Word: narcissa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Herbert M. Lord, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, next addressed the meeting. He told five humorous stories: one about a Scotsman and an Irishman, one about a Negro and a Negress (Rufus and Narcissa), one about a Negro preacher with a fondness for long words, one about a fish too big to be true, one about a man who said that a church service "beat the devil." He also inaugurated the Loyal Order of Woodpeckers, whose members will dedicate themselves to performing small but frequent economies, and "whose persistent tapping away at waste will make cheerful music...
Married. Julian ("Pete") Street Jr., son of famed Author Julian Street; to Narcissa Vanderlip, daughter of Frank Arthur Vanderlip, onetime (1909-19) president of the National City Bank (N. Y.); in Manhattan...
Engaged. Julian L. ("Pete") Street, son of Julian Street, author, to Narcissa Vanderlip, daughter of Frank Arthur Vanderlip, onetime President of the National City Bank (Manhattan...