Word: membership
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...group will open its first membership competition Wednesday...
...official blessing on the grim efforts of small bands of crusaders all over the nation to persuade Americans "that world peace can be created and maintained only under a world federal government," to quote to a recent United World Federalist manifesto. In the Harvard community, the local World Federalist membership is stumping from House to House, passing out literature, biscuits, and coffee--and patiently answering both candid questions and polite sneers that the Federalists are "naive...
Until such a time, the Federalists are trying earnestly to keep up overseas contacts, buttonhole Congressmen, put their platform before the public, and increase their membership. The local chapter has around 90 men and the total U.S. enrollment is roughly 40,000. The British Unionists have a good deal more, as do the groups in France and Italy--but there is no evidence, the U.W.F. sadly admits, that there are any Federalists operating in the Soviet Union...
...rumors that some of the wealthier church members might withdraw their financial support if Graham appeared in the pulpit. "The only issue confronting the Miami Shores Community Church," said the board member, "is whether it can afford to have a minister who has caused a serious division in its membership...
...middle-class U.S. citizens who are doing well, have a fire in their heels to do still better, and in their thoughtful moments suffer a fugitive feeling of discontentment from start to finish. Charley and Nancy have been to college; they have a house and a car, even a membership in Sycamore Park's second-best country club. All they want at the moment (besides the vice-presidency) is a newer car, membership in the Hawthorn Hill Club, prep school for the children and, later, when they can manage it, a rather better house...