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Died. Parmely Webb Herrick, 55 banker (Hayden Stone & Co.), orchid- raiser, son of the late great U. S. Ambassador to France Myron Timothy Herrick of cerebral hemorrhage, in Manhattan where he had moved three years ago from Cleveland. In Paris in 1927, when his father welcomed Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Parmely Herrick lent the hero a suit of clothes which was returned to him, six months later, neatly pressed...
Engaged. Lieut. Pu Chieh, 31, younger brother of Emperor Kang Te of Manchukuo; and Hiroko Saga, 23, daughter of a Japanese noble; in Tokyo. Since the Emperor has no son, on Manchukuo's fifth birthday last week Pu Chieh was proclaimed heir presumptive to "The Orchid Throne...
...planned at first," he said, "to present one orchid to Mr. Curley as he descended from political lime- light into obscurity, and another one if he would promise to remain in obscurity. But the pseudo-florists of Jackson Hole, N.H., ruined everything...
...commander asserted that no other gift could express Harvard affection for the Governor as well as a Jackson hole orchid. He added that everything from a "gardenia to a hamburger" had been considered...
...communique follows: "Having received a fresh carload of black-and-tan orchids from Jackson Hole, New Hampshire, the Young Voters Boondoggling and Temperance League is in a position to donate these touching tokens. Tomorrow's orchid goes to the lucky newly-wed, James Michael Curley, and will be presented on the State House steps by our post commander...