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...chapter's meetings, as a guest of honor, or to be received into honorary membership, or himself to act as orator or poet., As early as 1788 the records tell of "a very respectable audience consisting of his Excellency John Hancock Esq., Governour of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Monsieur Senneville Commander of his Most Christian Majesty's Squadron at Boston and other officers of the fleet." In 1824 the Harvard Chapter was host to Lafayette. The orator of that year, Edward Everett, closed with "an address to La Fayette exceeding anything we have heard, and drew tears from almost every...
...himself as Jehovah visiting his earth. At first he is laughed at, then curious and portentous things begin to happen. A blizzard cuts the hotel off from the outside world. A glacier moves down on the hostelry, assuring certain death to all the guests. The Free Thinkers reconsider, elect "Monsieur God" president. Then the cooks rebel, led by a Napoleonic elevator man (Claude Rains). The scullery boys rebel against the cooks, lock up the head chef in the icebox. Whip in hand, the elevator man appeals to M. God for support, not that, he believes in him, but because...
...Monsieur le President," said General Dubail, bestowing the cordon and collar on M. Doumer, "we recognize you as Grand Master of the Legion of Honor...
...Paris, a Monsieur Vache (French for "cow") applied to the courts for a change of name. M. Vache said 14 girls had refused to marry him; he had to marry a Polish girl who understood no French...
...proceeded to do so, Chairman Briand, his nerves raw, may have thought Dr. Curtius was either a squarehead or no man of his word. Briand cut in: ". . . We must not attempt what it is forbidden to attempt!* . . ." This enraged Dr. Curtius, who seemingly thought he had been betrayed. "Monsieur Briand," cried the German, "has declared this plan for a customs union forbidden. It is not the business of this committee to decide that! That is a point for the League Council to consider." Figuratively M. Briand threw up his French hands-adjourned the session soon afterward to prevent more blundering...