Word: polishing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...President gave a luncheon in honor of Count Alexander Skrzynski (pronounced Sh-trin-ski), Polish Foreign Minister. The other guests included Mr. John Hays Hammond, Chairman (1922-3) of the onetime U. S. Coal Commission; J. Butler Wright, Assistant Secretary of State; James C. White...
...Warsaw, Polish capital, where the Ninth Congress of the League of Nations Union met last week, a resolution was adopted which concerns...
Lord Cave undoubtedly lacks the brilliance of his opponent, Lord Oxford, and he has not served his country so greatly, so well, nor so long; but, despite this, he has a polish which is proof against the vicissitudes of fortune by which genius is sometimes defeated. He is a solid man, physically and mentally, a capable man and a practical man. The English often fear brilliance and almost always are suspicious of it. In Lord Cave, Oxford has found a man who has fewer enemies than most public men, a man who can be trusted for the rest...
...tariff war was declared between Germany and Poland. Three weeks ago, Poland closed her borders to all German goods. The German Government therefore retaliated by closing her borders to Polish goods...
Pershing with General Biddle and three aides arrived at 10:45, also Colonel Lloyd Griscom with an aide, also Mr. Hoover with a Captain Somebody; three big U. S. Army cars. Also an orderly to polish up the General-you would have laughed to see the blue room and your bathroom. Twice during the day General Pershing was brushed and polished. It was a very cold morning and I had a nice wood fire in the drawing-room over which they all clung gratefully. There were sandwiches, coffee and drinks in the dining-room and they had a good meal...