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Dates: during 1920-1929
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James Roosevelt '30, of Hyde Park on Hudson, N. Y. has been elected president of the organization for the coming year. The position of vice-president will be filled by C. M. Underphill '30, of Searsdale, N. Y. C. G. Chase '30, is the new treasurer, and F. D. Emight '30 will be secretary...
James Alexander Stillman, Manhattan banker, steamed for Europe last week. Inevitably asked about divorce, he said: "No, I'm simply making a golfing tour. Mrs. Stillman is not accompanying me because she is supervising repairs to one of our houses...
...captain-elect of this year's Army eleven, went to Manhattan last week with a group of fellow cadets on an "educational trip." ' Official goal: American Museum of Natural History, wondrous home of dried marvels. After that the West Pointers had freedom until 11:45 p. m. Hero Cagle broke away, accompanied by a cadet assigned to guard him. Eluding the guard, he rushed into the foggy night, arrived in West Point several hours late. Punishment (his second within three months for the same offense); six demerits and 27½ hours of solo marching. Said...
...Chicago, a gunman last week held up Stenographer Mary Johnson, took her purse, coat, beads, dress. Up rattled a taxi. Disrobed, dismayed, Mary stepped in. Said the chivalric chauffeur: "I'm a stickup guy myself, dearie. See these two automatics? But you've had enough for one night-I'll take you home...
Over the telephone, Mr. Fisher related his tribulations: "I am [collecting] and I'm blamed if I know why people should get so excited about it. . . . Ever since . . . that story about the phoney Romney - if it is phoney - I have had to have 15 or 20 guards around my house. When people hear about you paying a lot of money for a picture they get the idea that your house is lined with gold and they do everything but climb into your bedroom windows. Honest, I wish this thing would die down. I'm sick of hearing about...