Word: lam
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...into a Maharani (courtesy title). The first ceremonies admitted her to Sir Tukoji's caste, and made her the adopted daughter of his potent kinswoman, the Princess Tara-bai. With her social status thus assured, she became by a second adoption the daughter of a Court functionary, Colonel Lam Bhate, whose duty it became to give her in marriage...
...wedding rites now rapidly ensued, and Colonel Lam Bhate explicitly declared: "For the God of Love, for Wealth, and for the Blessing of Procreation, to you I offer Devi Sharmista." When news of these words reached the bride's grandfather, Mr. Louis Schaefer, in Seattle, he exclaimed: "I'm sorry I wasn't there to give Nancy away. . . . That is a gentleman...
Second Court. At the Second Court, the King appeared in the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards. Queen Mary wore a dress of pale gold lamé, ornamented with diamonds. On her head she wore a brilliant coronet of emeralds and diamonds and around her neck were priceless jewels, the most conspicuous of which was the carved Indian emerald presented to her at the Durbar...
Another two year award was made to William McDougall, Professor of Psychology to continue his research on the Lam- arkian hypothesis of the transmissions of acquired characteristics...
...Commencement exercises in Sever Quadrangle, or, in case of rain, in Sanders Theatre; Commencement Part in Latin by Frederick LaM. Santee '24, of Wapwallopen, Pa.; Commencement Parts in English by Nelson H. Smith 4G, of Cambridge, and Weston G. Thomas 4E.S., of Middletown, Ohio; conferring of degrees, in course and honorary...