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...again played The Star-Spangled Banner. This time I was one of the throng about the platform, which was brilliantly lighted; but I again kept my hat upon my head. A lady, a member of a group standing near, said: "Take off your hat to our national anthem " replied: "Madam, The Star-Spangled Banner is not the national anthem of America, for it has never been authorized by Congress." She expressed surprise. At that moment a gentleman approached me from behind, tapped me on the shoulder, and said-'Excuse me, sir, you have forgotten your hat." I said...
...presence far from inspiring, which accounts in no small degree for the alleged lack of Monarchist sentiment in Saxony. It is said that on one occasion, when he was standing in uniform upon a station platform, a lady asked him to move her trunk. He replied suavely: "Madam, I am not a porter; I only look like...
...steal your things, madam, and will confess to you why. When entering here I swear to you I did not know whose house it was. Passing by chance, I thought it looked like a likely place to contain nice things. You will be able to see I am a man of good taste. While continuing my inventory, I happened to come across pictures of the woman whom I admire most in the whole world, both in the theatre and on the screen. Imagine my surprise. I am sincerely sorry to have disarranged the charming interior and make every apology...
...gift, given by Mrs. E. C. Converse, her daughters Mrs. Benjamin Strong and Madam Antoinette Converse, and her son E. C. Converse, brings the Chemistry total to $2,553,775, which is within $446, 225 of the necessary amount...
...care to reveal their names and the Committee did not press her. Indeed, when counsel for Attorney General Daugherty attempted to secure the men's names, the Committee upheld her silence. Questioning her in regard to her reluctance to mention their names, Senator Ashurst said: "Madam, if I understand your attitude, it has been that you are not a voluntary witness, and you do not care to and neither have you assumed such an attitude?" Miss Stinson: "I would like that to be made very clear. As far as I know, I am not given to fibbing...