Word: membership
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. James Edward West, 71, longtime Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (1911-43); of an intestinal disease; in New Rochelle, N.Y. An orphan lamed by tuberculosis, he was a veteran in social work and child-welfare reform when he took over the Scouts. Its membership was then 61,495 ; he helped build it to some...
...will be assigned to one of the Houses for non-resident privileges, including use of dining hall and library facilities, and participation in athletic and social events. Just how this will be arranged has not been decided as yet, Watson said, but men will receive notification of non-resident membership by Fall Term registration...
...into the leather chairs in the lounges or sat down beneath the portrait of Prime Minister King in the dining room. In the 50 years since Sir Wilfrid Laurier founded the club, many a Liberal policy has been thrashed out within the walls of the Reform Club. Though its membership (1,000) is predominantly French, most are bilingual, and the club alternates a French president with an English...
...Cross and Shield, said Hawley, if properly developed and extended, can enable people to prepay their medical costs while avoiding the disadvantages of "socialized" medicine. As proof, he cited the rapid recent growth of the two plans. Together they have 37,500,000 members; Blue Shield has increased its membership 3,500% in eight years...
...suggested that she commit suicide ("It would be very dramatic. It would end all your troubles and a lot of other women would feel awfully sorry for you"). In rebuttal Morgan told the court: "My wife is a member of the Communist Party, and I personally have seen her membership card ... I have come to the reluctant conclusion that she is entirely devoid of a sense of humor...