol, some near the President's Palace, some before Sloppy Joe's famed saloon. Hospitals were so busy with the wounded that no one answered telephone inquiries...
Last week a box came to the Museum from Sir Robert. Shaking with joy, Director Currelly pried the lid off, clawed out excelsior packing, unwrapped a surprisingly small package on top. It contained one quite ordinary and worthless lead soldier. The box held an entire regi ment of ordinary lead soldiers.* Mystified and vexed, Director Currelly popped the regiment back in its box, returned it to Sir Robert without thanks. Observers deduced the mystery's solution: the Royal Ontario Museum had swallowed whole a British newspaper story that the army Sir Robert was sending was the Charles Sandr...
...invitation comes from my heart. . . . I want you to tell me about the particular problems which puzzle or sadden you. but I also want you to write me about what has brought joy into your life and how you are adjusting yourself to the new conditions in this amazingly changing world. . . . Your confidence will not be betrayed. Your name will not be printed unless you give permission...
...Church by Arthur M. Phelps, choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. Paul in Boston, will be given Thursday evening, July 27, at 7.15 o'clock. Mrs. Louise Serra Hollister, violinist, will assist. The program, which will last for approximately one-half hour, follows: Psalm XIX--Marcello (Mr. Phelps), Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring--Bach (Mrs. Hollister), Toccata and Fugue in D Minor--Bach (Mr. Phelps), Un Bateau--Debussy (Mrs. Hollister), Suite Gothique Choral-Introduction, Minuet, Priere, Toccata.--Boellmann (Mr. Phelps...